The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper 32 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte HONGJIANG SONG __________ Appeal No. 2004-0593 Application No. 09/606,688 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before LEE, MEDLEY, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges. MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-4, 7-10, 13-16, 25, 27, 31, 35, and 39. Claims 5, 6, 11, 12, 17, 18, 28, 29, 32, 33, 36, and 37 are allowable; while claims 19-24, 26, 30, 34, and 38 are allowable if rewritten. Accordingly, claims 1-4, 7-10, 13-16, 25, 27, 31, 35, and 39 are before us on this appeal. REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS The appellant has not expressly grouped the claims in any groups, although claims 1, 7, 13, and 25 appear to be argued in one group (Appeal Brief, page 5, lines 21-23), claims 3, 9, and 15Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007