The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte VERONIQUE MAURIN and BERNARD BEAUQUEY __________ Appeal No. 2004-0744 Application No. 09/671,188 __________ HEARD: July 29, 2004 __________ Before WINTERS, MILLS, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges. WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal was taken from the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1 through 6, 8 through 10, 15 through 17, 20, and 22 through 42. Claims 7, 18, 19, and 21, which are the only other claims remaining in the application, stand withdrawn from further consideration by the examiner as directed to a non-elected invention.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007