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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT E. LIKINS, RICHARD C. BLISH, II, SHARAD M. SHAH,
SIDHARTH, and DEVENDRA NATEKAR
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Appeal No. 2004-0760
Application No. 10/010,392
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ON BRIEF
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Before ABRAMS, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Robert E. Likins et al. originally took this appeal from the
final rejection of claims 5 through 16 and 30. The appellants
have since canceled claims 11, 15 and 16, and amended claim 5,
leaving for review the standing rejection of claims 5 through 10,
12 through 14 and 30. Claims 3 and 22 through 29, the only other
claims pending in the application, stand withdrawn from
consideration.
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