The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte OSCAR ROMERO Appeal No. 2004-0765 Application 09/732,641 ON BRIEF Before GARRIS, WARREN, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-14. On page 2 of the Answer, the examiner states that “the rejection of claim 5 has been withdrawn.” Accordingly, we hereby dismiss the appeal as to claim 5, thereby leaving for our consideration only claims 1-4 and 6-14. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007