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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BRIAN J. BROWN, MICHAEL SUGARMAN, MAKOTO INAGAWA,
DANIEL D. RAMAR and ALEXANDER LERNER
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Appeal No. 2004-1194
Application No. 09/580,880
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 16, 17,
20, 22 to 24, 27 and 29. Claims 1 and 2 have been allowed. Claims 3, 4, 6, 18, 19, 21,
25, 26 and 28 have been withdrawn from consideration. Claims 5 and 7 to 15 have
been canceled.
We AFFIRM-IN-PART.
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