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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte FRANCOIS GIRARD
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Appeal No. 2004-1202
Application No. 09/908,938
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HEARD: AUGUST 19, 2004
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Before COHEN, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.
COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is taken from the final rejection of claims 1
through 12, 14 through 24, 26 through 30, and 32 through 40. In
the answer (pages 4 and 5), the examiner withdrew the rejection
of claims 2, 18, and 34; however, these otherwise allowable
claims now stand objected to by the examiner as being based upon
their dependency from rejected base claims. Claims 13, 25 and
31, the only other claims in the application, stand allowed. It
follows that rejected claims 1, 3 through 12, 14 through 17, 19
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