The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte UNDO WENNING, HANS-FRIEDER EBERHARDT, MICHAEL NEUMANN and THOMAS ZEILER __________ Appeal No. 2004-1333 Application 09/969,190 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 21, all of the claims pending in this application.1 1 Although an oral hearing was scheduled for August 17, 2004 and confirmed by appellants in a paper filed July 22, 2004 (Paper No. 20), we note that no representative for appellants appeared to argue the present application, nor in any way timely communicated an intention not to attend the oral hearing. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007