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is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DONALD G. LEITH
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Appeal No. 2004-1376
Application No. 09/859,984
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, OWENS and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Applicant appeals the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting
claims 1, 5, 7, 11, 19 and 20.1 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.2
1 The Examiner has indicated that the subject matter of claims 6, 12 and 21-23 is
allowable. However, the claims have been objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base
claim. (Answer, p. 1).
2 In rendering this decision, we have considered Appellant’s arguments presented in
the Brief filed January 28, 2003 and the Reply Brief filed April 23, 2003.
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