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                               The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not                                   
               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board                                                    

                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                         
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                                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                          
                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                               
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                                                Ex parte PIERRE JEANVOINE,                                                          
                                        TANGUY MASSART, RAMON R. CUARTAS,                                                           
                                               ARMANDO R. RODRIGUES and                                                             
                                            JUAN-ANDRES NUNEZ HERNANDEZ                                                             
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                                                     Appeal No.  2004-1028                                                          
                                                   Application No.  09/381,631                                                      
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                                                ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL                                                             
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               Before HARKCOM, Acting Chief Administrative Patent Judge, WILLIAM F. SMITH,                                          
               Administrative Patent Judge, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                 
               Per Curiam.                                                                                                          

                       On  May 28, 2004, counsel for the appellant filed a Request for Continuation                                 
               Examination (RCE) under 37 CFR § 1.114.  Pursuant to the Notice entitled, "Request for                               
               Continued Examination Practice and Changes in Provisional Application Practice," 65 Fed. Reg.                        
               50092, 50095 (Aug. 16, 2000), and the provisions of 37 CFR § 1.114(d), a Request for                                 
               Continued Examination under 37 CFR § 1.114 filed after appeal has been taken, but prior to a                         




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