The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte PIERRE JEANVOINE, TANGUY MASSART, RAMON R. CUARTAS, ARMANDO R. RODRIGUES and JUAN-ANDRES NUNEZ HERNANDEZ ________________ Appeal No. 2004-1028 Application No. 09/381,631 ________________ ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL ________________ 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 -1-Page: 1 2 3 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007