The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ______________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ______________________ Ex parte JEAN-LOUIS GUERET ______________________ Appeal No. 2003-1076 Application No. 09/779,873 ______________________ HEARD: September 25, 2003 ______________________ Before KIMLIN, KRATZ and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges. POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING Appellant requests rehearing of the decision on appeal (“Decision”), paper no. 20, mailed September 25, 2003, affirming the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-46 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over appellant’s admitted prior art (page 1, lines 15-19 of the -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007