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                                The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                              
                                   was not written for publication in a law journal and                                 
                                         is not binding precedent of the Board.                                         
                                                                                 Paper No.   18                         
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                             Ex parte  MARJORIE M. K. HLAVA, C. SCOTT ROBERTS                                           
                                                   _____________                                                        
                                               Appeal No. 2004-0570                                                     
                                             Application No.  09/425,532                                                
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                          
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                 Before:  RUGGIERO, SAADAT, and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.                                    
                 NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                    

                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       

                        This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of the final rejection of                    
                 claims 1, 3, 5 through 11, 13, and 15 through 20, which constitute all the claims                      
                 in the application.  For the reasons stated infra we reverse the examiner’s                            
                 rejections of these claims.                                                                            










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