The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte MATTHIAS WILLEMS, LUC ONGENA and ROLF KUNKEL ______________ Appeal No. 2004-1417 Application 09/365,784 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-12, which constitute all the claims in the application. An amendment after final rejection was filed on May 29, 2003 and was entered by the examiner. An amendment after appeal was also filed on December 2, 2003 and was also entered by the examiner. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007