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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                         not binding precedent of the Board                           
                                                       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.                                               

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