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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte REINHOLD SCHOPF
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Appeal No. 2005-0180
Application No. 09/928,070
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's non-final rejection (in the Office
action mailed May 15, 2003) of claims 8 through 10 and 13 through 15. Claims 11, 12,
16 and 17, the only other claims remaining in the application, have been withdrawn from
further consideration. Claims 1 through 7 have been cancelled.
As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellant’s invention relates to a stylus
and, in particular, to a stylus for use in a coordinate-measuring machine wherein the
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