The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte XUJUN HUA and MAKHLOUF LALEG __________ Appeal No. 2005-0440 Application No. 09/994,075 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before GARRIS, PAK, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2004) from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 10, 12, and 20 through 25 in the above-identified application. (Final Office action mailed Feb. 4, 2003.) Claim 11, the only other pending claim, was also finally rejected but subsequently allowed. (Examiner’s answer mailed Oct. 9, 2003 at 1.)Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007