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today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board.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 FRANCOIS - XAVIER NUTTALL
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Appeal No. 2005-0788
Application 09/757,951
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, SAADAT and MacDONALD, 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 9-13, 17-21, 24-30 and
34-37. Claims 14-16, 22, 23, 31-33, 38 and 39 have been
indicated to contain allowable subject matter by the examiner.
Claims 40-43 stand withdrawn from consideration as being directed
to a nonelected invention.
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