The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
or publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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 SUSAN MARY DALUGE, GERALD WOLBERG
and DOUGLAS ALAN LIVINGSTON
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Appeal No. 2005-0838
Application No. 10/174,414
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ON BRIEF
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Before ELLIS, MILLS and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
ELLIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection
of claims 18-35. Claims 1-17 have been canceled, and the examiner has indicated that
claims 36 and 37 are allowable (Office Action mailed July 25, 2003).
As a preliminary matter, we note the appellants’ statement on page 3 of the main
brief that the claims stand or fall together. Accordingly, for purposes of this appeal, we
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