Ex Parte Nguyen-Thien-Nhon et al - Page 1




                             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                                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DIANA NGUYEN-THIEN-NHON, MYRON HOWANEC JR.,                                          
                RALPH KAFESJIAN, DELOS M. COSGROVE, ROBERT STOBIE and HUNG LY LAM                                      
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                                                 Appeal No. 2005-0957                                                  
                                              Application No. 09/745,386                                               
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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 final rejection of claims 1-4, 24                
              and 25.  Claims 5-7 and 26, the only other claims remaining have been withdrawn from                     
              further prosecution as being drawn to a non-elected species.  Claims 8-23 were                           
              cancelled by an amendment filed April 12, 2000.                                                          











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