Ex Parte Mekemson 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                                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JAMES R. MEKEMSON                                                  
                                                           and                                                          
                                                  NICOLAS GAGARIN                                                       
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                                                 Appeal No. 2005-1862                                                   
                                               Application No. 09/799,088                                               
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                         
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              Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                        
              NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        



                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 14                 
              and 16 to 18. Claim 15, the only other claim pending in this application, has been                        
              objected to as depending from a non-allowed claim.                                                        


                     We REVERSE.                                                                                        






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