The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT DAVID PIOTROWSKI, MOLLY CHRISTINE FINDLEY,
CARYN MARIE CRAWFORD and MICHELLE CAROLYN FABER
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Appeal No. 2004-1411
Application 09/804,819
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ORDER REMANDING TO THE EXAMINER
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Before FLEMING, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, HARKCOM, Vice Chief
Administrative Patent Judge, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judge.
PER CURIAM
On consideration of the record, we note that the appeal includes rejections under
35 U.S.C. ' 101 involving the statutory nature of at least some of the claims on appeal.
We further note that the evaluation of such claims could possibly be affected by the
Commissioner of Patent and Trademarks' published final version of the AInterim
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