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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BRIAN A. LEETE
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Appeal No. 2005-2753
Application No. 09/730,238
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ON BRIEF
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Before FLEMING, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, HARKCOM, Vice Chief
Administrative Patent Judge, KRASS, JERRY SMITH and BARRETT, Administrative
Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
Appellant requests rehearing and reconsideration of our decision of November 22,
2005, wherein we affirmed the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1-23 and 26-48 under
35 U.S.C. §103.
In addition, appellant requests an expanded panel for rehearing in accordance with
Standard Operating Procedure 1 (Revision 12) based on an allegation of our Decision raising
two issues of “exceptional importance.”
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