The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte GIUSEPPE CROCE, ALESSANDRO MOSCATELLI, ALESSANDRA MERLINI and PAOLA GALBIATI __________ Appeal No. 2006-0255 Application 09/839,596 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before JERRY SMITH, LEVY, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 5-18. Pending claims 19- 25 stand withdrawn from consideration. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007