Ex Parte Mengel 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                      Ex parte CHRISTOPH MENGEL, DIETMAR DUDEK,                       
                                 MARK A. HACKLER, and                                 
                         ANANDKUMAR RAMAKRISHNAN KANNURPATTI                          
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                                 Appeal No. 2006-0511                                 
                              Application No. 10/258,312                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before PAK, OWENS, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                 
          WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                          
               This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s            
          refusal to allow claims 1 through 32, 34, 36 through 38 and 40 as           
          amended subsequent to the final rejection (see the amendment dated          
          Dec. 1, 2004, entered as per the Advisory Action dated Dec. 21,             
          2004).  Claims 33, 35 and 39 are the only other claims pending in           
          this application and are indicated as allowable (id.; see also the          
          Brief, page 2).  We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.          





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