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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 STEPHAN MICHAEL REUNING and NICOLE L. BAKOS
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Appeal 2006-0580
Application 09/911,024
Technology Center 3600
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Decided: June 25, 2007
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Before KENNETH W. HAIRSTON, ROBERT E. NAPPI, and
ALLEN R. MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
Appellants have requested a rehearing of our decision dated
November 30, 2006, wherein we affirmed the obviousness rejections of
claims 3 through 66 because Appellants did not present any patentability
arguments for these claims.
Appellants’ argument (Request 2) that a Rule 131 Declaration
submitted early in the prosecution of this application to antedate the
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