The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte DEFU ZENG and SAMUEL STROBER _______________ Appeal No. 2006-1254 Application 09/844,544 _______________ ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL _______________ On April 20, 2004, appellants filed a Notice of Appeal. On March 24, 2006, appellants filed a communication expressly abandoning the present application. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the appeal filed April 20, 2004 is dismissed. BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________________________ Dale M. Shaw Program and Resource Administrator (571) 272-9797Page: 1 2 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007