Ex Parte Watson 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                                        is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PETER WATSON, BRUNO GIROUARD and                                                     
                                              BERTHOLD FECTEALU                                                            
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                                                  Appeal 2006-2196                                                         
                                                Application 10/294,892                                                     
                                                  Technology Center                                                        
                                                     ____________                                                          
                                                Decided: July 18, 2007                                                     
                                                  _______________                                                          
                  Before TERRY J. OWENS, STUART S. LEVY, and ANTON W.                                                      
                  FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                   
                  OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      


                                  DECISION ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING                                                        

                         In our Decision mailed November 14, 2006 we affirmed the rejections                               
                  of claim 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) over Yasui ‘503, claims 20 and 21                                   
                  under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) over Karpik, claims 1-19 and 21-61 under                                        





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