The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JEAN-MARC ASCIONE and MICHAEL DE GEORGE ____________ Appeal 2006-2632 Application 09/881,807 Technology Center 1700 ____________ Decided: October 31, 2006 ____________ Before OWENS, WALTZ, and GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges. GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Claims 1-168 are pending in this application. Claims 1, 2, 6-57, 61- 112, and 116-168 have been finally rejected and are appealed. Claims 3-5, 58-60, and 113-115 have been objected to as dependent upon a rejected base claim. We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007