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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 NATARAJAN S. RAMESH and LEWIS D. SMITH
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Appeal 2006-3021
Application 09/782,337
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: September 29, 2006
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Before WARREN, WALTZ, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the Primary Examiner’s non-final
rejection of claims 1 through 7, 9, 10, 13 through 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, and 29
through 31 (Office Action dated May 6, 2005). Claim 24 is the only other
claim pending in this Application and stands withdrawn from further
consideration by the Examiner as directed to a non-elected invention (Br.
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