The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BERND BRUCHMANN, HANS RENZ, RAINER KONIGER, ULRIKE EHE, ULRICH TREULING, and RUDOLF MULLER-MALL ______________ Appeal 2006-3071 Application 09/811,987 Technology Center 1700 _______________ Decided: September 28, 2006 _______________ Before WARREN, KRATZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the Examiner finally rejecting claims 1, 2, and 4 through 13. Claim 3, also of record, has been held by the Examiner to encompass patentably subjected matter but is objected to as being dependent on a rejected claim. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007