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                                The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                      
                                      for publication in and is not binding precedent of the Board.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  Barclay J. Tullis,                                                  
                                                 Carl Picciotto, and Jun Gao                                                    
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                                                    Appeal No. 2006-3218                                                        
                                                 Application No. 10/233,845                                                     
                                                   Technology Center 2800                                                       
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                                                          ON BRIEF                                                              
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                       Before KRASS, DIXON, AND HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                           
                       DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      


                                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                                            
                       This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. §134 from the Examiner's final                              
                  rejection of claims 16-19 and 21-35, which are all of the claims pending in this                              
                  application.  Claims 1-15 and 20 have been canceled.                                                          
                  We AFFIRM.                                                                                                    












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