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                         The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                           
                                   is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SIEGFRIED FICHTNER, JURGEN HOFMANN,                                         
                              KARL MUSSIG, AND DANIEL VERHOEVEN                                               
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                                             Appeal 2006-2534                                                 
                                           Application 10/789,411                                             
                                          Technology Center 2800                                              
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                                          Decided: August 9, 2007                                             
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                Before JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO, LANCE LEONARD BARRY,                                               
                MAHSHID D. SAADAT, ALLEN R. MACDONALD, and                                                    
                JEAN R. HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                 
                SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                          


                              DECISION ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING                                               
                      Appellants request reconsideration of our Decision of                                   
                January 31, 2007, wherein we sustained the Examiner’s rejection of the                        
                appealed claims under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).                                                     
                      We have carefully considered the arguments presented by Appellants                      
                in the Request and reviewed our decision.  However, those arguments do not                    




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