Ex Parte Suryanarayana et al - Page 1



                         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                                   is not binding precedent of the Board.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 LALITHA SURYANARAYANA, MICHAEL F. GRANNAN, and                                      
                                            DAVID PATRON                                                    
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                                            Appeal 2007-0647                                                
                                          Application 10/421,366                                            
                                         Technology Center 2600                                             
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                                        Decided: October 19, 2007                                           
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               Before ANITA PELLMAN GROSS, JEAN R. HOMERE, and                                              
               ST. JOHN COURTENAY III, Administrative Patent Judges.                                        
               COURTENAY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                      

                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 
                      This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the                        
               Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-9, 11-18, and 20-53.1  We have jurisdiction                 
               under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).  We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                  
                                                                                                           
               1 The Examiner has indicated that claims 10 and 19 would be allowable if                     
               rewritten in independent form (see Answer 11).                                               




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