UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte LILIAN SYLVIA FERNANDES, VINIT JAIN, and VASU VALLABHANENI ____________ Appeal 2007-1519 Application 10/177,837 Technology Center 2100 ____________ Decided: November 2, 2007 ____________ Before LANCE LEONARD BARRY, ALLEN R. MACDONALD, and SCOTT R. BOALICK, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge. REMAND TO THE EXAMINER I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE A Patent Examiner rejected claims 2-7, 9-14, and 16-21. The Appellants appeal therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). II. PRINCIPLES OF LAW In an ex parte appeal, the Board "is basically a board of review — we review . . . rejections made by patent examiners." Ex parte Gambogi,Page: 1 2 3 4 Next
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