The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ZHU ZHAO CHONG Appeal 2007-1685 Application 10/106,402 Technology Center 1700 ____________ Decided: June 29, 2007 ____________ Before PETER F. KRATZ, JEFFREY T. SMITH and LINDA M. GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges. GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-20 and 25-33.1 Although the action appealed from was a non-final rejection, we have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 6 and 134 since these claims have been twice presented and rejected. See Ex parte Lemoine, 46 USPQ2d 1420, 1423 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int. 1994). We affirm. 1 An oral hearing was conducted on June 6, 2007.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
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