The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding
precedent of the Board.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 TIMOTHY J. LEY, GRAIG L. KVEEN, and BURNS P. DORAN
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Appeal 2007-2026
Application 10/131,772
Technology Center 3700
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Decided: July 19, 2007
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Before ERIC GRIMES, LORA M. GREEN, and
RICHARD M. LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 involving claims to a stent.
The Examiner has rejected the claims as anticipated and obvious. We have
jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
“Stents are radially expandable endoprostheses which are typically
intravascular implants capable of being implanted transluminally and
enlarged radially after being introduced percutaneously. . . . They are used
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