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         1         The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                            
         2                 for publication in and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                 
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         4                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                      
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         7                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                       
         8                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                          
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        10                                                                                                               
        11                 Ex parte CELSO LUIS MELLO, JONATHAN SPINELLI,                                                 
        12                          JEFF HASTINGS, EDWARD CURVINO,                                                       
        13             GERRIT LACHAERT, DAVID LEAH, and GEOFF O. MORRIN                                                  
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        15                                                                                                               
        16                                        Appeal 2007-2240                                                       
        17                                     Application 09/818,016                                                    
        18                                    Technology Center 3600                                                     
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        20                                                                                                               
        21                                     Decided: July 17, 2007                                                    
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        23                                                                                                               
        24    Before WILLIAM F. PATE, III, STUART S. LEVY, and ANTON W. FETTING,                                         
        25    Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                              
        26    FETTING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      

        27                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                         
        28                                                                                                               
        29                                                                                                               
        30                                    STATEMENT OF CASE                                                          
        31        This appeal from the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-8, 10, 12-16, 18, and 20,                        
        32    the only claims pending in this application, arises under 35 U.S.C. § 134.  We have                        
        33    jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                                 

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