Ex Parte Pietras et al - Page 1



                 The opinion in support of the decision not binding precedent of the Board.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 BERND-GEORG PIETRAS, JOERG-ERICH SCHULZE-                                       
                           BECKINGHAUSEN, AND ANDREAS CARLSSON                                               
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                                             Appeal 2007-3299                                                
                                          Application 10/747,0111                                            
                                          Technology Center 3700                                             
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                                        Decided: October 17, 2007                                            
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                Before RICHARD TORCZON, SALLY C. MEDLEY, and MICHAEL P.                                      
                TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                       
                TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                        


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
           1          This is a 35 U.S.C. § 134 appeal in the above-referenced case2 of                      
           2    claims 14-19 and 23-27.  The remaining pending claims, claims 1-11, 13 and                   

                                                                                                            
                1 The application on appeal 10/747,011 is a reissue application of U.S.                      
                Patent No. 6,332,377, which issued on December 25, 2001 from U.S.                            
                Application 09/355,545.                                                                      
                2 The real party in interest is Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.  (Appeal Br. 3).                      



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