Ex Parte Mandigo et alDownload PDFBoard of Patent Appeals and InterferencesApr 25, 201211246966 (B.P.A.I. Apr. 25, 2012) Copy Citation UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450 www.uspto.gov APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO. 11/246,966 10/07/2005 Frank N. Mandigo 102363-300 6962 27267 7590 04/25/2012 WIGGIN AND DANA LLP ATTENTION: PATENT DOCKETING ONE CENTURY TOWER, P.O. BOX 1832 NEW HAVEN, CT 06508-1832 EXAMINER IP, SIKYIN ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 1735 MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE 04/25/2012 PAPER Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding. The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication. PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07) UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte FRANK N. MANDIGO, PETER W. ROBINSON, DEREK E. TYLER, ANDREAS BOEGEL, HANS-ACHIM KUHN, FRANK M. KEPPELER, and JOERG SEEGER ____________ Appeal 2010-012085 Application 11/246,966 Technology Center 1700 ____________ Before PETER F. KRATZ, ROMULO H. DELMENDO, and BEVERLY A. FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges. PER CURIAM DECISION ON APPEAL The Appellants seek our review under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) of a final rejection of claims 24-26 and 69-81.1 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). 1 Appeal Brief filed February 8, 2010; Reply Brief filed June 28, 2010; Final Office Action mailed February 5, 2009; Examiner’s Answer mailed April 28, 2010. Appeal 2010-012085 Application 11/246,966 2 We agree with and adopt the reasons given at page 8 of the Appeal Brief and page 3 of the Reply Brief as our own. Therefore, the Examiner’s decision to reject claims 24-26 and 69-81 is reversed. REVERSED cam Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation
