No. 2009-1532. April 9, 2010. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Serial No. 10/908,004. Gregory T. Zalecki, Law Offices of Gregory T. Zalecki, of Sterling Heights, MI, for appellant. Raymond T. Chen, Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, VA, for the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. With him on the brief were Benjamin D.M. Wood and Thomas L. Stoll, Associate
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