Ex parte AMANO et al. - Page 1

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                       This decision is not binding precedent of the Board.            

                                                                Paper No. 17           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                     ____________                                      
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                                Ex parte TOMIO AMANO,                                  
                                   AKIO YAMASHITA,                                     
                                and HIROYASU TAKAHASHI                                 
                                     ____________                                      
                                  Appeal No. 97-1353                                   
                             Application No. 07/843,7041                               
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                                       ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before BARRETT, LEE, and TORCZON, Administrative Patent                      
          Judges.                                                                      
          TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Appellants seek relief under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                   
          final rejection of claims 1 and 3-20, all of the pending                     
          claims.  We reverse.                                                         
                                      BACKGROUND                                       
               The specification discloses a method and system that                    
          permits an end user to define a tree data structure.                         
          According to the specification end users need the flexibility                
          to define tree structures specific to their data.  It would be               



               1    Attorney docket no. JA991-502.                                     





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