Ex parte NOMURA et al. - Page 1




                                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                        
                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                                                                             
                 (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and                                                                               
                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                             
                                                                                                           Paper No. 43                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
                                                                   __________                                                                           
                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                      Ex parte HIRONORI NOMURA, TAIJI SHIMAKAWA,                                                                        
                                           YOSHINORI MATSURA, HIROKI YAMAMOTO,                                                                          
                                                          and HIROFUMI OHNISHI                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 99-0920                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/629,3231                                                                          
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                                                          HEARD: Jun. 10, 1999                                                                          
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                 Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           



                          1Application filed April 8, 1996 as a continuing                                                                              
                 application seeking reissue of U.S. Patent No. 5,147,487,                                                                              
                 issued September 15, 1992.                                                                                                             
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