Ex parte OGURO 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                     not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29                                          
                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                                 Ex parte MASAKI OGURO, MASATO YAMAGUCHI                                                                                               
                                                                     and YOICHIROU SENSHU                                                                                              
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                                                                     Appeal No. 1997-2857                                                                                              
                                                                   Application 08/171,175                                                                                              
                                                                            ______________                                                                                             
                                                                                  ON BRIEF1                                                                                            
                                                                           _______________                                                                                             

                     Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO and BARRY, Administrative Patent                                                                                                          
                     Judges.                                                                                                                                                           
                     RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                            


                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             


                                This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection                                                                                              
                     of claims 1-5.  Claims 6-9, directed to a non-elected                                                                                                             

                                1Appellants' attendance at the oral hearing set for                                                                                                    
                     March 6, 2000, was waived in the communication received on                                                                                                        
                     February 11, 2000.                                                                                                                                                
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