Ex parte IWANAGA 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               written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding            
               precedent of the Board.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. 28          
                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                         
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                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                            
                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                    Ex parte TOSHIHIKO IWANAGA, MASUMITSU INO, KIKUO                      
                       KAISE, TAKENOBU URAZONO, and HIROYUKI IKEDA                        
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                                   Appeal No. 1997-4035                                   
                                Application No. 08/274,475                                
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                                         ON BRIEF1                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, LALL, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.                 
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                             


                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                    
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                     
          rejection of claims 1 through 11 and 24.  Claims 12 through 23                  
          have been withdrawn from consideration.2                                        


               1We observe that on March 13, 2000 (paper no. 27), appellant filed a       
          waiver of the oral hearing set for April 7, 2000.                               
               2We note that appellants state on page 2 of the Brief that claims 12       
          through 23 have been canceled, but we find no evidence in the record that any   
          claims have been canceled.                                                      





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