Ex parte TOMITA et al. - Page 1




          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was              
          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 
          the Board.                                                                  
                                                            Paper No. 21              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                               Ex parte NAOTAKA TOMITA                                
                                and TATSUO SUGIMOTO                                   
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1998-2201                                  
                             Application No. 08/571,702                               
                                     __________                                       
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                     __________                                       

          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and BARRETT, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 12                
          through 15.                                                                 
               The disclosed invention relates to a method and to a                   
          device for reading and writing of a transponder located inside              

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