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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 38
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte YUKIO SATO, TSUTOMU OKADA and YAYOI ISHIBASHI
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Appeal No. 2000-0182
Application No. 08/831,327
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HEARD: March 7, 2001
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Before STAAB, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 3/1, 4/1, 10/1, 11/1, 12/1 and 22. Claims
2, 3/2, 4/2, 5 to 9, 10/2, 11/2, 13 and 15 to 21 have been
indicated as being drawn to allowable subject matter. Claim 14
has been canceled.1
We REVERSE and enter new rejections pursuant to 37 CFR
§ 1.196(b).
1 Claims 1, 15 and 18 were amended subsequent to the final
rejection.
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