Ex parte SOHDA 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                                publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30                        

                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                                             Ex parte TAKASHI SOHDA,                                                    
                                            SHIGEHISA TAKETOMI, and                                                     
                                                    TSUNEO ODA                                                          
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                                                Appeal No. 2000-1717                                                    
                                                Application 08/579,731                                                  
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                          
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              Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and MILLS Administrative  Patent Judges.                                
              WINTERS, Administrative  Patent Judge.                                                                    
                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       
                     This appeal was taken from the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1 through 7                    
              and 10 through 16, which are all of the claims remaining in the application.                              


                                             REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM                                                       
                     Claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, reads as follows:                  










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