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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SYOICHI MARUYAMA,
SINICHI YAMASHIRO and KENJI MISHIMA
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Appeal No. 1997-1181
Application No. 08/000,735
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HEARD: AUGUST 16, 2001
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Before STAAB, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal
to allow claims 1 and 2. In Paper No. 30, the examiner
withdrew the prior art rejection of claims 3-5,1 the only
other claims pending in this application.
1 Claims 3 and 4 were amended subsequent to the final rejection in Paper
No. 11.
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