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          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          publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                                Ex parte KAZUMI KATO                                  
                                        and                                           
                                    HIROSHI TAODA                                     
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                                Appeal No. 1997-2917                                  
                             Application No. 08/351,697                               
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                               HEARD: OCTOBER 24, 2000                                
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          Before PAK, KRATZ, and TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                  
          from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 5, 6 and 8 through              
          10 as amended subsequent to the final Office action dated June              
          10, 1996, Paper No. 11.  See the Amendment under 37 CFR §                   
          1.116 dated September 5, 1996, Paper No. 13.  Claims 1 through              
          3, the remaining claims in the application, stand withdrawn                 







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