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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MASAHARU ITO, KUNITOSHI MATSUNOBU,
MASANORI UONO, SUSUMU KANEMAKI and KYOICHI KOBASHI
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Appeal No. 1998-1880
Application No. 08/423,865
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HEARD: April 26, 2001
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER and ADAMS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1-5. Pursuant to a Restriction Requirement1 claims 6-10
were withdrawn from consideration as directed to a non-elected invention.
1 Paper No. 4, mailed February 23, 1996.
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