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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 YUJI ISOBE and
CHII-FA CHIOU
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Appeal No. 1999-1640
Application No. 08/782,464
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims
1 through 3, 5, 7 through 16, and 18 through 29.1
1We note in passing that the amendment filed on March 10, 1998 before the
Answer was entered by the examiner and the amendment filed after the Answer, filed on
November 2, 1998, was also entered by the examiner as acknowledged in the examiner’s
communication mailed on November 13, 1998.
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