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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte YING B. YANG, KEIICHI NITO, and AKIO YASUDA
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Appeal No. 1999-1993
Application No. 08/385,702
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ON BRIEF1
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Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.
DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2 and 4-
13. Claim 3 has been indicated by the examiner to be directed to allowable subject
matter.
We REVERSE.
1This appeal has been decided on brief since appellants’ representative did not appear at the oral
hearing scheduled for May 9, 2001.
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