Ex Parte YAMADA et al - Page 1





           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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                        Ex parte TOMOKO YAMADA and SHINJI ITOH                        
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                                 Appeal No. 2001-2697                                 
                              Application No. 08/770,048                              
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                               HEARD: September 19, 2002                              
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          Before BARRETT, DIXON, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          examiner's final rejection of claims 2, 3, and 5, which are all             
          of the claims pending in this application.                                  

                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants’ invention relates to a method of producing a               
          composite image.  An understanding of the invention can be                  
          derived from a reading of exemplary claim 2, which is reproduced            
          as follows:                                                                 




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