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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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. 28
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KOUHEI SHIMODA,
KAZUYA KAMITAKE, HIROHIKO NAKATA,
KAZUTAKA SASAKI and MASUHIRO NATSUHARA
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Appeal No. 2002-2080
Application 9/358,484
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, MOORE and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 21 through 30 and 32-39. In the amendment filed in response to the final
rejection on December 14, 2001 (Paper No. 19), entered by the examiner in the advisory action of
January 3, 2002 (Paper No. 20), appellants amended claims 25 and 29, and canceled claims 26,
27, 33, 38 and 39. These latter claims were included by the examiner in the listing of canceled
claims in his letter of August 7, 2002 (Paper No. 26). Appellants further withdrew the appeal
with respect to claims 36 and 37 in the reply brief. Thus, the appeal is dismissed with respect to
claims 36 and 37.
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