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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte Toshio Kobayashi,
Hideyuki Ishikawa and Satoshi Mitsuno
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Appeal No. 2003-0437
Application 09/523,801
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, KRATZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 4 and 8. Claims
5, 6 and 7 have been canceled.
Claims 1 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and
is set forth below:
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