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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MIKIHIRO IKAWA
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Appeal No. 2004-1099
Application No. 09/868,911
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, WALTZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 15 through 26, which are the only claims
pending in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to
35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellant, the invention is directed to a method
and an apparatus for processing a linear groove in a resin skin
(Brief, page 3). A more detailed understanding of the invention
may be gleaned from representative independent claims 15 (method)
and 18 (apparatus) as found in the Appendix to appellants’ Brief.
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