Ex Parte Tateishi et al - Page 1



               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                 
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                       Ex parte TOMOMI TATEISHI, FUJIO KAKIMI                         
                                 and MASATAKA MURATA                                  
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2006-0571                                  
                             Application No. 09/951,407                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before KIMLIN, WARREN and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-5,              
          7-12, 21 and 22.  Claim 1 is illustrative:                                  
               1.  An image-receiving material for electrophotography,                
          comprising:                                                                 
               (1) a support comprising a non-conductive base paper;                  
               (2) a toner image-receiving layer containing a thermoplastic           
          resin formed on the support; and                                            

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