Ex Parte Ide 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                            for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                 

                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                    
                                                   ____________                                                        
                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                     
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                         
                                                   ____________                                                        
                                               Ex parte ISAMU IDE,                                                     
                                          MASSANOBU NISHIKAWA,                                                         
                                                HISATO HIGUCHI,                                                        
                                          TSUNEMORI YOSHIDA, and                                                       
                                              KATSUNORI SUGITA                                                         
                                                   ____________                                                        
                                                 Appeal 2006-2329                                                      
                                              Application 10/211,381                                                   
                                             Technology Center 1700                                                    
                                                   ____________                                                        
                                           Decided: September 29, 2006                                                 
                                                   ____________                                                        
                 Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent                                    
                 Judges.                                                                                               
                 JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                        

                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                        
                        Applicants in this case appeal the Examiner's final rejection of                               
                 claims 1, 3, and 5-12, all of the pending claims.  We have jurisdiction                               
                 under 35 U.S.C. § 134.                                                                                
                        We REVERSE.                                                                                    





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