Ex Parte Suzuki 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                        for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                       
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                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                         
                                       AND INTERFERENCES                                              
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                                   Ex parte KOHEI SUZUKI et al.                                       
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                                          Appeal 2007-1024                                            
                                       Application 10/231,144                                         
                                       Technology Center 1700                                         
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                                       Decided: August 7, 2007                                        
                                           ____________                                               
               Before SALLY G. LANE, MICHAEL P. TIERNEY AND                                           
               JAMES T. MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                          
               TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                  
                                       DECISION ON APPEAL                                             
                     This is a 35 U.S.C. § 134 appeal in the above-referenced application1            
               of the rejection of claims 10 and 12-17.  Claim 9, the only other pending              
               claim in the application is withdrawn from consideration as being directed to          
               a non-elected invention.  We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 35          
               U.S.C. § 6(b).                                                                         
                                                                                                     
               1 The real party in interest is Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.  (Br. 1).     



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