Ex Parte Izutani et al - Page 1



                         The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                          
                                   is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SEIJI IZUTANI,                                             
                                      MICHIROU KAWANISHI, and                                                
                                            YUKIO ARIMITSU                                                   
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                                             Appeal 2007-1848                                                
                                          Application 10/131,178                                             
                                          Technology Center 1700                                             
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                                          Decided:  July 31, 2007                                            
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                Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, BRADLEY R. GARRIS, and                                              
                JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.                                              
                SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                          

                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
                                           Statement of the Case                                             
                      This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of                      
                claims 2, 3, 5 and 6.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6.                             
                      Appellants’ invention relates to a method of selectively releasing part                
                of adherends by heating a thermally releasable pressure-sensitive adhesive                   




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