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                          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                              
                                     is not binding precedent of the Board                                        
                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
                                               _______________                                                    
                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                 
                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                      
                                               _______________                                                    
                          Ex parte YOSHITOMO MASUDA, GAKU YAKUSHIJI,                                              
                                  TAKAO OHUCHI, and HAJIME KITANO                                                 
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                                               Appeal 2007-1899                                                   
                                            Application 10/112,743                                                
                                            Technology Center 1700                                                
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                                            Decided:  July 31, 2007                                               
                                               _______________                                                    
                Before CHARLES F. WARREN, CATHERINE Q. TIMM, and                                                  
                JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                   
                WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                              

                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                     
                       Applicants appeal to the Board from the decision of the Primary                            
                Examiner finally rejecting claims 1, 4, and 8 through 11 in the Office Action                     
                mailed October 1, 2004.  35 U.S.C. §§ 6 and 134(a) (2002); 37 C.F.R.                              
                § 41.31(a) (2005).                                                                                
                       We reverse the decision of the Primary Examiner.                                           



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