Ex Parte Kabeya et al - Page 1



                         The opinion is not binding precedent of the Board.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 Kasuhisa Kabeya et al.                                           
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                                         Appeal 2007-2421                                                    
                                       Application 10/289,7931                                               
                                       Technology Center 1700                                                
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                                    Decided: 20 September 2007                                               
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                Before  RICHARD E. SCHAFER, JAMESON LEE, MICHAEL P.                                          
                TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                       
                TIERNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                        
                                      DECISION ON APPEAL                                                     
                      Appellants Kabeya et al. (hereafter "JFE")2 seek review under                          
                35 U.S.C. § 134(a) of a rejection of claims 1-19, the only claims                            
                remaining in the application on appeal.  We have jurisdiction over the                       
                appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).  We affirm-in-part.                                     



                                                                                                            
                1 The application published as U.S. Published Application                                    
                2003/0077397 A1 on April 24, 2003.                                                           
                2 The real party in interest is JFE Steel Corp.  (Appeal Br. at 2).                          



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