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is not binding precedent of the Board.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 NAGANORI MASUBUCHI
and MICHIHISA TASAKA
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Appeal 2007-4097
Application 09/792,776
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: September 25, 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
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of
claims 1-9.1 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6.
WE AFFIRM.
1 Claim 10 is objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but
would be allowable if rewritten in independent form (Answer 5).
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