Ex parte KIKUDA - Page 1




                                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                        
                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                                                                             
                 (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and                                                                               
                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                             
                                                                                                           Paper No. 36                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                       Ex parte SHIGERU KIKUDA                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-0511                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/158,8371                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before MARTIN, BARRETT, and TORCZON, Administrative Patent                                                                             
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                                              
                 examiner's rejection of claims 23-26, 32, 39-43, 50-52, and                                                                            
                 53-60 under § 103.  The rejection of claims 23, 25, 39-41 and                                                                          


                          1Application for patent filed November 29, 1993.                                                                              





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