Ex parte NAGAOKA - 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                 not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31                                          

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                    Ex parte TADAYOSHI NAGAOKA                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-2354                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/147,0861                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before ABRAMS, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                                                                                
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner                                                                           
                 finally rejecting claims 15-20.  Claims 1 through 11, 13, 14                                                                           
                 and 21 have been canceled, and claim 12 has been withdrawn                                                                             

                          1Application for patent filed November 3, 1993.  According                                                                    
                 to appellant, this application is a continuation of                                                                                    
                 Application 07/769,061, filed September 30, 1991, now                                                                                  
                 abandoned.                                                                                                                             
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