Paper No. 20
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(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MASAAKI YOSHIKAWA
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Appeal No. 98-1604
Application 08/354,5391
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HEARD: JULY 15, 1998
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Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and
MEISTER and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.
MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Masaaki Yoshikawa (the appellant) appeals from the final
rejection of claims 16 and 18-40. Claims 1-15 and 41-55, the2
only other claims present in the application, have been withdrawn
1Application for patent filed December 13, 1994. According
to appellant, this application is a continuation-in-part of
Application 08/197,610, filed February 17, 1994.
2Claims 16 and 18 have been amended subsequent to final
rejection.
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