Paper No. 50 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte JOJI KANE and AKIRA NOHARA ______________ Appeal No. 96-0338 Application 08/095,1791 _______________ HEARD: MAY 6, 1999 _______________ Before THOMAS, KRASS, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. Application for patent filed July 23, 1993. According to appellants,1 this application is a continuation of Application 07/637,270, filed January 3, 1991. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007