Ex parte FUJIWARA et al. - 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                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                     Ex parte MORIO FUJIWARA and NOBUYUKI ADACHI                                                                        
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-0632                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/131,3761                                                                          
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                                                       HEARD: January 14, 1999                                                                          
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                 Before URYNOWICZ, KRASS, and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent                                                                         
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                

                 Decision on Appeal                                                                                                                     
                 This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1, 5, 7 and                                                                          
                 8.                                                                                                                                     
                 The invention pertains to a magnetic disk cartridge.  Claim 5                                                                          
                 is illustrative and reads as follows:                                                                                                  
                 5.  In a magnetic disk cartridge of a substantially square                                                                             
                 shape comprising a cartridge case formed by superimposingly                                                                            
                 combining opposed upper and lower shells formed of synthetic                                                                           

                          1    Application for patent filed October 5, 1993.                                                                            
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