Ex parte LIU - 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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33                        
                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                                        Ex parte LYNETTE C. LIU                                                                         
                                                           and TOSHIAKI YOSHINO                                                                         
                                                                   ____________                                                                         
                                                           Appeal No. 1996-1767                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/220,4101                                                                       
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before THOMAS, KRASS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    



                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                        
                 from the final rejection of claims 1-16 and 18-32.  The                                                                                
                 appellants  filed an amendment after final rejection on                                                                                

                          1The application was filed on March 30, 1994.  The                                                                            
                 application is a continuation of Application Serial No.                                                                                
                 08/083,211, which was filed on June 25, 1993 and is now                                                                                
                 abandoned.  The latter application was a continuation of                                                                               
                 Application Serial No. 07/814,852, which was filed on                                                                                  
                 October 30,  1991 and is now abandoned.                                                                                                





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