THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
This decision is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TOMIO AMANO,
AKIO YAMASHITA,
and HIROYASU TAKAHASHI
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Appeal No. 97-1353
Application No. 07/843,7041
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ON BRIEF
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Before BARRETT, LEE, and TORCZON, Administrative Patent
Judges.
TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellants seek relief under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
final rejection of claims 1 and 3-20, all of the pending
claims. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The specification discloses a method and system that
permits an end user to define a tree data structure.
According to the specification end users need the flexibility
to define tree structures specific to their data. It would be
1 Attorney docket no. JA991-502.
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