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                                       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               publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SHIGERU TAKASAKI                                                              
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                                                  Appeal No. 1997-1637                                                               
                                                Application 08/432,2701                                                              
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                                                            ON BRIEF                                                                 
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               Before URYNOWICZ, THOMAS and HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent                                                          
               Judges.                                                                                                               

               URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                               


                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                               

               This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 8-13, all                                                           

               the claims pending in the application.                                                                                

               The invention pertains to a logic circuit simulator.  Claim 8                                                         

               is illustrative and reads as follows:                                                                                 





                       1   Application for patent filed May 1, 1995.  According to the appellant, the                                
               application is a division of Application 08/074,725, filed June 10, 1993, now Patent No.                              
               5,572,708, issued November 5, 1996, which is a continuation of Application 07/486,705,                                
               filed February 28, 1990, now abandoned.                                                                               

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