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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte SHIGERU TAKASAKI __________ Appeal No. 1997-1637 Application 08/432,2701 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ 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. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007