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journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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.30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KOICHI SANO, HIROYUKI SEKIGUCHI and TETSUO YOKOYAMA
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Appeal No. 1997-1655
Application 07/797,8931
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HEARD: November 16, 1999
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Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges.
FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 13 to 21,
which constitute all of the pending claims in the application before us. Claims 1 to 12 have been
canceled. Claim 21 stands allowed as indicated by the examiner at the bottom of page 1 of the
Application for patent filed November 26, 1991. Appellants rely upon a foreign priority filing date under1
35 U.S.C. § 119 of November 28, 1990.
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