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not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not
binding precedent of the Board.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. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MASARU SUGIE, CHIAKI SEKIOKA, YOSHIAKI YANAGIDA,
HISASHI UEMURA, MASAYUKI KUBOTA and HIROBUMI HAGA
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Appeal No. 1997-2499
Application No. 08/228,4491
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HEARD: November 16, 1999
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Before JOHN D. SMITH, GARRIS and LIEBERMAN, Administrative
Patent Judges.
LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s refusal to allow claims 7, 9, 11, 13 through 42, 44
through 50, and 52 through 71 which are all the claims
Application for patent filed April 15, 1994.1
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