Ex parte KASHIHARA et al. - Page 1




                         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          publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21        
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte HIDEAKI KASHIHARA,                              
                         KATSUYA YAMAGUCHI, and KOJI HATTA                            
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                                 Appeal No. 97-2523                                   
                               Application 08/337,8231                                
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                                      Rehearing                                       
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          Before SCHAFER, LEE and TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           
                              ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING                                
               A decision on appeal from the examiner’s rejection of                  
          claims 7-9 and 11-15 was mailed on August 4, 1999, in which we              
          reversed the rejection of claims 7-9 and 11-15.  (Paper No.                 
          19).                                                                        
               The appellants filed a request for rehearing (Paper No.                
          20), focusing on the following statement appearing in our                   
          decision:                                                                   

           Application for patent filed November 8, 1994.1                                                                      
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