Ex parte MURAI 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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22                        
                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                       Ex parte KIYOTAKA MURAI and KENJI TAKAHASHI                                                                      
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                                                           Appeal No. 1998-1533                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/411,2021                                                                       
                                                                   ____________                                                                         
                                                        HEARD:  October 19, 1999                                                                        
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                 Before COHEN, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     


                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to                                                                         
                 allow claims 1 to 3, 5 and 6, as amended subsequent to the                                                                             
                 final rejection.  These claims constitute all of the claims                                                                            
                 pending in this application.                                                                                                           


                          We AFFIRM-IN-PART and enter a new rejection pursuant to                                                                       
                 37 CFR § 1.196(b).                                                                                                                     

                          1Application for patent filed March 27, 1995.                                                                                 





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