Ex parte YOKOTA et al. - Page 21




          Appeal No. 98-1563                                        Page 21           
          Application No. 08/469,198                                                  


                                     CONCLUSION                                       
               To summarize, the decision of the examiner to reject                   
          claims 39 and 52 under the judicially created doctrine of                   
          double patenting over claims 1-21 of Yokota is reversed; the                
          decision of the examiner to reject claims 39 and 52 under 35                
          U.S.C. § 112, first and second paragraphs, is reversed; and                 
          the decision of the examiner to reject claims 39 and 52 under               
          35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                                
                                      REVERSED                                        





                         IRWIN CHARLES COHEN           )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              
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                                                       )                              
                                                       ) BOARD OF PATENT              
                         LAWRENCE J. STAAB             )     APPEALS                  
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )       AND                    
                                                       )  INTERFERENCES               
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                                                       )                              
                                                       )                              
                         JEFFREY V. NASE               )                              
                         Administrative Patent Judge   )                              









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