Paper No. 36 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte SOICHIRO ARAI, JUNICHI KAI and HIROSHI YASUDA _______________ Appeal No. 1999-2654 Application No. 08/653,1211 _______________ ORDER WITHDRAWING APPEAL _______________ On January 20, 1999, the applicants filed a Notice of Appeal (Paper No. 30). On October 27, 1999, the applicants filed a Continued Prosecution Application expressly abandoning the application (Paper No. 35). Accordingly it is Application for patent filed May 24, 1996.1 1Page: 1 2 3 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007