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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 65 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ KENJI YOSHINAGA, TOSHIKO NAKAMURA and KIICHI ITOH, Junior Party,1 v. KENJI YOSHINAGA, TOSHIKO NAKAMURA and KIICHI ITOH, Junior Party,2 v. KINYA NAGASUNA, KENJI KADONAGA, KAZUMASA KIMURA and TADAO SHIMOMURA, Senior Party.3 1Patent No. 5,185,413, granted February 9, 1993, based on Application 07/824,870, filed January 22, 1992. Accorded the benefit of U.S. Application 07/523,561, filed May 15, 1990, now abandoned; and Japan 1-121685, filed May 16, 1989. Assigned to Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Limited, Tokyo, Japan. 2Reissue application 08/763,432, filed December 11, 1996. Accorded the benefit of U.S. Application Nos. 07/824,870, filed January 22, 1992, now Patent No. 5,185,413, granted February 9, 1993; 07/523,561, filed May 15, 1990, now abandoned; and Japan 1-121685, filed May 16, 1989. Assigned to Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company Limited, Tokyo, Japan. 3Application 08/026,167, filed March 1, 1993. Accorded the benefit of U.S. Application Nos. 07/682,415, filed April 1Page: 1 2 3 4 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007