TANAHASHI et al. V. WETZEL 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                          written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent                                                     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                      
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
                                                              _______________                                                                           
                                                MASAO TANAHASHI, TAKESHI SHIBA,                                                                         
                                                             and TOSHIO IKUTA                                                                           
                                                                Junior Party,                                                                           
                                                      (Patent No. 5,548,899),1                                                                          
                                                                          v.                                                                            
                                             MATTHIAS WETZEL, TERENCE G. ROYLE,                                                                         
                                                      and RAYMOND G. PARSONAGE                                                                          
                                                                 Senior Party                                                                           
                                                      (Application 08/649,428)2                                                                         
                                                              _______________                                                                           



                          1Filed April 25, 1995.  Accorded the benefit of                                                                               
                 application 08/377,361, filed January 24, 1995, now Patent No.                                                                         
                 5,546,659, granted August 20, 1996, and application                                                                                    
                 08/047,501, filed April 19, 1993, now Patent No. 5,398,412,                                                                            
                 granted March 21, 1995.  The real party of interest is                                                                                 
                 Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.                                                                                                        
                          2Filed May 16, 1996.  Accorded the benefit of                                                                                 
                 application 08/244,977, filed November 7, 1994, now Patent No.                                                                         
                 5,611,145, granted March 18, 1997, PCT application                                                                                     
                 PCT/EP/92/02960, filed December 18, 1992, GB application 91                                                                            
                 27102.3, filed December 20, 1991, and GB application 91                                                                                
                 27092.6, filed December 20, 1991.  Wetzel represents that the                                                                          
                 real party in interest is Braun GmbH.                                                                                                  





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