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not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KENICHI ASANO and RYUTA SUZUKI
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Appeal No. 1996-2197
Application 08/150,548
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ON BRIEF1
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Before JERRY SMITH, DIXON and FRAHM, Administrative Patent
Judges.
FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 5 to 12, which constitute all of the
claims pending on appeal. Claims 1 to 4 stand withdrawn as
Oral Hearing was scheduled for the instant appeal in this case for February 9, 2000. After submitting1
confirmation in writing on January 13, 2000, that appellants’ representative would attend appellants’ representative
failed to attend Oral Hearing. Accordingly, Oral Hearing in this case has been waived, and the case will be decided
on brief.
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