Ex parte MURAMATSU 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19                                                   

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                   Ex parte HIROSHI MURAMATSU and TATSUAKI ATAKA                                                                        
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-1892                                                                          
                                                        Application 08/209,638                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, HECKER and LALL, Administrative Patent                                                                                
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection  of claims 4 to                 1                                                  


                          1A first amendment after the final rejection was filed as                                                                     
                 paper no. 8, and a second amendment after the final rejection                                                                          
                 was filed as paper no. 12 (with the brief).  Both these                                                                                
                 amendments have been entered into the record for the purposes                                                                          
                 of this appeal.                                                                                                                        
                                                                         -1-                                                                            





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