Ex parte TOMARU 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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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          Ex parte MIKIO TOMARU, NORIO SHIBATA, SHINSUKE TAKAHASHI                    
          and AKIHIRO SUZUKI                                                          
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                                Appeal No. 1997-3024                                  
                               Application 08/325,476                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before FRANKFORT, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final              
          rejection of claims 1-20, all the claims pending in the                     
          application.                                                                
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