Paper No. 31 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte HIROTOSHI FUJISAWA ______________ Appeal No. 1997-3960 Application 08/249,700 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 12 and 14, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. An amendment after final rejection was filed on March 31, 1997 in response to a new ground of rejection set forth in the examiner’s answer. This amendment was entered by the examiner. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007