Ex parte YAMAMICHI 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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                 
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                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                   Ex parte SHINTARO YAMAMICHI, HIROHITO WATANABE                     
                                 and YOICHI MIYASAKA                                  
                                  ________________                                    
                                 Appeal No. 1997-4024                                 
                             Application No. 08/299,407                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH and WARREN, Administrative Patent              
          Judges.                                                                     
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-8,              
          all the claims in the present application.  Claim 1 is                      
          illustrative:                                                               


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