Ex parte NAKANISHI 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                       publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28              
                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                             Ex parte MAMORU NAKANISHI and MORIHIKO TOYOZUMI                                              
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                                                  Appeal No. 1998-0153                                                    
                                                Application No. 08/497,227                                                
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                                                        ON BRIEF1                                                         
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              Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                          
              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                         


                                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       

                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-11,                     
              which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                                    
                     We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                                                   






                     1Appellants waived their oral hearing in a letter dated Feb. 28, 2000, therefore this case has been  
              decided on the brief.                                                                                       





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