Ex parte SATO 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte TERUO SATO and                                 
                                    YASUO TONAMI                                      
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                                Appeal No. 1998-0598                                  
                               Application 08/278,864                                 
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                              HEARD: FEBRUARY 23, 2000                                
                                   _______________                                    

          Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING and DIXON, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 3 and 5 through 11.  In an amendment submitted with                 
          the Brief, claims 1 and 3 were amended.                                     
               The disclosed invention relates to a magnetic reproducing              
          apparatus for playing back a magnetic recording medium on                   
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