Ex parte NAKASUJI et al. - Page 1



                                                       Paper No. 19                   

               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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                      
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                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                              Ex parte MASATAKA NAKASUJI,                             
                             SHOICHI KAWAI, YOSHIRO KIHARA,                           
                           JUNICHI SAITOU and YOUKO NISHIOKA                          
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                                   Appeal No. 1998-0641                               
                              Application 08/354,158                                  
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                              HEARD: APRIL 17, 2000                                   
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          Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH and BARRY, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                                                                     
                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 

               Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner's              
          final rejection of claims 1 and 3 through 24, which constitute              
          all the claims remaining in the application.                                
               Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:                            
               1.  An electronic apparatus for maintaining confidentiality            
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