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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 37 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte TAKASHI NAKANO __________ Appeal No. 1998-1968 Application 08/425,293 ___________ HEARD: May 1, 2000 ___________ Before COHEN, MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Takashi Nakano appeals from the final rejection of claims 1 through 15, all of the claims pending in the application. The invention relates to “a rear body structure of a vehicle such as an automobile of the so-called hatch-back type which has a door at a rear end surface thereof” 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007