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              The opinion in support of the decision being entered                 
              today was not written for publication and is not                     
              precedent of the Board.                                              
                                                     Paper No. 16                  

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                     
                                 ________________                                  
                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                 ________________                                  
                   Ex parte MASAMI TANIGUCHI and YOSHIHIKO TANAKA                  
                                 ________________                                  
                               Appeal No. 1999-0356                                
                           Application 29/050,057 Design                           
                                 ________________                                  
                                     ON BRIEF                                      
                                 ________________                                  
         Before JERRY SMITH, LALL and DIXON, Administrative Patent                 
         Judges.                                                                   
         LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final            
         rejection of the following design claim under 35 U.S.C. § 103:            
              The ornamental design for a TONER CARTRIDGE as shown                 
              and escribed.                                                        
              The following reference is relied upon by the examiner as            
         evidence of obviousness in support of the rejection:                      

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