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: -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007