The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and
is not precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TETSUYUKI MIWA
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Appeal No. 1999-0445
Application No. 08/351,583
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ON BRIEF1
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Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT and JENNIFER D. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-6 and 8-12,
which are all of the claims pending in this application.2
1An oral hearing on this appeal was set for October 26, 2000. However, the appellant's counsel waived
this hearing in a telephone conference with Craig Feinberg, Program and Resources Administrator, Board of Patent
Appeals and Interferences, on October 26, 2000.
2In an entered amendment (Paper No. 20) filed subsequent to the final rejection, claims 7, 13, 14 and 19
were canceled.
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