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for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte AKIO OSHIRO, KOJI NIIMI, TOMOMI NAKAMURA,
RYOUSUKE SAKAMAKI and MASANORI OISHI
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Appeal No. 1999-1533
Application No. 08/666,948
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HEARD: January 27, 2000
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Before STAAB, NASE, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges.
NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 2, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18 and 19.
Claims 3-6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 20-25 have been withdrawn
from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn to a
nonelected invention. No claim has been canceled.
We REVERSE.
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