The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 38
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KAZUHISA SUGIYAMA and ATSUKO TSUKAMOTO
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Appeal No. 1997-4315
Application No. 08/159,618
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and BARRETT, Administrative
Patent Judges . 1
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
Appellants filed a request for rehearing on August 23,
2000 responsive to a decision by the Board mailed on June 23,
2000. In that decision, the Board affirmed the rejection of
claims 1-6, 19 and 21, and reversed the rejection of claims 7-
15 and 17. Appellants request that we reconsider that portion
of
1Administrative Patent Judge Frahm, who authored the
original decision, is no longer at the Board.
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