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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TAKASHI SOHDA,
SHIGEHISA TAKETOMI, and
TSUNEO ODA
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Appeal No. 2000-1717
Application 08/579,731
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ON BRIEF
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Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and MILLS Administrative Patent Judges.
WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal was taken from the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1 through 7
and 10 through 16, which are all of the claims remaining in the application.
REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM
Claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, reads as follows:
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