The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte TAKASHI OYAMADA ____________ Appeal No. 2001-1266 Application No. 08/966,788 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before CALVERT, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 6 to 25, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We REVERSE. 1 The oral hearing scheduled for June 13, 2001 was vacated (Paper No. 30, faxed June 4, 2001). In view of this decision, a hearing is not considered necessary. See 37 CFR § 1.194(c), last sentence.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007