Ex Parte YAMAGUCHI et al - Page 11



          Appeal No. 2001-1596                                                        
          Application 09/296,102                                                      

                                     Conclusion                                       
               We conclude that appellants surrendered nothing during the             
          prosecution of their original application.  Consequently, the               
          recapture rule is inapplicable here, and the examiner’s decision            
          to reject claims 1 to 14 is reversed.                                       
                                      REVERSED                                        






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