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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 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 TAMOTSU MAEDA
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Appeal No. 1997-1165
Application No. 08/217,184
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and BARRETT, Administrative Patent
Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
through 6. After submission of the reply brief, the examiner
withdrew the rejection of claims 2 through 4 , and instituted 1
1We assume that the obviousness rejection set forth in
the examiner’s answer was likewise withdrawn in favor of the
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