The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte KYOJI MARUMOTO Appeal No. 1998-1114 Application 08/353,2541 ON BRIEF Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Application for patent filed December 2, 1994,1 entitled "Semiconductor Memory Apparatus Having A Protecting Circuit," which claims the foreign filing priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of Japanese Application 5-303609, filed December 3, 1993. - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007