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           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           publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14                  

                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                  
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                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                     
                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                            
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                                    Ex parte TIHIRO OHKAWA                                           
                                                and                                                  
                                       STANLEY I. TSUNODA                                            
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                                      Appeal No. 1998-2311                                           
                                   Application No. 08/401,869                                        
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                                             ON BRIEF                                                
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           Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent                               
           Judges.                                                                                   
           RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                    

                                       DECISION ON APPEAL                                            
                 This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection                           
           of claims 1, 3-14, and 16-37, all of the claims pending in the                            
           present application.  Claims 2 and 15 have been canceled.                                 
           A proposed amendment after final rejection submitted as an                                
           appendix to the Appeal Brief was denied entry by the Examiner.                            








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