Ex parte NARAHARA et al. - Page 1




                              THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                 

                             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                                       publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SHUJI NARAHARA, SHINJI KATSUYAMA, and NAOYUKI MATSUDA                                         
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                                                  Appeal No. 1998-3410                                                     
                                                Application No. 08/444,062                                                 
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                                                HEARD: February 8, 20011                                                   
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              Before THOMAS, LALL, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                
              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                          



                                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                                        

                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-6, which                 
              are all of the claims pending in this application.                                                           


                     We REVERSE.                                                                                           



                     1At the hearing, the panel indicated the intent to reverse the examiner's rejection.  Therefore,      
              appellants' representative made no further argument.                                                         





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