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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KAZUYA KOBAYASHI,
TAKASHI YAMATE, and MOTOH ASAKURA
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Appeal No. 1999-0349
Application No. 08/621,379
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HEARD: JANUARY 11, 2001
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Before FLEMING, RUGGIERO, and LEVY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner’s final rejection of claims 2-20 , which are all 1
of the claims pending in this application.
BACKGROUND
1 Claims 5 and 15 were cancelled in an amendment filed under
37 CFR 1.116 (Paper No. 11B, filed April 23, 1998). The amendment was entered
for purposes of appeal by the examiner in a subsequent advisory action (Paper
No. 12, mailed May 7, 1998). Claims 2-4, 6-14, and 16-20 remain before us for
decision on appeal.
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