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today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board.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. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MASAAKI FUKUMOTO, AKIRA HIRAIWA,
TADASU UCHIYAMA and NOBORU SONEHARA
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Appeal No. 1999-0424
Application 08/298,552
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, LALL and DIXON, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s rejection of claims 2, 3, 8, 9, 11-17, 21,
23, 24, 26, 30 and 32. Pending claims 4 and 7 have been
indicated to contain allowable subject matter. Claims 1, 5,
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