Ex parte KONDA et al. - Page 1




          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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 30              
                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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               Ex parte AKIHIRO KONDA, KAZUO ITO, KAZUNORI AOTUKA,                    
                  YUICHI ITOH, AKIRA UCHIYAMA, and TORU TAKEHARA                      
                            ___________                                               
                                Appeal No. 1999-1461                                  
                             Application No. 08/812,916                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection               
          of claims 1-9 which are all of the claims pending in the                    
          application.                                                                
               The subject matter on appeal relates to an interior trim               
          material for automotive use comprising a surface layer and a                
          base layer.  The surface layer comprises (A) a partially                    

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