The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte AKIHIRO KONDA, KAZUO ITO, KAZUNORI AOTUKA, YUICHI ITOH, AKIRA UCHIYAMA, and TORU TAKEHARA ___________ Appeal No. 1999-1461 Application No. 08/812,916 __________ ON BRIEF _________ 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 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007