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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RIEKO YAMAMOTO and HIROYUKI YOSHIDA
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Appeal No. 1999-2251
Application No. 08/546,897
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent
Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
through 8. In an Amendment After Final (paper number 9), claims
1 through 3 were canceled, claims 4, 10 and 16 were amended, and
claim 23 was added to the application. According to the
examiner (paper number 10), claims 4 through 8 and 23 are still
before us on appeal, and claims 10 through 17 and 19 through 22
are allowed.
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