The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte YASUHIRO MORIMURA and HIDEFUMI KOTSUBO __________ Appeal No. 1999-2760 Application 08/773,304 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before CALVERT, COHEN, and JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 to 3, 5 to 12, and 14 to 28, all the claims remaining in the application. The invention involved in this case concerns a polishing sheet having abrasive grains on a support, and in particular, to the adhesive used to secure a layer of abrasive to the support, 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007