The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TAKAYUKI HATASE ____________ Appeal No. 1999-2794 Application No. 08/597,035 ____________ HEARD: OCTOBER 9, 2001 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 and 3-11, which are all the claims remaining in the application. We reverse.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007