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is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte NAOMITU TANAKA, TATSUO KOYAMA
and MASANORI SANO
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Appeal No. 2001-0731
Application No. 08/904,868
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HEARD : May 8, 2002
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Before GARRIS, JEFFREY T. SMITH and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 1, 2,
7, 9 and 11.1 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.
1 Claim 3 to 6 and 13 to 16 are pending in the present application and have been
withdrawn from consideration. Claim 7 has been amended and claims 10 and 12 were canceled in
an amendment filed June 13, 2000. (Brief, p. 2.) The Examiner has indicated that the amendment
has been entered. (Answer, p. 2.)
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