Ex Parte TOGUCHI et al - Page 1



          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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 23              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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              Ex parte SATORU TOGUCHI, ATSUSHI ODA and HITOSHI ISHIKAWA               
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2002-0242                                  
                               Application 09/112,364                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before GARRIS, OWENS and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1-11,                
          which are all of the claims in the application.                             
                                    THE INVENTION                                     
               The appellants claim an organic electroluminescence device             
          having, in at least one organic thin layer, at least one compound           
          selected from four general formulas.  Claim 1 is illustrative and           
          is appended to this decision.                                               

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