The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte TADASHI FUJII ____________ Appeal No. 1998-2578 Application No. 08/443,307 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before BARRETT, DIXON, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING This is a decision on the Examiner’s Request for Rehearing, mailed May 22, 2001 (Paper No. 18), of our decision mailed January 10, 2001 (Paper No. 17), wherein we reversed the rejection of claims 1-23. We grant the request for rehearing, reverse our earlier decision, and affirm the rejection of claims 1-23.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007