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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SHIRO KAMIYAMA,
MASANORI KOSUGI,
MASAHIRO KURATA,
SADAO SHIRAISHI,
and
MICHIO KOBAYASHI
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Appeal No. 1999-0761
Application No. 08/174,957
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, LIEBERMAN, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.
LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner refusing
to allow claims 1, 7 through 15 and 17 as amended subsequent to the final rejection, which
are all of the claims pending in this application. Claims 2 through 6 and 16 stand
withdrawn from consideration pursuant to a requirement for election of species.
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