The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 NARUMI SAKASHITA and KAZUTAMI ARIMOTO _____________ Appeal No. 1999-1098 Application 08/627,313 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-13, all of the claims pending in the present application. The instant invention relates generally to semiconductor memory devices with arrangements of memory blocks and peripheral circuits (specification, page 1, lines 6-9). 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007