Ex parte MATSUNAGA et al. - Page 1




               The opinion in support of the decision being                           
               entered today was not written for publication                          
               in a law journal and is not binding precedent                          
               of the Board.                                                          
                                                               Paper No. 27           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                       Ex parte AKIRA MATSUNAGA, AKIRA FUJIU,                         
                           SHINJI TSUYUTANI, TOSHIO NOZAKI                            
                                 and MASAYUKI UEDA                                    
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 1999-1400                                  
                             Application No. 08/849,211                               
                                                                                     
                               HEARD:  January 8, 2002                                
                                                                                     
          Before KIMLIN, GRON and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          and 3-6, all the claims remaining in the present application.               
          Claim 1 is illustrative:                                                    
               1.  A process for the preparation of a phosphoric                      
          monoester by reacting an organic hydroxyl compound with a pre-              
          mixed phosphorylating agent consisting essentially of                       
          phosphorus pentaoxide and at least one compound selected from               
          the group                                                                   
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