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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CHIZU SHIMIZU, KAZUHITO SAKAI, CHIZUO SUZUKI, KAORU
KIKUCHI and KYOUKO TERADA
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Appeal No. 1999-1625
Application No. 08/792,468
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, FLEMING, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.
FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 13 through 36, all the claims pending in the application.
Claims 1-12 and 371 have been cancelled.
The invention relates to a purchased commodity accommodating
and transporting apparatus having a self scanning function and a
1 We note that in Paper No. 3 filed September 11, 1995,
original claims 1-12 were cancelled. Further, the Examiner’s
final rejection dated January 9, 1998, Paper No. 27, also
includes a rejection for claim 37. However, in an after final
amendment dated May 14, 1998, Paper No. 21, which was entered in
response to Appellants filing of the Notice of Appeal and appeal
brief, claim 37 was cancelled.
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