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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HIROSHI ISHIBE,
MANABU INOUE,
TETSURO KANBARA,
KATSUYUKI NANBA,
HIROKAZU YAGURA,
and
TAKEHIRO KATOH
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Appeal No. 1999-1694
Application No. 08/474,903
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO, and GROSS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of
claims 18-39 and 41-62. Claims 1-17 and 40 have been canceled.
The Examiner, after reconsideration, indicates (Answer, page 2)
that claims 30-38, 47-50, and 52-62 are allowed, and that claim
43 is allowable subject to being rewritten in independent form to
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