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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TSUKASA MATSUDA, KUNIO SAKURAI, TSUTOMU KURIHARA,
MASARU KATO and HARUMI WATANABE
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Appeal No. 1999-2383
Application No. 08/573,487
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HEARD: January 8, 2002
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Before KIMLIN, GRON, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11,
16, 18 and 20, which are the only claims remaining in this
application (Brief, page 1).1
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