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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HAJIME WATANABE
and
MASASHIGE KIMURA
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Appeal No. 2002-0863
Application No. 08/770,039
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, BARRETT and Moore, Administrative Patent Judges.
MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final
rejection of claims 7-18 and 21-23. Claims 1-6, 19-20, and 22
have been canceled. Thus, claims 7-18, 21 and 23 are before us on
appeal.
REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM
The appellants have indicated that claims 7-18 and 21 stand
or fall together, and that claim 23 stands or falls apart.
Accordingly, we shall focus our attention on claims 7 and 23, and
the remaining claims will stand or fall together. Note In re
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