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             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                   publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 57              
                            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                          
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                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                             
                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
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                                       Ex parte TETSURO MOTOYAMA                                               
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                                            Appeal No. 2002-0867                                               
                                          Application No. 08/738,659                                           
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                                          HEARD: October 21, 2003                                              
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             Before BARRETT, LEVY, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.                              
             BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                         




                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
                   This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection            
             of claims 10, 12-19, 36, 38-44, 52-61, and 68-87, which are all the claims remaining in           
             the application.                                                                                  
                   We affirm-in-part, and enter a new ground of rejection in accordance with 37                
             CFR § 1.196(b).                                                                                   










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