Ex Parte YAMAGISHI et al - Page 1




          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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 29              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
         Ex parte HISASHI YAMAGISHI, HIROSHI HIGUCHI, JUNJI HAYASHI                   
          and AKIRA KAWATA                                                            
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2002-1031                                  
                               Application 09/129,883                                 
                                     ___________                                      
                              HEARD: February 13, 2003                                
                                     ___________                                      

          Before COHEN, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final              
          rejection of claims 3-16, all the claims currently pending in the           
          application.                                                                
                                    The Invention                                     
               Appellants’ invention pertains to a multi-piece solid golf             
          ball comprising a solid core and a cover consisting of inner and            
          outer layers surrounding the core, with the outer cover layer               

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