Ex Parte SETA 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                             is not binding precedent of the Board                    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. 31                   
                                                                                     
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte  YASUSHI SETA,                                
                                 SATOSHI NAKATSUKA,                                   
                                  MICHIHIRO SAWADA,                                   
                                  RYOICHI TSUNORI,                                    
                                TOKUTARO KIMURA, and                                  
                                    YUTAKA MINAMI                                     
                                     ___________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2003-0130                                  
                             Application No. 08/950,187                               
                                     ___________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before PAK, OWENS, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 and             
          3.  We refer to page 1 of appellants’ brief regarding the status            
          of the other claims in this application.                                    













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