Ex Parte KISHIDA 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                                   publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                           
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                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                            
                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                
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                                 Ex parte KATSUHIKO KISHIDA,  HIROFUMI MIYAMOTO                                                      
                                       YOSHIAKI MARUYAMA and YUJI KAMIMOTO                                                           
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                                                     Appeal No. 2003-0502                                                            
                                                  Application No. 09/280,955                                                         
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                                                    HEARD: June 10, 2003                                                             
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               Before HAIRSTON, KRASS  and JERRY SMITH,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                               
               KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                   

                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                               
                       This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-4, all of the                               
               pending claims.                                                                                                       
                       The invention pertains to a matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus.  In                                 
               particular, the invention is directed to a narrow-frame structure for the placement of                                
               driving integrated circuit chips on a substrate in such apparatus, as set forth in                                    
               independent claim 1, reproduced as follows:                                                                           


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