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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HIROSHI HIGUCHI, HIROTAKA SHIMOSAKA
and YASUHI ICHIKAWA
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Appeal No. 2003-1426
Application No. 09/635,638
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HEARD: October 8, 2003
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Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-3,
5-10, 13, 14, 16-21, 23-31 and 33. Claim 11 has been allowed and claims 4, 12, 15, 22
and 32 have been canceled.
We REVERSE.
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