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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 73
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SHINICHI OHTAKE
and
TATSUYA TAMURA
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Appeal No. 1998-2039
Application No. 08/326,806
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HEARD: September 9, 2003
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Before KIMLIN, DELMENDO, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
(2003) from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 13 through
18, 20 through 25, and 31 through 36 in the above-identified
application.1 Claims 26 through 30, which are the only other
1 In reply to the final Office action mailed Apr. 30, 1997 (paper 53),
the appellants submitted two separate amendments pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.116
(1981), both of which have been entered. (Amendments filed Jul. 8, 1997,
paper 54; advisory action mailed Jul. 30, 1997, paper 55; amendment filed
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