Ex Parte MAEDA 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 48              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                    Ex parte HIROTOSHI MAEDA, KOUICHI KUNIMUNE,                       
                          EIJI WATANABE, and KOUICHI KATOU                            
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                                Appeal No. 1999-1066                                  
                             Application No. 08/756,440                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before GARRIS, KRATZ, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 7, 9,            
          11-19, 21-24 and 28-32.  These are all of the claims remaining in           
          the application.                                                            
               The subject matter on appeal relates to a negative                     
          photosensitive resin composition which comprises an acid                    
          generating compound for generating an acid by light irradiation             

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