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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KOJI SHINOHARA and KOKI HAMADA
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Appeal No. 2002-1236
Application No. 08/359,743
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ON BRIEF
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Before DIXON, GROSS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1,3-6, 8,
9, 13-22, 31 and 32. The examiner has indicated that claims 13-30 are now allowable.
Therefore, we limit our review to claims 1,3-6, 8, 9, 31, and 32.
We AFFIRM.
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