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          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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 25              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte EIICHIRO KITAGAWA                               
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2002-1670                                  
                               Application 08/768,787                                 
                                     ___________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of           
          claims 1-4, 8-17, 20-28, and 32-39.  Claims 30 and 31 have been             
          allowed and claims 5-7, 18, 19, and 29 have been indicated to be            
          allowable by the Examiner subject to being rewritten in                     
          independent form.                                                           





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