The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HIROSHI HONJO, KATSUTO TANAKA, and HIDEKI YAMAMOTO ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1951 Application No. 09/930,258 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before GARRIS, OWENS, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. TIMM, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal involves claims 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 10. The only other claims pending in the application, i.e., claims 2, 3, 6, 9, and 11, are not subject to rejection. We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007