The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HIROAKI TAKASU _______________ Appeal No. 2003-2176 Application No. 09/778,460 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before, DELMENDO, JEFFREY T. SMITH and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 Applicant appeals the decision of the Primary Examiner rejecting claims 2 to 10, all of the pending claims in the application. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.1 1 In rendering our decision we have considered Appellant’s position present in the Brief, filed February, 4, 2003 and the Reply Brief, filed June 12, 2003.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007