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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte NOBUYUKI KOBAYASHI and TAKUJI HATANO
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Appeal No. 2004-0632
Application No. 09/748,312
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, PAK, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1 through 12, which are the only claims
pending in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35
U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a
single liquid crystal element comprising a single liquid crystal
layer disposed between a pair of substrates with an electrode and
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