The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SUSUMU YOSHIWARA and EISEI NIGEME
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Appeal No. 2004-2160
Application No. 09/818,851
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ON BRIEF
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Before MCQUADE, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 8-13
and 19. Claims 2-7 and 15-18 stand objected to as depending from a rejected claim but
are otherwise indicated as allowable, the rejections of claims 1, 15 and 16 under the
second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, having been withdrawn by the
examiner (see page 2 of the answer, mailed April 1, 2004). The rejection of claim 14
under the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, has also been
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