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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KAYOKO MASAKI and KAZUMASA OSUMI
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Appeal No. 2005-0788
Application No. 09/772,259
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HEARD: May 18, 2005
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Before JERRY SMITH, BLANKENSHIP, and SAADAT, Administrative
Patent Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s rejection of claims 4-7 and 9-11, which
constitute all the claims pending in the application.
The disclosed invention pertains to a surface light
source device of side light type to be applied to a liquid
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