The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HIROSHI NEMOTO, MICHIO TAKAHASHI and KENSHIN KITOH ____________ Appeal No. 2005-2358 Application No. 10/071,6641 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before PAK, WARREN, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1, 11 through 13, 15, 17 and 18. Claims 14, 16 and 19 through 27, the only other claims pending in the subject application, stand withdrawn from consideration by the examiner as being drawn to a non-elected invention. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134. 1Application for patent filed Feb. 8, 2002, entitled, Lithium secondary battery. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007