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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MASANORI TAKAHASHI
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Appeal No. 2006-2577
Application No. 09/612,403
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HEARD: December 12, 2005
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Before PATE, MARTIN, and LORIN, Administrative Patent
Judges.
PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
We have carefully reviewed the rejections on appeal in
light of the applied prior art and the arguments of
appellant and the examiner. As a result of this review we
have determined that claims 1-19 and 22 stand properly
rejected under section 251. The rejection of these claims
is affirmed. We have further determined that the subject
matter of claim 19 is prima facie obvious from the applied
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