Ex Parte Aiba et al - Page 1




           The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding
           precedent of the Board.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 NOBORU AIBA, FUMIAKI MOCHIZUKI,                                                  
                                        and RYUICHI SAGUCHI                                                             
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                                         Appeal No. 2005-2649                                                           
                                       Application No. 09/690,377                                                       
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                                      HEARD: December 13, 2005                                                          
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           Before FRANKFORT, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                              
           FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      


                                       DECISION ON APPEAL                                                               
                 This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 6 and 9,                    
           all of the claims remaining in the application.  Claims 1 through 5, 7 and 8 have been                       
           canceled.                                                                                                    


           Appellants’ invention is directed to a method for preparing an annular sustained                             
           release pheromone-dispenser.  Independent claim 9 is representative of the subject                           
           matter on appeal and a copy of that claim can be found in the Appendix to appellants’                        
           brief.                                                                                                       
















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