The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 EIJI HAMAMOTO, YOUICHIROU SUGINO,
SEIICHI KUSUMOTO, and TAKASHI SHOUDA
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Appeal No. 2006-0124
Application No. 10/071,301
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HEARD: January 11, 2006
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Before JERRY SMITH, GROSS, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 24, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellants' invention relates to a polarizing plate having a
protective film bonded to a polarizing film using an adhesive
formed of a water-soluble crosslinking agent capable of
crosslinking a vinyl alcohol-based polymer. Claim 1 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
1. A polarizing plate comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based
polarizing film containing a dichroic substance and a transparent
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