Ex Parte Hashimoto et al - Page 1



                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                and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                               
                                      ________________                                          
                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                  
                                      AND INTERFERENCES                                         
                                      ________________                                          
                      Ex parte KOUICHI HASHIMOTO, TAKAHIRO FUKUOKA,                             
                               KOJI AKAZAWA, YOSHIO NAKAGAWA,                                   
                                    and TATSUYA KUBOZONO                                        
                                      ________________                                          
                                    Appeal No. 2006-1262                                        
                                 Application No. 10/013,543                                     
                                      ________________                                          
                                    HEARD:  May 23, 2006                                        
                                      ________________                                          

           Before KIMLIN, WARREN, and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent                           
           Judges.                                                                              
           FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                               


                                   REMAND TO THE EXAMINER                                       
                This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                          
           rejection of claims 1 through 4.  A copy of each of these claims                     
           is set forth in the attached appendix.                                               



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