Ex Parte Mita et al - Page 13


               Appeal No. 2006-1352                                                                                                  
               Application 10/250,683                                                                                                

               of Mine and Sato with appellants’ countervailing evidence of and argument for nonobviousness                          
               and conclude that the claimed invention encompassed by appealed claims 1 through 5 and                                
               7 through 20 would have been obvious as a matter of law under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).                                     
                       The examiner’s decision is affirmed.                                                                          



























                       No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be                         
               extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a)(1)(iv) (2005).                                                                       
                                                            AFFIRMED                                                                 





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