Ex Parte Termin 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                          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ANDREAS TERMIN, PETER GROOTENHUIS, DEAN                             
                       WILSON, VALENTINA MOLTENI and LONG MAO                                  
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                                       Appeal 2006-2573                                        
                                     Application 10/192,055                                    
                                    Technology Center 1600                                     
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                                          ON BRIEF                                             
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             Before SCHEINER, GREEN, and LINCK, Administrative Patent Judges.                  
             GREEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                               


                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                         
                   This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                 
             examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 2 and 15.  Claim 1 is representative of   
             the claims on appeal, and is attached as Appendix I.  Claims 1, 2 and 15          
             stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over Kasahara.1  We         
             affirm.                                                                           
                                                                                              
             1 Kasahara et al. (Kasahara), WO 92/16527, published October 1, 1992 (as          
             translated).                                                                      



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