Ex Parte Matsumura 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                    written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 YASUO MATSUMURA, KAZUHIKO YANAGIDA,                                      
                          MANABU SERIZAWA, HIDEKAZU YAGUCHI,                                          
                            TSUTOMU KUBO, and SHIGERU SEITOKU                                         
                                         ________________                                             
                                         Appeal 2007-10251                                            
                                       Application 10/658,811                                         
                                       Technology Center 1700                                         
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                                       Decided:  May 23, 2007                                         
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               Before CATHERINE Q. TIMM, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and                                        
               LINDA M. GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                       
               SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                    



                                        Statement of the Case                                         
                    This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of                 
               claims 1-5, and 8-17.2  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6 (2006).               

                                                                                                     
               1 An oral hearing was held on May 9, 2007.                                             
                                                                                                     



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