The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte RYOUICHI HIGUCHI, NOBUYOSHI KITAMURA, SADAKAZU HIROSE, HIDEO SUKEDA, SHIRO SUZUKI, and KATSUYA ANNO ____________ Appeal 2007-1210 Application 10/258,733 Technology Center 1700 ____________ Decided: August 15, 2007 Before BRADLEY R. GARRIS, PETER F. KRATZ, and CATHERINE Q. TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 3, 5-8, and 13-19, the only claims that remain pending in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 6 and 134. An oral hearing was conducted on August 07, 2007.Page: 1 2 3 4 Next
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