Ex Parte Higuchi et al - Page 1



                    The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                                 
                                                 precedent of the Board.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                                                             
                                                      ____________                                                            
                                           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                                                        
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                                              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.                                                    






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