Ex Parte WATANABE - 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                   The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                  
                                            precedent of the Board.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                                                  
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                                       Ex parte SHUICHI WATANABE                                              
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                                              Appeal 2007-1251                                                
                                            Application 09/451,097                                            
                                           Technology Center 2600                                             
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                                           Decided: August 3, 2007                                            
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                Before ANITA PELLMAN GROSS, JEAN R. HOMERE,                                                   
                and JOHN A. JEFFERY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                            
                GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                           


                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 
                                        STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                 
                      Watanabe (Appellant) appeals under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                             
                Examiner's Final Rejection of claims 1, 27, and 37.  Claims 15 through 18                     
                have been allowed, claims 5 through 14 and 19 through 26 have been                            
                withdrawn from consideration, and claims 2 through 4, 28 through 36, and                      
                38 have been canceled.                                                                        





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