Ex Parte OKAMOTO 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                                     is not binding precedent of the Board                                        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                                                      
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                                        Ex parte YOICHI OKAMOTO                                                   
                                          and YOSHIHIDE KOHNO                                                     
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                                               Appeal 2007-1902                                                   
                                            Application 09/398,006                                                
                                            Technology Center 1700                                                
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                                           Decided:  August 21, 2007                                              
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                Before CHUNG K. PAK, CHARLES F. WARREN, and                                                       
                LINDA M. GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                  
                WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                              

                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                     
                       Applicants appeal to the Board from the decision of the Primary                            
                Examiner finally rejecting claims 1, 3, 5 through 7, 24 and 25 in the Office                      
                Action mailed August 28, 2004, and refusing to allow claim 26 subsequently                        
                presented in the Amendment filed November 4, 2004, entered by the                                 
                Examiner in the Advisory Action mailed December 28, 2004.                                         
                35 U.S.C. §§ 6 and 134(a) (2002); 37 C.F.R. § 41.31(a) (September 2004).                          




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