Ex Parte Ushiro 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                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                  
                                          precedent of the Board.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 SEIMEI USHIRO                                              
                              NAOYUKI NISHINO, and YOSHIHIRO ITO                                            
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                                            Appeal 2007-1944                                                
                                         Application 10/631,8941                                            
                                         Technology Center 1700                                             
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                                         Decided: 27 August 2007                                            
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               Before TEDDY S. GRON, CAROL A SPIEGEL, and MARK NAGUMO,                                      
               Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                
               NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                         

                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 

               A.     Introduction                                                                          
                      Applicants ("Ushiro") appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final                     
               rejection of claims 25–29 and 51–59, all of the pending claims, as obvious                   
                                                                                                           
               1 Application filed 1 August 2003.  The benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C.                  
               § 119 is claimed to 2 August 2002 and to 31 March 2003.  The real-party-in-                  
               interest is listed as Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. of Japan.  (Brief filed 7 June               
               2006 ("Br."), at 2.)                                                                         




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