This opinion is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Appeal 2007-4313
Application 10/286,172
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: September 27, 2007
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Before FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and
RICHARD E. SCHAFER and RICHARD TORCZON, Administrative
Patent Judges.
TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
The subject matter of the claims on appeal relates to an apparatus and
a method for electroplating small plating pieces. All claims under
consideration stand rejected. The appellant (Murata) seeks review of some
of the rejections. We affirm.
THE CLAIMS
Claims 1-3, 7-11, 14-16, 20, and 21 remain under consideration, other
claims having been cancelled or withdrawn from consideration. Murata has
not presented separate arguments for the claims for the two contested
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