Ex Parte ASAI et alDownload PDFBoard of Patent Appeals and InterferencesMar 19, 200208784471 (B.P.A.I. Mar. 19, 2002) Copy Citation THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 46 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte TAKAYUKI ASAI, KUNIAKI KOGA and TAKAYASU ISHIDA _______________ Appeal No. 2000-0231 Application No. 08/784,471 _______________ ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL _______________ Before STONER, Chief Administrative Patent Judge; HARKCOM, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge; and WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. Per curiam. On January 9, 1999, applicants filed a Notice of Appeal (Paper No. 34). On March 1, 2002, applicants filed a communi- cation abandoning the present application in favor of a Continued Prosecution Application (Paper No. 45). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the appeal filed January 9, 1999 (Paper No. 34) is dismissed. Appeal No. Appeal No. 2000-0231 Application No. 08/784,471 -2- The application is being returned to the examiner for further action as may be appropriate. BRUCE H. STONER, JR., Chief ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) ) GARY V. HARKCOM, Vice Chief ) BOARD OF PATENT Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) WILLIAM F. SMITH ) Administrative Patent Judge ) BHS:clm Appeal No. Appeal No. 2000-0231 Application No. 08/784,471 -3- Sughrue, Mion, Zinn, MacPeak and Seas 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20037-3202 Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation