Ex Parte Tanaka et alDownload PDFPatent Trial and Appeal BoardNov 22, 201311202232 (P.T.A.B. Nov. 22, 2013) Copy Citation UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD ____________ Ex parte SHOYA TANAKA, MASATO KUWAHARA, TORU OE, and TERUYUKI YOSHIOKA ____________ Appeal 2011-005658 Application 11/202,232 Technology Center 2600 ____________ ORDER DISMISSING APPEAL On April 20, 2010, Appellants filed a Notice of Appeal. On November 20, 2013, Appellants filed a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) under 37 C.F.R. § 1.114. The RCE will be treated as a request to withdraw the appeal. Accordingly, the appeal in this application is dismissed. The application is being returned to the Examiner for further action as may be appropriate. If there are any questions pertaining to this Order, please contact the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at 571-272-9797. SJB/msc Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation
