Ex parte CHEN et al. - Page 1




                                              THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                              
                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for                                                     
                 publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                            
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                        Ex parte CHAN-CHIH D. CHEN, JEAN-MARC P.                                                                        
                                         DELAVAUX, STEPHEN W. GRANLUND, SUN-YUAN                                                                        
                                                   HUANG, KHANH C. NGUYEN and                                                                           
                                                     KATHERINE A. YANUSHEFSKI                                                                           
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                                                           Appeal No. 97-1163                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/200,0441                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before LEE, TORCZON and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                      

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                                                                       
                 the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 3-7 and 9-14.                                                                              



                          1    Application for patent filed February 22, 1994.                                                                          
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