Appeal No. 2001-0323 Page 3
Application No. 09/159,360
FACT FINDINGS
Application No. 08/342,533
1. Application No. 08/342,533 was filed by the appellants on
November 21, 1994 with claims 1 to 13 directed to a printed
circuit board and claims 14 to 16 drawn to a method of
preparing a printed circuit board.
2. The examiner required restriction under 35 U.S.C. § 121
between claims 1 to 13 (directed to a printed circuit board)
and claims 14 to 16 (drawn to a method of preparing a printed
circuit board) and the appellants elected to prosecute claims
14 to 16 (see Paper No. 3, mailed May 26, 1995, pages 2-3).
3. In the amendment filed June 26, 1995 (Paper No. 4), the
appellants canceled claims 1 to 14 and amended claim 15.
4. On August 7, 1995, method claims 15 and 16 were allowed by
the examiner (Paper No. 5).
5. On January 30, 1996, U.S. Patent No. 5,487,218 issued with
claims 15 and 16 renumbered as claims 1 and 2, respectively.
Application No. 08/463,344
6. Application No. 08/463,344 was filed by the appellants on
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