Appeal No. 1998-2643
Application 08/549,349
amendment dated June 13, 1997, Paper No. 9, entered as per the
Advisory Action dated June 24, 1997, Paper No. 10; Answer,
page 2).1
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a
method of applying multilayer coatings to a semiconductor
integrated circuit by use of a thermal spray process for each
coating (Brief, page 2). Appellants fail to state whether the
claims stand or fall together and have not presented any
specific, substantive arguments to the separate patentability
of any individual claim (Brief, page 4). Pursuant to the
provisions of 37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7)(1995), we select one claim
from each group of claims rejected and decide this appeal as
to each ground of rejection on the basis of this claim alone.
Accordingly, we select claims 32 and 34 and review the
examiner’s rejections on the basis of these claims alone. A
copy of illustrative claims 32 and 34 is attached as an
Appendix to this decision.2
1 We note that the amendment dated Sep. 4, 1997, Paper No.
13, was refused entry in the Advisory Action dated Sep. 15,
1997, Paper No. 14.
2We note that the copy of claim 38 in the Appendix to the
Brief, contrary to the Answer, page 3, ¶8, is incorrect. The
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