Appeal No. 2000-0170
Application No. 08/811,124
metallization layer 20 to a region of lower concentration in
isolated contact plug 19. However, claim 43 requires that the
first and second metals have substantially the same composition.
Thus, there is no enablement in the disclosure where the two
metals can have substantially the same composition and also have
a substantially continuous composition gradient between a first
metal and a second metal.
In addition to affirming the examiner’s rejection of one or
more claims, this decision contains a new ground of rejection
pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.196(b). 37 CFR § 1.196(b) provides, A new
ground of rejection shall not be considered final for purposes of
judicial review.
Regarding any affirmed rejection, 37 CFR § 1.197(b)
provides:
(b) Appellant may file a single request for rehearing
within two months from the date of the original
decision . . . .
37 CFR § 1.196(b) also provides that the appellant, WITHIN
TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE DECISION, must exercise one of
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