Ex Parte PIEL et al - Page 8

          Appeal No. 2001-0018                                                        
          Application 08/998,559                                                      

          circuit board,” not a planar circuit board portion.  Therefore,             
          the examiner has failed to provide a proper factual record to               
          support his position of obviousness.  Accordingly, the decision             
          of the examiner rejecting claims 6-12 is reversed.                          
          REVERSED                                                                    




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