The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board
Paper No. 33
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MONTE A. DOUGLAS
And RICHARD A. STOLTZ
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Appeal No. 1998-2401
Application 08/286,106
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WALTZ and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner
refusing to allow claims 1, 2, 4-7, and 10-19. Claims 3, 8, and
9 have been canceled.
THE INVENTION
Claims 1, 13, and 14 are representative of the invention
and are reproduced below:
1. A method for masking a structure for patterning micron
and submicron features, said method comprising:
a. forming at least one monolayer of adsorbed molecules on
a partially completed integrated circuit structure;
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