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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SHIGERU KURODA, YASUTOSHI OKUNO and KEN NUMATA
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Appeal No. 2003-2096
Application No. 09/847,202
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 2 and 4 through 7, which are the only
claims remaining in this application. We have jurisdiction
pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to an
integrated circuit structure comprising a semiconductor material
having active regions with a gate structure thereon, with an
isolation region in the semiconductor material having a trench
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