Ex Parte PHAM et al - Page 1




            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
              Ex parte TUAN D. PHAM, MARK T. RAMSBEY, SAMEER S. HADDAD,               
                           ANGELA T. HUI, YU SUN, CHI CHANG                           
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2003-1365                                 
                              Application No. 09/376,6591                             
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF2                                      
                                     ____________                                     
          Before HAIRSTON, DIXON and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final                 
          rejection of claims 1-7, 10-17, 21 and 22.  Claims 8, 9 and 18-20           
          have been canceled.                                                         
               We affirm.                                                             
                                     BACKGROUND                                       




               1  Application for patent filed August 18, 1999.                       
               2  A request for oral hearing was waived in a communication filed August
          19, 2003.                                                                   





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