The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was
not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HOLGER HUBNER and THOMAS ROHR
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Appeal No. 2004-1777
Application No. 09/685,362
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ON BRIEF
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Before WALTZ, TIMM and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-4 and 6-9.
Claim 1 is representative of the subject matter in
this appeal and is set forth below:
1. A semiconductor component, comprising:
a first metal layer forming a first metal area
and a second metal area electrically insulated from
one another;
a dielectric layer;
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