Ex Parte Bobba 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                                            and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                               


                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                          
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                                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                           
                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                
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                                      Ex parte SUDHAKAR BOBBA and TYLER THORP                                                        
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                                                     Appeal No.   2006-1839                                                          
                                                   Application No. 10/071,379                                                        
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                                                            ON BRIEF                                                                 
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                   Before THOMAS, BLANKENSHIP, and HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             
                   THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                              


                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                               

                           Appellants have appeal to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims                         
                   1 and 3 through 15, appellants having canceled claim 2.                                                           
                           Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced below:                                                   
                           1. An integrated circuit, comprising:                                                                     
                           a signal driver that generates a signal on a signal path;                                                 
                           a first wire disposed adjacent to the signal path; and                                                    









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