Ex Parte Zschieschang et al - Page 2

               Appeal  2007-1932                                                                            
               Application 11/066,550                                                                       
               A. Introduction                                                                              
                      Applicants ("Zschieschang") appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                     
               final rejection of claims 1–11, all of the pending claims, as obvious under 35               
               U.S.C. § 103.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).  We REVERSE.                     
                      The subject matter on appeal relates to a method of fabricating an                    
               organic conductor path on a substrate using an intaglio printing method.                     
                      Claim 1 is representative of the issues on appeal, and reads                          
               (indentation and bracketed references to Figure 1, shown below, added):                      
                      A method for fabricating an organic conductor path [9] on a                           
                      substrate [7], comprising:                                                            
                            (a) providing a substrate [7];                                                  
                            (b) providing a printing stamp [1, 2] with a patterned                          
                            printing side [1] situated thereon, the patterned printing                      
                            side including elevated sections and recessed sections                          
                            arranged between the elevated sections that correspond to                       
                            a structure to be imaged;                                                       
                            (c) loading of the patterned printing side with a                               
                            printing medium [3] containing at least one conductive                          
                            organic polymer or a precursor thereof [Fig. 1B];                               
                            (d) removing any excess printing medium from the                                
                            elevated sections of the patterned printing side such that                      
                            the printing medium remains only in the recessed                                
                            sections of the patterned printing side [Fig. 1C];                              
                            (e) mutually arranging and aligning the substrate [7]                           
                            and the patterned printing side of the printing stamp with                      
                            respect to each other and bringing the patterned printing                       
                            side into contact with the substrate [Fig. 1D]; and                             
                            (f) removing the printing stamp from the substrate so as                        
                            to transfer the printing medium [6] situated in the                             
                            patterned printing side onto the substrate;                                     


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