Appeal No. 95-0044
Application 07/982,999
the electrolytic treatment of copper foil wherein the
electroplating composition contains a gelatin component. The
process produces a gelatin by-product in the form of an organic
particulate which causes defects in laminate boards. Appellant’s
process removes the organic particulate from the electroplating
composition by providing contact between the electroplating
composition and a macroreticular resin.
Appealed claims 1-7, 9, and 10 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph. In addition, the appealed
claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Herbert in combination with DiFranco and Meitzner.
Upon careful consideration of the opposing arguments
presented on appeal, we will not sustain the examiner’s
rejections.
We consider first the rejection under § 112, second
paragraph. According to the examiner, claim 1 is indefinite
because it is not clear where the organic particulate matter is
removed from and, also, “where the foil is or how the foil
participates in the overall process during the particulate
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