Appeal No. 95-3898
Application 08/156,953
film layers of the generic compound set forth by appellants in
independent claim 1 on appeal would have been formed in
epitaxial regions which would have exhibited “essentially”
isotropic electrical conductivity.
The position advocated by appellants at page 7 of the
brief as to claims 4 and 5, is misplaced. From the
perspective advocated by the examiner in the responsive
arguments portion of the answer, there are no noted
deficiencies in the combination of Hoekje and Lichtenberg.
Appellants’ position does not contest in any reasonably
specific manner the subject matter of claims 4 and 5 on
appeal. On the other hand, the examiner’s reliance upon Kidoh
and the reasoning at page 10 of the answer, is persuasive.
Additionally, we note that page 1 of appellants’ specification
also recognizes that the formation of ferroelectric layers
adjacent to epitaxial regions was known in the art anyway.
In view of the foregoing, the decision of the examiner
rejecting claims 1 to 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is affirmed.
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