Appeal No. 96-1247
Application 08/115,662
On page 8 of the brief, Appellant argues that inde-
pendent claim 14 is directed to an integrated circuit which
comprises first and second logic circuit regions and first and
second adjusting circuit regions which are coupled between
input buffer circuits and input terminals of the logic circuit
region. Appellant points out that independent claim 14 speci-
fies that the first adjusting circuit has "an input, an
output and a predetermined number of delay elements, a number
of the delay elements being selected . . . and being connected
between the input and output of said first adjusting circuit
with a conductive pattern." Appellant further points out that
independent claim 1 also claims a second adjusting circuit
that is similar. Appellant argues that Deyhimy does not
suggest or disclose using a conductive pattern to connect a
number of delay elements selected from a predetermined number
of delay elements that are available. Furthermore, we note
that independent claim 14 also claims "a first logic circuit
region having . . .
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