Appeal No. 1996-2094
Application No. 08/302,085
As to the term, “more adhesiveness,” appellants’
specification correlates low adhesiveness with low dielectric
constant insulators and good adhesiveness with insulators
having dielectric constants “larger than” the first dielectric
constant, i.e., polyimide. See specification, pages 1, lines
21-34 and page 2, lines 2-31, and page 3, lines 37 to page 4,
line 4. Based upon the above consideration, we conclude that
one of ordinary skill in the art reading the claims in light
of the specification would be possessed with a reasonable
degree of certainty as to the subject matter encompassed
within the claims. Accordingly, the examiner has failed to
establish with respect to the phrases, “larger than,” and
“more adhesiveness,” that one of ordinary skill in the art
would not be apprised of the scope of the claims containing
these phrases.
Based on the above analysis, the rejection under § 112
is not sustained.
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