Appeal No. 96-3019
Application No. 08/386,136
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of the examiner’s
refusal to allow claims 1 through 20, which are all of the
claims in the application.2
THE INVENTION
Appellants’ invention is directed to a radiation
sensitive layer containing a polymer having carboxylic acid
anhydride functionality and carboxylic acid t-butyl ester
groups, a photoinitiator and a solvent.
THE CLAIMS
Claim 1 is illustrative of appellants’ invention and is
reproduced below.
2A response under 37 CFR § 1.116, filed December 11,
1995, contained no amendments to the claims. A further
response under 37 CFR § 1.116 was filed concurrently with the
Brief, dated April 19, 1996 (Paper No. 12). Although, no
advisory action was issued, the amendment was refused entry by
the examiner in the answer (pages 2-3). Accordingly, the
claims before us are as amended in the amendment of July 20,
1995 (Paper No. 21).
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