THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
(1) was not written for publication in a law journal and
(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LISA A. TARTE, WAYNE L. BONDE,
PAUL G. CAREY, ROBERT J. CONTOLINI, and ANTHONY M. MCCARTHY
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Appeal No. 1996-3534
Application 08/323,4101
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ON BRIEF
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Before PAK, WARREN and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting
claims 1 through 7 and 15 through 17. Claims 8 through 13, have been indicated by the examiner to be
allowable. Claims 1, 7, 8, 15 and 16 are illustrative of the claims on appeal and the other claims of
record:
1. In a process for forming a seed layer for selective metal deposition, the improvement
comprising:
1Application for patent filed October 14, 1994.
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