THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
This decision is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MIKIYA KOBAYASHI
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Appeal No. 96-3603
Application No. 08/243,8391
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ON REHEARING
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Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, and TORCZON, Administrative Patent
Judges.
TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING
Appellant's request on rehearing for withdrawal (Paper
No. 19 at 2) of our prior decision on appeal (Paper No. 18) is
denied.
BACKGROUND
Appellant discloses a semiconductor device using fuses or
diodes to protect the remaining circuitry from electrostatic
damage. (Paper No. 1 at 2-3 and 5-6.) In the decision under
rehearing, we reversed two rejections based on our finding
that a resistor would not meet the claim requirement for an
"opening structure". We affirmed, however, the rejection of
1 Attorney docket no. P94,0978.
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