Appeal No. 2000-0721 Page 4
Reissue Application No. 08/628,287
dielectric layer, the surface of the
electrically conductive layer including partial
striations.
Claims 5-83 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 1, as
lacking a written description. Claims 1-83 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 251 as lacking an error correctable by
reissue of the original patent. Claims 5-83 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 2, as indefinite. Rather than repeat
the arguments of the appellants or examiner in toto, we refer
the reader to the briefs and answer for the respective details
thereof.
OPINION
In deciding this appeal, we considered the subject matter
on appeal and the rejection advanced by the examiner.
Furthermore, we duly considered the arguments and evidence of
the appellants and examiner. After considering the totality
of the record, we are persuaded that the examiner erred in
rejecting claims 1-83. Accordingly, we reverse. Our opinion
addresses the following issues:
• written description of claims 5-83
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