The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN E. GRAEBNER
SUNGHO JIN and
THOMAS H. TIEFEL
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Appeal No. 1996-0073
Application 08/278,688
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ON BRIEF
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Before CAROFF, METZ and HANLON, Administrative Patent Judges.
HANLON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-10, all of
the claims pending in the application. The claims on appeal involve removing a quantity of
diamond material from a polycrystalline diamond film. Claims 1 and 8 are representative
and read as follows:
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