Ex parte SCHWARTZKOPF et al. - Page 1




                   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                          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                   Ex parte GEORGE SCHWARTZKOPF and GEETHA SURENDRAN                  
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                                 Appeal No. 1996-2734                                 
                              Application No. 08/133,680                              
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                               HEARD: December 07, 2000                               
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          Before KIMLIN, JOHN SMITH, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal               
          to allow claims 15-19 as amended after final rejection. Claims              
          13, 20 and 21, which are all of the remaining claims pending                
          in this application have been indicated as being allowable by               
          the examiner.                                                               
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to an alkaline-containing                
          photoresist stripping composition that includes a specified                 






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