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                                           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                     not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                                            Ex parte BIRENDRA N. AGARWALA                                                                                              
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                                                                     Appeal No. 1997-1248                                                                                              
                                                                   Application 08/480,109                                                                                              
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                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
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                     Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT and LALL, Administrative Patent                                                                                                          
                     Judges.                                                                                                                                                           
                     LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                                

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                This is an appeal from the final rejection  of claims 9 to                                1                                                            
                     11.                                                                                                                                                               
                                The disclosed invention pertains to a solder pad                                                                                                       


                                1An amendment after the final rejection was filed as paper                                                                                             
                     no. 14 and its entry was approved [paper no. 15].  However,                                                                                                       
                     said amendment made no changes to the claims on appeal.                                                                                                           
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