Appeal No. 1998-0096
Application No. 08/518,182
in the alternative based on the combination of Fujimoto, Saito
(JP4-6841) and Tsukagoshi.
The 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) Rejection of Claim 29 Based on the
Combination of Fujimoto and Kanakarajan, or in the
Alternative,
Based on the Combination of Fujimoto,
Saito (JP4-6841) and Kanakarajan
Claim 29, which depends from claim 8, further recites
"wherein said polymer is polyamic acid polyimide." Fujimoto
and Saito (JP4-6841), taken alone or in combination, do not
teach or suggest that the composite bumps are provided on the
substrate pads before the step of bringing together the
substrate and the integrated circuit element as called for in
claim 8. Kanakarajan does not make up for such deficiencies.
Accordingly, we do not sustain the obviousness rejection
of claim 29 based on the combination of Fujimoto and
Kanakarajan, or in the alternative, based on the combination
of Fujimoto, Saito (JP4-6841) and Kanakarajan.
The 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) Rejections of Claims 9, 14, 27 and 30
The 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) Rejection of Claims 9 and 14
Based on the Combination of Fujimoto and Onozaki, or in the
Alternative, the Combination of Fujimoto, Saito (JP4-6841)
and Onozaki
Claim 9 and its dependent claim 14 recite, inter alia,
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