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               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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24                

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte DENNIS L. DULL                                 
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                                Appeal No. 1998-1224                                  
                             Application No. 08/465,077                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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            Before CAROFF, KIMLIN, and PAK, Administrative Patent                     
            Judges.                                                                   
            CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                 This decision on appeal relates to the final                         
            rejection of claims 25-27.  Claims 3-18 and 24, all the                   
            other pending claims in appellant’s application, have                     
            been indicated by the examiner as being allowable.                        
                 The appealed claims relate to an etching method                      
            involving the use of an etching solution containing                       
            cupric chloride and NaCl; the claims requiring that the                   







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