Appeal No. 1998-2916
Application No. 08/606,975
Thin Solid Films, vol. 52, pgs. 415-443 (1978).
Claims 1-6 and 8-16 stand finally rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 103(a). As evidence of obviousness, the Examiner offers
Akahori ‘066, Sandhu, Yokoyama, Akahori ‘404, and Nicolet with
respect to claims 1-4, 6, 8-13, and 16, and adds Shankar and
Dixit to the basic combination with respect to claims 5, 14,
and 15. Claims 1-6 also stand finally rejected under the
second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 as being indefinite for
failure to particularly point out and distinctly claim the
invention.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellant and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs and Answer for the1
The Appeal Brief was filed June 4, 1997. In response to the1
Examiner’s Answer dated September 16, 1997, a Reply Brief was filed November
17, 1997 which was acknowledged and entered by the Examiner without further
comment as indicated in the communication dated January 28, 1998.
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