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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte STANLEY M. ALBRECHTA, CHRISTINA M. BOYKO,
KATHLEEN L. COVERT, NATALIE B. FEILCHENFELD,
VOYA R. MARKOVICH, WILLIAM E. WILSON,
and
MICHAEL WOZNIAK
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Appeal No. 1998-3401
Application No. 08/495,277
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, PAK, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1 through 9, which are all
of the claims pending in the subject application.1
The subject matter on appeal relates to a method for
producing a circuit board. Further details of this appealed
subject matter are recited in illustrative claim 1 reproduced
1 In response to the final Office action of July 16, 1997
(paper 8), the appellants filed an amendment under 37 CFR § 1.116
(1981) on September 15, 1997 (paper 9), proposing changes to
claims 1 and 9. The examiner indicated in the advisory action of
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