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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SAILESH CHITTIPEDDI
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Appeal No. 1999-1576
Application No. 08/347,527
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO, and GROSS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 15 and
18 through 36.
The disclosed invention relates to a semiconductor
integrated circuit that has two selectively grown epitaxial
layers formed on the top surface of two separate active regions
of the integrated circuit. A bipolar transistor is formed on
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