Appeal No. 1999-2839
Application 08/824,716
passes through both [insulating] layers 30 [20] and 40.
Examiner’s Answer at page 4.
Furthermore, with respect to the claimed contact area, Examiner
contends that Gallagher clearly states that the area of the
upper electrode is 2 microns by 8 microns which is almost two
orders of magnitude less than the claimed upper limit.
Examiner’s Answer at page 4.
“A rejection for anticipation under section 102 requires
that each and every limitation of the claimed invention be
disclosed in a single prior art reference.” In re Paulsen, 30
F.3d 1475, 1478-79, 31 USPQ2d 1671, 1673 (Fed. Cir. 1994). In
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