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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35
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Ex parte GLENN ALLEN BIERY, DANIEL MARK BOYNE,
HORMAZDYAR MINOCHER DALAL, and H. DANIEL SCHNURMANN
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Appeal No. 2000-0239
Application No. 08/839,843
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, DIXON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
The examiner rejected claims 1-19. The appellants appeal
therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We affirm-in-part.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue relates to the design of metal
interconnections for integrated circuits (“ICs”). The
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