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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MICHAEL BARROW
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Appeal No. 2000-0708
Application No. 08/873,973
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ON BRIEF
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Before RUGGIERO, GROSS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 18, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to a printed circuit board for
a ball grid array integrated circuit package. In particular, the
printed circuit board includes a conductive plane and a solder
mask that covers the conductive plane and that has openings
exposing contact pad areas of the conductive plane. Claim 1 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
1. A printed circuit board for a ball grid array
integrated circuit package, comprising:
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