Ex parte HSIN-CHUAN et al. - Page 1




                          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                          today was not written for publication and is not binding                                                                      
                 precedent of the Board.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. 15                                          

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                        Ex parte TSAI HSIN-CHUAN and LEE PEI-ING                                                                        
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                                                          Appeal No. 2000-1587                                                                          
                                                       Application 09/055,2541                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before THOMAS, FLEMING and SAADAT, Administrative Patent                                                                               
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final                                                                        
                 rejection of claims 1 through 17.  Claim 18 has been canceled.                                                                         
                          We reverse.                                                                                                                   
                                                                   BACKGROUND                                                                           
                          Appellants’ invention is directed to a process for                                                                            

                          1Application for patent filed April 6, 1998, which                                                                            
                 claims  the foreign filing priority benefit under 35 U.S. C.                                                                           
                 § 119 of Taiwanese Application No. 87100742, filed January 20,                                                                         
                 1998.                                                                                                                                  





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