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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JEAN-MICHEL GIORIA
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Appeal No. 2001-0964
Application No. 09/069,442
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WARREN, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1-17 and 19-21. The only other claim in the application,
which is claim 18, has been allowed.
The subject matter on appeal relates to an electroplating
bath and to an electrodeposit (i.e., resulting from use of the
electroplating bath) wherein the bath and the electrodeposit are
free of cobalt, cadmium and nickel ions. This appealed subject
matter is adequately illustrated by independent claims 1 and
4 which read as follows:
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