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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LEIF C. OLSEN and LELAND S. SWANSON
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Appeal No. 2001-2444
Application No. 09/419,176
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WARREN, and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1 and 2,
which are all of the claims remaining in the application.
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim a method for inlaid interconnect
fabrication wherein silicon carbide is used as a planarization
stop. Claim 1 is illustrative:
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