Appeal No. 2002-1228 Page 2
Application No. 09/124,831
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a method of mounting an electrode assembly
on a plasma etching apparatus. An understanding of the invention can be derived from
a reading of exemplary claims 1 and 18, which appear in the appendix to the Revised
Appeal Brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Collignon 3,979,994 Sep. 14, 1976
White 5,004,017 Apr. 2, 1991
Appellants’ admitted prior art as set forth in the specification at page 1, line 10 to
page 2, line 4 (AAPA).
Claims 1, 3, 7, 10, 18, 19 and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over White in view of AAPA.
Claims 2, 4-6, 8, 9, 20, 21 and 23 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over White in view of AAPA and Collignon.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the Answer
(Paper No. 17) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the rejections, and
to the Revised Brief (Paper No. 16) and Reply Brief (Paper No. 18) for the appellants’
arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
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