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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SCOTT R. SUMMERFELT,
HOWARD R. BERATAN and
BERNARD M. KULWICKI
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Appeal No. 1998-1077
Application No. 08/458,999
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, LIEBERMAN and KRATZ, Administrative Patent
Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 13 and 15-17, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a method for forming a
dielectric thin film on a substrate. An understanding of the
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