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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JEFFREY P. GAMBINO
and WILLIAM F. LANDERS
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Appeal No. 1999-2115
Application No. 08/724,574
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, LIEBERMAN, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent
Judges.
DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1 through 20 as amended
subsequent to final rejection. These are all of the claims
pending in the above-identified application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a method for
removing scratches from a dielectric layer (claims 1-8), a
method for manufacturing an integrated circuit chip (claims 9-
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