Ex parte DUTTA - Page 1




             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                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                                 Ex parte RANADEEP DUTTA                                
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                                  Appeal No. 1999-2838                                  
                               Application No. 08/812,848                               
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                                        ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before RUGGIERO, DIXON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        



                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection                
          of claims 1-14, which are all of the claims pending in the                    
          present application.  An amendment after final rejection filed                
          November 10, 1998, which amended claims 1 and 2, was approved                 
          for entry by the Examiner.                                                    
               The claimed invention relates to a structure for                         
          terminating the active area of a high voltage semiconductor                   
          device.  More particularly, the termination structure includes a              





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