Ex Parte DING et al - 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         written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22             
                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                    __________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                    __________                                      
                                Ex parte PEIJUN DING,                               
                                  TONY CHIANG, and                                  
                                   BARRY L. CHIN                                    
                                    __________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2001-2544                                
                             Application No. 08/995,108                             
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                                      ON BRIEF                                      
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         Before WALTZ, DELMENDO, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.           
         MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final                
         rejection of claims 8-27.  Claims 1-7 have been canceled. Thus,            
         only claims 8-27 are before us on this appeal.                             
                                REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS                               
              Claims 8, 13, 18, 21, 23, and 27 are representative of the            
         claims on appeal, and read as follow:                                      
              8.  A method of producing a combined barrier layer and                
         wetting layer structure which is used in combination with a                
         conductive layer, said method comprising the steps of:                     





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