Appeal No. 2003-0242 Page 2
Application No. 09/484,604
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining
chemical mechanical polishing pad conditioner effectiveness (specification, p. 1). A
copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Sandhu et al. (Sandhu) 5,036,015 July 30, 1991
Birang et al. (Birang) 5,743,784 Apr. 28, 1998
Claims 21 to 32 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as
being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
which the appellant regards as the invention.
Claims 1 to 32 and 43 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Birang in view of Sandhu.
Claims 1 to 32 and 43 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Sandhu in view of Birang.
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