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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MINH VAN NGO
and PIN-CHIN CONNIE WANG
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Appeal No. 2003-1206
Application No. 09/773,063
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, KRATZ and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1-8. Claims 9-20, which are all of the other
claims pending in this application, have been withdrawn from
further consideration by the examiner as drawn to a non-elected
invention.
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to an integrated circuit
device including a barrier metal oxide interconnect cap recessed
in a dielectric layer opening or channel oxide layer opening over
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