THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for
publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ANDREW H. SIMON and CYPRIAN E. UZOH
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Appeal No. 2001-1118
Application 09/262,6901
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ON BRIEF
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Before LEE, LANE and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A. Introduction
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of
claims 11-27. For the reasons that follow, the rejection is reversed.
Summary of the involved technology
Semiconductor chips contain electrical devices that are interconnected through
conductive wires. To conserve “space” on a semiconductor chip, multiple levels of conductive
lines are desirable. The multiple levels of conductive lines are vertically spaced apart, separated
1 Application for patent filed 4 March 1999.
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