Ex Parte Hubner et al - Page 4

          Appeal No. 2004-1777                                                        
          Application No. 09/685,362                                                  

               We further point out that the examiner does not explain why            
          one of ordinary skilled in art would have been motivated to                 
          modify the configuration as set forth in Figure 3 of Ryan such              
          that the third metal area and fourth metal area include a                   
          conductive connection between them.                                         
               In view of the above, we therefore reverse the rejection.              
                                                                                     


                                      REVERSED                                        


                         THOMAS A. WALTZ               )                              
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                         CATHERINE TIMM                ) INTERFERENCES                
                         Administrative Patent Judge )                                
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                         BEVERLY A. PAWLIKOWSKI        )                              
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