The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KENT D. CHOQUETTE and JOHN F. KLEM
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Appeal No. 2005-0813
Application No. 09/871,492
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1 through 9, 11 through 18, and 20
through 23, which are the only claims pending in this application
(an amendment subsequent to the final rejection has been entered
by the examiner; see the amendment dated July 18, 2003, entered
as per the Advisory Action dated Aug. 20, 2003). We have
jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to a
vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) comprising a
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