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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TAYLOR R. EFLAND,
MILTON L. BUSCHBOM
and SAMEER PENDHARKAR
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Appeal No. 2005-0888
Application No. 10/039,663
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HEARD: October 25, 2005
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Before OWENS, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and PAWLIKOWKSI, Administrative
Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from a rejection of claims 1-5, 7-9, 11, 13, 15
and 20-23. Claims 6, 10, 12 and 24-28 have been canceled. Claims
14 and 16-19 stand objected to but allowable if rewritten in
independent form. Claims 29-34 have been allowed.
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim an integrated circuit chip having power
distribution lines connected to active components thereunder by
metal-filled vias. Claim 1 is illustrative:
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