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          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                    publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 YU-HSUAN TSAI                                 
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                                Appeal No. 2005-2618                                  
                             Application No. 10/060,494                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before DIXON, GROSS, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                    DECISION ON APPEAL AND REMAND TO THE EXAMINER                     
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-13, which are all of the             
          claims pending in this application.                                         
               We reverse and remand.                                                 
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellant’s invention is directed generally to a microchip             
          manufacturing equipment, and specifically, to an electronic data            
          card that accompanies a wafer container.  The data card includes            
          at least one light emitter that is operable in response to a                
          microprocessor to convey information related to the manufacturing           




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