The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
with publication in mind and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 Synopsis, Inc.1
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Appeal No. 2005-2512
Reexamination Control No. 90/006,431
Patent 5,872,9522
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ON BRIEF
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Before MARTIN, JERRY SMITH, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges.
MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
1 The owner of record of the patent under reexamination.
2 Issued February 16, 1999, based on Application 08/424,876, filed April 17,
1995. The inventors named in the ‘952 patent are Jeh-Fu Tuan and Peiqi He. Pieqi
He’s name was later changed to Patrick Ho. See Ho’s October 22, 2003, “Declaration
of Inventor Regarding RailMill and ChipViewer” (“First Ho Declaration”) par. 1.
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