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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WALID A. ATIA, STEVEN D. CONOVER,
ERIC E. FITCH, SEAN P. O'CONNOR, and
RANDAL A. MURDZA
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Appeal No. 2005-2754
Application No. 10/391,835
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, CRAWFORD, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claim 1, the
only claim remaining in the application. Claim 2 has been canceled.
Appellants’ invention relates to an unpopulated optical bench precursor structure
used to accurately position and secure optical components during fabrication of a
component package. Claim 1 reads as follows:
1. An unpopulated optical bench precursor structure
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