Ex Parte Atia et al - Page 1




              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              and is not binding precedent of the Board.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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