Appeal No. 2005-2754
Application No. 10/391,835
and electronic joining of optical components to a bench or package substrate. Thus, the
fact that appellants have referred to the claimed subject matter as an unpopulated
“optical” bench precursor structure would appear to be of no particular moment, since
that designation is more a matter of intended use than an actual structural difference.
In light of the foregoing, the rejection of claim 1 under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) is sustained. Thus, the decision of the examiner is affirmed.
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