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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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 RAMANAN V. CHEBIAM,
VALERY M. DUBIN and HARSONO S. SIMKA
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Appeal No. 2006-0313
Application 10/300,276
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, PAK and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 1 through 30, all of the claims in the application.
Claim 1 illustrates appellants’ invention of an electroless cobalt plating solution, and is
representative of the claims on appeal:
1. An electroless cobalt plating solution, consisting essentially of:
a solvent;
cobalt ions:
at least one reducing agent; and
an ammonia-free complexing/buffering agent.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
Dubin et al. (Dubin) 6,696,758 Feb. 24, 2004
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