Appeal No. 2006-1686
Application No. 10/040,055
Applying a first action to a first portion of the IC layout
responsive to determining that a first shape associated with the
first action matches the first portion of the IC layout is said
to be taught at column 14, lines 24-31 of Agrawal.
The examiner contends that column 14, lines 20-23, of
Agrawal disclose the claimed first shape comprising at least a
first edge and a second edge related according to a defined
property, the first shape being configured to match a first type
of layout imperfection.
The claimed feature of the second edge being contiguous with
and substantially perpendicular to the first edge is said to be
described in Agrawal at column 6, lines 35-37, with Figures 4a,
b, and c providing examples of basic shapes.
The examiner further points to Figures 4a-4c, 5a-5d, 6a-6e,
7a-7c, particularly Figure 4b of Agrawal for a teaching of the
first shape comprising a third edge, the third edge being
contiguous with and substantially perpendicular to the second
edge.
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