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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KEVIN J. LINTHICUM, THOMAS GEHRKE, DARREN B. THOMSON,
ERIC P. CARLSON, PRADEEP RAJAGOPAL
and ROBERT F. DAVIS
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Appeal No. 2006-1949
Application No. 10/193,823
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ON BRIEF1
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Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of
claims 1 through 20.
Independent claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A gallium nitride semiconductor structure, comprising:
a silicon carbide substrate;
1 The above noted panel only recently received this appeal for decision.
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