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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MUTSUMI MASUMOTO
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Appeal 2006-3286
Application 10/422,290
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: January 27, 2007
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Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, THOMAS A. WALTZ, and
CATHERINE Q. TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the Primary Examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1 through 12 and 16 through 19, which are the only
claims pending in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35
U.S.C. § 134.
According to Appellant, the invention is directed to a method of
thinning a semiconductor wafer, where the wafer has two flat surfaces and a
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