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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT A. BELLMAN, ROBERT SABIA,
LJERKA UKRAINCZYK, and MARC J. WHALEN
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Appeal 2007-0413
Application 10/722,769
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: February 6, 2007
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Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, THOMAS A. WALTZ, and PETER F.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-6, 8-12, 14-24,
and 26-31. Claims 7, 13, and 25 stand withdrawn from consideration
pursuant to an election requirement. Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. A chemical-mechanical manufacturing process for planarizing
or polishing semiconductor, metal, dielectric, glass, polymer, optical, and
ceramic materials, the process comprising:
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