The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________________ Ex parte DAVID S. L. MUI, WEI LIU, and HIROKI SASANO ____________________ Appeal 2007-1269 Application 10/636,4681 Technology Center 2800 ____________________ Decided: July 31, 2007 ____________________ Before HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP, ALLEN R. MACDONALD, and SCOTT R. BOALICK, Administrative Patent Judges. BOALICK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the final rejection of claims 1-11 and 14, all the claims pending in the application. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). We affirm-in-part. 1 Application filed August 6, 2003. The real party in interest is Applied Materials, Inc.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
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