Ex Parte Mui et al - Page 1



                  The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                   
                                           precedent of the Board                                             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                                             
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                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.                                                                               




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