The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.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 S.V. BABU, SHARATH HEGDE, and SUNIL CHANDRA JHA ________________ Appeal 2007-1522 Application 10/631,698 Technology Center 1700 ________________ Decided: July 31, 2007 ________________ Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, BRADLEY R. GARRIS, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-7, 10-29, 61-63, and 65. Claim 1 is illustrative: 1. An aqueous polishing slurry for chemical-mechanical polishing, comprising particles of MoO2 and an oxidizing agent, said oxidizing agent comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of nitric acid, potassium iodide, potassium iodate, hydroxylamine hydrochloride, and potassium permanganate.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
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