Ex Parte Sun et alDownload PDFBoard of Patent Appeals and InterferencesMar 27, 201211845620 (B.P.A.I. Mar. 27, 2012) Copy Citation UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450 www.uspto.gov APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO. 11/845,620 08/27/2007 JENNIFER Y. SUN AM-011221 9025 60300 7590 03/28/2012 LAW OFFICES OF CHARLES GUENZER ATTN: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 2211 PARK BOULEVARD P.O. BOX 60729 PALO ALTO, CA 94306 EXAMINER BLAN, NICOLE R ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER 1714 MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE 03/28/2012 PAPER Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding. The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication. PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07) UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JENNIFER Y. SUN, SENH THACH, XI ZHU, LI XU, and ANISUL KHAN ____________ Appeal 2010-011782 Application 11/845,620 Technology Center 1700 ____________ Before CHARLES F. WARREN, TERRY J. OWENS, and BEVERLY A. FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner's rejection of claims 1, 6-10, 12, 21, and 23- 30. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6. Appeal 2010-011782 Application 11/845,620 2 THE REJECTION 1. Claims 1, 6-10, 12, 21, and 23-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. We reverse the above rejection based on Appellants’ arguments as set forth in the Brief and Reply Brief. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DECISION The rejection is reversed. REVERSED tc Copy with citationCopy as parenthetical citation
