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                     THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                      
          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1)               
          was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not              
          binding precedent of the Board.                                              
                                                             Paper No. 41              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                              Ex parte JAMES H. ALLEMAN                                
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                                  Appeal No. 96-2121                                   
                               Application 08/252,9841                                 
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                                       ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before BARRETT, LEE and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                            
                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the             
          examiner's non-final rejection of the twice rejected claims 18-              
          27.  Claims 1-17 have been canceled.  No claim has been allowed.             
                         References relied on by the Examiner                          
          IDT machine disclosed in (1) Business Week article "Rome To Bonn             
          Via New Jersey", issued April 13, 1992, and (2) Business Week                
          article "How Overseas Callers Can Get Stateside Rates", issued               
          December 2, 1991.                                                            
          Kahn et al. (Kahn)            4,086,438            Apr. 25, 1978             

          Application filed June 2, 1994.1                                                                       
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