Ex parte QUINLAN - Page 1




                             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              publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36                        
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                                             Ex parte UNA M. QUINLAN                                                    
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                                                Appeal No. 1997-1271                                                    
                                                Application 08/294,765                                                  
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                          
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              Before THOMAS, HECKER, DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                               
              THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      

                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       
                     Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1                
              through 4, 6, 10, 13 through 21, 23, 27, 30 and 31.                                                       
                     Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:                                                        
                     1.  A computer system, which comprises:                                                            
                     a first device receiving input data and generating requests, for information relating              
              to the input data, each of a plurality of said requests includes request data and request                 
              ownership information;                                                                                    


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