Ex parte THOMPSON et al. - 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           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14         
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                   Ex parte MICHAEL J. THOMPSON and STANKO JELAVIC                    
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                                Appeal No. 1998-0101                                  
                             Application No. 08/253,996                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KRASS, HECKER and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1 through 7, 9 and 10, all claims pending in this                    
          application.                                                                
               The invention relates to a wireless communication system.              
          When operating over a wide geographical area, a wireless                    
          communications system is often organized into geographically                
          based subregions.  Each subregion is served by a communication              







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