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                       The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                                                       
                                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                           
                                                                                                                    Paper No. 30                        
                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                                        Ex parte JAKOB NIELSEN,                                                                         
                                               BRUCE TOGNAZZINI, and ROBERT GLASS                                                                       
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                                                           Appeal No. 2000-0141                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/673,693                                                                        
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                                                                      ON BRIEF1                                                                         
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                 Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                                                                            
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    


                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          The examiner rejected the appellants’ claims 1-28.  They                                                                      
                 appeal therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a).  We reverse.                                                                                


                                                                   BACKGROUND                                                                           
                          The invention at issue here relates to communications                                                                         
                 bandwidth.  The Internet offers access to the World Wide Web’s                                                                         

                          1An oral hearing scheduled for Dec. 11, 2001 was waived.                                                                      
                 (Paper No. 29.)                                                                                                                        





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