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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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. 25
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PAUL W. DENT
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Appeal No. 1999-1516
Application 08/263,835
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, KRASS and 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-
8, 15 and 16, which constitute all the claims in the application.
Claim 16 is reproduced below:
16. A method of providing radio communication service to a plurality of subscriber
terminals comprising the steps of:
launching a satellite into geostationary orbit at a first altitude and launching at least
one satellite into non-geostationary orbit at a second altitude lower than said first altitude,
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