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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of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. 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 JAMES L. BURKS, ROBERT R. SCHICK
and SHEILA H. SCHWEITZER
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Appeal No. 1999-2311
Application 08/777,805
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HEARD: June 14, 2001
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Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT and BARRY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-14, 16-23, 28,
29, 32-37, 39-43, 46 and 51-54, which constitute all the
claims remaining in the application.
The disclosed invention pertains to a method and
apparatus for communicating medical transactions between a
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