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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 9
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BARRY J. MENICH,
JAMES P. ALDRICH, and SAMUEL D. FERNANDEZ
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Appeal No. 2000-0326
Application No. 08/644,465
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, DIXON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
The examiner rejected the appellants’ claims 1-16. They
appeal therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal relates to handoff
between spread-spectrum and non-spread-spectrum communication
systems. In a Code-Division, Multiple-Access (“CDMA”) spread-
spectrum communication system, base stations service a remote
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