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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MORRISON and JOHN C. ADDY
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Appeal No. 2002-0015
Application No. 09/164,098
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A patent examiner rejected claims 1-20. The appellants appeal therefrom under
35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention is a self-service checkout terminal. In the grocery
industry, an impetus to reduce labor costs has focused on reducing the labor required
to process items purchased by a customer. (Spec. at 1.) More specifically, self-service
checkout terminals operated by a customer without the aid of a checkout clerk have
been developed. Using such a terminal, the customer scans items for purchase and
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