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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
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 LEISTENSNIDER and THOMAS LOOP JR.
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Appeal No. 2002-0811
Application No. 09/182,466
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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
Appellants have appealed to the board from the examiner’s final rejection of
claims 1 through 30.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A computer-implemented method for creating a portfolio of equity stocks,
comprising the steps of:
determining the composition of a predetermined broadbased stock index by
accessing a database and creating a list of the stocks making up said index;
obtaining from said database for each stock in said index, data relating to at least
earnings, dividend yield and the economic sector of the company issuing the stock;
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