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               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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 41              

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                                                                     

                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     

                                Ex parte BART F. RICE                                 
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2002-1554                                  
                               Application 08/003,9961                                
                                                                                     
                              HEARD:  February 13, 2003                               
                                                                                     
          Before BARRETT, FLEMING, and TORCZON, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          final rejection of claims 2-51.  Claim 1 has been canceled.                 
               We reverse.                                                            

          1  Application for patent filed January 15, 1993, entitled                  
          "Spread Spectrum Transceiver," which is a division of Application           
          07/766,372, filed September 27, 1991, now U.S. Patent 5,210,770,            
          issued May 11, 1993.                                                        
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