The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 29
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte MARK E. TUTTLE
Appeal No. 2002-2308
Application No. 08/943,889
ON BRIEF
Before THOMAS, KRASS, and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 6, 8, 9 and 16-19.
The invention is directed to wireless identification
devices. In particular, a push-on/push-off switch is used in a
radio frequency identification device in order to conserve
battery power, since the user of the device has control over when
the device responds to an interrogator. The device may include a
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