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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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                  Ex parte RICHARD MARC CLEMENT and STEPHEN DAVIES                    
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                                Appeal No. 2003-0124                                  
                             Application No. 09/487,832                               
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                                HEARD: March 5, 2003                                  
                                    ____________                                      
          Before FLEMING, NASE, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 23-45.  Claims 1, 2, and 4-22 have been allowed.  Claim 3            
          has been canceled.                                                          
               The invention relates to a security system to detect                   
          unauthorized removal of articles from a restricted area, such as            
          a retail store.  See column 1, lines 5-7 of Appellants'                     
          specification.  Fig. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing             
          the individual elements of a security system in accordance with             
          Appellants' invention.  See column 2, lines 9-11 of Appellants'             





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