The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DAVID E. COX, JAMES CORVIN FLETCHER,
DAVID BRUCE LINDQUIST, and CARL S. KESSLER
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Appeal No. 2002-1707
Application No. 09/211,527
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A patent examiner rejected claims 2, 7, 8-13 16, 21-27, 30, 35-41, and 43-45.
The appellants appeal therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal concerns network management of a "client-
server" network. (Spec. at 1.) In such a network, client computers ("clients") are
coupled to and supported by at least one server computer ("server"). Users may move
from location to location and need to access the network from different clients at
different times. (Id. at 2.)
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