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               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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31           


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                             Ex parte ROBERT R. LIVOLSI                               
                                         and                                          
                                    JUERGEN PILLE                                     
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2003-0142                                  
                             Application No. 09/071,912                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and BARRY, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1-3.                                                                 
               The invention is directed to a receiving latch with                    
          hysteresis circuit for receiving data on cross chip boundaries in           
          a chip to chip interface.                                                   



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