Ex Parte BEAVEN et al - Page 1



          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                    publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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              Ex parte JOHN ANTHONY BEAVEN, AMANDA ELIZABETH CHESSELL,                
                  CATHERINE GRIFFIN, IAIN STUART CALDWELL HOUSTON,                    
                           MARTIN MULHOLLAND, IAN ROBINSON                            
                                and DAVID JOHN VINES                                  
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2003-1619                                  
                             Application No. 09/442,888                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      
          Before FLEMING, SAADAT, and NAPPI Administrative Patent Judges.             
          SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final                 
          rejection of claims 1-13, which are all of the claims pending in            
          this application.                                                           
              We reverse.                                                             
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants’ invention relates to data processing in a                  
          complex component-based business environment wherein                        





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