Ex Parte Shah 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          and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19             
                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                            
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                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                
                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                       
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                          Ex parte SAFWAN SHAH, VALI MASKATIYA,                              
                            ROHAN CHANDRAN and NARINDER BAJWA                                
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                                   Appeal No. 2004-1200                                      
                                Application No. 09/871,996                                   
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                                          ON BRIEF                                           
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          Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                  
          Per Curiam.                                                                        

                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                       
                Safwan Shah et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims                 
          1 through 17, 19 and 29 through 40, all of the claims pending in                   
          the application.                                                                   
                                       THE INVENTION                                         
                The invention relates to a method and computer system for                    
          interfacing between a plurality of customers and a plurality of                    
          independent service providers.  Representative claims 1 and 29                     
          read as follows:                                                                   








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