The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte OLIVER B. DOWNS,
HAGAI ATTIAS, CHRISTOPHER J.C. BURGES
AND ROBERT L. ROUNTHWAITE
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Appeal No. 2006-2765
Application No. 10/372,160
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 30.
The disclosed invention relates to a computer-implemented global
optimization method that employs a quantum mechanical tunneling
technique to determine an optimal solution of a problem from among a
plurality of solutions.
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