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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 FRANCK LE and HAIHONG ZHENG
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Appeal 2006-3371
Application 09/834,918
Technology Center 2100
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Decided: March 2, 2007
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Before KENNETH W. HAIRSTON, JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO,
and JOSEPH L. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of
claims 1 to 37. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
Appellants have invented a method and apparatus for classifying
Internet Protocol (IP) data sent from a source apparatus to a destination
apparatus in a packet switched network. The IP data includes a header that
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