Ex parte MELKUS et al. - Page 1




                                THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                         
               The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1)                                                        
               was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                                                       
               binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                       
                                                                                      Paper No. 11                                   

                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                          
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                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                            
                                                     AND INTERFERENCES                                                               
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                                Ex parte LOVIE A. MELKUS and DAVID J. SCHELL                                                         
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                                                    Appeal No. 96-1343                                                               
                                                Application 07/993,2251                                                              
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                                                            ON BRIEF                                                                 
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               Before COHEN, MEISTER and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                        
               STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                   

                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                               

                       This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of                                                   
               claims 1-7 and 9-14, all the claims remaining in the application.                                                     
                       Appellants’ invention pertains to a method (claims 1-7) and                                                   
               system (claims 9-14) for controlling individual messages to users                                                     




                       1Application for patent filed December 18, 1992.                                                              
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