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(2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 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 ROBERT S. DREYER
and DONALD B. ALPERT
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Appeal No. 96-1620
Application 07/938,2881
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 26, all of
the claims pending in the application.
The invention pertains to the identification of a microprocessor being used in a
particular computer system.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. In a microprocessor formed on an integrated circuit, an identification apparatus
for identifying the microprocessor in response to a supplied ID instruction, said
identification apparatus comprising:
1Application for patent filed August 31, 1992.
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