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                    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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte ANTHONY P.G. BROWN                              
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                                 Appeal No. 95-1998                                   
                               Application  08/028,6271                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and KRASS, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claim 10, the only claim pending.                                           
               The invention pertains to a data base management system and,           
          more particularly, to the optimization of search queries in such            
          a system.                                                                   
               Claim 10 is reproduced as follows:                                     
               10. A database system comprising:                                      

               (a) data storage means for storing a database                          
                                                                                     
          1    Application for patent filed March 9, 1993.  According to              
          appellant, this application is a continuation of Application                
          07/625,070, filed December 10, 1990.                                        





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