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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte LEONARD W. KOSER, MARY C. MANGES, FRANCES M. RING, CYNTHIA A. ROGERS, MICHAEL J. SNYDER, and, JOHN J. VRIEZEN _______________ Appeal No. 95-3535 Application 08/095,0331 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 32 through 42, the only claims pending in the application. The invention is directed to a computer system having a downward compatibility function. More specifically, a unit of data from an upper level release computer is allowed to operate 1 Application for patent filed July 20, 1993. According to appellants this application is a continuation of Application 07/401,210, filed August 31, 1989, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007