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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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                 
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                                                            Paper No. 22              

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                                                                     

                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                            
                                AND INTERFERENCES                                     
                                                                                     

                             Ex parte JAMES L. ASHTON,                                
                     WILLIAM N. MADDOX, KARL D. McCORMICK II,                         
                       ROBERT D. PORTER, DIVKARA K.R. UDUPA,                          
                                and ROBERT T. UTHE                                    
                                                                                     
                               Appeal No. 1997-0809                                   
                              Application 08/033,5991                                 
                                                                                     
                                     ON BRIEF                                         
                                                                                     
          Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and HECKER, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                    

            Application for patent filed March 19, 1993, entitled1                                                                      
          "Management Of Packet Transmission Networks."                               
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