Ex parte ASGHAR 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                 and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33                               

                                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                               
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                                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                                        Ex parte SAFDAR M. ASGHAR,                                                                
                                                         and JOHN G. BARTKOWIAK                                                                   
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                                                             Appeal No. 1997-2160                                                                 
                                                             Application 07/548,709                                                               
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                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                       
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                 Before KRASS, BARRETT, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                  
                 KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                              


                                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    


                                  This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 9, 22, 23 and 26                      

                         through 30, all of the claims pending in the application.                                                                


                         The invention is directed to a communications processor for voice-band telecommunications.                               

                 More particularly, a single integrated circuit chip is employed and on that                                                      










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