Ex parte EVERETT - 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26              

                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                     
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                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                 
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                                  Ex parte DAVID EVERETT                              
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                                   Appeal No. 1998-0085                               
                              Application 08/343,540                                  
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                                   HEARD: MAY 15, 2000                                
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          Before FLEMING, GROSS and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                                                                     


                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims                                                                      
          1 through 17, all the claims pending in the present application.            
               The invention relates to reading data from a smart card.               
               The independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:                      



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