The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CLIVE M. FOURMAN
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Appeal No. 2000-0249
Application No. 08/632,240
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HEARD: November 8, 2001
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Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent
Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
The examiner rejected the appellant‘s claims 1-10 and 13-
22. He appeals therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We
reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal replicates a
multidimensional, “distributed” database. The database is
distributed by storing complete copies thereof at several
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