The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 50 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JAMES M. WILLIAMS and ROBERT F. D’AVELLO ____________ Appeal No. 1998-1398 Application No. 08/400,637 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the rejection of claims 27-36. We affirm-in-part. BACKGROUND The invention at issue in this appeal relates to cordless and cellular telephone systems. Cordless telephone systems typically include a portable handset and an associated base station. The base station is connected to a telephone companyPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007