The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte CRAIG S. BENDER and JOHN J. SHEDLETSKY _____________ Appeal No. 1998-1853 Application No. 08/397,292 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, BARRETT and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges LALL, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 3, 5, 13, 14, 16, 25 to 27, 30 and 31, which constitute all the pending claims in this application. The invention relates to an expert system for selecting, from a predetermined set, a computer solution comprising a front end platform, a back-end platform and a communication facility 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007