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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SANJAY R. DESHPANDE
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Appeal No. 1999-2286
Application No. 08/352,660
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ON BRIEF
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Before FLEMING, BARRY, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
an examiner’s rejection of claims 1-7, 9, and 10. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal is a protocol for
arbitrating control of a bus between first and second
subsystems coupled thereto. Bus arbitration protocols are
well known in the art. A symmetrical protocol uses three
clock cycles. The first cycle is used for a request; the
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