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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT D. FARRIS, DALE L. BARTHOLOMEW,
and STEPHEN J. FLAHERTY
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Appeal No. 1999-2317
Application No. 08/634,543
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
The examiner rejected the appellants’ claims 1-22. They
appeal therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention provides telephonic voice
communication over the Internet. A caller can select Internet
routing, which may be cheaper than long distance carrier
routing, by dialing a predetermined Internet prefix (e.g.,
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