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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN M. CULLEN
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Appeal No. 1999-2348
Application No. 08/586,716
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HEARD: August 14, 2001
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Before RUGGIERO, LALL, and BLANKENSHIP, 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 24, which
constitute all of the claims in the application.
The disclosed invention is directed to a method and
apparatus for operating, monitoring and controlling a
communication system. In particular, the claimed invention
provides a method and apparatus for measuring the traffic
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