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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 14
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PIERRE SEMAL
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Appeal No. 2000-0550
Application 08/706,114
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, FLEMING, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges.
FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1 through 4.
The invention relates to a local area network operating in
the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) for transmitting cells.
Appellant’s Specification, page 2, lines 21-22. As shown in
Figure 6, the local area network has at least two ring systems
with one or two rings. Specification, page 2, lines 33-34. Each
ring system has a network interface. Appellant’s Specification,
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