The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 8 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte WILLIAM D. DROTNING Appeal No. 2000-0730 Application 08/761,0981 ON BRIEF Before KRASS, BARRETT, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Application for patent filed December 5, 1996,1 entitled "Apparatus For Controlling System State Based On Unique Identifiers." - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007