Ex Parte WILLMAN et al - Page 1



          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1)                  
          was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not                 
          binding precedent of the Board.                                                 
                                                               Paper No. 45               
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                          
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                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                             
                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                     
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          Ex parte BRYAN M. WILLMAN, DAN A. HINSLEY, JOHN D. VERT,                        
          DAVID O. HOVEL and RITA M.C. WONG                                               
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                                  Appeal No. 2000-1260                                    
                                 Application 08/518,852                                   
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                                        ON BRIEF                                          
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          Before FLEMING, LALL, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges.                                                                         
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           
                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                     
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                   
          claims 23 through 29 and 34 through 40, all the claims pending in               
          the application.  Claims 1 through 22 and 30 through 33 have been               
          cancelled.                                                                      
               The invention relates to a method and system for booting a                 
          computer.  Specifically, the method and system provide for                      
          booting a computer system even after some configuration data has                
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