Ex Parte BRITT et al - Page 1




          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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 24              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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               Ex parte BEVERLY RIMMER BRITT and JOHN EDWARD ETCHELLS                 
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                                Appeal No. 2001-0654                                  
                               Application 08/910,315                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING, and DIXON, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1 through 8, all the claims pending in the present                   
          application.                                                                
               The invention relates to cellular phones.  In particular,              
          the invention relates to a cellular phone which transmits the               
          current location of the phone using a global positioning system             

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