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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ERAN GABBER, and ABRAHAM SILBERSCHATZ
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Appeal No. 2000-1999
Application 08/748,314
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges,
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-44.
The invention pertains to a protocol for secure communication of electronic
commercial transactions.
The nature of the invention is easily understood from reference to representative
independent claim 1 reproduced as follows:
1. A protocol for securely communicating a financial transaction between a
customer and a merchant, a central authority having a central authority private
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