Ex Parte GALLAGHER 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                         not binding precedent of the Board                           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. 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 DONALD D. GALLAGHER,                            
                                 RUSSELL B. JORGENSEN,                                
                          ROBERT J. SERKOWSKI and JAMIE C. SU                         
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                                   Appeal No. 2001-1926                               
                              Application 08/777,722                                  
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                              ON BRIEF                                                
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          Before THOMAS, BARRETT, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent              
          Judges.                                                                     
          THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                                                                     
                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
               Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner's              
          final rejection of claims 1, 2, 12 and 13.                                  
               Representative claim 12 is reproduced below:                           
               12.  A wireless switching system for providing wireless                
          service for a plurality of wireless handsets and the wireless               
          switching system having a plurality of switch nodes with each of            
          the plurality of switch nodes being connected to an individual              
          set of a plurality of base stations, comprising:                            

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