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               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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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. 16                   

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                  ________________                                    
                              Ex parte JACK D. JOHNSON                                
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2002-0901                                  
                               Application 09/126,996                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and DIXON, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from            
          the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-29, which constitute all the           
          claims in the application.                                                  
               The invention pertains to a method and apparatus for                   
          addressing the problem associated with computers which may not              
          properly transition with respect to certain date changes such as            

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