Ex Parte WARD 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                              Ex parte JAMES PETER WARD                               
                                  and KERRY MALETSKY                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2002-1695                                 
                              Application No. 08/971,386                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before BARRY, LEVY, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.          
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          examiner's final rejection of claims 1 and 2, which are all of              
          the claims pending in this application.                                     


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to a method and apparatus for            
          deploying and tracking computers.  An understanding of the                  
          invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1,               
          which is reproduced as follows:                                             






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