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               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                 
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             
                                                               Paper No. 20           


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                   Ex parte JUAN NOGUERA-RODRIGUEZ and GORAN RUNE                     
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2002-2292                                  
                             Application No. 09/139,749                               
                                                                                     
                                HEARD: APRIL 15, 2003                                 
                                                                                     

          Before KRASS, RUGGIERO and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1-7.                                                                 
               The invention pertains to the combining of radio signals in            
          accordance with a technique known as diversity combining.  In               
          particular, the invention is directed to the reconfiguration of             
          diversity legs and the establishment of transport level                     
          connections, which support the diversity legs, during a change in           

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