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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 48              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte WESLEY STOUT III                               
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                                Appeal No. 2003-1046                                  
                               Application 09/100,934                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before FLEMING, DIXON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 5 and 6, all the claims pending in the instant                       
          application.  Claims 1 through 4 have been canceled.                        
                                   Invention                                          
               The invention relates to a method for operating a computer             
          system to accurately perform date operations spanning centuries.            
          See page 1 of Appellant’s specification.  Figure 6 shows a second           

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