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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 9
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte VINEET GUPTA,
BRIAN ALAN COTTERMAN,
and
SAMEER GUPTA
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Appeal No. 2003-1447
Application No. 09/689,720
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WARREN and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final
rejection of claims 1-4, 7-14, and 17-21. Claims 5-6 and 15-16
have been canceled. [check this] Thus, only claims 1-4, 7-14, and
17-21 are before us on this appeal.
REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM
The appellants have indicated (Brief, page 4) that they are
agreeable to the examiner’s grouping the claims together by
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