Ex Parte GOVER 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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             Ex parte FRANK C. GOVER, FRANK E. LEVINE, BRET R. OLSZEWSKI,             
                 CHARLES P. ROTH, EDWARD H. WELBON, and CHARLES WRIGHT                
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                                 Appeal No. 1999-0288                                 
                              Application No. 08/538,071                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and LEVY, 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 6, 8-11, 14-18, 20-25, 28-             
          31, and 33-40, which are all of the claims pending in this                  
          application.                                                                


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to a method and system for               
          selecting and distinguishing an event sequence using an effective           
          address in a processing system.  An understanding of the                    







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