Ex Parte CORBETT 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         not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the            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. 27             
                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                       Ex parte EDDIE CORBETT and BILLY HOGAN                       
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                                Appeal No. 2002-0137                                
                               Application 09/069,765                               
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                                     ON BRIEF                                       
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         Before HAIRSTON, SAADAT, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent              
         Judges.                                                                    
         MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                    


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                
              This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of              
         claims 1-19.                                                               

                                     Invention                                      
              Appellants’ invention relates to an apparatus and method for          
         soft handoff in a radio communication system.  More particularly,          
         in the situation where a mobile station receives identical                 
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