Ex Parte HAMALAINEN 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              written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21          
                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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            Ex parte SEPPO HAMALAINEN, OSCAR SALONAHO, NIINA LAAKSONEN              
                              and ANTTI LAPPETELAINEN                               
                                    ____________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2002-1114                                
                             Application No. 09/154,100                             
                                    ____________                                    
                                     ON BRIEF                                       
                                    ____________                                    
         Before FLEMING, BARRY, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.           
         FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision appeal from the final rejection of claims          
         1-3, 6 and 7.  Claims 4 and 5 have been objected to for being              
         dependent upon rejected claims, and claims 8-11 have been                  
         allowed.                                                                   
                                     Invention                                      
              The invention relates to the allocation of channels in a              
         base station in a cellular radio system.  See page 1 of                    
         Appellants' specification.  Figures 1a-1d are schematical                  
         illustrations of the cells in a simple cellular radio system.  In          
         Figures 1a-1d, it is assumed that the operator responsible for             





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