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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte WILLIAM PAUL ROGERS
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Appeal No. 2002-1210
Application No. 09/483,0181
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1-22, which are all of the claims pending in
this application.
We reverse.
BACKGROUND
Appellant’s invention is directed to an interconnection
topology for large array of high-speed modules arranged on both
sides of a midplane. The modules on one side are oriented
1 Application for patent filed January 13, 2000, which claims the
filing priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of Provisional Application No.
60/126,142, filed March 25, 1999.
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