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           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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                               Ex parte MICHAEL T. WISOR                              
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                                 Appeal No. 2002-1319                                 
                              Application No. 08/974,971                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before BARRETT, BARRY, 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 23-48, which are all of the            
          claims pending in this application.                                         


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellant's invention relates to a non-volatile memory                 
          system having a programmably selectable boot code section.  An              
          understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of             
          exemplary claim 23, which is reproduced as follows:                         






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