Ex Parte VOIT et al - Page 1




                                         THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                   
                                The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for                            
                                publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ERIC A. VOIT, EDWARD E. BALKOVICH,                                                       
                                        WILLIAM D. GOODMAN, JAYANT G. GADRE,                                                            
                                        PATRICK E. WHITE, and DAVID E. YOUNG                                                            
                                                                                                                                       
                                                       Appeal No. 2002-1486                                                             
                                                      Application 08/931,4801                                                           
                                                                                                                                       
                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                   
                                                                                                                                       
                Before LEE, LANE and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                              
                LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                       
                                                     DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                 
                        This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of                             
                appellant’s claims 1-32.  No claim has been allowed.                                                                    
                                               Reference relied on by the Examiner                                                      
                Elliott et al.  (“Elliott”)                    5,867,495                       February 2, 1999                         







                        1       Application for patent filed September 16, 1997.  The real party in interest is Bell Atlantic Network   
                Services, Inc.                                                                                                          





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