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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                               Ex parte GUSTAVO PORTILLA                              
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                                 Appeal No. 2002-1985                                 
                              Application No. 09/351,208                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before BARRETT, BARRY 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 and 3-5.  Claim 2 has been cancelled.                 
               We reverse.                                                            
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellant’s invention relates generally to translation                 
          systems and more specifically, to a system that provides for a              
          cross-reference for each information element throughout all the             
          languages.  A cross-reference table characterizes each one of               
          indexed information elements throughout all the languages (brief,           




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