The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ARTHUR P. BROOKS
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Appeal No. 2002-20231
Application No. 08/689,5262
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ON BRIEF
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Before: LEE, SPIEGEL and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.
SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
I. Introduction
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 8-10 and 13-16 and refusal to allow claims 2, 3, 6 and 7 as
amended subsequent to the final rejection, which are all of the claims pending in this
application. We reverse.
1 The application on appeal was received by the Board on August 6, 2002.
2 Application for patent filed August 9, 1996. The real party in interest is International Business
Machines Corporation.
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