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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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                                 Ex parte MARK GRAYSON                                
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                                 Appeal No. 2003-0289                                 
                              Application No. 09/234,702                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before THOMAS, GROSS, 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 rejection1 of claims 1-14, which are all of the            
          claims pending in this application.                                         

                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellant's invention relates to a satellite communications            
          system and user terminal providing path diversity depending on              

               1 The amendment filed subsequent to the final rejection (Paper No. 13, 
          filed February 11, 2002) has been entered by the examiner (Paper No. 14)    
          mailed February 19, 2002).                                                  




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