The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte VAUGHN SCOTT IVERSON and JOHN WHITLEY RICHARDSON ____________ Appeal No. 2003-0325 Application No. 08/775,077 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before RUGGIERO, DIXON, 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 1-8 and 14-17, which are all of the claims pending in this application. BACKGROUND Appellants' invention relates to a method and apparatus for authenticating information. An understanding of the inventionPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007