Ex Parte KOLEV et al - Page 1




                   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                                publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29                        
                                                                                                                         
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                  
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                     
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                         
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                                    Ex parte JAVOR KOLEV, DAVID GREGORY,                                                  
                                       GREGORY DUNKO and MARK RANTA                                                       
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                                                Appeal No. 2003-0705                                                      
                                              Application No. 09/144,024                                                  
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                           
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              Before KRASS, GROSS and BLANKENSHIP,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                         
              KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                         

                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                        

                     This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3-5, 7-13, 17-19,                 
              23, 25, 27, 29-31, 34 and 36-43.                                                                            
                     The invention is directed to a system for indicating the type of call that is being                  
              sent from a first radio-communication device to a second radio-communication device,                        
              especially where the second device is in a disadvantaged mode of operation relative to                      
              the first device.  A “disadvantaged” mode of operation occurs where the second device                       

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