The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WESLEY E. MUNSIL, JAMES R. LOGAN, and ALAN W. SWITZER
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Appeal No. 2003-0957
Application No. 09/074,074
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, BARRY, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A patent examiner rejected claims 18-20. The appellants appeal therefrom under
35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal concerns the billing of customers. Many
providers of services or products periodically generate bills for their customers. For
example, a cable television ("CATV") company may operate many CATV franchises in
several geographic regions, covering millions of customers. Each month, it sends a bill
to each such customer. (Spec. at 1.)
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