Ex Parte KOCHERLAKOTA 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                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12              

                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                           
                                     __________                                       
                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                              
                                AND INTERFERENCES                                     
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                    Ex parte RAMA RAO KOCHERLAKOTA, SETH STAFFORD                     
                                 and GEORGE BUZSAKI                                   
                                     ___________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2003-1113                                  
                             Application No. 09/286,124                               
                                     __________                                       
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                     __________                                       
          Before JERRY SMITH, OWENS, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1-38,                
          which are all of the claims in the application.                             
                                    THE INVENTION                                     
               The appellants claim a method, apparatus and computer                  
          readable medium for facilitating communication between objects              
          across a network.  Claim 1, directed toward the method, is                  
          illustrative:                                                               


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