Ex Parte JACKSON 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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte BRUCE JACKSON                                 
                                         and                                          
                                NIGEL ROBERT BROOKES                                  
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2003-1726                                  
                             Application No. 09/460,450                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before DIXON, GROSS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1 through 24, which are all of the claims               
          pending in this application.                                                
               Appellants' invention relates to a method and system of                
          managing distribution of content to a device.  Claim 22 is                  
          illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:             
               22. A method of managing distribution of content to a                  
          device, comprising the steps of:                                            




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