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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MICHAEL A. EPSTEIN
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Appeal No. 2003-1829
Application No. 08/994,878
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, GROSS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 5 through 8, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to a method and system of
utilizing private keys in a network environment wherein the
private keys are not permanently stored on the user's equipment.
Claim 5 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as
follows:
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