The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JAMES P. HUGHES
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Appeal No. 2003-1942
Application No. 09/260,796
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, GROSS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A patent examiner rejected claims 1-5, 7, 9-11, 13, and 15-17. The appellant
appeals therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal stores and retrieves data securely. (Spec. at 1.)
More specifically, the appellant seeks to limit access to data based on combinations of
groups of clients. A group may be defined as clients sharing a common mandate, e.g.,
a financial department or a board of directors. (Id. at 10.)
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