Ex Parte HAITSUKA 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                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                       Ex parte STACY HAITSUKA, RONALD BURR,                          
                          HAROLD MACKENZIE, MARWAN ZEBIAN,                            
                            TERRY WARREN and SHANE BLASER                             
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                                Appeal No. 2004-0228                                  
                             Application No. 09/348,411                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KRASS, GROSS, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1-29.                                                                
               The invention pertains to ad displays on the internet.  In             
          particular, a client application enables access to an online                
          service and causes the display of advertisements while the user             
          uses the client application to access the online service.  The              
          client application establishes a communication channel from a               




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