Ex Parte MAUGER 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                              Ex parte ROY HAROLD MAUGER                              
                             and SIMON DANIEL BRUECKHEIMER                            
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2004-0852                                 
                              Application No. 09/354,651                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          examiner's final rejection of claims 1-5 and 7-11, which are all            
          of the claims pending in this application.                                  

                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to supporting multiple                   
          services in label switched networks.  An understanding of the               
          invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1,               
          which is reproduced as follows:                                             





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