The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte STEPHEN J. CHASKO __________ Appeal No. 2004-1484 Application 09/438,396 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before FRANKFORT, NASE, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 20, all of the claims pending in this application. As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellant’s invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for tracking customer purchasing habits, and more particularly, to 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007