Ex Parte MCMILLAN 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          was not written for publication and is not binding precedent                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. 34              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                              Ex parte JOHN J. MCMILLAN                               
                                and GARY D. CHIRHART                                  
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2004-0935                                  
                               Application 09/189,559                                 
                                     __________                                       
                                HEARD: April 27, 2005                                 
                                     __________                                       
          Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent              
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 65.                                                                 
               The disclosed invention relates to a method and system for             
          managing software conflicts in a computer system.  In the method            

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