The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KENNETH W. O'FLAHERTY
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Appeal No. 2004-2232
Application No. 09/608,496
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ON BRIEF
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Before McQUADE, WARREN, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
A patent examiner rejected claims 1-45. The appellant appeals therefrom under
35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal helps a user build predictive models. (Spec. at
1.) According to the appellant, conventional predictive modeling systems are complex.
Statistical and data mining skills, including knowledge about the algorithms involved and
how they operate, are required to create successful models. Expert knowledge of
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