The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
was not written for publication and
is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TOSHIO YAGIHASHI and SHUN-ICHI SATO
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Appeal No. 2004-2289
Application No. 09/825,337
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HEARD: April 21, 2005
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Before KRASS, BLANKENSHIP, and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.
NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of the final rejection of
claims 1 through 15 which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. For
the reasons stated infra we will not sustain the examiner’s rejection of these claims.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a system and method to use a sales network in which
a web site allows consumers to purchase a specific item from one seller to purchase
relevant items from another seller. For example, a purchaser of a portable electronic
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