The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent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 MATTHEW S. KISSNER and KEVIN S. WEISS
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Appeal No. 2005-1959
Application No. 09/729,394
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, KRASS, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 10 and 12 through 18, which are all
of the claims pending in this application.
Appellants' invention relates to a remote postage meter
resetting system having rebate generating capabilities. The
rebate is calculated based on the postage refill amount
requested, and the user sets the preference for what form the
rebate will take. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed
invention, and it reads as follows:
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