The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte FREDERICK D. BUSCHE and DAVID MARCOTTE Appeal No. 2005-1644 Application 09/400,5831 ON BRIEF Before KRASS, BARRETT, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the final rejection of claims 39, 41-44, 53, and 55-58. We affirm and enter a new ground of rejection. 1 Application for patent filed September 22, 1999, entitled "Method and System for Integrating Spatial Analysis and Data Mining Analysis to Ascertain Favorable Positioning of Products in a Retail Environment." - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007