Ex Parte Mattson - Page 1



            The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written          
                   for publication and isnot 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 BRIAN M. MATTSON                              
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                                 Appeal No. 2006-0277                                 
                              Application No. 10/234,305                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before KRASS, BARRETT, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 and 3-          
          7.  Claims 9-14 have been withdrawn from consideration and claims 2         
          and 8 have been canceled.                                                   
               The invention is directed to a system for providing real-time          
          restaurant reviews, best illustrated by reference to independent            
          claim 1, reproduced as follows:                                             
               1.  A system for transmitting information regarding a                  
          restaurant, the system comprising:                                          
               an apparatus having a transmission means in the restaurant             
          wherein information regarding the restaurant is input into the              





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