The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 Chi-Thanh Dang, Rambabu Achanta, Robert J. Hatton,
Kiranmayee Potnuru, and Patricia Agbulos
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Appeal No. 2006-0430
Application No. 09/859,425
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, BARRY, and MacDONALD, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
A patent examiner rejected claims 1-21. The appellants appeal therefrom under
35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal concerns language translation. Application
service providers maintain networked computer systems and applications necessary to
support business functions such as payment processing, invoicing, and digital rights
management. An application service provider develops expertise in providing access to
the particular business functions and delivers access via a communication network such
as the Internet. (Spec., p. 1, ll. 13-19.)
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