The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 Rabindranath Dutta
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Appeal No. 2006-0748
Application No. 09/740,528
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
A patent examiner rejected claims 1-3, 5-14, and 16-21. The appellant appeals
therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal administers an exam from a server to clients via
a network. More specifically, an exam provider registers an exam with the server. The
registered exam is provided to at least one student via the network. Based on answers
submitted by the student, an exam result and a transcript, which documents the result,
are generated. Access to the transcript is provided to third parties such as employers
and admission boards. (Spec., p. 4, ¶ 1.)
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