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today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board.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 STEPHANOS MANGANARIS and JAMES R. KRAEMER
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Appeal No. 2006-1934
Application No. 09/798,833
Technology Center 3600
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ON BRIEF
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Before CRAWFORD, LEVY and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.
NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. §134(a) of the final rejection of
claims 1 through 6, which constitute all the claims in the application. For the reasons
stated infra we affirm the examiner’s rejection of these claims.
Invention
The invention relates to method of assessing the potential for change in the value
of a customer. Data mining techniques are used to analyze historic customer data. Based
upon the analysis more informed decisions about marketing strategies can be made. See
pages 2 and 3 of appellants’ specification. Claim 1 is representative of the invention and
reproduced below:
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