The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOEL D. HOPPENSTEIN
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Appeal No. 2006-2941
Application No. 10/170,421
Technology Center 3600
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HEARD: November 15, 2006
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Before CRAWFORD, GROSS, and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2, 4
through 14, and 16 through 22, which are all of the claims pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to a method for paying liabilities. Claim 1 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
1. A method for paying liabilities comprising:
paying into the fund during an accounting period,
establishing liabilities against participants of the fund during the accounting
period,
paying out of the fund the established liabilities at the end of the accounting
period, and
distributing to participants of the fund computer calculated excesses in the fund at
the end of the accounting period;
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