Ex Parte Willats et al - Page 1




                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                       
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                                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                       
                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                           
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                    Ex parte ROBIN WILLATS, JOHN EMSON, SIDNEY FISHER, JEAN-                                              
                    BERNARD DIDIER, ALAN DIXON, STEPHEN DRYSDALE, NIGEL                                                   
                                        SPURR, and GURBINDER KALSI                                                        
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                                                  Appeal 2006-2295                                                        
                                               Application 10/215,274                                                     
                                               Technology Center 2600                                                     
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                                             Decided: October 23, 2007                                                    
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                 Before KENNETH W. HAIRSTON, JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO, and MARC                                                 
                 S. HOFF, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                   
                 RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                   

                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                          
                                           STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                          
                         Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Final Rejection of                              
                 claims 1-22.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                               
                         We affirm-in-part.                                                                               
                         Appellants’ claimed invention relates to an access control method and                            
                 system for a vehicle having at least two closures and a receiver.  The                                   




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