Ex Parte Ashmore et al - Page 1




                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                            
                                          ____________________                                               
                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                              
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
                                          ____________________                                               
                                       Ex parte PAUL ASHMORE,                                                
                           MICHAEL HUW FRANCIS, AND SIMON WALSH                                              
                                          ____________________                                               
                                             Appeal 2007-1352                                                
                                          Application 10/406,1271                                            
                                          Technology Center 2100                                             
                                          ____________________                                               
                                        Decided: October 17, 2007                                            
                                          ____________________                                               
                Before LEE E. BARRETT, ALLEN R. MACDONALD,                                                   
                and SCOTT R. BOALICK, Administrative Patent Judges.                                          
                BOALICK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                        


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
                      This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the final rejection of                 
                claims 1-16, all the claims pending in the application.  We have jurisdiction                
                under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                                                      
                      We affirm.                                                                             


                                                                                                            
                1  Application filed April 3, 2003.  The real party in interest is International             
                Business Machines Corporation.                                                               




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