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                               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                                      
                                    today is not binding precedent of the Board                                          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 DAN KIKINIS                                                       
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                                                  Appeal 2007-2258                                                       
                                               Application 09/738,054                                                    
                                              Technology Center 2100                                                     
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                                            Decided: September 27, 2007                                                  
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                 Before JAMES D. THOMAS, MAHSHID D. SAADAT,                                                              
                 and JAY P. LUCAS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                         
                 SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                    


                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                         
                                           STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                         
                        Appellant appeals under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the Examiner’s                                   
                 rejection of claims 1 and 3, which are all of the claims pending in this                                
                 application.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                              
                        Appellant’s invention relates to a home networking system                                        
                 comprising conventional telephone wirings connected to telephone jacks in a                             
                 customer’s premises (Specification 4).  According to Appellant, a customer                              




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