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In contrast, Article II of the Constitution provides that appointment of “inferior officers” such as BPAI judges may only be delegated as far as a “Head of Department.”

Archive 2008-06-01 Peter Zura 2008

In contrast, Article II of the Constitution provides that appointment of “inferior officers” such as BPAI judges may only be delegated as far as a “Head of Department.”

(Another) Challenge to the Constitutionality of BPAI Appointments Peter Zura 2008

In addition, the Patent Reform Act would revise the current patent application appeal process by renaming the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences ( "BPAI") to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ( "PTAB") and replacing interference proceedings with derivation proceedings.

All - WTN News 2009

In addition, the Patent Reform Act would revise the current patent application appeal process by renaming the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences ( "BPAI") to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ( "PTAB") and replacing interference proceedings with derivation proceedings.

All - WTN News 2009

BPAI: The steps of claims 14 and 24 are performed by a master device or a bondable/bonded slave device.

Archive 2009-06-01 Peter Zura 2009

BPAI: The Specification indicates that computer-executable instructions in the form of logic or computer code are stored on one or more computer readable media, such as ROM 106 and/or as firmware 110.

Archive 2009-06-01 Peter Zura 2009

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Archive 2009-06-01 Peter Zura 2009

Nevertheless, the BPAI found reason to reverse the examiner and find the claims recited patentable subject matter.

Archive 2009-06-01 Peter Zura 2009

BPAI: while the storage of information in independent claim 1 could arguably be done as a mental process, the recitation of a structured relationship between multiple stores that requires “path information” inherently implies that this information must be stored on a computer or database.

Archive 2009-06-01 Peter Zura 2009

BPAI: We note a receiver/decoder unit having a local storage unit is mentioned in the preamble, which storage unit is embodied in the first step of storing the encrypted content.

Archive 2009-06-01 Peter Zura 2009