Ex parte FITZPATRICK et al. - Page 1




                                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                        
                          The opinion in support of the decision being entered                                                                          
                          today (1) was not written for publication in a law                                                                            
                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               
                          Board.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                Paper No. 15                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                               Ex parte GREG P. FITZPATRICK, ABDOLREZA SALASHOUR,                                                                       
                                                        and MARVIN L. WILLIAMS                                                                          
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                           Appeal No. 96-2242                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/083,2421                                                                         
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent                                                                            
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                                        
                 through 18.  In an Amendment After Final (paper number 6),                                                                             
                 claim 1 was amended.                                                                                                                   
                          The disclosed invention relates to a method and apparatus                                                                     
                 for presenting an object in a data processing system.                                                                                  

                          1Application for patent filed June 25, 1993.                                                                                  





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