Ex parte KIGAWA - 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                     (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                                                    Ex parte NAOKI KIGAWA                                                                                              
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                                                                     Appeal No. 1997-1571                                                                                              
                                                                   Application 08/048,1231                                                                                             
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                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
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                     Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and FLEMING, Administrative                                                                                                         
                     Patent Judges.                                                                                                                                                    
                     HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                            

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 9                                                                                                 
                     and 11 through 16.                                                                                                                                                
                                The disclosed invention is directed to an interactive                                                                                                  
                     graphic editing system and method for designing a                                                                                                                 

                                1 Application for patent filed April 14, 1993.                                                                                                         
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