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                    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          for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 46           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                             Ex parte CHRISTOPHER JANNEY                              
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                                Appeal No. 1997-1578                                  
                             Application No. 08/212,292                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      




                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 12-19, all of the claims pending in the present                      
          application.  Claims 1-11 have been canceled.                               
               The claimed invention relates to a programmable,                       
          scrolling alphanumeric message display in a lapel-pin size                  
          housing which includes a clothing attachment to facilitate                  





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