Ex parte SMITH - 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte THOMAS J. SMITH                                
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                                Appeal No. 1997-2878                                  
                               Application 08/287,505                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, KRASS, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1 through 30, all of the pending claims.                             
               The invention is directed to a telephone network                       
          interface best understood from reference to Figures 1-4 and to              


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