The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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 JEROEN HEUVELMAN,
STEVEN TAYLOR PANCOAST, and CHRISTOPHER COLEY
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Appeal No. 2000-1062
Application 08/920,7511
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, KRASS, and MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's
final rejection of claims 1-9, all of the pending claims, under
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35 U.S.C. §§ 102(e) and 103(a). We affirm-in-part.
A. The invention
The invention is a control system which permits an audio-
visual subsystem (e.g., an FM receiver, digital satellite
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