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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JON E. FREACH, ROBERT MOORE, KENNETH A. FUIKS
and KEVIN D. DAVIS
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Appeal No. 2002-0883
Application No. 08/759,899
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent
Judges.
FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1-29, all the claims pending in the instant application.
Invention
This invention relates to a graphical user interface for
computers. See page 1 of Appellants' specification. A graphical
user interface allows the user to interact with the computer
through use of an input device, such as a mouse, touchpad,
trackball, or joystick. See page 1 of Appellants' specification.
Prior art graphical user interfaces provide a desktop in which
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