Ex Parte ZHOU et al - Page 1




               The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 35             
                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                  
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                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                    
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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                                Ex parte YIMING ZHOU and MARK JOHN McGRATH                                           
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                                                Appeal No. 2003-1934                                                 
                                              Application No. 08/821,320                                             
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                                                      ON BRIEF1                                                      
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             Before KRASS, FLEMING, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                         
             BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                     


                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                    
                    A patent examiner rejected claims 2-9.  The appellants appeal therefrom under                    
             35 U.S.C. § 134(a).  We reverse.                                                                        


                                                  BACKGROUND                                                         
                    The invention at issue on appeal can be used to edit a script associated with a                  
             video sequence.  As known in the editing art, source material are edited to produce a                   
             sequence of video clips.  The sequence may comprise several clips assembled in an                       



                    1An oral hearing was waived.  (Paper No. 34.)                                                    





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