Ex Parte Harrison 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 15              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                    Ex parte EDWARD R. HARRISON and JASON DISHLIP                     
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                                Appeal No. 2004-0468                                  
                               Application 09/754,555                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before BLANKENSHIP, SAADAT, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent            
          Judges.                                                                     
          MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1-4, 6-10, and 12-15.  Claims 5 and 11 have been canceled.           


                                      Invention                                       
               Appellants’ invention relates to a method, system, and                 
          article for translating interaction with a touch screen into a              
          mouse event.  When a user’s finger or stylus is removed from the            


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