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               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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN M. BARON                                 
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                                Appeal No. 2004-1517                                  
                             Application No. 09/765,172                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before SMITH, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1-17, all the claims pending in the instant application.             
          Claims 18-20 have been canceled.                                            
                                      Invention                                       
               The invention relates to a switch platform for interacting             
          with a display.  See page 1 of Appellant's specification.  Figure           
          5 is a plan view of the underside of another alternate embodiment           
          of a navigable display according to Appellant's invention.  See             
          page 8 of Appellant's specification.  Display 103 is preferably a           








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