Ex parte ALTRIETH - Page 5




          Appeal No. 95-1661                                                          
          Application 07/976,913                                                      


          defining two diagonal portions of a rectangular area essentially            
          indicates that it is still the user who defines the spatial area            
          in which the variable information is to be printed.  Further, the           
          above-quoted portion’s statement that the user may use other                
          geometrical shapes indicates that it is still the user who                  
          defines the area data to define these shapes.                               
               In view of the foregoing, the decision of the examiner                 
          rejecting claims 1 to 9 and 18 to 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is               
          reversed.                                                                   
                                      REVERSED                                        







                    JAMES D. THOMAS             )                                     
               Administrative Patent Judge )                                          
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                         KENNETH W. HAIRSTON         ) BOARD OF PATENT                
                         Administrative Patent Judge )   APPEALS AND                  
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               LEE E. BARRETT           )                                             
                         Administrative Patent Judge )                                
                                                                                     


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