Ex parte LAWTON et al. - Page 1




                                           THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                                    
                    The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a                                                    
                    law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                             
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                                            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                      
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                                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                     
                                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                      
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                                                              Ex parte STEPHEN R. LAWTON                                                                                   
                                                               and GEORGE H. WARFEL, JR.                                                                                   
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                                                                       Appeal No. 95-3031                                                                                  
                                                                     Application 08/057,2061                                                                               
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                                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                                      
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                    Before URYNOWICZ, LEE and TORCZON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                       
                    URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                

                                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                     
                              This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1-31, all the claims pending in the                                                        
                    application.                                                                                                                                           
                              The invention pertains to a system for processing a form.  Claim 5 is illustrative and reads                                                 
                    as follows:                                                                                                                                            


                              1Application for patent filed May 3, 1993.  According to appellants, this application is a                                                   
                    continuation of Application 07/753,175, filed August 30, 1991, now abandoned.                                                                          
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