Ex parte JOHN E. BISHOP 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                (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                    
                                                                                                            Paper No. 12                      

                                        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 E. BISHOP,                                                                
                                                        and DONALD A. CARIGNAN                                                                
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                                                           Appeal No. 95-3042                                                                 
                                                        Application 08/098,5011                                                               
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                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                   
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                Before THOMAS, KRASS, and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                              
                KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                           
                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                 
                                 This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                                                     
                claims 1 through 22, all of the pending claims.                                                                               
                                 The invention pertains to debugging computer programs and                                                    
                is best illustrated by reference to representative independent claim                                                          
                1 reproduced as follows:                                                                                                      
                                 1. A method of operating a digital computer for interactive                                                  
                debugging of a computer program; said digital computer having a data                                                          
                processor, a random-access memory, and a display for displaying                                                               

                                 1Application for patent filed July 28, 1993.                                                                 
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