Ex parte SHWARTS 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                    for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16                        
                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                      
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                                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                       
                                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                         
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                                                       Ex parte SCOTT L. SHWARTS                                                                        
                                                           and DAVID R. DUNHAM                                                                          
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                                                             Appeal No. 97-1223                                                                         
                                                      Application No. 08/147,1431                                                                       
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                                                                      ON BRIEF                                                                          
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                 Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                                                                          
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    



                                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         
                          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                                                        
                 from the final rejection of claims 1-18 and 31-40.  The                                                                                
                 appellants  filed an amendment after final rejection on                                                                                
                 February 6, 1996, which was denied entry.  We affirm-in-part.                                                                          


                          1The application, now entitled “Tool Set for Navigating                                                                       
                 Through an Electronic Book,” was filed November 3, 1993.                                                                               





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