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                    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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte JAMES S. WOODWARD                               
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                                Appeal No. 1997-1541                                  
                               Application 08/223,890                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before URYNOWICZ, HAIRSTON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims                   
          2 through 23 and 25 through 29.                                             
               The disclosed invention relates to a method and apparatus              
          for reprogramming a portion of a sector in a flash ROM device               
          in a PC system.                                                             

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