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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte NAOKI KIGAWA _____________ Appeal No. 1997-1571 Application 08/048,1231 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 9 and 11 through 16. The disclosed invention is directed to an interactive graphic editing system and method for designing a 1 Application for patent filed April 14, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007