The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte HIDEAKI SHINOTSUKA and MASAYUKI CHATANI
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Appeal No. 1997-1665
Application No. 08/289,134
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, BARRETT, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the rejection of claims 1-17. We affirm-in-part.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal relates to
handwriting recognition. While handwriting recognizers are
well known, prior recognizers exhibit several deficiencies.
Most notably, the complicated processes performed thereby are
slow.
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