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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          publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte STEVEN M. MILLER,                               
                                 DAVID R. SCHWARTZ                                    
                                 and RODNEY A. SMITH                                  
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                                Appeal No. 1997-4354                                  
                               Application 08/177,296                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before URYNOWICZ, KRASS and DIXON, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges.                                                                     
          URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

          Decision on Appeal                                                          
          This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1-3, 5-10                 
          and 12-22, all the claims pending in the application.                       
          The invention pertains to a method and apparatus for                        
          customizing a graphical user interface.  Claims 1 and 15 are                
          illustrative and read as follows:                                           


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