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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          for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    ____________                                      
                               Ex parte ROBERT T. ROTH                                
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1998-0746                                  
                             Application No. 08/511,268                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                HEARD:  April 7, 2000                                 
                                    ____________                                      
          Before HAIRSTON, LALL, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      




                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 15                
          through 35.                                                                 
               The disclosed invention relates to an arrangement of a                 
          numeric keypad in first and second immediately adjacent                     
          straight parallel rows of five keys each in clockwise                       





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