Ex parte COLEMAN - Page 1




             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             for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                              Ex parte ROBERT M. COLEMAN                              
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                                  Appeal No. 98-1474                                  
                              Application No. 08/579,385                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING, 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 and 3.  We reverse.                              


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The invention at issue in this appeal relates to digital               
          color printing in which gray objects and color objects are                  
          both printed.  Gray can be specified by a page description                  
          language to be printed in either black colorant or in process               






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