The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte COLIN C. ISENMAN
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Appeal No. 1997-3409
Application No. 08/386,033
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, LALL, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.
HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
through 8 and 17 through 38.
The disclosed invention relates to a method and apparatus
for altering a graphical representation of a first object
displayed on a monitor that is obscured by a second object
displayed on the monitor to thereby create a vestigial
representation of the obscured portion of the first object
that can be displayed through the second object.
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