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          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          publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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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