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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 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 PHILIP J. POTH
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Appeal No. 1998-3128
Application No. 08/624,874
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRASS, BARRETT, 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 1-10. We affirm-in-part.
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal relates generally
to numerical control (NC) and more particularly to computer
numerical control (CNC). NC is the generic term applied to
the automation of general purpose machine tools. CNC
implements such automation through electronics and computers.
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