Appeal No. 1998-3385
Application No. 08/601,551
differently by the inventor. Carroll Touch, Inc. v. Electro
Mechanical Sys., Inc., 15 F.3d 1573, 1577, 27 USPQ2d 1836,
1840. Although an inventor is indeed free to define the
specific terms used to describe his or her invention, this
must be done with reasonable clarity, deliberateness, and
precision. In re Paulsen, 30 F.3d 1475, 1479, 31 USPQ2d 1671,
1674 (Fed. Cir. 1994).
Turning first to the rejection of claims in Group 1, the
Board notes that claim 30 is directed to a computer
implemented method for annotating a geometric figure. The
method includes steps of displaying the figure which may be
manipulated interactively via a user control device and
displaying an icon in the form of a pointer. The pointer is
positioned at a desired three-dimensional location relative to
the geometric figure. Whenever the figure is moved, the icon
moves in concert with it. Associated with the icon is a
specified multimedia function which is initiated by activation
of the pointing icon.
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