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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte LYNN LYNN
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Appeal No. 1999-1590
Application No. 08/803,624
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 20, which are all of the claims
pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to a watch for monitoring the
menstrual cycle of a woman. The watch displays various dates
including the start date of the previous month's cycle, the
projected start date of the next month's cycle, the date of
ovulation, and the current date, along with the number of days
since the start of last month's cycle. The information is
automatically updated and stored in a memory. Claim 1 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
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