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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                                          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 50              

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                       
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                                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                         
                                                      AND INTERFERENCES                                                             
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                                                     Ex parte SHALONG MAA                                                           
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                                                       Appeal No. 2001-0908                                                         
                                                     Application No. 08/833,342                                                     
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                                                             ON BRIEF                                                               
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               Before THOMAS, LALL, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                        
               LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                   



                                                      DECISION ON APPEAL                                                            
                       This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of                    
               claims 35-60, which constitute all of the pending claims in the application.                                         
                       According to appellant (specification at page 2 and 3), the invention is directed to a low cost              
               talking figure toy which can be used as an early age educational tool.  The figure toy need not be                   
               sold with predefined phrases or complex circuitry.  The toy users can create or edit speech phrases                  
               and body movement of the toy using standard text editors by the selection of prerecorded audio files                 
               on their personal computers.  By utilizing preexisting personal computers, the toy’s manufacturing                   





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