THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent
of the Board.
Paper No. 24
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOSEPH S. SPORN
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Appeal No. 2000-0807
Application No. 08/971,647
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, 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 12 and 15, which are all of the
claims pending in this application.
Appellant's invention relates to a wrist-borne
radiotelephone set having a microphone on the wristband or strap
and an earphone mounted in a finger thimble that is insertable
into the user's ear. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed
invention, and it reads as follows:
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