Ex Parte SIEGL et al - Page 1




               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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33           


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                    Ex parte WALTER SIEGL and ANDREAS HELFENSTEIN                     
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2002-0585                                  
                             Application No. 09/088,307                               
                                                                                     
                               HEARD: February 5, 2003                                
                                                                                     

          Before KRASS, RUGGIERO and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 2-12 and 21-32.  Claims 13-20 are considered by the                  
          examiner as being directed to allowable subject matter and are no           
          longer part of this appeal.                                                 
               The invention is directed to the control of a printing press           
          having a plurality of print positions.  Each position prints a              

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