Ex Parte SADJADIAN et al - Page 1




           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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                               Ex parte AHMAD SADJADIAN                               
                               and JONATHAN JAMES STONE                               
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2002-1510                                 
                              Application No. 08/882,625                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          LEVY, 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 1-5, which are all of the              
          claims pending in this application.                                         

                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to motion predicted image                
          signal compression.  An understanding of the invention can be               
          derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced            
          as follows:                                                                 




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