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not binding precedent of the Board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. 26
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PETER J. SPRAGUE
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Appeal No. 2003-0593
Application 08/329,345
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, KRASS, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner's
alleged final rejection of claims 33-64. Only claims 33-35,
38-41, 43-46, 49-51, 54-57, 59-62 and 64 are finally rejected.
Representative claim 33 is reproduced below:
33. In a television transmitter, a method comprising:
generating a composite video signal, including a video
signal and an audio signal, wherein said audio signal corresponds
to the audio portion of said composite video signal, said
composite video signal containing a plurality of news items, a
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