Ex Parte RAPP 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                             Ex parte WILLIAM CRAIG RAPP                              
                              and KRISTIANN JOY SCHULTZ                               
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2003-0873                                 
                              Application No. 08/896,245                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before THOMAS, SAADAT, 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 3-5, 8, 11-13, 15, 17, 18,             
          20, 26-28, and 30, which are all of the claims pending in this              
          application.                                                                

                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to an apparatus and method to            
          provide persistence for application interfaces.  Specifically, a            
          persistent CGI model is used to provide a CGI program extent.               




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