Ex Parte BAKER 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                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                 
                             UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                 
                                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                                                  
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                                 Ex parte ALBERT D. BAKER and JAMES CHENG-PING LIU                                                    
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                                                       Appeal No. 2003-1841                                                           
                                                    Application No. 09/272,956                                                        
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                                                              ON BRIEF                                                                
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               Before FLEMING, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                     
               BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                    


                                                      DECISION ON APPEAL                                                              
                       A patent examiner rejected claims 1, 2, 4-14, and 16-26.  The appellants appeal                                
               therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a).  We reverse.                                                                       


                                                         BACKGROUND                                                                   
                       The invention at issue on appeal concerns wireless terminals featuring  soft-                                  
               labeled keys ("SLKs").  Because the functions associated with SLKs can be varied, the                                  
               same physical keys can represent multiple features at different times.  A wireless                                     
               terminal featuring SLKs generally includes a screen displaying labels associated with                                  








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