The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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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