Ex Parte CLAPPER - 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                         not binding precedent of the Board                           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. 14                   
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                              Ex parte EDWARD O. CLAPPER                              
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                                   Appeal No. 2004-0324                               
                              Application 09/387,350                                  
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                              ON BRIEF                                                
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          Before THOMAS, BARRETT, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges.         
          THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                                                                     
                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
               Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner's                
          final rejection of claims 1-20.                                             
               Representative claim 1 is reproduced below:                            
               1.  A method comprising:                                               
               identifying a mouse event;                                             



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