The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
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 COVANNON, DAVID L. PATTON,
THOMAS M. STEPHANY and KATHRYN K. NASS
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Appeal No. 2005-0946
Application No. 09/915,448
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, DIXON, and 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 47-721, which are all of the
claims pending in this application.
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to an intelligent toy with
Internet connection capability. An understanding of the
1 We observe that claim 62 depends from claim 1, which has been
canceled. We presume that claim 62 depends from claim 47, as claim 51 depends
from claim 47 and contains language similar to claim 62. We consider this a
formal matter to be addressed by the examiner and appellants subsequent to the
appeal.
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