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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 LESTER F. LUDWIG, J. CHRIS LAUWERS, KEITH A. LANTZ,
GERALD J. BURNETT, and EMMETT R. BURNS
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Appeal No. 2005-2230
Application No. 10/120,307
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ON BRIEF
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Before RUGGIERO, GROSS, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 21, 24, 39, and 42.
Appellants' invention relates to a computer-based multimedia
collaboration system in which an audio or video signal is
captured, stored, and marked such that the marked signals can
later be searched. Claim 21 is illustrative of the claimed
invention, and it reads as follows:
21. A networked multimedia system comprising:
A) one or more workstations, each including
i) video and audio reproduction capabilities, and
ii) video and audio capture capabilities;
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