The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 Eli Beit-Zuri, James Berney, Martine Freiberger,
Pamela Thompson, and Michal Anne Quakenbush
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Appeal No. 2006-2177
Application No. 10/127,152
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ON BRIEF
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Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.
BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.
A patent examiner rejected claims 1-33. The appellants appeal therefrom under
35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The invention at issue on appeal concerns graphical user interfaces ("GUIs").
GUls allow users to interface with software applications operating on electronic devices.
Some GUIs include a list of selectable titles. (Spec. at 1.) Figure 1 of the appellants'
specification, for example, shows a GUI 100 for an application having more than
eighteen available options. Tabs for a first nine options fit across the screen; a second
row of tabs offers another nine options. (Id.)
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