Ex Parte Smith - Page 1





                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                    
                        for publication in and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DOROTHEA R. SMITH                                               
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                                           Appeal No. 2006-2488                                                
                                         Application No. 10/700,425                                            
                                          Technology Center 3700                                               
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                                          Decided: March 22, 2007                                              
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             Before TERRY J. OWENS, JENNIFER D. BAHR, LINDA E. HORNER,                                         
             Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                     
             OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                               

                                          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
                   The Appellant appeals from a rejection of claims 1-4, 6-8 and 11-13, which                  
             are all of the pending claims.                                                                    
                                             THE INVENTION                                                     
                   The Appellant claims a method of using a jigsaw puzzle to create a graphical                
             depiction of a person’s life.  Claim 1 is illustrative:                                           





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