Ex Parte Cifra et al - Page 1



                  The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                  
                                          precedent of the Board.                                            

                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                            
                                         ____________________                                                
                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                              
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
                                         ____________________                                                
                   Ex parte CHRIS CIFRA, KEVIN SCHULTZ, JEFF KELLAM, JEFF                                    
                                    CORRELL, NICOLAS VAZQUEZ,                                                
                                   and CHRISTOPHE CALTAGIRONE                                                
                                         ____________________                                                
                                             Appeal 2007-1318                                                
                                          Application 09/726,7791                                            
                                          Technology Center 2100                                             
                                         ____________________                                                
                                        Decided: October 10, 2007                                            
                                         ____________________                                                
                Before ALLEN R. MACDONALD, JAY P. LUCAS, and SCOTT R.                                        
                BOALICK, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                       
                BOALICK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                        
                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
                      This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the final rejection of                 
                claims 1, 3-14, 16-27, 29-40, and 42-59, all the claims pending in the                       
                application.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                   
                      We affirm-in-part.                                                                     
                                                                                                            
                1  Application filed November 29, 2000.  The real party in interest is                       
                National Instruments Corporation.                                                            



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