Ex Parte Vigil 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                                       is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                      
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                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                       
                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                          
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                             Ex parte JEFF S. VIGIL and MICHAEL J. DETLEF                                                
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                                                  Appeal 2007-2343                                                       
                                               Application 09/928,856                                                    
                                              Technology Center 2100                                                     
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                                            Decided: September 27, 2007                                                  
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                 Before JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO, HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP,                                                       
                 and MAHSHID D. SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                    
                 SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                    


                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                         
                                           STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                         
                        Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the Examiner’s                                   
                 rejection of claims 1-3, 7-19, 23-34, and 37-40, which are all of the claims                            
                 pending in this application, as claims 4-6, 20-22, 35, and 36 have been                                 
                 canceled.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                                 
                        Appellants invented a hand-held wireless telecommunications device                               
                 that is configured to send a message to a recipient over a global computer                              




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