Appeal No. 95-4605
Application 08/076,285
a picture library (under "Picture Libraries"). Appellant argues
that "it is clear that the macros in question refer only to
single elements, rather that [sic] a 'sub-group of geometric
elements' as called for by Claim 1" (Brief, page 12). However,
the macro for a standard part in the picture library, such as a
nut, is composed of a plurality of geometrical elements (such as
points, lines, circles and arcs, etc. listed under the heading
"Defining the Geometry") and, therefore, the macro constitutes a
"sub-group of geometric elements corresponding to a structural
element of said object" as recited in claim 1. Nevertheless,
while the macros can be "repetitively used in a final design"
(Examiner's Answer, page 3), the macros must apparently be
selected one at a time by a user: there is no description of a
replication command having a variable number as recited in the
last subparagraph of claim 1. Thus, the macros in HP-DESIGN are
provided for replication, but not replication a number of times
by a replication command.
The examiner applies AutoCAD as teaching a replication
command. The ARRAY command in AutoCAD operates to replicate a
selected sub-group of geometric elements. The "Select objects"
prompt at page 121, sec. 5.2.7, corresponds to appellant's
SELECT ELEM step in the flowchart of appellant's figure 8 and to
the claimed step of "selecting a sub-group of geometric elements
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