Appeal No. 96-2498 Page 6
Application No. 08/250,139
of transmit data is maintained, i.e. by “updating freshness
counters,” etc.
Appellants have specifically argued these limitations at
pages 12-13 of the brief, pointing out, for example, how Berner
only receives data “normally exchanged” and therefore does not
even deal with maintaining validity of transmit data. While
the examiner responds, at page 22 of the answer, by contending
that, in Berner, “any desired response data can be obtained,”
the examiner fails to address the limitations of “updating
freshness counters at expected rates, ...”
Again, since the examiner has not adequately addressed all
claim limitations, no prima facie case of obviousness is found.
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