Appeal No. 1999-1557
Application 08/650,397
could be run periodically to obtain current
reports.
We determine from this definition that “query” is a
database related instruction. Having already established that
Naito does not teach a database, Naito could therefore not
teach “queries” which is a database associated instruction.
The claim requirement of “queries” further buttresses our
conclusion that Naito fails to teach a database or database
management system.
Because we do not find that Naito teaches a database
system, we reverse the Examiner’s rejection of claim 6 under
35 U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated by Naito.
In rejecting claims under 35 U.S.C. § 103, the
Examiner bears the initial burden of establishing a prima
facie case of obviousness. In re Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443,
1445, 24 USPQ2d 1443, 1444 (Fed. Cir. 1992). See also In re
Piasecki, 745 F.2d 1468, 1472, 223 USPQ 785, 788 (Fed Cir.
1984). The Examiner can satisfy this burden only by showing
some objective teaching in the prior art or that knowledge
generally available to one of ordinary skill in the art would
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