Appeal No. 2002-0098
Application No. 09/064,290
specification in the “Background” section describes computers, both special purpose
(e.g., point-of-sale devices) and general purpose (e.g., computers for financial auditing)
that would lead the artisan to infer that the claimed “means for assigning,” “means for
monitoring,” and “means for detecting” refer to computers programmed to perform the
claimed functions.
Since we agree with appellants that a prima facie case for lack of enablement
has not been set forth on this record, we find consideration of the declaration attached
to the Brief unnecessary. We do not sustain the rejection of claims 1-23 under 35
U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph.
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