Ex Parte Whitcomb - Page 23



                  Appeal No. 2006-1187                                                                                          
                  Application No. 10/056,832                                                                                    


                          With regard to this rejection appellant presents the same arguments as                                
                  discussed above with respect to the examiner’s rejection based upon official                                  
                  notice.  The examiner provides the same arguments in response.  The examiner                                  
                  has not shown nor do we find that Hartman teaches a computer which receives                                   
                  information relating to a visible feature of the product and then transfers a replica                         
                  order to another computer which enables the transference of the replica to the                                
                  user as is claimed in independent claim 33.  Accordingly, we will not sustain the                             
                  examiner’s rejection of claims 33 through 39 and 45.                                                          
                  Rejection of claims 3, 8, 11, 13 16 through 20, 22 through 32 and 49 through                                  
                            52 under 35 U.S.C. §103 as being unpatentable over Turkel.                                          
                  Claims 3, 8, 19, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31 and 32.                                                                   
                          On page 19 of the brief, appellant argues that claims 3, 8, 19, 23, 24, 27,                           
                  28, 31 and 32 are all dependent upon claim 1 and should be allowable for the                                  
                  reasons argued with respect to claim 1.  As stated supra, we are not persuaded                                
                  by appellant’s arguments directed to claim 1 and sustain the examiner’s rejection                             
                  of claim 1 under 35 U.S.C. § 102.  Accordingly, we also sustain the examiner’s                                
                  rejection of claim 3, 8, 19, 23, 24, 27, 28, 31 and 32 under 35 U.S.C. §103.                                  
                  Claims 11, 13, 16 through 18, 20, 22, 25, 29 and 30.                                                          
                          We note that claims 11, 13, 16 through 18, 20, 22, 25, 29 and 30 are all                              
                  ultimately dependent upon claim 7, as stated supra we do not find that Turkel                                 






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