Appeal No. 2006-1707
Application No. 09/964,029
determining which of the files will be affected by the
installation of the vendor’s software patch,
determining which of the directories will be affected
by the installation of the vendor’s software patch,
backing-out the vendor’s software patches that have
been applied to the client’s system,
checking the permissions and the ownership of the files
referenced in the vendors’ software patch and ensuring that
system software is authentic,
determining which of the vendor’s software patches
should be installed by determining the needed vendor’s
software patches and the not needed vendor’s software
patches,
distributing the needed vendor’s software patches to
the client’s system, and
installing the needed vendor’s software patches.
The Examiner relies on the following reference:
T. Bartoletti et al. (Bartoletti), “Secure Software
Distribution System,” National Information Systems Security
Conference, Baltimore, MD, October 67, 1997, printed February
1997 by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Bartoletti.
Rather than reiterate the opposing arguments, reference is made to the briefs
and answer for the respective positions of Appellants and the Examiner.
OPINION
Initially, Appellants argue that Bartoletti does not anticipate claim 6
as it is a non-enabling reference and merely represents a
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