Appeal Number: 2006-3365
Application Number: 10/329,921
PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Raveis, Jr. US 2001/0047282 A1 Nov. 29, 2001
Broerman US 6,594,633 B1 Jul. 15, 2003
(Jul. 7, 1999)
Virginia Regional Sales Contract, 1999
REJECTIONS
Claims 1 through 10 and 13 through 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as obvious over Broerman and Raveis, Jr..
Claims 11 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over
Broerman, Raveis, Jr. and the Virginia Regional Sales Contract.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the
examiner's answer (mailed Apr. 28, 2006) for the reasoning in support of the
rejection, and to appellants’ brief (filed Apr. 6, 2006) and reply brief (filed Jul. 6,
2006) for the arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellants’ specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to
the respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner. As a
consequence of our review, we make the determinations that follow.
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