Appeal Number: 2006-3365
Application Number: 10/329,921
modify Broerman so that the additional electronic file is an addendum
or disclaimer. The office action admits that Broerman and Raveis fail
to teach that the form is an addendum or disclaimer, and cites Virginia
Regional Sales Contract to remedy these deficiencies.
Even if Broerman, Raveis and Virginia Regional Sales Contract are
combined and modified as proposed, the proposed
combination/modification fails to provide for the additional electronic
file (addendum or disclaimer) being created automatically in response
to the modifying.
(Br. 14-15).
As the examiner argues (Answer 14-15), Broerman (col. 11 lines 43-55)
teaches merging mutable terms with the contract, with standard word processing
merge operations, which is an automatic creation of a new version of the contract
which is an online additional file corresponding to the existing listing and the
mutable terms, e.g. addendum or disclosure, as claimed. Further, Raveis, Jr.
teaches that
It is also envisioned that a plurality of forms can also be generated by
the subject system and method. In one embodiment, the standard
forms tool is a combination of Caere's OmniForm version 3.0,
Microsoft's Word 97 and Adobe's Acrobat version 3.0.1. Preferably,
form templates are constructed for all forms. The summary data
sought will determine the list of available forms. In one embodiment,
the following forms are provided: Open Buyer or Tenant
Authorization; Exclusive Right to Represent Buyer to Tenant; Dual
Agency Consent Agree; Dual Agency/Single Agent Consent;
Standard Form Real Estate Contract; Release and Hold Harmless;
Exclusive Right to Sell Listing Contract; Exclusive Right to Lease
Listing Contract; Exclusive Agency Listing Contract; Sign Request;
Exceptional Properties Division Listing Information; State
Department of Consumer Protection--Residential Property Condition
Disclosure Report; Rider--Real Estate Contract; Addendum to Sales
Contract; Order Entry Form; New Listing Input Form; Property Status
Change Form; and Disclosure Format for Target Housing Sales--
Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint.
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