Appeal 2007-0511
Application 10/699,508
1 7. Smrcka
2 Smrcka discloses a system and method for new product development,
3 especially for new or customized chemical products. Smrcka, para. [0004].
4 The method includes testing the product and storing details and results
5 of the testing in a computer readable database. Smrcka, para. [0011].
6 The database is available globally from any personal computer having
7 suitable client software installed and suitable network connectivity. Smrcka,
8 para. [0038].
9 8. Garr
10 Garr discloses a method for producing a large chemical library of
11 purified products from a chemical library of raw reaction products. Garr,
12 col. 1, ll. 7-15.
13 In accordance with the invention, reaction tubes, each containing a
14 reaction product, are arranged in an array. Each reaction tube and product is
15 identified by a unique code, such as a bar code, which is optically readable.
16 Garr, col. 4, ll. 3-9.
17 The code is stored in the memory of a digital signal processor on a
18 database. Garr, col. 4, ll. 9-10.
19 The code is used to relate each pure chemical compound to the
20 original reaction product from which it is derived. Garr, col. 3, ll. 26-32.
21 D. PRINCIPLES OF LAW
22 A claimed invention is not patentable if the subject matter of the
23 claimed invention would have been obvious to a person having ordinary skill
24 in the art. 35 U.S.C. § 103(a); KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 127 S. Ct.
25 1727, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007); Graham v. John Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1
26 (1966).
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