Appeal 2007-0519
Application 10/723,324
7. The Specification discloses the following:
Validation component 140 can provide periodic (e.g., daily, after
restoring licenses from backup …) validity checks on the license store 110
to ensure that data has not been tampered with by malicious individuals or
otherwise corrupted. The validations can be accomplished by retrieving a
license key … .
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8. “Periodically” means “from time to time.” Webster’s New World
Dictionary 1004, definition 2 (Third College Edition, 1988).
C. PRINCIPLES OF LAW
1. “A claim is anticipated only if each and every element as set forth in the
claim is found, either expressly or inherently described, in a single prior art
reference.” Verdegaal Bros., Inc. v. Union Oil Co. of Cal., 814 F.2d 628, 631, 2
USPQ2d 1051, 1053 (Fed. Cir. 1987).
2. Anticipation is a question of fact. In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1477, 44
USPQ2d 1429, 1431 (Fed. Cir. 1997).
3. Claims are given the broadest reasonable construction consistent with the
specification. In re Morris, 127 F.3d 1048, 1054, 44 USPQ2d 1023, 1027 (Fed.
Cir. 1997).
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