Appeal 2007-0712
Application 90/006,713
Payment Through TAXLINK Discussed in IRS Procedure.”
The Invention
The invention relates to a system and method for collecting,
processing and reporting tax data. A tax payer provides information to an
electronic intermediary. The information provided may include, for
example, the tax payer’s social security number, so that the electronic
intermediary may electronically search databases for the tax payer’s tax data
(Specification col. 4:51-56). Alternatively, the tax payer may provide
account access information to the electronic intermediary so that the
electronic intermediary may electronically contact and collect from tax data
providers the tax payer’s tax data (Specification col. 4:56-62).
The electronic intermediary electronically processes the collected tax
data to determine the tax payer’s tax liability. The electronic intermediary
prepares a tax return using the processed data, connects to a taxing authority
and files a tax return with the taxing authority.
Procedural Posture and Related Proceedings
On 8 April 2003, patentee (hereafter “Simplification”), the real party
in interest of U.S. patent 6,202,052 (‘052) filed a patent infringement action
against Block Financial Corporation (“Block”) in the United States District
Court for the District of Delaware based on ‘052. On 11 July 2003, Block
requested reexamination of ‘052. Reexamination was granted on 2 October
2003. The civil case was stayed pending the reexamination. Simplification
appealed under 35 U.S.C. §§ 134 and 306 from a final rejection of claims
1-20 and 29-36. The appeal is the subject of this decision.
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