Appeal 2007-0896
Application 09/731,019
1 This appeal arises from the Examiner’s Non-Final Rejection, mailed June 21,
2 2005. The Appellant filed an Appeal Brief in support of the appeal on May 3,
3 2006, and the Examiner mailed an Examiner’s Answer to the Appeal Brief on July
4 13, 2006. A Reply Brief was filed on September 18, 2006.
5 PRIOR ART
6 The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the
7 appealed claims are:
8 Klingman US 5,950,172 Sep. 7, 19998
9 Salas US 6,230,185 B1 May 8, 2001
10 (Jul. 15, 1998)
11 Epinions.com Preview,
12 http://web.archive.org/web/19991204120227/www.epinions.com/, Original Date
13 12/4/99, Printed 2/24/04
14 NowThis.com, Log 1999 11 November, http://nowthis.com/log/1999/11/24.html,
15 Original Date 11/24/99, Printed 8/28/04
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17 REJECTIONS
18 Claims 1-2 and 7-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as anticipated by,
19 or in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over NowThis.
20 Claims 1-2 and 7-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over
21 Epinions and Salas.
22 Claims 1-2 and 7-17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over
23 Klingman.
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