Ex parte AKIYAMA - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 1997-0509                                                                                                                   
                 Application 08/314,131                                                                                                                 


                 each of the memory blocks in accordance with a plurality of                                                                            
                 predetermined user applications, and for storing printing data                                                                         
                 corresponding to the respective predetermined user                                                                                     
                 applications to the respective memory blocks.                                                                                          
                 The Examiner relies on the following reference:                                                                                        
                 Toyokura                                              5,335,316                           Aug. 2, 1994                                 
                                                                                (filed Apr. 22, 1992)                                                   
                          Claims 5 to 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as                                                                        
                 being                                                                                                                                  
                 anticipated by Toyokura.                                                                                                               
                          Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellant or the                                                                          
                 Examiner, we make reference to the briefs  and the answer for             3                                                            
                 the respective details thereof.                                                                                                        
                 OPINION                                                                                                                                
                          We have considered the rejections advanced by the                                                                             
                 Examiner and the supporting arguments.  We have, likewise,                                                                             
                 reviewed Appellant’s arguments set forth in the briefs.  It is                                                                         
                 our view that claims 5 to 19 are anticipated by Toyokura.                                                                              
                          In our analysis, we are guided by the precedence of our                                                                       
                 reviewing court that the limitations from the disclosure are                                                                           
                 not to be imported into the claims.  In re Lundberg, 244 F.2d                                                                          

                          3A reply brief was filed [paper no. 14] and was entered                                                                       
                 in the record without any further response by the Examiner                                                                             
                 [paper no. 15].                                                                                                                        
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