Appeal No. 1998-1386 Page 27
Application No. 08/269,156
In view of the ambiguity, the examiner’s interpretation
amounts to speculation or an unfounded assumption.
Accordingly, we are not persuaded that the reference discloses
the claimed limitation of reverse-searching paths that
comprise character hypotheses corresponding to received data.
The absence of the disclosure negates anticipation.
Therefore, we reverse the rejection of claims 1, 6, and 9 as
anticipated by Hullender.
CONCLUSION
To summarize, the rejection of claims 1, 6-9, 12, 14, 15,
17, and 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 1, as lacking a written
description is reversed. The rejection of claims 1, 6-9, 12,
14, 15, 17, and 21 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 1, as non-enabled
is reversed. The rejection of claims 1, 6, 8, 12, 14-17, and
21 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by Fujisaki is
reversed. The rejection of claim 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
obvious over Fujisaki in view of Guyon is reversed. The
rejection of claims 1, 6, and 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Hullender is reversed.
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