Appeal No. 1999-1842
Application No. 08/042,930
which are developed by subclassing from a parent class. A metaclass, as defined in the
instant specification, is a class object which is itself an instance of another class.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A method for deriving a metaclass for a new class defined by
subclassing at least one parent class, comprising the steps of:
executing a set of instructions to construct the new class stored in a
memory;
deriving a new class metaclass for the new class given both a parent
class metaclass for the at least one parent class and a second metaclass;
and,
creating the new class in the memory according to the new class
metaclass.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Orr et al. (Orr), “OMOS-An Objected Server for Program Execution”, IEEE 1992.
Claims 1-21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by Orr.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective positions of
appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
We reverse.
The burden, in the first instance, of establishing a prima facie case of anticipation is
on the examiner.
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