Appeal No. 2000-0359 Page 5
Application No. 08/777,393
so that a margin between an edge of a frame and a character at
an end of the string is greater than zero.
“[H]aving ascertained exactly what subject matter is
being claimed, the next inquiry must be into whether such
subject matter is novel.” Wilder, 429 F2d at 450, 166 USPQ at
548. “A claim is anticipated only if each and every element
as set forth in the claim is found, either expressly or
inherently described, in a single prior art reference.”
Verdegaal Bros., Inc. v. Union Oil Co., 814 F.2d 628, 631, 2
USPQ2d 1051, 1053 (Fed. Cir. 1987) (citing Structural Rubber
Prods. Co. v. Park Rubber Co., 749 F.2d 707, 715, 223 USPQ
1264, 1270 (Fed. Cir. 1984); Connell v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.,
722 F.2d 1542, 1548, 220 USPQ 193, 198 (Fed. Cir. 1983);
Kalman v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 713 F.2d760, 771, 218 USPQ
781, 789 (Fed. Cir. 1983)).
Here, contrary to the claimed limitations, Hirono
discloses laying out characters of a character string so that
a margin is equal to zero. Specifically, “step S126 is
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