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            Appeal No. 2000-0376                                                                         
            Application 08/753,236                                                                       

            indicating the usual postage meter information of date, amount of                            
            the fee, block patterns, etc.                                                                
                                           THE REJECTIONS                                                
                  Claims 1, 7, 9, and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                                  
            § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dietrich and Bruns.                                      
                  Claim 2 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                              
            unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, and IBIP.                                                 
                  Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                              
            unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, and Cordery.                                              
                  Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                              
            unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, Cordery, and either Johnsen or                            
            Schwartz.                                                                                    
                  Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                              
            unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, Cordery, Kipphan, and either                              
            Johnsen or Schwartz.                                                                         
                  Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                              
            unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, and Official Notice that it                               
            was known to use human readable codes.                                                       
                  Claims 10, 11, and 39 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                                   
            § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, Morrison,                               
            and Mizutani.                                                                                
                  Claims 12-15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as                                
            being unpatentable over Dietrich, Bruns, and Morrison.                                       


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