Appeal No. 2000-2238 Page 5
Application No. 08/826,922
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)). "[A]bsence from the reference of any claimed element negates anticipation."
Kloster Speedsteel AB v. Crucible, Inc., 793 F.2d 1565, 1571, 230 USPQ 81, 84 (Fed.
Cir. 1986).
Here, although Schmid’s “cellular radiotelephone prompts [a] user for input of . . .
account information and then accepts the account information input by the user,” col. 6,
ll. 38-40, the examiner fails to allege, let alone show, that the radiotelephone stores one
or more predetermined answers to the prompts, presents the answers to the user, or
allows him to select the answers. The absence of such a showing negates anticipation.
Therefore, we reverse the rejection of claim 1 and claims 2-4, 6, and 12, which depend
therefrom; of claim 7 and claims 8, 9, and 11, which depend therefrom; and of
claims 13 and 14.
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