Appeal No. 2001-2692 Page 3
Application No. 08/789,001
macro cells has a number of terminals, the data processing system
comprising:
a. a user interface for receiving a number of user provided
parameters;
b. storing means for storing a predefined set of circuit design
assembly rules; and
c. assembly means coupled to said user interface and to said
storing means for assembling the first circuit design in accordance with
said number of user provided parameters and said predefined set of
circuit design assembly rules.
Claims 1-38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 1, as nonenabled.
Claims 1-35 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by U.S. Patent
No. 4,918,614 ("Modarres") and by U.S. Patent No. 4,967,367 ("Piednoir"). The latter
claims also stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by U.S. Patent
No. 5,544,088 ("Aubertine").
OPINION
Our opinion addresses the rejections in the following order:
• nonenablement rejection of claims 1-38
• anticipation rejection of claims 1-35 by Modarres
• anticipation rejection of claims 1-35 by Aubertine
• anticipation rejection of claims 1-35 by Piednoir.
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