Appeal No. 2002-0145
Application No. 09/090,990
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A process for sending Hypertext Markup Language
(HTML) formatted electronic mail across a computer network,
comprising the steps of:
creating an HTML document;
checking the designated recipients for HTML capability;
and
sending said document to said designated recipients in
accordance with said recipient’s HTML capability.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Zachery 5,283,887 Feb. 1, 1994
Tang et al. (Tang) 5,630,060 May 13, 1997
Pallmann 6,094,684 Jul. 25, 2000
(filed Apr. 2, 1997)
Claims 1-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph.
Claims 1-30 stand further rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over either Zachery over “what was well known in the
art” or “Tang, in view of Pallmann.” (Answer, pages 4 and 6).
Reference is made to the briefs (paper nos. 13 and 15) and
answer (paper no. 14) for the respective positions of appellant
and the examiner.
OPINION
With regard to the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, the inquiry is whether the claims do, in fact, set out
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