Appeal No. 2002-1006
Application 09/132,351
did not err in using the ordinary common usage of the term which
is broad enough to require that the group identifier just be
simply a different number than the plurality of subscriber
numbers.
In view of the foregoing, we will sustain the Examiner’s
rejection of claims 1 and 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being
anticipated by Sanders.
We now turn to the rejection of the remaining claims under
35 U.S.C. § 103. We note that the Appellant has not made an
argument as to the rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 in the brief
or the reply brief. The Appellant has stated on page 4 and page
7 of the brief that claims 2 through 8, 10, 13 and 14 stand or
fall with claim 1. Appellant further states in footnote 4 found
on page 7 of the brief that independent claim 2 rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 includes analogous recitation to the aspects of
claim 1 described above and may be distinguished from Sanders and
thus the cited combination in a like manner.
37 CFR § 1.192 (a) states:
Appellant must, within two months from the date of the
notice of appeal under § 1.191 or within the time allowed
for reply to the action from which the appeal was taken, if
such time is later, file a brief in triplicate. The brief
must be accompanied by the fee set forth in § 1.17 (c) and
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