Appeal No. 2002-1755
Application No. 09/173,286
Flynn and Kuntz, and provided by the originating user Watkins.
We disagree. One cannot reasonably contend that Flynn and
Kuntz constitute a “universe” of contributing users wherein the
universe of contributing users to which the message can be
directed is restricted according to the information for at least
one contributing user provided by the originating user. This is
because, while the originating user Watkins may have provided the
information for at least one contributing user, either Flynn or
Kuntz, either one of Flynn or Kuntz could very easily forward the
message originating from Watkins to persons outside this
“universe” comprising Flynn and Kuntz. Since either one of Flynn
or Kuntz may forward this message to another party, outside the
“universe” of Flynn and Kuntz which the originating user Watkins
may have created, it cannot be said that the “universe of
contributing users to which the message can be directed is
restricted” by any information provided by the originating user
Watkins.
Accordingly, since we find that Microsoft Office does not
disclose each and every claimed limitation, we will not sustain
the rejection of claims 1, 2, 8, 9 and 17 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) over Microsoft Office.
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