Appeal No. 2003-0509 Page 10
Application No. 08/657,510
presented together for selection by a developer for inclusion in the application being
created." (Spec. at 19 (emphases added).) Reading the limitation in light of the
specification, and giving the representative claim its broadest, reasonable construction,
the limitations require displaying members of a class.
b. Obviousness Determination
The question of obviousness is "based on underlying factual determinations
including . . . what th[e] prior art teaches explicitly and inherently. . . ." In re Zurko, 258
F.3d 1379, 1386, 59 USPQ2d 1693, 1697(Fed. Cir. 2001) (citing Graham v. John Deere
Co., 383 U.S. 1, 17-18, 148 USPQ 459, 467 (1966); In re Dembiczak, 175 F.3d 994,
998, 50 USPQ 1614, 1616 (Fed. Cir. 1999); In re Napier, 55 F.3d 610, 613, 34 USPQ2d
1782, 1784 (Fed. Cir. 1995)). Here, because its "right pane shows the members . . . for
the class," p. 2, we find that Rodens' class editor displays members of a class.
2. Displaying Code for Selected Class
The appellants argue, "Rodens does not teach displaying classes that are
selectable. . . ." (Appeal Br. at 10.)
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