Appeal No. 2003-1052
Application 09/222,644
At the outset, we make reference to our consideration of the
United States Postal Service document issued on January 12, 1999
entitled "Information Based Indicia Program (IBIP), Performance
Criteria For Information-Based Indicia and Security Architecture
For Closed IBI Postage Metering Systems (PCIBI-C)." To the
extent appellants and the examiner rely upon this document for
their respective positions as to the glossary definitions therein
relating to a "closed system" and to an "open system," our
decision cannot be based upon this document since its publication
date is after the present application's filing date of December
30, 1998.
Pages 7 and 8 of the answer makes reference to the United
States Postal Services proposed rule for 39 CFR parts 111 and 502
dated March 28, 1997. Although there is no evidence before us
that this document did mature into a final rule, the definitions
of an open system and closed system at pages 13 and 14 of this
document (see also the appendix to this opinion) that is a part
of the application file are somewhat consistent with the
definitions of the United States Postal Services proposed IBIP
program document dated January 12, 1999.
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