Appeal No. 2004-0199
Application No. 09/385,489
capturing the terms of the trade promotions at least
including promoted product identification and payment term
information in an independent system which operates independently
from the retailer and the manufacturer;
storing the captured terms of the trade promotions in an
electronic database of the independent system; and
enabling the retailer and the manufacturer to access the
electronic database of the independent system to determine the
stored terms of the trade promotions.
Reference
The reference relied on by the Examiner is as follows:
Jones 5,832,458 Nov. 3, 1998
Rejection at Issue
Claims 1-17, 19-62, 64-82 and 84-94 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102 as being anticipated by Jones.
Claims 18, 63 and 83 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Jones.
Throughout our opinion, we make reference to the briefs1 and
answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
With full consideration being given to the subject matter on
appeal, the Examiner's rejections and the arguments of Appellants
1 Appellants filed an appeal brief on December 9, 2002.
Appellants filed a reply brief on March 13, 2003. The Examiner
mailed out an Office communication on April 8, 2003, stating the
reply brief has been entered into the record.
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