Appeal No. 2004-0214 Page 2
Application No. 09/446,516
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a device and a method for automatic issuing
of commercial advantage coupons, when clients go to the check-out(s) of a store, in
order to record and pay for articles purchased (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims
under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
De Lapa et al. (De Lapa) 5,353,218 Oct. 4, 1994
Deaton et al. (Deaton) 5,638,457 June 10, 1997
Claims 1 to 20 and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph,
as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject
matter which the appellants regard as the invention.
Claims 1 to 20 and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as
the specification, as originally filed, does not provide support for the invention as is now
claimed.
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