Appeal No. 2004-0499
Application No. 09/251,789
wherein the list of network addresses is automatically
assembled from one or more of the following:
one or more e-mails received by the first client
processing system from each of the client information
processing systems with the software application
installed;
one or more responses from a listserver coupled to
the network; and
a shared directory for maintenance of the software
application.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Bogdan Korel et al. (Korel), “Version Management In Distributed
Network Environment,” ACM, pp. 161-66 (1991).
Claims 1-29 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112,
first paragraph, as being based on an inadequate disclosure.
Claims 1-29 stand further finally rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Korel.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
Examiner, reference is made to the Briefs and Answer for the
respective details.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal,
the rejections advanced by the Examiner, the arguments in support
of the rejections and the evidence of obviousness relied upon by
the Examiner as support for the prior art rejection. We have,
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