Appeal No. 2004-1283
Application No. 09/373,141
receiving at a computer site at least one bid having a
discount rate for the specified category of items being auctioned
from a plurality of sellers registered to participate in the
auction;
receiving at the computer site a commitment to buy an
undiscounted value amount of the item or within the specified
category of items at a minimum discount rate from at least one
buyer registered to participate in the auction; and
declaring at least one successful seller of the value amount
for the specified category of items based on the bid from the
successful seller or sellers having the greatest discount rate
greater than or equal to the minimum discount rate and best
meeting the buyer's individual conditions.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Shkedy 6,260,024 Jul. 10, 2001
(filed Dec. 2, 1998)
Claims 1-63 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
anticipated by Shkedy.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the respective
positions of appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
A rejection for anticipation under section 102 requires that
the four corners of a single prior art document describe every
element of the claimed invention, either expressly or inherently,
such that a person of ordinary skill in the art could practice
the invention without undue experimentation. See Atlas Powder
Co. v. Ireco Inc., 190 F.3d 1342, 1347, 51 USPQ2d 1943, 1947
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