Appeal No. 2004-1764 Page 6 Application No. 08/704,400 predetermined interval has elapsed, displacing the cursor within a faster range of speed. 2. ANTICIPATION DETERMINATION "Having construed the claim limitations at issue, we now compare the claims to the prior art to determine if the prior art anticipates those claims." In re Cruciferous Sprout Litig., 301 F.3d 1343, 1349, 64 USPQ2d 1202, 1206 (Fed. Cir. 2002). "A claim is anticipated only if each and every element as set forth in the claim is found, either expressly or inherently described, in a single prior art reference." Verdegaal Bros., Inc. v. Union Oil Co., 814 F.2d 628, 631, 2 USPQ2d 1051, 1053 (Fed. Cir. 1987) (citing Structural Rubber Prods. Co. v. Park Rubber Co., 749 F.2d 707, 715, 223 USPQ 1264, 1270 (Fed. Cir. 1984); Connell v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 722 F.2d 1542, 1548, 220 USPQ 193, 198 (Fed. Cir. 1983); Kalman v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 713 F.2d 760, 771, 218 USPQ 781, 789 (Fed. Cir. 1983)). "[A]bsence from the reference of any claimed element negates anticipation." Kloster Speedsteel AB v. Crucible, Inc., 793 F.2d 1565, 1571, 230 USPQ 81, 84 (Fed. Cir. 1986). Here, Levine discloses "a cursor controller for a display in which, by a psychomotor operation such as the depression of a key, the display apparatus causes a cursor to move from one portion of the viewing area to another. . . ." P. 2. The passagePage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007