Appeal No. 2005-1431
Application 09/442,070
"embed text format" independently of whether the "network," "client workstation," and
"distributed hypermedia" limitations have descriptive support, which they do not.
5. Other limitations
Appellants also explain why they believe the '701 patent provides written description
support the remaining claim limitations, including "type information," "parses . . . to identify text
formats," "responding to predetermined text formats to initiate processing specified by said text
formats," "automatically invok[ing] said executable application to execute on said client
workstation in order to display said object executable application," and "enabling interactive
processing of said object." Brief at 28-31, 33-36. The examiner has not adequately explained
why these particular limitations lack descriptive support independently of whether the
"network," "client workstation," and "distributed hypermedia" limitations have descriptive
support.
6. Conclusion
Because we agree with the examiner that the '701 patent fails to provide written
description support for the "network," "client workstation," "and "distributed hypermedia"
limitations, the rejection for lack of written description support is affirmed with respect to
independent claims 40 and 50 and also with respect to claims 41-49, which are not separately
argued. 37 CFR § 41.37(c)(vii).
H. The 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, rejection for non-enablement
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