Appeal No. 2006-2083
Reexamination Control No. 90/006,352
Bank of New York in Manhattan. The bank does not own the gold but serves as custodian for
the deposited gold of foreign central banks and international monetary organizations. Gold
transfers or payments between customer nations can be made easily, quickly, and inexpensively,
by moving gold bars from the compartment of one country to that of another country. See
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, The Region: The World’s Goldkeeper (1991), available
at http://minneapolisfed.org/pubs/region/91-12/reg9112b.cfm (last visited Nov. 30, 2006).
Conclusion
The rejection of claims 1-5 as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 for obviousness over
the silver certificate and Ohta is affirmed.
The rejection of claims 6-11 as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103 for obviousness over
the silver certificate, Ohta, and Storch is affirmed.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this appeal may be
extended under 37 CFR § 1.136(a). See 37 CFR § 1.136(a)(1)(iv).
AFFIRMED
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