Appeal Number: 2006-1773
Application Number: 10/051,000
The appellant invented a method for compiling planetary land property
information. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary claim 17, which is reproduced in the analysis below.
This appeal arises from the examiner’s final rejection, mailed September 16,
2005. The appellant filed a brief in support of the appeal on December 12, 2005,
and the examiner mailed an answer to the appeal brief on February 23, 2006. A
reply brief was filed on March 21, 2006.
PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting
the appealed claims are:
www.moonshop.com, via www.archive.com, 1998-2000 (moonshop.com)
Galaty, Allaway and Kyle, Modern Real Estate Practice, 15th edition, pp. 131-143
and 355-356, 2000 (Galaty)
REJECTION
Claims 17 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over
moonshop.com and Galaty.
ISSUES
The issues pertinent to this appeal are
• Whether the specific details of a document’s contents recited in the claim
distinguish the invention over the prior art.
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