Appeal 2007-0325
Application 09/780,248
1 PRIOR ART
2 The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the
3 appealed claims are:
4 Ladner US 5,847,971 Dec. 8, 1998
5 Barzilai US 6,012,045 Jan. 4, 2000
6 (filed Jul. 1, 1997)
7 Scaer US 6,101,498 Aug. 8, 2000
8 (filed Nov. 17, 1997)
9 Harrington US 6,161,099 Dec. 12, 2000
10 (filed May 29, 1998)
11 Shoham US 6,285,989 B1 Sep. 4, 2001
12 (filed Aug. 7, 1998)
13 Holden US 2001/0032175 A1 Oct. 18, 2001
14 (effective filing Apr. 27, 20002)
15 Dinwoodie US 6,415,269 B1 Jul. 2, 2002
16 (filed May 29, 1998)
17 Alaia US 6,499,018 B1 Dec. 24, 2002
18 (filed May 14, 1999)
19 Dennis L. Prince, Auction This! Your Complete Guide to the World of Online
19 Auctions, 136 (Prima Tech, 1999).
20
21
21 eBay Help : Basics : FAQ : Auction Formats (Nov. 22, 1999).
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2 The Examiner should verify the propriety of relying on Holden as prior art, in
view of the instant application’s claim to the benefit of a provisional application
60/169,728, filed Dec. 8, 1999.
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