Appeal 2007-0325
Application 09/780,248
1 Claim 18 rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Barzilai and Scaer.
2 The art applied shows or suggests a screen tip indicating bid amounts (FF35).
3 The Appellant contends that Scaer does not show screen tips within an auction
4 context. However, Scaer’s teaching is a generic method of providing help. It
5 would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to have provided
6 help, and thus Scaer’s form of help, to Barzilai’s auction because of the known
7 complexity of auction procedures.
8 Accordingly we sustain the Examiner's rejection of claim 18 under 35 U.S.C.
9 § 103(a) as obvious over Barzilai and Scaer.
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11 Claim 20 rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Shoham and Scaer.
12 The art applied shows or suggests a screen tip associated with items for sale
13 (FF36).
14 Accordingly we sustain the Examiner's rejection of claim 20 under 35 U.S.C.
15 § 103(a) as obvious over Shoham and Scaer.
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17 Claims 21 and 22 rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Shoham ,
18 Barzilai, and Scaer.
19 The art applied shows or suggests a screen tip associated with items for sale
20 (FF36).
21 Accordingly we sustain the Examiner's rejection of claims 21 and 22 under 35
22 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over Shoham, Barzilai, and Scaer.
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