Appeal No. 2007-0395 Page 2
Application No. 09/789,678
1 STATEMENT OF THE CASE
2 This appeal is from a decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 1, 3,
3 6-10, 12-14, 16, and 18 over the prior art. 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002). We have
4 jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6 (b) (2002).
5 We AFFIRM.
6 Appellant, in the Brief2, argue the claims as a group. Pursuant to the
7 rules, the Board selects representative claim 1 to decide the appeal. 37 CFR
8 § 41.37(c)(1)(vii) (2005). Accordingly, all the claims stand or fall with
9 claim 1.
10 Claim 1 reads:
11 1. A method of purchasing and selling goods electronically over
12 a computer network interconnecting a facilitator (16), a supplier
13 (18), and a local retailer (20), said method comprising the steps
14 of:
15 registering goods to be sold from a supplier (18) with a
16 facilitator (16) over the computer network,
17 registering a local retailer (20) with the facilitator (16)
18 over the computer network,
19 linking the supplier (18) and the local retailer (20) over
20 the computer network based on a location of the local retailer
21 (20),
22 accessing an internet website by a consumer (14),
23 selecting goods by the consumer electronically from the
24 internet website to be purchased,
2 Our decision will make reference to appellant’s Appeal Brief (”Brief,” filed
23 November 2005) and the examiner’s Answer (”Answer,” mailed 8
February 2006).
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