Ex Parte Bau et al - Page 3

              Appeal 2007-0435                                                                       
              Application 10/082,794                                                                 

                    The rejections as presented by the Examiner are as follows:                      
                 1. Claims 1-52 are provisionally rejected under the judicially created              
                    doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable              
                    over claims 1, 3-22, 24-30, 33, 35-38, 41-63, 66-75, 77-80, 83, and 84           
                    of copending Application No. 10/082,807.                                         
                 2. Claims 1-4, 10-12, 15-17, 22-24, 26, 31, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39, 41, 44-46,          
                    and 48, are provisionally rejected under the judicially created doctrine         
                    of obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over                  
                    claims 1-8, 19-23, 26, 27, 31-36, 38, 39, 43, and 44 of copending                
                    Application No. 10/784,492.                                                      
                 3. Claims 1, 4, 10, 11, 16, 17, 22, 38, 39, and 44 are rejected under               
                 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by BEA.                                     
                 4. Claims 2 and 3 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                    
                    unpatentable over BEA and dreamBean.                                             
                 5. Claims 5-8, 18, 23-25, 28-30, 40, 45-47, and 50-52 are rejected under            
                    35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over BEA and Monson-                    
                    Haefel.                                                                          
                 6. Claim 9, 19, and 41 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being               
                    unpatentable over BEA and Pagé.                                                  
                 7. Claims 12, 31, and 34 rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                 
                    unpatentable over BEA and Chan.                                                  
                 8. Claims 13, 20, and 42 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being             
                    unpatentable over BEA and admitted prior art (“Background of the                 
                    Invention” section appearing on pages 1-3 of the originally filed                
                    specification) (“APA”).                                                          


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