Appeal 2007-0518
Application 90/006,969
15. In response to Simplification’s arguments, the Examiner agrees
that the Specification does provide support for the electronic transmission of
data and software processing using the data, but argues that the Specification
fails to explain in detail how this is accomplished (Answer 22-23).
The rejection of Claims 1-3, 5, 10, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37-40 as being
anticipated by Beamer and “It’s W-2 Time”
16. The Examiner relied on the “It’s W-2 Time” article for the
purpose of showing “various characteristics of MacInTax that are deemed to
be inherent to the version of MacInTax described in Beamer.”
17. Specifically, the Examiner relied on “It’s W-2 Time” to
demonstrate that the MacInTax described in Beamer performs all tax
calculations on the computer (Final Rejection 14-16 and Answer 12-13).
18. The Examiner found that Beamer describes connecting
electronically an electronic intermediary to a tax data provider and collecting
electronically tax data from the tax data provider (Final Rejection 15-17 and
Answer 12-17).
19. Specifically, the Examiner found with respect to independent
claims 1, 10, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37-40 (directing attention to Beamer ¶¶ 3, 4, 6,
15, 16, 23, and 26) that:
The tax preparation software, e.g., MacInTax, can electronically
connect to and download relevant financial information from a
bank via a home accounting program, e.g., Dollars & Sense.
This downloaded information is used to assist in completing
one’s tax return. Completion of an IRS tax form is expressly
disclosed by Beamer; therefore, by using data downloaded from
a bank to complete the IRS tax form, said data qualifies as tax
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