Appeal 2007-1401
Application 09/882,094
being one of an active status and an inactive status; and
storing said part data and said status code in said
data storage location, wherein said facilitating said
database management processes is accomplished by a
parts database management software application.
THE REJECTION
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Huang US 6,151,582 Nov. 21, 2000
Liff US 6,581,798 Jun. 24, 2003
Underwood US 6,633,878 Oct. 14, 2003
The Appellants seek our review of the rejection of claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, and 9
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Huang, Underwood, and Liff.
ISSUE
The issue before us is whether the Appellants have shown that the Examiner
erred in rejecting claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, and 9 as unpatentable over Huang,
Underwood, and Liff. In particular, the issue focuses on whether one having
ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention would have had an apparent
reason to combine the known elements of Huang, Underwood, and Liff in the
manner claimed.
FINDINGS OF FACT
We find that the following enumerated findings are supported by at least a
preponderance of the evidence. Ethicon, Inc. v. Quigg, 849 F.2d 1422, 1427, 7
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