Ex Parte Swoboda et al - Page 3

              Appeal 2007-1754                                                                     
              Application 09/943,599                                                               
                                                                                                  
              Sites                   US 5,764,885            Jun. 9, 1998                         
              Mann                    US 6,009,270            Dec. 28, 1999                        
              Edwards                 US 6,732,307 B1         May 4, 2004                          
                                                              (filed Oct. 1, 1999)                 

                 1. Claims 1, 4, and 53 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being           
                    anticipated by Mann.                                                           
                 2. Claims 13, 15, and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as               
                    unpatentable over Sites in view of Mann.                                       
                 3. Claims 23, 24, and 27-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as            
                    unpatentable over Sites in view of Mann and further in view of                 
                    Edwards.                                                                       
                    Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or the Examiner, we             
              refer to the Briefs and the Answer4 for their respective details.  In this           
              decision, we have considered only those arguments actually made by                   
              Appellants.  Arguments which Appellants could have made but did not make             
              in the Briefs have not been considered and are deemed to be waived.  See 37          
              C.F.R. § 41.37(c)(1)(vii).                                                           

                                            OPINION                                                
                                     The Anticipation Rejection                                    

                                                                                                  
              3 Although the Examiner indicates that claims 1-10 and 12 are rejected under         
              35 U.S.C. § 102(e) (Answer 4), claims 2, 3, and 6-10 (among other claims)            
              have been cancelled.  See Answer 2; see also Br. 3.                                  
              4 An Examiner’s Answer was first mailed in May 3, 2006, but was revised              
              on Dec. 5, 2006 following an Order from the Board.  A third Examiner’s               
              Answer was mailed Mar. 13, 2007.  We refer to the March 2007 Answer                  
              throughout this opinion.                                                             
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