Appeal 2007-2127
Reexamination Control No. 90/006,621
Microsoft® Operating System/2 Programmer's Reference Version 1.1
(Microsoft Press 1989), pages 22, 23, and 587-598.
Gordon Letwin, Inside OS/2 (Microsoft Press 1988), pages 71-72.
Jeffrey I. Krantz et al., OS/2™: Features, Functions and Applications
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1988), page 5, 6, 8-17, 20, 21, 39, 57-59, 63,
64, 68, 93, 94, 98-100, 112, 168, 188, and 189.
The Examiner also relies on the following reference to establish how
the Z80 microprocessor works:
Rodnay Zaks, Programming the Z80 (3d ed. Sybex 1982),
pages 500-502.
REJECTIONS
The Examiner finds that none of the reexamination claims are entitled
to claim priority of the filing dates of the 1990, 1985, or 1982 applications
under 35 U.S.C. § 120 because they do not disclose "multithreading."
Original claims 1, 4, 6, 7, 14, 18, 24, 26, 27, 31, and 33, as amended,
and newly added claims 37-83 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph, based on lack of written description.
Claims 1-38, 44-47, 50, 57-60, 68-72, 75, and 80-83 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by De Jong.
Claims 39-43, 48, 49, 51-56, 61-67, 73, 74, and 76-79 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over De Jong and Heard.
Claims 39-43, 48, 49, 51-56, 61-67, 73, 74, and 76-79 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over De Jong and Nitta.
Claims 1-38, 44-47, 50, 57-60, 68-72, 75, and 80-83 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Krantz, OS/2: Features,
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