Appeal 2007-2533
Application 09/972,434
1 This appeal arises from the Examiner’s Final Rejection, mailed December 29,
2 2005. The Appellants filed an Appeal Brief in support of the appeal on July 24,
3 2006, and the Examiner mailed an Examiner’s Answer to the Appeal Brief on
4 October 19, 2006. A Reply Brief was filed on November 20, 2006.
5 PRIOR ART
6 The Examiner relies upon the following prior art:
7 Frengut US 2002/0046099 A1 Apr. 18, 2002
8 (filed Apr. 3, 2001)
9 Gale Group, Ebizmart.com Announces Pioneer-Standard, Officeland, Mobility and
9 Others to Join Soon in Online Business-to-Business Portal Inaugural Launch,
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11 Business Wire, p. 101, Jan. 13, 1999 (Ebizmart)
12 REJECTIONS
13 Claims 1-3, 6-8, 11-13, and 16-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
14 anticipated by Frengut.
15 Claims 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 19, and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
16 as unpatentable over Frengut and Official Notice.
17 ISSUES
18 The issues pertinent to this appeal are
19 • Whether the Appellants have sustained their burden of showing the
20 Examiner erred in the rejection of claims 1-3, 6-8, 11-13, and 16-18 under
21 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as anticipated by Frengut.
22 • Whether the Appellants have sustained their burden of showing the
23 Examiner erred in the rejection of claims 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 15, 19, and 20 under
24 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Frengut and Official Notice.
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