`CBM of U.S. Pat. No. 6,772,132
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`EX PARTE REEXAMINATION COMMUNICATION TRANSMITTAL FORM
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`REEXAMINATION CONTROL NO. 90/011 250.
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`PATENT NO. 6772132.
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`ART UNIT 3992.
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`Enclosed is a copy of the latest communication from the United States Patent and Trademark
`Office in the above identified ex parte reexamination proceeding (3? CFR ‘l.550(f)).
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`' Where this copy is supplied after the reply by requester, 37 CFR 1.535. or the time for filing a
`reply has passed, no submission on behalf of the ex parte reexamination requester will be
`acknowledged or considered (37 CFR 1.550(9)).
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`PTOL-465 (Rey.07-04)
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`Order Granting / Denying Request For
`Ex Parte Reexamination
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`Control No.
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`9°m1'25°
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`Sam Rimell
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`Patent Under Reexamination
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`6772132
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`3992
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`--The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
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`The request for ex parte reexamination filed 22 September 2010 has been considered and a determination
`has been made. An identification of the claims, the references relied upon, and the rationale supporting the
`determination are attached.
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`Attachments: a)[:| PTO—892,
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`b)E PTO/SBi08,
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`c) Other: Decision
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`1. I: The request for ex parte reexamination is GRANTED.
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`RESPONSE TIMES ARE SET AS FOLLOWS:
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`For Patent Owners Statement (Optional): TWO MONTHS from the mailing date of this communication
`(37 CFR 1.530 (b)). EXTENSIONS OF TIME ARE GOVERNED BY 37 CFR 1.550(0).
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`For Requestefs Reply (optional): TWO MONTHS from the date of service of any timely filed
`Patent Owner's Statement (37 CFR 1.535). N0 EXTENSION OF THIS TIME PERIOD IS PERMITTED.
`If Patent Owner does not fite a timely statement under 37 CFR 1.530(b), then no reply by requester
`is permitted.
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`2. IE The request for ex parte reexamination is DENIED.
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`This decision is not appealable (35 U.S.C. 303(c)). Requester may seek review by petition to the
`Commissioner under 37 CFR 1.181 within ONE MONTH from the mailing date of this communication (37
`CFR 1.515(0)). EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE SUCH A PETITION UNDER 37 CFR 1.181 ARE
`AVAILABLE ONLY BY PETITION TO SUSPEND OR WAIVE THE REGULATIONS UNDER
`37 CFR 1.183.
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`In due course, a refund under 37 CFR 1.26 ( c ) will be made to requester:
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`a) 1:! by Treasury check or,
`b) E} by credit to Deposit Account No. 16i)605, or
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`c) I:I by credit to a credit card account, unless otherwise notified (35 U.S.C. 303(c)).‘
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`iSam Rimelli
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit .3992
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`U.S. Pateni and Trademark Office
`PTOL-4?1 (Rev. 08-05)
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`Office Action in Ex Pane Reexamination
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`Part of Paper No. 20101116
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`ApplicationJ'Control Number: 90r'0l1,2S0
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`Page 2
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`DECISION ON REQUEST FOR EX PAR TE REEXAMINATION
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`A request for reexamination affecting claims 1-2, 8, 1-4, 20, 22-23, 25, 2?-28, 30, 32-33,
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`3?-38, 40, 42-43, 47-48 and 53 of US Patent 6,772,132 has been received and considered. No
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`substantial new questions of patentability have been raised by the request. Detailed rationale for
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`this finding is set forth in this action.
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`References Asserted by Reguester as Raising
`Substantial New uestions of Patentabili
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`I U.S. Pre-Grant Publication 200330097325 to Friesen et al, published May 22, 2003 and
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`filed April 9, 1999.
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`I U.S. Patent 5,297,031 to Gutterman et al, published March 22, 1994 and filed March 6,
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`1990.
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`I U.S. Patent 7,212,999 to Friesen et al published May 1, 2007 and filed April 9, 1999.
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`I LIFFE. The Application Program Interface (API)
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`reference manual
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`for LIFFE
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`CONNECT, September‘ 1998, Release 3.1, published by LIFFE, London England (hereafter
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`referred to as LIFFE CONNECT).
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`0 Swiss Exchange SWX, Swiss Exchange SWX TS User Manual, Version 2.1, December
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`31, 1998, published by Swiss Exchange SWX (hereafter referred to as SWX Manual).
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`Availability of Asserted References as Prior Art
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`The references to J and SWX Manual were published prior to March 2, 2000
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`effective filing date of U.S. Patent 6,722,132. Accordingly, these references are available as prior
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`art under 35 USC 102(a).
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`Application/Control Number: 90i0l 1,250
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`The reference to Gutterman et al was published more than one year prior to the March 2,
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`2000 effective filing date of U.S. Patent 6,?'72,132 and thus is available as prior an under 35
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`USC l02(b).
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`The references to Friesen et al (‘325) and Friesen ‘et al ('999) were filed prior to the
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`March 2, 2000 effective filing date of U.S. Patent 6,772,132 and thus are available as prior art
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`under 35 USC 102(e).
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`Summagj of Prosecution History for U.S. Patent 6,772,132
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`0 U.S. application 09iS90,692 was filed June 9, 2000.
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`o A non-final office action was mailed by USPTO on June 8, 2001. Claims 1-2 1- were
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`withdrawn. Claims 22-40 were rejected under 35 USC 112, second paragraph. Claims 22-40
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`were rejected under 35 USC 102(e):’103(a) in View ofwwwtradingtechnologies.com.
`0 Applicant submitted a response with remarks on October 9, 2001. Claims 1-21 were
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`cancelled. Claims 22, 23, 30 and 36 were amended. Claims 41-88 were added.
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`0 A Notice of Allowance was issued by USPTO on July 13," 2002. Claims ?1-83 were
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`indicated as cancelled. Claims 22-70 were indicated as allowed. The attached correspondence
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`includes an initialed form PTO 1449 signed January 9, 2002. Reasons for patentability stated:
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`“The prior art faiis to teach a method of placing a trade order, computer readabie
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`medium with instructions for placing a trade order, and/or a client system for placing a trade
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`order comprising a dynamic display and a static display. The static dispiay, direcied to the
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`commodity price, does not change. In contrast, the values of the bid/ask, reflecting the marker
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`depth for the commodity, are dynamically dispiayed and are aligned with the corresponding
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`ApplicationfControl Number: 90i011,250
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`static price values. Thesesfieatures in combination with the claimfeatures ofclaims 22,29 and/or
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`35 render the claims allowable.
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`PCT W099/23099 is representative ofthe closest Foreign Patent prior art. The closet US
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`Patent prior art and Non Patent Literature prior art are cfrecor .”
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`0 Applicant submitted an information disclosure statement, petition for withdrawal from
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`issue and Request for Continued Examination (RCE) on November 12, 2002.
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`O USPTO mailed a Decision Granting Petition on November 13, 2002.
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`0 Applicant submitted a response with remarks on March 21, 2003. Claims 22, 23, 29,
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`30, 35, 36 and 37-40 were amended. Claims 39-95 were added.
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`0 USPTO mailed a Notice of Allowance on February 10, 2004. Claims 22-70 and 89-95
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`were indicated as allowed. A summary of the reasons for allowance are as follows:
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`“The primary reason for allowance is the limitation directed to the "dynamic display" of
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`a plurality of the quantity of bids and asks aligned with a ”static display" of corresponding
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`prices. Here, unlike the prior art, the "static” display ofprices is just that, static, and does not
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`move in response to a change in the inside market. With this display of market depth, claimed in
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`' each ofthe independent claims, a trader places a trade order with the pointer in the area of the
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`order entry region of the dynamic market depth region, through a single computer implemented
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`action, see Figures 3 and 4. For example, in figure 3, a click on Bid Q 18 will send an order to
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`the market to sell i7 lots ofthe commodity at a price of89.
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`Applicationt'Control Number: 90l0I 1,250
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`The closest prior art inciuding US Patent 6, 408, 282, PCT W0 01/16852 and commonly
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`owned non-patent literature "X Trader" (see, applicant's response to USPTO’s request for
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`information) all lack this feature.”
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`Reexamination Proceeding 00t008,576:
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`0 A request for reexamination of US Patent 6,772,132 was filed May 25, 2007.
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`0 An order for reexamination of claims 1-56 of US Patent 6,?'t2,l32 was mailed by the
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`USPTO on August 1, 2007.
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`O A Notice of Intent to Issue Reexamination Certificate (NIRC) was mailed by USPTO
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`on January 16, 2008. The action included a statement that reads as follows:_
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`“The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for patentability and/or
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`confirmation of the claims found patentable in this reexamination proceeding: The prior art of
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`record fails to ‘teach a method, computer readable medium, or a ‘system having a dynamic
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`display of bids and asks in a commodity market aligned with a static display of prices
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`corresponding thereto, wherein the static display of prices does not move in response to a
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`change in the inside market in combination with the other claim limitations in independent
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`claims 2', 8 and i4. Dependent claims 2-7, 9-} 3, and I5-56 are found patentable for the same
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`reason.
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`Although TSE (Orientation) A, TSE (Operation) 3, Amazon, and Friesen raised a
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`substantial new question ofpatentabiiity as set forth in the order granting reexamination dated
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`August 1, 2007, these references do not anticipate the above-mentioned claim limitations and do
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`Application/Control Number: 90/011,250
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`not render the claims obvious. TSE (Orientation) A and TSE (Operation) 8 clearly teach that the
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`display ofprices is automatically updated every three seconds so as to keep the "center price" in
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`the middle ofthe screen. This teaching is directly counter to the static display of US. Patent No.
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`6, 772,132, which uses the static display ofprices so that the user does not accidentally place an
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`order at the unintended price (see column 2 lines 56-63). The requester relies on the one
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`statement in TSE (Operation) B on page 640, which states that in the scroll screen the price
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`display locations do not change automatically, for the teaching of a "static” display ofprices.
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`This teaching does not meet the claim limitations, as it is only a teaching that the automatically
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`centering of the "center price” does not occur when the user is in the scroll mode. If it did, the
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`user would not be able to scroll to the desired price, because the scrolling would result in the
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`"center price" not ‘being in the center ofthe screen. Amazon and Friesen also do not teach such
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`claim limitations nor render the claims obvious”.
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`I A Reexamination Certificate was issued by USPTO on March 31, 2009. The certificate
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`states: “The patentability ofclaims 1-56 is confirmed’.
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`Analysis of Assorted New Questions of Patentabiligg
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`Preliminagy Notes:
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`(1) Friesen et al (‘325) is alternatively referred to in the request as “the ‘S50 application”
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`since it is a laid open publication of US utility application 09l289._.550 (see request at page 17,
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`third paragraph). For purposes of clarity'and consistency,
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`it will be referred to hereafter as
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`Friesen et al (‘325), since the ('325) document is what is cited in the information disclosure. The
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`application 09t289,550 also does not have any of the paragraph numbers referenced in the
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`request.
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`ApplicationiControl Number: 90/O1 l,2S0
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`(2) For each proposed new question, requester alternates between references to Friesen et
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`Q (‘32S) and Friesen et al (‘999). Since Friesen et al ('999) is simply the patent which matured
`from the application of Friesen et al (‘325), the two references are inter—related. Accordingly,
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`both references will be addressed when the teachings of Friesen et al are raised as an issue.
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`Issue #1: Requester asserts a substantial new question of patentability involving claims
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`1-2, 8, 14, 20, 22-23, 25, 27-28, 30, 32-33, 37-38, 40, 42-43, 47-48 and 53 in view of Friesen et
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`al_(‘325) or Friesen et al (‘999).
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`MPEP 2216 states:
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`“It
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`is not sufficient that a request for reexamination mereiy proposes one ‘or more
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`rejections of a patent claim or claims
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`a basisfor reexamination. It must first be demonstrated
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`that a patent or printed publication that is relied upon in a proposed rejection presents a new,
`non-cumulative technoiogicai teaching that was not previously considered and discussed on the
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`record during the prosecution of the application that resuited in the patent for which
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`reexamination is requested, and during the prosecution of any other prior proceeding involving
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`the patentfor which reexamination is requested’.
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`The reference to Friesen et al (‘325) was cited in the record of reexamination 90t'008,576.
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`It was listed as one of the cited references of the proceeding on the reexamination certificate
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`published March 31, 2009. Additionally, Friesen et al (‘325) was commented on and considered
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`by the Examiner in the “reasons for patentability” attached to the NIRC action of June 16, 2008.
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`Accordingly, the re-appearance of Friesen et al (‘325) in this proceeding provides no new
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`technological teachings. Its content was considered during the prior reexamination proceeding
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`App1icationfControl Number: 90/011,250
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`90/008,576 and is merely cumulative to the identical citation of this reference in the prior
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`reexamination proceeding.
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`The reference to Friesen et al C999) is the United States Patent which matured from the
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`laid open application published as Friesen et al C325). The content and technological teachings
`of Friesen et al C999) correspond with the content and technological teachings of Friesen et al
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`(‘325). Requester does not assert any distinction between these references, nor is any distinction
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`found. Although Friesen et al (‘999) was not previously cited, Friesen et al (‘999) presents no '
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`new technological teachings in comparison to Friesen et al C325). The technological teachings
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`considered by the examiner for Friesen et al C325) correspond to those teachings of Friesen et al
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`('999), and thus the teachings are previously considered.
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`Accordingly, Friesen et al C325) and Friesen et a1‘ C999) do not raise a substantial new
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`question of patentability for any of the claims 1-2, 8, 14, 20, 22-23, 25, 27-28, 30, 32-33, 37-38,
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`40, 42-43, 4?-48 and 53 of US Patent 6,772,132.
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`Issue #2: Requester asserts a substantial new question of patentability involving claim 1
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`as being obvious ‘in view of Friesen et al C325) or Friesen et al C999).
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`MPEP 2216 states:
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`“It
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`is not sufiicient that a request for reexamination merely proposes one or more
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`rejections ofa patent ciaim or claims as a basis for reexamination. It must first be demonstrated
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`that a patent or printed publication that is reiied upon in a proposed rejection presents a new,
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`non-cumulative technologicai teaching that was not previousiyuconsidered and discussed on the
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`record during the prosecution of the appiication that resulted in the patent for which
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`Application/Control Number: 90/011,250
`Art Unit: 3992
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`reexamination is requested, and during the prosecution ofany other prior proceeding invoiving
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`the patenrfor which reexamination is requested”.
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`The reference to Friesen et al C325) was cited in the record of reexamination 90/008,576.
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`It was listed as o'ne of the cited references of the proceeding on the reexamination certificate
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`published March 31, 2009. Additionally, Friesen et al C325) was commented on and considered
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`by the Examiner in the “reasons for patentability” attached to the NIRC action oflune 16, 2008.
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`Accordingly,
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`the re-appearance of Friesen et al C325) in this proceeding provides no new
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`technological teachings. Its content was considered during the prior’ reexamination proceeding
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`90i008,576 and is merely cumulative to the identical citation of this reference in the prior
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`reexamination proceeding.
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`The reference to Friesen et al C999) is the United States Patent which matured from the
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`laid open application published as Friesen et al C325). The content and technological teachings
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`of Friesen et al C999) correspond with the content and technological teachings of Friesen et al
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`(‘325)."Rec1uester does not assert any distinction between these references, nor is any distinction
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`found. Although Friesen et al ('999) was not previously cited, Friesen et al C999) presents no
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`new technological teachings in comparison to Friesen et al C325). The technological teachings
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`considered by the examiner for Friesen et al C325) correspond to those teachings of Friesen et al
`('999), and thus the teachings are previously considered.
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`Accordingly, Friesen et al C325) and Friesen et al C999) do not raise a substantial new
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`question of patentability for claim 1 of US Patent 6,272,132.
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`ApplicationtControl Number: 90/011,250
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`Issue #3: Requester asserts a substantial new question of patentability involving claims 1,
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`8, 14, 20, 22-23, 27-28, 30, 32-33, 3?-38, 40, 42-43 and 47-48 as being obvious in view of
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`Gutterman et al and Friesen et al (‘325) or Friesen et al (‘999).
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`MPEP 2216 states:
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`“It
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`is not sufiicient that a request for reexamination merely proposes one or more
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`rejections ofa patent claim or claims as a basisfor reexamination. It mustfirst be demonstrated
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`that a patent or printed publication that is relied upon in a proposed rejection presents a new,
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`non-cumulative technological teaching that was not previously considered and discussed on the
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`record during the prosecution of the application that resulted in the patent for which
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`reexamination is requested, and during the prosecution ofany other prior proceeding involving
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`the patentfor which reexamination is requested’.
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`The reference to Gutterman et al was cited during the prosecution of US Patent 6,772,132
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`and is listed on the cover page of this patent. The reference to Gutterman et al was also cited a
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`second time during prior reexamination proceeding 90t008,576 and is listed on the cover page of
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`the reexamination certificate resulting from this proceeding and published March 31, 2009. The
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`introduction of Gutterman et al in this proceeding represents the third time that this exact same
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`reference has been presented for consideration.
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`The reference to Gutterman et al was considered by the Examiner in an information
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`disclosure statement signed by the Examiner on January 9, 2002, and attached to the Notice of
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`Allowance mailed July 31, 2002. The reasons for allowance attached to the action of July 31,
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`2002 refers to “the prior art” (page 1, section 2) as being considered in the decision for
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`patentability. Since Gutterman et al was part of the prior art in the record at the date of this
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`decision, the record reflects that Gutterman et al was previously considered by the examiner.
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`Gutterman et at was considered a second time by the Examiner in the prior reexamination
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`90;’008,S'?6, as evidenced by the information disclosure statement signed February 28, 2008 at
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`page 36 (paper of March 4, 2008).
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`Accordingly, the third re-appearance Gutterman et al
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`in this proceeding provides no new
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`technological teachings. Its content was considered during the prior prosecution and is merely
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`cumulative to the citation of this reference in the prior prosecution history and the prior
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`reexamination proceeding.
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`The reference to Friesen et al (‘325) was cited in the record of reexamination 90/003,576.
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`It was listed as one of the cited references of the proceeding on the reexamination certificate
`published March 31,; 2009. Additionally, Friesen et al (325) was commented on and considered
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`by the Examiner in the “reasons for patentability” attached to the NIRC action of June 16, 2098.
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`Accordingly, the re-appearance of Friesen et al (‘325) in this proceeding provides no new
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`technological teachings. Its content was considered during the prior reexamination proceeding
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`90f008,576 and is merely cumulative to the identical citation of this reference in the prior
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`reexamination proceeding.
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`The reference to Friesen et al ('999) is the United States Patent which matured from the
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`laid open application published as Friesen et al C325). The content and technological teachings
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`of Friesen et al (‘999) correspond with the content and technological teachings of Friesen et al
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`(‘325). Requester does not assert any distinction between these references, nor is any distinction
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`found. Although Friesen et al ('999) was not previously cited, Friesen et al ('999) presents no
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`new technological teachings in comparison to Friesen et al (‘325). The technological teachings
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`Application/Control Number: 90i0l1,250
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`considered by the examiner for Friesen et al (‘325) correspond to those teachings of Friesen et al
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`C999), and thus the teachings are previously considered.
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`Accordingly, Gutterman et al, Friesen et al (‘325) and Friesen et al ('999) do not raise a
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`substantial new question of patentability for any of the claims 1, 8, 14, 20, 22~23, 2”:'—28, 30, 32-
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`33, 3?-38, 40, 42-43 and 47-48 of US Patent 6,'i'72_,l32.
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`Issue #4: Requester asserts a substantial new question of patentability involving claims
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`14, 40, 42, 43, 47 and 48 as being anticipated by Gutterman et al.
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`MPEP 2216 states:
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`“It
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`is not sufficient that a request for reexamination merely proposes one or more
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`rejections ofa patent claim or claims as a basis for reexamination. It must first be demonstrated
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`that a patent or printed publication that is relied upon in a proposed rejection presents a new,
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`non-cumulative technological teaching that was not previously considered and discussed on the
`record during the prlrsecution of the "application that resulted in the patent for which
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`reexamination is requested, and during the prosecution ofany other prior proceeding involving
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`the patentfor which reexamination is requested”.
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`The reference to Gutterman et al was cited during the prosecution of US Patent 6,7'l2,l 32
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`and is listed on the cover page of this patent. The reference to Gutterman et al was also cited a
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`second time during prior reexamination proceeding 90l008,576 and is listed on the cover page of
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`the reexamination certificate resulting from this proceeding and published March 31, 2009. The
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`introduction of Gutterman et al in this proceeding represents the third time that this exact same
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`reference has been presented for consideration.
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`ApplicationfControI Number: 90/011,250
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`The reference to Gutter-man et al was considered by the Examiner in an information
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`disclosure statement signed by the Examiner on January 9, 2002, and attached to the Notice of
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`Allowance mailed July 31, 2002. The reasons for allowance attached to the action of July 31,
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`2002 refers to “the prior art” (page 1, section 2) as being considered in the decision for
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`patentability. Since Gutterman et al was part of the prior art in the record at the date of this
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`decision, the record reflects that Gutterman et al was previously considered by the examiner.
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`Gutterman et al was considered a second time by the Examiner in the prior reexamination
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`90I008,5'76, as evidenced by the information disclosure statemenrsigned February 28, 2008 at
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`page 36 (paper of March 4; 2008).
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`Accordingly, the third re-appearance Gutterman et al
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`in this proceeding provides no new
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`technological teachings. Its content was considered during the prior prosecution and is merely
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`cumulative to the citation of this reference in the prior prosecution history and the prior
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`reexamination proceeding
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`Accordingly, Gutterman et al does not raise a substantial new question of patentability for
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`any ofthe claims 14, 40, 42, 43, 47 and 48 of US Patent 6,772,132.
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`_ Issue #5: Requester asserts a substantial new question of patentabi_lity involving claims I
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`and 8 in view of LIFE CONNECT and Friesen et at (‘325) or Friesen et al (‘999).
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`I
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`MPEP 2216 states:
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`“it is not sujficient that a request for reexamination merely proposes one or more
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`rejections of a patent claim or claims as a basis for reexamination. It must first be demonstrated
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`that a patent or printed publicationtlrat is relied upon in a proposed rejection presents a new,
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`non-cumulative technological teaching that was not previously considered and discussed on the
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`Application/Control Number: 90/011,250
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`record during the prosecution of the appiication that resulted in the patent for which
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`reexamination is requested, and during the prosecution of any other prior proceeding invoiving
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`the patentfor which reexamination is requested’’.
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`LIFE CONNECT was previously considered by the Examiner in the prior reexamination
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`- 90i008,576, as evidenced by the information disclosure statement signed February 28, 2008 at
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`page 31 (paper of March 4, 2008). Accordingly, the re-appearance LIFE CONNECT in this
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`proceeding provides no new technological teachings. Its content was considered during the prior
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`reexamination proceeding and its submission in this proceeding is merely cumulative.
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`The reference to Friesen et al (‘325) was cited in the record of reexamination 90i'0O8,576.
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`It was listed as one of the cited references of the proceeding on the reexamination certificate
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`published March 31, 2009. Additionally, Friesen et al (‘32S) was commented on and considered
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`by the Examiner in the “reasons for patentability” attached to the NIRC action of June 16, 2008.
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`Accordingly,
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`the re-appearance of Friesen et al (‘325) in this proceeding provides no new
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`technological teachings. Its content was considered during the prior reexamination proceeding
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`90/008,576 and is merely cumulative to the identical citation of this reference in the prior
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`reexamination proceeding.
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`The reference to Friesen et al C999) is the United States Patent which matured from the
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`laid open application published as Friesen et al (‘325). The content and technological teachings
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`of Friesen et at (‘999) correspond with the content and technological teachings of Friesen et al
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`(‘325). Requester does not assert any distinction between these references, nor is any distinction
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`found. although Friesen et al ('999) was not previously cited, Friesen et al ('999) presents no
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`new technological teachings in comparison to Friesen et al (‘325). The technological teachings
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`considered by the examiner for Friesen et al (‘325) correspond to those teachings of Friesen et al
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`(‘999), and thus the teachings are previously considered.
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`Furthermore, MPEP 2242 states:
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`“/1 prior art patent or printed publication raises a substantial question ofpatentability
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`where there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable examiner would consider the prior art
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`patent or primed publication important in deciding whether Br not the claim is patentable”.
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`Claim 1 recites:
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`“displaying market depth of the commodity, through a dynamic display of a plurality of
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`bids and a plurality ofaslts in the market for the commodity, including at least a portion of the
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`bid and ask quantities ofthe commodity, the dynamic display being aligned with a static display
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`_ ofprices corresponding thereto”
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`The claim chart presented in the request indicates that these features are taught by LE
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`CONNECT at pages 7 and F-65. Page 7 of LIFE CONNECT at the last paragraph does generally
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`reference “market depth” and “best buy and sell” information, but does not clearly indicate the
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`presence bidlask data or indicate an alignment bidlask data with a static display of prices. Page
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`F-65 does illustrate diagrams where buy and sell volume a correlated to specific price levels.
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`While this does illustrate the commodity quantities associated with‘ each price level, it does not
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`display the plurality of bids and the plurality of asks.
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`Claim 3 recites:
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`“a second program code displaying market -depth of the commodity, through a dynamic
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`display of a plurality ofbids and a plurality ofasks in the marlcet for the commodity, including
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`the bid and ask quantities of the commodity,
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`the dynamic display being aligned with a static
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`display ofprices corresponding thereto"
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`The claim chart presented in the request indicates that these features are taught by L
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`CONNECT at pages 7 and F-65. Page 7 of LIFE CONNECT at the last paragraph does generally
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`reference “market depth” and “best buy and sell” information, but does not clearly indicate the
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`presence bid/ask data or indicate an alignment bid/ask data with a static display of prices. Page
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`F-65 does illustrate diagrams where buy and sell volume a correlated to specific price levels.
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`While this does illustrate the commodity quantities associated with each price level, it does not
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`display the plurality of bids and the plurality of asks.
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`Accordingly, a reasonable examiner would not consider LIFE CONNECT important in
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`evaluating the patentability of claim 1 or claim 8.
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`Given these consideration, no substantial new question of patentability is raised with
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`respect to claims 1 and 8 in view of LIFE CONNECT and Friesen et al C325) or Friesen et al
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`(‘999).
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`Issue #6: Requester asserts a substantial new question of patentability involving claims 1
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`and 8 in view of SWX Manual and Friesen et al (‘32S) or Friesen et al (‘999).
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`MPEP 2216 states:
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`“It
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`is not suflicient that a request for reexamination merely proposes one or more
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`rejections ofa patent claim or claims as a basis for reexamination. It must first be demonstrated
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`that a patent or printed publication that is relied upon in a proposed rejection presents a new,
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`non-cumulative technological teaching that was not previously considered and discussed on the
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`record during the prosecution. of the application that resulted in the patent for which
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`reexamination is requested, and during the prosecution of any other prior proceeding involving
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`the patentfor which reexamination is requested”.
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`SWX Manual was previously considered by the Examiner in the prior reexamination
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`90/008,576, as evidenced by the information disclosure statement signed September 26, 2008 at
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`page 10 (paper of November 6, 2008). Also note that the examiner placed a notation on this page
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`stating “All References Considered Except Where Lined Through". Since the SWX Manual
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`citation (citation #98 on the-page)
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`is not
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`lined through,
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`the record explicitly indicates
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`consideration of this reference by the Examiner
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`in the prior
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`reexamination proceeding.
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`Accordingly,
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`the reappearance SWX Manual
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`in the present proceeding provides no new
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`technological teachings. Its content was considered during the prior reexamination proceeding
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`and its submission in this proceeding is merely cumulative.
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`As an additional observation,
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`the copy of FIG 56 from the SWX Manual does not
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`correspond to the copy of FIG 56 illustrated by requester at page 82 of the request. FIG 56
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`appears in the SWX Manual as follows:
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`The same Figure 56 appears in the request at page 82 as follows:
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`Fig. 56: Drop Site Pane and Detailed Order Book Pane. Dragging the select data on the Normal Sen‘ Input Opens an Order
`Entry Window for a sell order, irrespective of whether the data was seiectad on Ina buy or the sell side. Security and prices are
`automatically set to the selected data; only the order size need be entered rranually.
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`The version of Fig. 56 provided by requester contains highlighted markings for “Bids”,
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`“Asks” and “Prices” that do not appear in FIG 56 as it
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`is presented SWX Manual. This
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`inconsistency raises a question as to whether these columns of data actually reflect bids, prices
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`and asks. A second observation is that the text caption for FIG 56 indicates that it is displaying
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`data for a "sell order" instead of a bid placement, raising a further question as to whether it is
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`actually displaying any bid information at all. A third observation is that the column marked as
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`reflecting “bids” has a header indicating that it shows order volume in a sell order, not bids.
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`Accordingly, a reasonable examiner would not necessarily c_onclude that this figure of the
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`SWX Manual actually provides teachings that would be considered important in the evaluation
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`of patentability for claims 1 and 8.
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`The reference to Friesen et