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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`95/000,396
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`09/23/2008
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`6516236
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`14983-131
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`SCHACHTLAW omcwc.
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`KOSOWSKI, ALEXANDER]
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`PAPER
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`THIRD PARTY REQUESTER'S CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
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`William J. Zychlewicz
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`ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP
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`Transmittal of Communication to Third Party Requester
`Inter Partes Reexamination
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`REEXAMINATION CONTROL NO. : 95000396
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`PATENT NO. : 6516236
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`TECHNOLOGY CENTER : 3999
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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 Reexamination proceeding. 37 CFR 1.903.
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`Prior to the filing of a Notice of Appeal, each time the patent owner responds to this
`communication, the third party requester of the inter partes reexamination may once file
`written comments within a period of 30 days from the date of service of the patent owner's
`response. This 30-day time period is statutory (35 U.S.C. 314(b)(2)), and, as such, it cannot
`be eXtended. See also 37 CFR 1.947.
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`If an ex parte reexamination has been merged with the inter partes reexamination, no
`responsive submission by any ex parte third party requester is permitted.
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`All correspondence relating to this inter partes reexamination proceeding should be directed
`to the Central Reexamination Unit at the mall, FAX, or hand-carry addresses given at the end
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`PTOL—2()70(Rev.07—04)
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`ORDER GRANTING/DENYING
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`REQUEST FOR INTER PARTES
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`Control No.
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`Patent Under Reexamination
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`The request for inter partes reexamination has been considered. Identification of the claims, the
`references relied on, and the rationale supporting the determination are attached.
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`I] PTO-892
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`IXIOther: Decision
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`E] An Office-action is attached with this order.
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`IE An Office action will follow in due course.
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` 1. E The request for inter partes reexamination is GRANTED.
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` 2. I:l The request for inter partes reexamination is DENIED.
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` . This decision is not appealable. 35 U.S.C. 312(c). Requester may seek review of a denial by petition
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`to the Director of the USPTO within ONE MONTH from the mailing date hereof. 37 CFR 1.927.
`EXTENSIONS OF TIME ONLY UNDER 37 CFR 1.183. In due course, a refund under 37 CFR 1.26(c)
`will be made to requester.
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` All correspondence relating to this inter partes reexamination proceeding should be directed to the
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`Central Reexamination Unit at the mail, FAX, or hand-carry addresses given at the end of this
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`Application/Control Number: 95/000,396
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`DECISION
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`1)
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`A substantial new question of patentability affecting claims 1-10 of United States Patent
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`Number 6,516,236 (Brown et al) is raised by the request for inter partes reexamination filed
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`9/23/08.
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`References Cited in the Request
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`2)
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`A total of 41 references have been asserted in the request as providing teachings relevant
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`to the claims of the Brown patent. These references are listed on pages 3-7 of the request.
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`Identification of Every Claim for Which Reexamination is Requested
`The 41 references cited above. are separately discussed regarding claims 1-10 ofthe
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`Brown patent. Pages 8-421 of the request detail out proposed substantial new questions of
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`patentability in light of the 41 references cited above.
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`Prosecution T-Iistory
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`4)
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`The Brown patent was assigned‘serial number 10/021,669. During prosecution, the
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`application was allowed with the following reasons for allowance:
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`The allowability of the claims resides, at least in part, in that the closest prior art of
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`record Hirai (US 5,914,876) does not disclose or suggest, alone or in combination the step of a
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`motion control component for generating the sequence of control commands for controlling the
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`selected motion control device based on the component functiOns of the application program, the
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`component code associated with the component functions, and the driver code associated with
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`the selected software driver, in combination with the other elements and features of the claimed
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`invention.
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`Application/Control Number: 95/000,396
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`None of the 41 references in the currently filed request were previously discussed by the
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`examiner or applied to claims 1-10 in the prosecution history of the Brown patent.
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`Substantial New Question of Patentability
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`5)
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`Eleven possible combinations of the 41 references cited in the request have been
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`proposed as reading on claims 1-10 of the Brown patent. Of these eleven possible combinations,-
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`examiner notes that the six combinations below raise a substantial new question of patentability.
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`For purposes of determination, independent claim 1 is a representative claim. The
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`italicized sections of claim 1 below were cited by the examiner in the reasons for allowance
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`discussed above and are utilized to show how specific teachings of the proposed references
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`create a substantial new question of patentability.
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`Claim 1:
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`A system for generating a sequence of control commands for controlling a selected
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`motion control device selected from a group of supported motion control devices, comprising:
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`a set of motion control operations, where each motion control operation is either a
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`primitive operation the implementation of which is required to operate motion control devices
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`and cannot be simulated using other motion control operations or a non-primitive operation that
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`does not meet the definition of a primitive operation;
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`a core set of core driver functions, where each core driver function is associated with one
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`of the primitive operations; an extended set of extended driver functions, where each extended
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`driver function is associated with one of the non-primitive operations;
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`a set of component fimctions; component code associated with each of the component
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`functions, where the component code associates at least some of the Component functionswith at
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`least some of the driver functions;
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`a set of software drivers, where each software driver is associated with one motion control device
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`in the group of supported motion control devices, each software driver comprises driver code for
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`implementing the motion control operations associated with at least some of the driver functions,
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`and one of the software drivers in the set of software drivers is a selected software driver, where
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`the selected software driver is the software driver associated with the selected motion control
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`device;
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`, an application program comprising a series of component functions, where the
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`application program defines the steps for operating motion control devices in a desired manner;
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`and a motion control componentfor generating the sequence ofcontrol commandsfor
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`controlling the'selected motion control device based on the componentfunctions ofthe
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`application program, the component code associated with the componentfunctions, and the
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`driver code associated with the selected software driver.
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`6)
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`The SOSAS references Volumes I-VI describe the Specification for an Open System
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`Architecture Standard which governs the design and construction of a family of workstation /
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`machine controllers. The request shows that SOSAS discloses a motion control componentfor
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`generating the sequence ofcontrol commandsfor controlling the selected motion control device
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`' based on the componentfunctions ofthe application program (Volume 5 p. 4—5), the component
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`code associated with the componentfunctions (Volume 1, p. A-3 and Volume 5 p. 56), and the
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`driver code associated with the selected software driver (Volume 2 p. 181 and Volume 5 p. C-3).
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`The SOSAS reference was not previously discussed by the examiner nor applied to
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`claims 1-10 in the prior examination of the patent as discussed above.
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`It is agreed that the consideration of SOSAS raises a SNQ as to claims 1-10 of the Brown
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`patent as pointed out above. There is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable examiner would
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`consider this teaching important in deciding whether or not these claims are patentable.
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`For additional reasons why SOSAS raises a substantial new question of patentability, see
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`also pages 77-116 ofthe request, which is hereby incorporated by reference from the request for
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`their explanation of the teachings provided in SOSAS that were not present in the prosecution of
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`the application which became the Brown patent.
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`Accordingly, SOSAS raises a substantial new question of claims 1-10, which question
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`has not been decided in a previous examination of the Brown patent nor was there a final holding
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`of invalidity by the Federal Courts regarding the Brown patent.
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`Abilifl Systems
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`7)
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`The Ability Systems references describe the HPGL and HP-GL/2 controllers, as well as
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`Indexer LPT software. The request shows that Ability Systems discloses a motion control
`componentfor generating the sequence ofcontrol commandsfor controlling the selected motion
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`control device based on the componentfunctions ofthe application program (DEFS 00043017),
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`the component code associated with the componentfunctions (DEFS 00031041), and the driver
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`'code associated with the selected software driver (DEFS 00043023-25).¥ In addition, the Ability
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`Systems references all relate .to similar art and it would be obvious to combine them since they
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`are interoperable together.
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`The Ability Systems references were not previously discussed by the examiner nor
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`applied to claims 1-10 in the prior examination of the patent as discussed above.
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`It is agreed that the consideration of the Ability Systems references raises a SNQ as to
`claims 1-10 of the Brown patent as pointed out above. There is a substantial likelihood that a
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`reasonable examiner would consider this teaching important in deciding whether or not these
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`claims are patentable.
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`For additional reasons why Ability Systems raises a substantial new question of
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`patentability, see also pages 151-164 of the request, which is hereby incorporated by reference
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`from the request for their explanation of the teachings provided in Ability Systems that were not
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`present in the prosecution of the application which became the Brown patent.
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`Accordingly, the Ability Systems references raise a substantial new question of claims 1-~ ~
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`10, which question has not been decided in a previous examination of the Brown patent nor was
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`there a final holding of invalidity by the Federal Courts regarding the Brown patent. '
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`Sim
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`8)
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`The Sorensen reference describes a ROBLINE system that allows a user to select a
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`motion control device to control through a task planner and/or an application:
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`The request shows that Sorensen discloses a motion control componentfor generating the
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`sequence ofcontrol commandsfor controlling the selected motion control device based on the
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`componentfunctions ofthe application program (Pages 92-93), the component code associated
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`with the componentfunctions (Pages 186—187), and the driver code associated with the selected
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`software driver (Page 20).
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`The Sorensen reference was not previously discussed by the examiner nor applied to
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`claims 1-10 in the prior examination of the patent as discussed above.
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`It is agreed that the consideration of the Sorensen reference raises a SNQ as to claims 1-
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`10 of the Brown patent as pointed out above. There is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable
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`examiner would. consider this teaching important in deciding whether or not these claims are
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`patentable.
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`For additional reasons why Sorensen raises a substantial new question of patentability,
`see also pages 241-246 of the request, which is hereby incorporated by reference from the
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`request for their explanation of the teachings provided in Sorensen that were not present in the
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`prosecution of the application which became the Brown patent.
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`Accordingly, the Sorensen reference raises a substantial new question of claims 1-10,
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`which question has not been decided in a previous examination of the Brown patent nor was
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`there a final holding of invalidity by the Federal Courts regarding the Brown patent.
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`9)
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`The King reference describes a graphics engine for use. with the Windows Operating
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`System.
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`The request shows that King discloses a motion control componentfor generating the
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`sequence ofcontrol commandsfor controlling the seleé‘ted motion control device based‘on the
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`componentfunctions ofthe application program (DEF‘S 00025172), the component code
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`associated with the componentfunctions (DEFS 00025168), and the driver code associated with
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`the selected software driver (DEFS 00025167 and DEFS 00024975).
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`The King reference was not previously discussed by the examiner nor applied to claims
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`1-10 in the prior examination of the patent as discussed above.
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`It is agreed that the consideration of the King reference raises a SNQ as to claims 1-10 of
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`the Brown patent as pointed out above. There is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable
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`examiner would consider this teaching important in deciding whether or not these claims are
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`patentable.
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`For additional reasons why King raises a substantial new question of patentability, see
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`also pages 275-282 of the request, which is hereby incorporated by reference from the request for
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`their explanation of the teachings provided in King that were not present in the prosecution of the
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`application which became the Brown patent.
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`Accordingly, the King reference raises a substantial new question of claims 1—10, which
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`question has not been decided in a previous examination of the Brown patent nor was there a
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`final holding of invalidity by the Federal Courts regarding the Brown patent.
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`7 Petzold
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`10)
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`The Petzold reference describes the graphics application module used to control graphics
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`or printing in the Windows Operating System.
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`The request shows that Petzold discloses a motion control componentfor generating the
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`sequence ofcontrol commands for controlling the selected motion control device based on the
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`componentfunctions ofthe application program (DEFS 00042201), the component code
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`Art Unit: 3992
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`associated with the componentfunctions (DEFS 00042154), and the driver code associated with
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`the selected software driver (DEFS 00042375).
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`The Petzold reference was not previously discussed by the examiner nor applied to
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`claims 1-10 in the prior‘examination of the patent as discussed above:
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`It is agreed that the consideration of the Petzold reference raises a SNQ as to claims 1-10
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`~ ofthe Brown patent as pointed out above.' There is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable
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`examiner would consider this teaching important in deciding whether or not these claims are
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`patentablei
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`For additional reasons why Petzold raises a substantial new question of patentability, see
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`also pages 294-309 of the request, which is hereby incorporated by reference from the request for
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`their explanation of the teachings provided in' Petzold that were not present in the prosecution of
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`the application which became the Brown patent.
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`Accordingly, the Petzold reference raises a substantial new question of claims 1-10,
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`which question has not been decided in a previous examination of the Brown patent nor was
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`there a final holding of invalidity by the Federal Courts regarding the Brown patent.
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`Windows NT Operating System (OS!
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`11)
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`The Windows NT references describe device driver purposes, design and debugging for a
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`, variety of motion control devices such as printers and plotters.
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`The request shows that Windows NT discloses a motion control componentfor
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`generating the sequence ofcontrol commandsfor controlling the selected motion control device
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`based on the componentfunctions ofthe application program (RGBINSPOOOOOOZI , pages 1-13),
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`the component code associated with the componentfunctions (RGBIN81300000021 part I, p. 1-
`2), and the driver code associated with the selectedsoftware driver (l{GBINSP00000021 part
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`In addition, the Windows NT references all relate to similar art and it would be obvious
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`to combine them since they are interoperable together.
`The Windows NT references were not previously discussed by the examiner nor applied
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`to claims 1-10 in the prior examination of the patent as discussed above.
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`It is agreed that the consideration of the Windows NT references raises a SNQ as to
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`claims 1-10 of the Brown patent as pointed out above; There is a substantial likelihood that a I
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`reasonable examiner would consider this teaching important in deciding whether or not these
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`claims are patentable.
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`For additional reasons why Windows NT raises a substantial new question of
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`patentability, see also pages 320-356 of the request, which is hereby incorporated by reference
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`from the request for their explanation of the teachings provided in Windows NT that were not
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`present in the prosecution of the application which became the Brown patent.
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`Accordingly, the Windows NT references raise a substantial new question of claims 1-10,
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`which question has not been decided in a previous examination of the Brown patent nor was
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`there a final holding 'of invalidity by the Federal Courts regarding the Brown patent.
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`Discussion of References that Do Not Raise a SNQ
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`12)
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`Eleven possible combinations of the 41 references cited in the request have been
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`proposed as reading on claims 1-10 of the Brown patent. Of these eleven possible combinations,
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`examiner notes that the five combinations below do not raise a substantial new question of
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`' patentability.
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`MOSAIC
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`13)
`The MOSAIC references describe the development of self-sustaining, open-system
`machine tools for manufacturing, including an open aspect that provides a communications
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`ability, modular configuration, and a universal architecture.
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`With regard to claims 1-10, the requester states that the combination of 12 MOSAIC
`references arrives at the claimed limitations. Specifically for mapping claim 1, the requester has
`applied a combination of at least eight ofthe 12 MOSAIC references.~ While examiner agrees
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`that many of the Claimed features are at least partially disclosed throughout the references, the
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`references are from disparate sources. It is not clear how the piecemeal analysis of the numerous
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`MOSAIC references could be considered important to patentability.
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`Thus, there is not a substantial likelihood that a reasonable examiner would have
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`considered these teachings important in deciding whether or not the instant claims under
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`reexamination are patentable. Accordingly, the MOSAIC references do not raise a SNQ as to
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`claimsl-IO of the Brown patent.
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`SERCOS
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`14)
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`The SERCOS references describe digital NC drives that perform drive control,
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`monitoring, and diagnosis of a device such as a rotor.
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`With regard to claims 1-10, the requester states that the combination of 5 SERCOS
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`references arrives at the claimed limitations. Specifically for mapping claim 1, the requester has
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`applied a combination of all 5 of the SERCOS references.
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`The request shows that SERCQS discloses a motion control componentfor generating
`the sequence ofcontrol commandsfor controlling the selected motion control device based on
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`the componentfunctions ofthe application program (Digital Interface, DEFSOOO41200), the
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`component code associated with the componentfunctions (Open Drive DEFS 00051136-37).
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`However, the request does not clearly Show, for instance, the driver code associated with the
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`selected software driver.
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`In addition, there is no specific reason given to combine these multiple references. The
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`references are from disparate sources and vary in date by up to five years.
`It is not clear how an
`examiner would avoid using piecemeal analysis-to read the SERCOS references upon claims 1-
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`10 of the Brown patent.
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`/ Thus, there is not a substantial likelihood that a reasonable examiner would have
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`considered these teachings important in deciding whether or not the instant claims under
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`reexamination are patentable. Accordingly, the SERCOS references do not raise a SNQ as to
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`claims 1-10 of the Brown patent.
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`Bruel & K'aer
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`15)
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`The Bruel and Kjaer (B&K) references describe a modular, computer—based system that
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`includes a plurality of components in communication over a network and controlled by an
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`integrated operating system.
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`With regard to claims 1-10, the requester states that the combination of 8 B&K references
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`arrives at the claimed limitations. Specifically for mapping claim 1, the requester has applied a
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`combination of at least 4 of the B&K references.
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`The request shows that B&K discloses component code associated with the component
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`functions (ASTBS page 21), and driver code associated with the selected software driver
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`(ASTBS page 10).
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`However, the request does not clearly show, for instance, a. motion control componentfor
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`generating the sequence ofcontrol commands for controlling the selected motion control device
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`based on the componentfunctions ofthe application program.
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`In addition, there is no specific reason given to combine the multiple references to
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`achieve the limitations of claims 1-10. The references are from disparate sources only generally
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`relate. It is not clear how an examiner would avoid using piecemeal analysis to read the B & K
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`references upon claims 1-10 of the Brown patent.
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`Thus, there is not a substantial likelihood that a reasonable examiner would have
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`considered these teachings important in deciding whether or not the instant claims under
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`reexamination are patentable. Accordingly, the B & K references do not raise a SNQ as to
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`claims 1-10 of the Brown patent.
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`16)
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`The Comwell reference describes factory machines that are monitored and / or controlled
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`over a network by a management computer including a set of drivers that are used to control the
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`factory machines by issuing commands to the factory machines through the network.
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`The request shows that Comwell discloses a motion control componentfor generating
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`the sequence ofcontrol commandsfor controlling the selected motion control device based on
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`the componentfunctions ofthe application program (col. 5 line 66 through col. 6 line 4).
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`Although Comwell does generally teach converting NC control commands to be'
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`translated to specific formats for motion control tools, the request does not clearly show, for
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`instance, component code associated with the componentfunctions and driver code associated
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`with the selected software driver.
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`Thus, there is. not a substantial likelihood that a reasonable examiner would have
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`considered these teachings important in deciding whether or not the instant claims under
`reexamination are patentable. Accordingly, the Comwell reference does not raiseia SNQ as to
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`' claims 1-10 of the Brown patent.
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`Norton
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`16)
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`. The Norton reference describes a device driver as a program module that is integrated
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`within an operating system to provide a standard interface between an application program and V
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`an external device.
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`The request shows that Norton discloses component code associated with the component
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`functions (DEFS 00025436), and driver code associated with the selected software driver (DEFS
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`00025406).
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`However, the request does not clearly show, for instance, a motion control componentfor
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`generating the sequence ofcontrol commands for controlling the selected motion control device
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`based on the componentfunctions ofthe application program.
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`The Norton reference describes general application programs, but does not specifically
`teach the details of the claimed motion control program.
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`Thus, there is not a substantial likelihood that a reasonable examiner would have
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`considered these teachings important in deciding whether or not the instant claims under
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`reexamination are patentable. Accordingly, the Norton reference does not raise a SNQ as to
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`claims 1-10 of the Brown patent.
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`Conclusion
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`17)
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`Extensions of time under 37 CFR 1.136(a) will not be permitted in inter partes
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`reexamination proceedings because the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136 apply only to “an applicant”
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`and not to the patent owner in a reexaminatiOn proceeding. Additionally, 35 U.S.C. 314(c)
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`requires that inter partes reexamination proceedings .“will be conducted with special dispatch”
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`(37 CFR 1.937). Patent owner extensions of time in inter partes reexamination proceedings are
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`provided for in 37 CFR 1.956. Extensions of time are not available for third party requester
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`comments, because a comment period of 30 days from service of patent owner’s response is set
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`by statute. 35 U.S.C. 314(b)(3).
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`The Patent Owner is reminded of the continuing responsibility under 37 CFR 1.985(a) to
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`apprise the Office of any litigation activity, or other prior or concurrent proceeding, involving the
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`US Patent 6,516,236 throughout the course of this reexamination proceeding. The Third Party
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`Requester is also reminded of the ability to similarly apprise the Office of any such activity or
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`‘ proceeding through the course of this reexamination proceeding. See MPEP § 2686 and
`2686.04.
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`18)
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`All correspondence relating to this ex parte reexamination proceeding should be directed
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`as follows:
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`By US. Postal Service Mail to:
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`Mail Stop Inter Partes Reexam
`ATTN: Central Reexamination Unit
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`PO. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Application/Control Number: 95/000,396
`Art Unit: 3992
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`By FAX to:
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`(571) 273-9900
`Central Reexamination Unit
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`By hand to:
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`Customer Service Window
`Randolph Building
`401 Dulany St.
`Alexandria, VA 22314
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`By EFS-Web:
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`Registered users of EFS-Web may alternatively submit such correspondence via the
`electronic filing system EFS-Web, at
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`https://sportal.uspto.gov/authenticate/authenticateuserlocalepfhtml
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`EFS-Web offers the benefit of quick submission to the particular area of the Office that
`needs to act on the correspondence. Also, EFS-Web submissions are “soft scanned” (i.e.,
`electronically uploaded) directly into the official file for the reexamination proceeding, which
`offers parties the opportunity to review the content of their submissions after the “soft scanning’
`process is complete.
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`19)
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`' Reexamination Legal Advisor or Examiner, or as to the status of this proceeding, should be
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`I directed to the Central Reexamination Unit at telephone number (571) 272-7705.
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`/Alexander J Kosowski/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3992
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