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`the mailing date. Accordingly, this Amendment and Reply-is timely filed.
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`(Currently amended): A printing and publishing system providing prepress,
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`content management, infrastructure, and workflow services to system subscribers in real time
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`using a communication network, the printing and pubiishing system comprising:
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`an end user facility coupled to a communication network, the end user facility providing
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`page building operations, the page building operations including the design and construction of
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`pages from images, text, and data available via said communication network and the generation
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`of a portable document format {PD}: 1 file;
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`a printing company facility coupled to said communication network, the printing
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`company facility providing imposition operations and generating a plate—ready file from said PDF .
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`Q, the imposition operations including the setting of pages on a particular plate as well as
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`positioning and orientation of pages on said plate; and
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`facility providing storage, file processing, remote access, and content management operations;
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`the content management operations including the capture, organization, archival, retrieval, and
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`reuse of electronic files containing any one of text, graphics, photos, artwork, full pages, audio,
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`and cataloging of file content for browaing, searching, and retrieving of files and data.
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of claim 1, wherein the end user
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`facility further comprises a communication routing device coupling the end user facility to the
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`communication network, a computer which performs page building operations, and-a proofer '
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of claim 2, wherein the routing
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`device is connected to an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch.
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`(Previously Presented): The printing and pubiishing system of ciaim 1, wherein
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`the printing company facility further comprises a communication routing device coupling the
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`printing company facility to the communication network, a computer which performs imposition
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`operations, and a piatesetter which exposes a printing plate.
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`(Originai): The printing and publishing system of claim l, wherein the central
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`service facility further comprises a communication routing device coupling the central service
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`faciiity to the communication network, a server which performs content management operations,
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`and storage devices which contain electronic files.
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of claim 1, wherein the centrai
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`service facility further comprises a network inctuding fast Ethernet and communication ports.
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of claim 1, wherein the
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`communication network includes any one of data packets associated with a packet switched
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`network and data cells associated with a cell switched network.
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of claim 7, wherein the cell
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`switched network comprises an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network.
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`(Original): The printing and publishing system of ciairn 1, wherein the central
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`service facility are remotely located from the end user facility and printing customer facility. .
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`(Original): A method ofproviding printing and publishing services to a remote _
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`generating a portable document format (PDF) file from the designed page layout;
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`providing Said'piaieiready fiie to a remote printer.
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`(Original): The method of claim 10, further comprising providing said PDF fiie to
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`said remote client for proofing and revision of the page layout.
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`(Original): The method of claim 10, wherein the step of providing said plate-
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`printer via a communication network.
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`(Originai): The method of claim 18, wherein the step of providing said files to a
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`remote client for the designing of a page layout comprises providing access to a database
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`containing said files over a communication network.
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`(Original): The method of claim 19, wherein the step of generating a pinto-ready
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`file from said PDF fiie comprises converting said FD? file to a PostScript file.
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`(Original): The method or” claim 20, wherein the step of storing flies on a
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`computer server comprises logging saidfiies into a content management database.
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`(Original): A method of providing printing and publishing services to a remote
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`client performing any one of page layout designing and plate press printing where-said printing
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`and publishing services are provided in real time using a wide area communication network, the
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`storing high resolution files on a computer server;
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`generating low resolution files corresponding to said high resolution files;
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`generating a portable document format (131)?) file fiorn the page layout designed by said
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`(Original): The method of claim 16, wherein the low resolution files are stored in
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`(Original): The method of ciaim l6, wherein the step of generating a portable
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`document format (PDF) fiie from the page layout designed by said remote client comprises
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`receiving a PostScript fiie from said remote ciient via the communication network; and swapping
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`said low resoiution files used in said page layout with said high resolution files.
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`(Original): The method of claim '16, wherein the step of providing a plate-ready
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`file to a remote printer comprises converting the format ofthe PDF file to a plate—ready file
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`format and communicating the piate—ready file to the remote printer via the communication link.
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`(Original): The method of claim 26, wherein the step of storing files on a
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`computer server comprises logging said files into a content management database according to
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`Applicant respectfully requests reconsideration of the present application in View of the
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`foregoing amendments and in View of the reasons which follow,
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`Ciaims 1-20 are now pending in this application.
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`Re‘ection undcr35 U.S.C.
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`In Section 4 oftiie Office Action, Claims 1-3 and 5&0 are rejected under 35 U.8.C. §
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`103(a) as being unpatentable over US. Patent 6,321,232 (Jebens et al.) in view of U.S. Fatent
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`6,348,932,01 2 (Eujisawa). Applicants assumes that Claim ‘4 was similarly rejected because it is
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`otherwise not addressed. Applicants respectfully traverse the rejection. Neither Jebens et ai. nor
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`Fujisawa alone or in combination disclose, teach, or suggest the claimed invention as recited in
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`Claims 1-9. Claims 2-9 depend from Claim 1. Ciaim 1 has been amended and now
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`providing page building-operations, the page
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`building operations inciuding the design and construction of pages
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`providing imposition operations and
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`generating a mate—ready file from said PDF file, the imposition
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`weli as positioning and orientation of pages on said plate;
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`" The limitations added to Claim 1 were previously inclnded in independent Claims -10 and-
`id. With respect to claims 10, 12, and 14 and on page 4 ofthe Office Action, the Examiner
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`states that Jebens et a]. “does not ciearly discIOse generating aPDF file from the data and .:.
`generating a plate ready file from the PDF file.” The Examiner points to Fuiisawa as providing -
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`Fuj'isawa discloses generating a PDF file from image data (column
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`wherein the PDF file may be converted to PostScript (column 21,
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`Applicants respectfully disagree.
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`There is no suggestion or teaching in Fajisawa of performing the operation of “generation
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`of a portable document format {PDF}fi1e” or “generating a plate«ready file from said PDF file.”
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`Fnjisawa only discloses a “page description language file 50:“ used as an input to the “Plate
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`Makingjl’rinting process.” (see Figures 16 and 21 and column 7, lines 41-52.) There is
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`absolutely no disclosure, suggestion, or teaching in Fuiisawa where this “page description
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`language file” is used to generate a plate—ready tile nor is there any disclosure whatsoever of a
`PDF file. A plate—ready file is in the form of dots or rasterized data and is the output ofthe
`prepress process that is then used as the input to the plate making/printing process as shotvn in
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`Figures 1, 16, and 21 of Fnjisawa. In column 23, lines 27—29, Fnjlsawa states that as the “page
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`and the like can'be used.”
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`The page description language file 591 of Fuiisawa is not shown in the Figures or the text
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`as being used to generate a plate—ready file because the “page description langpage file” is a
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`plate—ready file. A person of ordinary skill in the art would define “page description language
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`file” as “{sloftware that resides within a printer and defines how elements such as text and
`graphics appear on the printed page. PostScript is the industry~standard page-description
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`language.” The Adebe® PosfScrgnt® Printing Primer, 8, Mar. 1997, Adobe Systems
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`Incorporated, a: httpz/I'www.adciie.corn/prcductsfpostscript/pdfs/psprintprirne.pdf. {A copy-of
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`this article is included with this Reply.) “Adobe® PostScript® is both the page description -
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`language that describes the format of a printed page, and the system that understands that
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`language and converts it into the pixels that are imaged onto output media.” PDFfiir Prepress
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`http://wwadobe.cornfproducts/extrcmc/pd{sfPDFl’repressWorkfiowpdf (referred to herein as-
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`language as its input and output. Id. at 3.
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`The present application states:
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`”PDF files are consterted to a Postscript format for purposes of
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`Conventional hardware and software infrastructure is unavailable
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`to accept PDE‘", but rather accepts Postscript level 2,”
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`Thus, PDF must be converted from Postscript 3 to Postscript level 2.” (page 23, lines 11—14.)
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`Clearly, use of a “page description language, ‘PostScript ...’ and the like” as disclosed by
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`mm (column 21, lines 27—29) is not equivalent to “generation of a portable docoment format
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`(PEI?) file” and "generating a plate-ready file from said PDF file.”
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`Neither Sebens et al. nor Fuiisawa disclose, suggest, or teach “generation of a portable
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`document format (PD?) file” or “generating a plateeready tile fiom said 9D]? tile.” As a result,
`Jebens et a1. and Fujisawa fail to disclose, suggest, or teach all of the limitations of amended I
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`Claims l-9. An obviousness rejection cannot be properly maintained where the references used
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`in the rejection do not disclose all of the recited claim elements. Applicants respectfully request
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`withdrawal of the rejectiOn of Claims 1—9.
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`Claims 10-715. Claims il-l 5 depend from Claim 10. Claim 10 recites:
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`generating a portable document format (PDF) file from the
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`generating a plate-ready file from said PDF file.
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`On page 4 of the Office Action, the Examiner states that Jebens et at. “does not clearly
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`disclose generating a PDF file from the data and generating a plate ready file from the ?DF file.” .
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`- As noted above, the Examiner points to Fuiisawa as providing this teaching.
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`Applicants respectfully disagree with the Examiner.
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`In column 21, lines 27-29, mm
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`states that as the “page description language, ‘PostScript ...’ and the like can be used." $ujisawa
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`does not state or suggest “wherein the PDF file may be converted to PostScript.” PostScript is
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`disclosed as a page description language. Neither a PD?‘ file nor a conversion of a PDF file to
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`PostScript is disclosed, suggested, or taught by Fujisawa.
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`Neither Eebens et at. not“ Fujisawa disclose, suggest, or teach “generating a portable I
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`document format (PDF) file from the designed page layout" or “generating a plate-ready file
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`from said PDF file.” As a result, Jebens ct al. and Fujisawa faiito disclose, suggest, or teach all
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`of the limitations of Claims 10-15. An obviousness rejection cannot be properly maintained
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`where the references used in the rejection do not discloSe all of the recited claim elements.
`Applicants respectfully request withdrawal of the relection of Claims 10—35.
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`Claims 16-26. Claims 17-20 depend from Claim 16. Claim 16 recites:
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`generating a portable document format {PDF} iile from the page
`layout designed by said remote client; ‘
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`providing said PDF file to said remote client; and
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`providing a plate-ready file to a remote printer.
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`As explained with respect to Claims 1-]. 5 above, Fuiisawa does not disclose, suggest, or: -.
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`description language file” wherein for the “page description language, ‘PostScript ...’ and the
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`Neither lehens et al. nor Fuiisawa disclose, suggest, or teach “generating a portable ,
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`document format {PDF} file from the-page layout designed by said remote client’.’ 'As a result,-
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`lebens et a1. and Fujisawa fail to disclose, suggest, or teach all of the limitations of Claims l6-2l}.
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`An obviousness rejection caimot be properly maintained where the references used in the ‘-
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`rejection do not disclose all of the recited claim elements. Applicants respectfully request. :
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`For the foregoing reasons, it is submitted that all of the ciaims that have been examined in
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`this application should he in condition for ailowance. The amendments to Claim 1 do not
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`require an additional search by the Examiner because the limitations were previously
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`included in Claims 10 and 16. Similarly, the amendments to Claim 1 do not raise issues of
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`ROSENLUND, at al.
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`SYSTEM AND METHOD OF
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`Examiner: Wallerson, Mark E.
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`AFFIDAVIT UNDER 37 GER. § 1.132
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`\ Sir:
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`I, the] S. Hunter, hereby declare the following:
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`I am an attorney of record for United States Patent Appiicatio'n No. 091364935;
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`filed on July 30, 1999.
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`Attached as Exhibit A is a true and accurate copy of a White paper printed
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`http://www.adobe.com/productsfpcstscript/pdfsfpsprintprime.pdf.
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`The white paper
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`is dated
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`March 1997. On page 8, this white paper indicates that “a page description language file-is
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`software that resides within a printer and defines how elements such as text and graphics appear
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`on the printed page.” This white paper further indicates that “PostScript is the indusHy-Standarci .
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`Attached as Exhibit B is a true and accurate copy of a white paper printed
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`http:llwww.adobecomfprodnots/exttemefpdfsfPDFPrepressWorkflowpdf. The white paper is
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`dated November 1997. On page 1, this white paper indicates that “Adobe® PostScript® is both
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`the page description language that describes the format of a printed page, and the system that
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`understands that language and converts it into the pixels that are imaged onto output media."
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`This white paper further indicates that a portable doouinent format CPDF) tile is not plate-ready
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`because the PDF file is “output back into the PostScript language stream at print time.”
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`I hereby declare that ail statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and that
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`all statements made on information and believe are beiieved to be true; and further that these
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`statements were made with the knowledge that willfiji false statements and the like so made are
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`punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section $00: of Title 38 of the United States
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`Code, and that such wiliful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any
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`patent issued thereon.
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`' Respectfully submitted,
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`Paul S. Hunter
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`Attorney for Applicant
`Registration No. 44,787
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`Dated: Q8 Z , 95292
`FOLEY & LARDNER
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`150 East Giirnan Street
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