DETAILED ACTION
This communication is responsive to the application # 18/794,586 filed on August 05, 2024. By preliminary amendment Claims 21-40 are pending and are directed toward SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE TRANSACTION APPROVAL.
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim Objections
Claim 25 is objected to because of the following informalities:
Claim 25 recites, "aera " appears to contain a typographical error. "aera" should be corrected to "area".
Appropriate correction is required.
Double Patenting
The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); and In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on a nonstatutory double patenting ground provided the conflicting application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with this application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement.
Effective January 1, 1994, a registered attorney or agent of record may sign a terminal disclaimer. A terminal disclaimer signed by the assignee must fully comply with 37 CFR 3.73(b).
Claims 21-40 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-18 of US patent No. 10,607,216. Although the conflicting claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because all elements of claims 21-40 of the instant application correspond to elements of claims 1-18 of US patent No. 10,607,216. The above claims of the present application would have been obvious over claims 1-18 of US patent No. 10,607,216 because each element of the claims of the present application is anticipated by the claims 1-18 of US patent No. 10,607,216 and as such are unpatentable for obviousness-type double patenting (In re Goodman (CAFC) 29 USPQ2D 2010 (12/3/1993)).
Claims 21-40 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-25 of US patent No. 11,301,848. Although the conflicting claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because all elements of claims 21-40 of the instant application correspond to elements of claims 1-25 of US patent No. 11,301,848. The above claims of the present application would have been obvious over claims 1-25 of US patent No. 11,301,848 because each element of the claims of the present application is anticipated by the claims 1-25 of US patent No. 11,301,848 and as such are unpatentable for obviousness-type double patenting (In re Goodman (CAFC) 29 USPQ2D 2010 (12/3/1993)).
Claims 21-40 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of US patent No. 11,056,692. Although the conflicting claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because all elements of claims 21-40 of the instant application correspond to elements of claims 1-20 of US patent No. 11,056,692. The above claims of the present application would have been obvious over claims 1-20 of US patent No. 11,056,692 because each element of the claims of the present application is anticipated by the claims 1-20 of US patent No. 11,056,692 and as such are unpatentable for obviousness-type double patenting (In re Goodman (CAFC) 29 USPQ2D 2010 (12/3/1993)).
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 21-40 are indicated as allowable over prior art.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
Claims of instant application are of the same scope as allowed claims of US 10,607,216, US 11,301,848, and US 12,056,692. Further, the closest art considered by Examiner is US 11,587,090, which is not a prior art under 35 USC 102(a)(2).
As allowable subject matter has been indicated, applicant's reply must either comply with all formal requirements or specifically traverse each requirement not complied with. See 37 CFR 1.111(b) and MPEP § 707.07(a).
Conclusion
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/OLEG KORSAK/
Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2492
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