DETAILED ACTION
This Office Action is in response to the application 19/082,059 filed on 03/17/2025.
Claims 1-24 have been examined and are pending in this application.
This patent application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 18/528,320 entitled "Secure web container for a secure online user environment," filed December 4, 2023, which is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 17/353,196 entitled "Secure web container for a secure online user environment," filed June 21, 2021, now issued as U.S. Patent No. 11,838,324, which is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 16/807,157 entitled "Secure web container for a secure online user environment," filed March 2, 2020, now issued as U.S. Patent No. 11,044,275, which is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 16/036,813 entitled "Secure web container for a secure online user environment," filed July 16, 2018, now issued as U.S. Patent No. 10,581,920, which is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 15/003,774 entitled "Secure web container for a secure online user environment," filed January 21, 2016, now issued as U.S. Patent No. 10,027,714, which is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 14/531,837 entitled "Secure web container for a secure online user environment," filed November 3, 2014, now issued as U.S. Patent No. 9,246,904, which is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 13/844,026 entitled "Secure web container for a secure online user environment," filed March 15, 2013, now issued as U.S. Patent No. 8,881,227, which is a continuation-in-part of and claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 13/076,421, entitled "Disposable browsers and authentication techniques for a secure online user environment," filed March 30, 2011, now issued as U.S. Patent No. 8,776,169, which is a non-provisional of and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/319,250, entitled "Methods to securely authenticate and access remote web browser and downstream web applications," filed March 30, 2010.
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application is being examined under the pre-AIA first to invent provisions.
Election/Restrictions
For the record, the Examiner acknowledges that NO restrictions warranted at applicant’s initial time of filing for patent.
Priority
For the record, the Examiner acknowledges that NO foreign priority claimed at applicant’s initial time of filing for patent.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS), submitted on 03/17/2025, is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Oath/Declaration
For the record, the Examiner acknowledges that the Oath/Declaration submitted on 03/17/2025 has been accepted.
Drawings
For the record, the Examiner acknowledges that the drawings filed on 03/17/2025 has been accepted.
Specification
For the record, the Examiner acknowledges that the Applicant's specification filed on 03/17/2025 has been accepted.
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 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); 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 nonstatutory double patenting provided the reference application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with the examined application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement. See MPEP § 717.02 for applications subject to examination under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA as explained in MPEP § 2159. See MPEP § 2146 et seq. for applications not subject to examination under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . A terminal disclaimer must be signed in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(b).
The USPTO Internet website contains terminal disclaimer forms which may be used. Please visit www.uspto.gov/patent/patents-forms. The filing date of the application in which the form is filed determines what form (e.g., PTO/SB/25, PTO/SB/26, PTO/AIA /25, or PTO/AIA /26) should be used. A web-based eTerminal Disclaimer may be filled out completely online using web-screens. An eTerminal Disclaimer that meets all requirements is auto-processed and approved immediately upon submission. For more information about eTerminal Disclaimers, refer to www.uspto.gov/patents/process/file/efs/guidance/eTD-info-I.jsp.
Claims 1-24 is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent 12,255,882 in view of claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent 11,838,324 and in view of claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent 11,044,275. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because both the instant application and the patented application are directed to systems and methods that allow for secure access to websites and web-based applications and other resources available through the browser.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-24 would be allowed if applicant overcomes the above non statutory double patenting rejection by filing terminal disclaimer, and the TD is approved by the Office.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Please see attached PTO-892.
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/YONAS A BAYOU/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2499 06/26/2026
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