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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

AC Tech, novartis, almirall



Reversed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 BEIERSDORF AG 16619513 ADAMS 112(1)/112(2)/112(4)/103 Abel Schillinger, LLP SONG, JIANFENG

In addition, Examiner finds that because the foregoing negative limitations in Appellant’s claims 58, 60, and 61 lack written descriptive support the claims are indefinite (see id. at 5). We are not persuaded.

“[A] reference need not state a feature’s absence in order to disclose a negative limitation.” AC Techs., S.A. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 912 F.3d 1358, 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2019). Instead, it was reasonable for the Board to find that, in the context of Garrett, a skilled artisan would recognize that the reference discloses a complete formulation—excluding the possibility of an additional active ingredient. See, e.g., Novartis Pharms. Corp. v. Accord Healthcare, Inc., 21 F.4th 1362, 1373 (Fed. Cir. 2022) (recognizing that for negative limitations, “the disclosure must be read from the perspective of a person of skill in the art”). It is undisputed that Garrett discloses dapsone formulations that lack adapalene. The Board thus did not err in concluding that Garrett discloses the negative adapalene claim limitation.

Almirall, LLC v. Amneal Pharms. LLC, 28 F.4th 265, 273–274 (Fed. Cir. 2022) (alteration in original).

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Multisorb Technologies, Inc. 15363882 HASTINGS 103 SIMPSON & SIMPSON, PLLC NELSON, MICHAEL B

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2124 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC et al. 16362236 BALTATZIS 103 MERCK/FENWICK SILICON VALLEY CENTER BOSTWICK, SIDNEY VINCENT

2166 Oracle International Corporation 16147314 NAPPI 103 HICKMAN BECKER BINGHAM LEDESMA/ORACLE YEN, SYLING

2176 ENTIT SOFTWARE LLC 15752981 KOKOSKI 103 MICRO FOCUS LLC BURKE, TIONNA M

2177 International Business Machines Corporation 15005073 JENKS 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC HUYNH, THU V

2177 Citrix Systems, Inc. 16733962 HUGHES 103 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. MUHEBBULLAH, SAJEDA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Intel Corporation 16460371 MacDONALD 102 Compass IP Law PC KIM, CHONG G

2483 International Electronic Machines Corp. 15954996 CRAIG 103 41.50 112(2) LaBatt, LLC LEE, JIMMY S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 16996064 GALLIGAN 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP TSE, YOUNG TOI

2664 Siemens Healthcare GmbH 17602820 NAPPI 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION BITAR, NANCY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2852 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16646601 KENNEDY 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LINDSAY JR, WALTER LEE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Omnicell, Inc. 16929705 STRAUSS 101/103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - West Coast BOYCE, ANDRE D

3624 Ipsos-Insight, LLC 15439089 CAPP 103 Patent Docket Department Armstrong Teasdale LLP DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H

3645 BHP Billiton Petroleum (Deepwater) Inc. 15968946 ASTORINO 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. HULKA, JAMES R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 MCP IP, LLC 15701322 GUIJT 103 Laabs Intellectual Property KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE

Affirmed-in-Part 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 International Business Machines Corporation 16552557 FRAHM 102 103 IBM CORPORATION - PATENTS+ TEAM BLACKWELL, JAMES H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3783 Becton, Dickinson and Company 16777714 WOOD 103 103 BD/Rutan & Tucker, LLP FARRAR, LAUREN PENG

Affirmed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1641 AstraZeneca AB 17660317 ADAMS 103/OTDP STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. Astra Zeneca/MedImmune WEN, SHARON X

1643 TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC. 16088727 ADAMS 112(1) BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP DENT, ALANA HARRIS

1649 DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED 14437459 ADAMS 103 CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC BALLARD, KIMBERLY

1652 NewSouth Innovations Pty Ltd 15837818 SCHNEIDER 112(1)/112(2) FOLEY HOAG, LLP (General) ROBINSON, HOPE A

1656 Coagulant Therapeutics Corporation 16332289 ADAMS 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP TSAY, MARSHA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 FLOSFIA INC. et al. 16106864 HASTINGS 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. TUROCY, DAVID P

1735 MAGNUS METAL LTD. 16816373 KENNEDY 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - West Coast YOON, KEVIN E

1795 Applied Materials, Inc. 15957076 HOUSEL 103 AMAT / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP RUFO, LOUIS J

1795 California Institute of Technology 16107642 REN 103 Joseph R. Baker, APC Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP JAIN, SALIL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC 15837326 STRAUSS 102/103 101 Sandia National Laboratories KUO, CHARLES C

2163 OneTrust, LLC 17149421 JURGOVAN 103 OneTrustBrient IP Law, LLC QIAN, SHELLY X

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Oracle International Corporation 16259068 DIXON Dissenting SHIANG 112(2) 112(1)/103 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) TODD, GREGORY G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY 17187123 HUME 103 SQUIRE PB (Nokia)Nokia Technologies GELIN, JEAN ALLAND

2665 JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS ACQUISITION LLC 17027585 ZADO 103 GORDON & REES LLP LU, ZHIYU

2668 SAP SE 17039628 NAPPI 103/OTDP Fountainhead Law Group P.C./SAP TRAN, PHUOC

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 ICT Integrated Circuit Testing Gesellschaft fur Halbleiterpruftechnik mbH 16359831 HASTINGS 103 AMAT / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP OSENBAUGH-STEWAR, ELIZA W

2884 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 17274456 MCGEE 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS KIM, KIHO

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Thomas Moses et al. 16373224 STEPINA 103 41.50 103 Southeast IP Group, LLC. POLAY, ANDREW

3623 Talkdesk, Inc. 16680713 MacDONALD 103 41.50 101 Rimon PC ĄV Talkdesk BOYCE, ANDRE D

3624 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 16036031 BUI 103 CRGO Global ATTN: STEVEN M. GREENBERG, ESQ. SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3664 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation 15978830 HILL 102/103 The Small Patent Law Group, LLC JOHNSON, KYLE T

3668 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15934444 CAPP 112(2) 102/103 Brooks Kushman P.C./Ford ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A

3683 Craig Reines 14690211 SHAH 112(2) 103 41.50 101 Mintz Levin/San Diego Office GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN

3683 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16842277 LORIN 112(1) 101 Foley IP Law, PLLC Microsoft WAESCO, JOSEPH M

3686 Poudre Valley Health Care, Inc. 17145111 BUI 101/103 POLSINELLI PC AKOGYERAM II, NICHOLAS A

3686 ICU Medical, Inc. 14755021 ENGLE 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP NAJARIAN, LENA

3686 Haim Raiz 16536175 MEDLOCK 112(2)/101 Haim S. Raiz MACCAGNO, PIERRE L

3688 Capital One Services, LLC 16661831 MOHANTY 101 KDW Firm PLLC RETTA, YEHDEGA

3688 TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC 16724879 MEDLOCK 101 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 United Technologies Corporation 15216168 GUIJT 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney BURKE, THOMAS P

Rehearing

Denied 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 SanBio, Inc. 16374479 SCHNEIDER 103 SANBIO, INC. c/o LEVINE BAGADE HAN LLP SCHUBERG, LAURA J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14865038 REN 103 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D

1797 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 16777230 COLAIANNI 103 Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP XU, XIAOYUN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2899 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 15954353 REN Concurring BEST 112(1) onsemi (AS) YEUNG LOPEZ, FEIFEI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3688 Google LLC 15628310 MEDLOCK 103 Dority & Manning P.A. and Google LLC DURAN, ARTHUR D