Wednesday August 4, 2010

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte Millan et al 10/426,005 FREDMAN 103(a) CATALYST LAW GROUP, APC Examiner Name: BETTON, TIMOTHY E

“[A] preamble limits the invention if it recites essential structure or steps, or if it is ‘necessary to give life, meaning, and vitality’ to the claim.” Catalina Mktg. Int’l, Inc. v. Coolsavings.com, Inc., 289 F.3d 801, 808 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (quoting Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 1305 (Fed. Cir. 1999)). A preamble is not limiting, however, “‘where a patentee defines a structurally complete invention in the claim body and uses the preamble only to state a purpose or intended use for the invention.”’ Id. (quoting Rowe v. Dror, 112 F.3d 473, 478 (Fed. Cir. 1997)).

Catalina Mktg. Int’l v. Coolsavings.com, Inc., 289 F.3d 801, 62 USPQ2d 1781(Fed. Cir. 2002).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2111.02

Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 51 USPQ2d 1161 (Fed. Cir. 1999) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2111.02

Rowe v. Dror, 112 F.3d 473, 42 USPQ2d 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1997). . . . . . . . . . . . 2111.02, 2303

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
Ex Parte Kurek et al 11/124,484 STAICOVICI 103(a) AVON PRODUCTS, INC. Examiner Name: STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING

Ex Parte Riggs et al 11/127,534 STAICOVICI 102(b) EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC Examiner Name: MOSSER, ROBERT E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Mariner et al 11/549,968 COLAIANNI 112(2)/103(a) DILWOTH & BARRESE, LLP Examiner Name: CHANDRA, SATISH

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Ex Parte Rannow et al 10/835,506 NAPPI 101/102(b)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY Examiner Name: TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES

NEW

AFFIRMED

Ex Parte Benson et al
Ex Parte Bisgaard-Bohr et al
Ex Parte Chatfield
Ex Parte David et al
Ex Parte Findikli et al
Ex Parte Gochanour
Ex Parte Joschek et al
Ex Parte Leban et al
Ex Parte Lorenz et al
Ex Parte Verma

REHEARING

Ex Parte Downs
Ex Parte Downs et al
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