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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte HSI et al 11691281 - (D) FETTING 102 WILLIAMS, MORGAN & AMERSON ULLAH MASUD, MOHAMMAD R


Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Demmy et al 11729686 - (D) BUNTING 103 Covidien LP LOPEZ, MICHELLE

When considering obviousness of a combination of known elements, the operative question also is “whether the improvement is more than the predictable use of prior-art elements according to their established functions.” KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 417 (2007).

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 USPQ2d 1385 (2007) 2141, , 2145, 2216, 2242, 2286, 2616, 2642, 2686.04

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Shea 12069778 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(2)/103 112(2)/103 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/Ann Arbor CORMIER, DAVID G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Brady et al 10753979 - (D) RICE 103 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP SCHELL, LAURA C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Pagani 11768383 - (D) BEST 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC KURPLE, KARL

1765 Ex Parte Weber et al 11019492 - (D) McKELVEY 103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. LISTVOYB, GREGORY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2663 Ex Parte JOHNSTON et al 12634486 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 ROBERT E MALM NGUYEN, LUONG TRUNG

2669 Ex Parte Sakagami et al 10814343 - (D) BENOIT 103 Squire Sanders (US) LLP RICE, ELISA M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Liu et al 11323786 - (D) FETTING 112(2)/102/103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY BRANDENBURG, WILLIAM A

3686 Ex Parte Jung et al 11355517 - (D) FETTING 101/112(2)/103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC PAULS, JOHN A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Graw 11158639 - (D) FLOYD 112(1)/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION LAURITZEN, AMANDA L

3761 Ex Parte Schneider et al 10932199 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

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