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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Bolli et al 10579357 - (D) PRATS 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP KIM, YUNSOO

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2667 Ex Parte Shen 11188366 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Siemens Corporation BROOKS, JULIAN D

2671 Ex Parte Severens 10445049 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP VO, QUANG N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Segato 11577754 - (D) SPAHN 102(b)/103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL

3665 Ex Parte Noguchi 11065069 - (D) GREENHUT 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC MAWARI,REDHWAN K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Tehrani 11841806 - (D) ADAMS 103 One LLP LOUIS, LATOYA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte May et al 12253259 - (D) SCHEINER 103 103 Harness Dickey & Pierce (Biomet) STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN

3766 Ex Parte Gerber 11116932 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/102(e) 102(e)/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) BERTRAM, ERIC D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte ODONNELL 12230413 - (D) BEST 103 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC - LAM RESEARCH CORP GRAMAGLIA, MAUREEN

1727 Ex Parte Gibbons et al 11387010 - (D) PRAISS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY HAN, KWANG S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Ex Parte Shaper 10433914 - (D) PETRAVICK 112(2)/103 101/103 Sue Z. Shaper LOFTUS, ANN E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Hill et al 12012911 - (D) ADAMS 103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. ORKIN, ALEXANDER J

“Express suggestion to substitute one equivalent for another need not be present to render such substitution obvious.” In re Fout, 675 F.2d 297, 301, (CCPA 1982); see also In re Mayne, 104 F.3d 1339, 1340 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (“Because the applicants merely substituted one element known in the art for a known equivalent, this court affirms [the rejection for obviousness].”).

Fout, In re, 675 F.2d 297, 213 USPQ 532 (CCPA 1982) 21292143.012144.06

DONNER 8: 126,156,162

Mayne, In re, 104 F.3d 1339, 41 USPQ2d 1451 (Fed. Cir. 1977) 2144.092145

HARMON 4: 373; 20: 167
DONNER 2: 310; 8: 1047, 1069, 1370

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