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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2183 Ex Parte Gschwind et al 11416421 - (D) SHIANG 103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. HUISMAN, DAVID J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2848 Ex Parte Beaupre et al 12317361 - (D) DELMENDO 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY WU, JERRY

2898 Ex Parte Yee et al 12014578 - (D) HANLON 103 ISHIMARU & ASSOCIATES LLP CHOUDHRY, MOHAMMAD M

Scanner Tech. Corp. v. ICOS Vision Sys. Corp., N.V., 365 F.3d 1299 (Fed. Cir. 2004), is instructive. The court explains:

“This court has repeatedly emphasized that an indefinite article ‘a’ or ‘an’ in patent parlance carries the meaning of ‘one or more’ in open-ended claims containing the transitional phrase ‘comprising.’ Unless the claim is specific as to the number of elements, the article ‘a’ receives a singular interpretation only in rare circumstances when the patentee evinces a clear intent to so limit the article.” 

Id., at 1304 (quoting KCJ Corp. v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 223 F.3d 1351, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2000)).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte MALLOY et al 11776708 - (D) DESHPANDE 102 102 Riverbed Technology Inc. - PVF c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP VO, CECILE H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2876 Ex Parte Kindberg 11483043 - (D) KAISER 102 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MIKELS, MATTHEW

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Strock et al 11776082 - (D) KIMLIN 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global MCNEIL, JENNIFER C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2497 Ex Parte Takata et al 11905433 - (D) KIM 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP RASHID, HARUNUR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Strittmatter 11291895 - (D) DANG 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC NGUYEN, NAM V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Huang et al 12176337 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 112(2) YUMING HUANG GALL, LLOYD A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte O’SULLIVAN 13286129 - (D) BROWNE 103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. WONG, STEVEN B

3728 Ex Parte Feinauer et al 10579940 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
2745 Ex parte GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6122482 et al 09/001,484 90012127 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC Third Party Reqeuster: Greenblum & Bernstein, PLC REICHLE, KARIN M original VO, NGUYEN THANH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 ENTEROPTYX, INC. Requester, Respondent v. HEINZ KURZ GmbH MEDIZINTECHNIK Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 6579317 et al 09/933,619 95000662 - (D) SONG 102/103 STRIKER STRIKER & STENBY Third Party Requester: GORDON & JACOBSON, P.C. JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original GHERBI, SUZETTE JAIME J

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