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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

polaris, cutsforth, chicago

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Reversed
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Acorn Technologies, Inc. 14811507 SILVERMAN 103 William H. Wright LIU, JUNG-JEN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3647 WORLDWISE, INC. 15204828 SHAH 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC BURGESS, MARC R

However, our reviewing court has cautioned that “[m]erely stating that a particular [limitation] is a design choice does not make it obvious.”  Polaris Indus., Inc. v. Arctic Cat, Inc., 882 F.3d 1056, 1069 n.4 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (quoting Cutsforth, Inc. v. MotivePower, Inc., 636 F. App’x 575, 578 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (nonprecedential)).  Similarly, the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (“MPEP”) states that “[t]he mere fact that a worker in the art could rearrange the parts of the reference device to meet the terms of the claims on appeal is not by itself sufficient to support a finding of obviousness.”  MPEP § 2144.04 (quoting Ex parte Chicago Rawhide Mfg. Co., 223 USPQ 351, 353 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1984).  The Examiner must still provide a reason for one of ordinary skill in the art, “without the benefit of the appellant’s specification, to make the necessary changes in the reference device.”  Id.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Black & Decker Inc. 14174496 MURPHY 103 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SEIF, DARIUSH

3754 John Bongiovanni 15610932 HUTCHINGS 103 Miller & Hurley PANCHOLI, VISHAL J

3786 Mary Braun. Leibold 13092426 MARTIN 103 Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP HICKS, VICTORIA J

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 BINDER, Yehuda et al. 15361434 JEFFERY 112(2)/103 103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 ABB Schweiz AG 15409089 PYONIN 103 112(2) ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC SCHOENHOLTZ, JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3793 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 13739142 GUIJT 103 112(1) 41.50 112(1) Cha & Reiter, LLC LAURITZEN, AMANDA L

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Cornfeld, Arthur et al. 11860183 SQUIRE 103 SolAero Technologies Corp. CHERN, CHRISTINA

1726 Robert Bosch GmbH 14468702 HEANEY 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP SMITH, ERIC R

1774 NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH 15093050 HASTINGS 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC BHATIA, ANSHU

1793 McPherson, Andrew Edward. et al. 13708487 KENNEDY 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP COX, AMBER M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2459 International Business Machines Corporation 13930267 SHAW 101/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BOUSTANY, JIHAD KAMAL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 CEM Corporation 14930754 DIXON 112(2)/103 Summa PLLC OLAMIT, JUSTIN N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Kristi Mitchell 15046989 WOOD Concurring CAPP 112(1) 103 Indiana University Maurer School of Law ATTEL, NINA KAY

3794 Beaver-Visitec International (US), Inc. 15407673 BAHR 103 Budzyn IP Law, LLC CLARK, RYAN T

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

merck

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Reversed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Black & Decker Inc. 15299952 HOUSEL 102 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Amy Leigh. Rose et al. 14502404 BISK 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC GENACK, MATTHEW W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2832 ABB Research Ltd. 13892715 BAUMEISTER 103 ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC MATES, ROBERT E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 15499306 HOFFMANN 103 FGTL/Burgess Law Office, PLLC TO, TUAN C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Andre Ullrich 14749802 SONG 102 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Lee, JaeHong et al. 12961611 HARDMAN 103 103 Jason W. Johnston Dority & Manning, P.A. PURDY, KYLE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Pringle, Frank G. et al. 12577330 McNEILL 103 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC VAN, QUANG T

Any differences between the claimed invention and the prior art may be expected to result in some differences in properties. The issue is whether the properties differ to such an extent that the difference is really unexpected. In re Merck & Co., 800 F.2d 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1986)

Merck & Co., Inc., In re, 800 F.2d 1091, 231 USPQ 375 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 707.07(f) ,  716.02 ,  2143.02 ,  2144.08 ,  2144.09 ,  2145

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Infineum International Limited 15197813 COLAIANNI 103 INFINEUM USA L.P. CAMPANELL, FRANCIS C

1791 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 14208463 PRAISS 103 Licata & Tyrrell P.C. DEES, NIKKI H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Hattori, Shinobu et al. 13216375 CURCURI 103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC ZHOU, ZHIHAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 14633927 THOMAS 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC AZARI, SEPEHR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2846 ABB SCHWEIZ AG 15122854 PYONIN 103 112(1) ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC BOUZIANE, SAID

2865 Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. 14600107 FRANKLIN 103 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Geoffrey Paul et al. 12873699 ADAMS 101 WITHERS & KEYS, LLC TIEDEMAN, JASON S

3629 Raymond Seetoh 15147074 FISCHETTI 112(1)/103 112(2)/101 Credenx PTE. LTD. NOVAK, REBECCA R

3629 Junger, Peter J. et al. 12314150 MURPHY 103 101 Landmark Intellectual Property Law, PLLC WHITAKER, ANDREW B

3674 BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 14957589 SONG 103 JONES DELFLACHE LLP SUE-AKO, ANDREW B.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Martin Sarkees 15160461 STAICOVICI 103 Southeast IP Group, LLC. DAVISON, LAURA L

3791 Oz Cabiri 14044886 KERINS 103 DEKEL PATENT LTD., DAVID KLEIN WARSI, YASMEEN S

3791 Bhangoo, Amrit Pal Singh. 13439826 BAHR 101/102 112(2)/103 41.50 112(2) Amardeep S. Grewal FERNANDES, PATRICK M

Reissue

Affirmed-in-Part 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 John Bradley. Mcdonald 14658050  8,572,111 13/602,726 GUEST 103 103 41.50 251 LAW OFFICE OF R. ALAN BURNETT DESAI, RACHNA SINGH

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 PARALLAX GROUP INTERNATIONAL, LLC (PATENT OWNER) et al. 90013852 90/014,126 9,289,085 14/630,232 LEBOVITZ 103 FISH IP LAW, LLP TORRES VELAZQUEZ, NORCA LIZ

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Jorge Max. Sunkel 15425713 JENKS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2118 Steingart, Robert et al. 13208992 JEFFERY 103 3D Systems, Inc. LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Yehuda Binder et al. 13733634 JEFFERY 103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Rajamani, Nithya et al. 12824701 LORIN 101 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3681 DynamicLogic, LLC 14244491 HUME 101 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD BRADY, MARIE P.

3686 Richard Allen. Robbins et al. 13675440 FISCHETTI 101 HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL