clay, wood

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3776 Ex Parte Kalish et al 11670306 - (D) LEE 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. DOAN, ROBYN KIEU

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2116 Ex Parte Law et al 10300370 - (D) DANG 112(1)/112(2) 112(2)/103 TKHR (Broadcom) NGUYEN, TANH Q

2161 Ex Parte Harik 10674056 - (D) POTHIER 112(1)/103 103 Straub & Pokotylo PADMANABHAN, KAVITA

2174 Ex Parte Mercs 10401911 - (D) JEFFERY 103 103 Procopio - SPE PHAM, LINH K

2186 NVIDIA CORPORATION Respondent, Requester v. RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95001196 7330952 11/692,159 SIU 103 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. CHOI, WOO H original BATAILLE, PIERRE MICHE

2186 NVIDIA CORPORATION Respondent, Requester v. RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95001201 7,330,953 11/692,162 SIU 102/103 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. CHOI, WOO H original BATAILLE, PIERRE MICHE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte Larson et al 10460288 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102/103 102/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. RAMADAN, RAMY O

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Stemmle 11441988 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102/103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. CICCHINO, PATRICK D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1645 Ex Parte Laurent et al 10842922 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Becton, Dickinson and Company (Alston & Bird LLP) ARCHIE, NINA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte McDonald et al 12021238 - (D) OWENS 103 THE MUELLER LAW OFFICE, P.C. PILLAY, DEVINA

The test of whether a reference is from a nonanalogous art is first, whether it is within the field of the inventor's endeavor, and second, if it is not, whether it is reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor was involved.  See In re Wood, 599 F.2d 1032, 1036  (CCPA 1979). A reference is reasonably pertinent if, even though it may be in a different field from that of the inventor's endeavor, it is one which, because of the matter with which it deals, logically would have commended itself to an inventor's attention in considering his problem. See In re Clay, 966 F.2d 656, 659 (Fed. Cir. 1992)

Clay, In re, 966 F.2d 656, 23 USPQ2d 1058 (Fed. Cir. 1992) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2144.08

1746 Ex Parte Mikami et al 10357151 - (D) TIMM 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY MUSSER, BARBARA J

1746 Ex Parte Mikami et al 11971980 - (D) TIMM 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY MUSSER, BARBARA J

1788 Ex Parte Mikami et al 11410382 - (D) TIMM 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY CHANG, VICTOR S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Chenevich et al 10799378 - (D) BISK 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP TIMBLIN, ROBERT M

2167 Ex Parte Ruiz et al 10407967 - (D) SIU 112(1)/103 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Myers et al 10421716 - (D) FRAHM 102 SIEMENS CORPORATION WANG, HARRIS C

2451 Ex Parte Hickey et al 09999062 - (D) GONSALVES 103 MICHAEL O. SCHEINBERG MADAMBA, GLENFORD J

2457 Ex Parte Larson et al 10460288 - (D) RUGGIERO 112(2)/102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY TODD, GREGORY G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte OH et al 11769060 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Tabarrok & Zahrt (SEAGATE-10/11) OLSON, JASON C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2887 Ex Parte McGlamery et al 10905253 - (D) GONSALVES 103 Bank of America c/o Moore and Van Allen, PLLC LE, THIEN MINH

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773 Ex Parte Lee 11650280 - (D) OWENS obviousness-type double patenting BERND W. SANDT ALEXANDER, LYLE

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Kent et al 11173689 - (R) BARRY 102 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. KIM, WESLEY LEO

grain processing, antonie, clay

custom search

REVERSED
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Lin 09968687 - (D) NAPPI 103 THOMSON multimedia Licensing Inc. SHIBRU, HELEN

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Lohtia et al 11229390 - (D) DANG 103 Saul Ewing LLP (Philadelphia) BRANDT, CHRISTOPHER M

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Reyes 10634635 - (D) PETRAVICK 112(1)/103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY OYEBISI, OJO O

Our reviewing court has repeatedly cautioned against employing hindsight by using the appellant's disclosure as a blueprint to reconstruct the claimed invention from the isolated teachings of the prior art. See, e.g., Grain Processing Corp. v. American Maize-Products Co., 840 F.2d 902, 907 (Fed. Cir. 1988).

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Vresilovic et al 11510747 - (D) BONILLA 103 STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG, LLP HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY

Likewise, the Examiner does not show where the cited references suggest that wall thickness in an expandable balloon prosthesis was “recognized to be a resulteffective variable….”In re Antonie, 559 F.2d 618, 620 (CCPA 1977). Absent more here, the Examiner does not establish a prima facie case of obviousness of claims 6 and 21.

Antonie, In re, 559 F.2d 618, 195 USPQ 6 (CCPA 1977). . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .2141.02, 2144.05

3737 Ex Parte Strommer et al 11233420 - (D) WALSH 103 SJM/AFD - DYKEMA c/o CPA Global SANTOS, JOSEPH M

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2632 ALIEN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Third Party Requester and Appellant v. INTERMEC, INC., INTERMEC TECHNOLOGIES CORP., INTERMEC IP CORP. and INTERMEC IP CORP. Patent Owners and Respondents 95001265 6812841 10/056,398 GIANNETTI 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y original MULLEN, THOMAS J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte Armand et al 11437364 - (D) KIM 101 101 Thomas F. Bergert c/o Williams Mullen IP Docketing HOLLY, JOHN H

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Santilli 11162258 - (D) BONILLA 103 103 LAW OFFICES OF WAYNE D. PORTER, JR. PELLEGRINO, BRIAN E

AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Giroud et al 10240195 - (D) GRIMES 103 Nixon & Vanderhye DICKINSON, PAUL W

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Chen et al 11604474 - (D) HASTINGS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MAZUMDAR, SONYA

1747 Ex Parte Sun et al 11999913 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC ROGERS, MARTIN K

See In re Clay, 966 F.2d 656, 659 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (explaining a reference is considered analogous art if “even though it may be in a different field from that of the inventor’s endeavor, it is one which, because of the matter with which it deals, logically would have commended itself to an inventor’s attention in considering his problem”).

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2197 Ex Parte Cornell et al 11009680 - (D) MORGAN 102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP COYER, RYAN D

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Andrade et al 09841644 - (D) McNAMARA 101/102/103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD SALTARELLI, DOMINIC D

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Gerber et al 10977336 - (D) HORNER 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A. BOCKELMAN, MARK
 
REHEARING
 
GRANTED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Matsuzaki et al 11133463 - (D) FREDMAN double patenting FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP WANG, SHENGJUN

comaper, clay, wyers, PPG, borkowski2, hammack, zurko

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Saigusa et al 11/581,000 GAUDETTE 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER CROWELL, ANNA M

1735 Ex Parte FOODY, Sr. 11/769,850 GAUDETTE 103(a) FITZPATRICK CELLA HARPER & SCINTO EXAMINER SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1776 Ex Parte KEE et al 11/834,803 GAUDETTE 103(a) WHIRLPOOL PATENTS COMPANY - MD 0750 EXAMINER STELLING, LUCAS A

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Caruba et al 11/165,937 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER LEE, SHUN K

REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART; REVERSED-IN-PART; 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3731 Ex Parte 6428542 et al 95/000,446 NuVASIVE, INC. Requester and Appellant v. Patent of WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent LEBOVITZ 102(e)/103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: DOROTHY P. WHELAN FISH AND RICHARDSON, P.C. EXAMINER CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original EXAMINER REIP, DAVID OWEN

Two criteria are relevant in determining whether prior art is analogous: “(1) whether the art is from the same field of endeavor, regardless of the problem addressed, and (2) if the reference is not within the field of the inventor’s endeavor, whether the reference still is reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor is involved.” Comaper Corp. v. Antec, Inc., 596 F.3d 1343, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (quoting In re Clay, 966 F.2d 656, 658-59 (Fed. Cir. 1992)). Whether a reference in the prior art is “analogous” is a fact question. In re Clay, 966 F.2d at 658. Wyers et al. v. Master Lock Co., 616 F.3d 1231, 1237 (Fed. Cir. 2010).EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART; REVERSED-IN-PART; 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3731 Ex Parte 6,936,050 B2 et al 95/000,451 NuVASIVE, INC. Requester and Appellant v. Patent of WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent LEBOVITZ 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: DOROTHY P. WHELAN FISH AND RICHARDSON, P.C.EXAMINER CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original EXAMINER REIP, DAVID OWEN

The definiteness requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 2, “is essentially a requirement for precision and definiteness of claim language.” PPG Indus., Inc. v. Guardian Indus. Corp., 75 F.3d 1558, 1562, (Fed. Cir. 1996) (quoting In re Borkowski, 422 F.2d 904, 909 (CCPA 1970). The “purpose is to provide those who would endeavor, in future enterprise, to approach the area circumscribed by the claims of a patent, with the adequate notice demanded by due process of law, so that they may more readily and accurately determine the boundaries of protection involved and evaluate the possibility of infringement and dominance.” In re Hammack, 427 F.2d 1378, 1382 (CCPA 1970).

PPG Ind. v. Guardian Ind., 75 F.3d 1558, 37 USPQ2d 1618 (Fed. Cir. 1996) . . . . . 2164.06(b)

Borkowski, In re, 422 F.2d 904, 164 USPQ 642 (CCPA 1970) . . 707.07(l), 2164.02, 2174

Hammack, In re, 427 F.2d 1378, 166 USPQ 204 (CCPA 1970). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2173.03
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Ho et al 10/757,775 FREDMAN 103(a) OLYMPIC PATENT WORKS PLLC EXAMINER RAMACHANDRAN, UMAMAHESWARI

1655 Ex Parte Bortlik et al 10/568,704 FREDMAN 112(2)/103(a) K&L Gates LLP EXAMINER MI, QIUWEN

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Mazur et al 11/104,120 GAUDETTE 103(a) ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY EXAMINER PHASGE, ARUN S

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Burdick et al 10/385,897 BARRY 101/obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. EXAMINER CORRIELUS, JEAN M

The question of obviousness is "based on underlying factual determinations including . . . what th[e] prior art teaches explicitly and inherently . . . ." In re Zurko, 258 F.3d 1379, 1383 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (citations omitted).

Zurko, In re, 258 F.3d 1379, 59 USPQ2d 1693 (Fed. Cir. 2001) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2144.03
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Kumar et al 11/057,815 KIM 103(a) BEUSSE WOLTER SANKS MORA & MAIRE, P. A. EXAMINER OBEID, FAHD A
DISMISSED

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Eisert et al 10/572,655 VIGNONE RCE Thomas Langer Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane EXAMINER LAM, CATHY N