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REVERSED

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Bayer et al 12001556 - (D) POLLOCK 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 Francis C. Hand, Esq., c/o Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein ARIANI, KADE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 12488158 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Rang et al 11616512 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(d) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. /Oracle America/ SUN / STK REYES, MARIELA D

2166 Ex Parte Acharya et al 12725381 - (D) CHUNG 102(e)/103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP / GOOGLE YEN, SYLING

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Wen et al 10937986 - (D) DIXON 103 Riverbed Technology Inc. - PVF c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP AFOLABI, MARK O

2453 Ex Parte Malaby et al 12469294 - (D) HOELTER 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC VOSTAL, ONDREJ C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Bejerano 12101333 - (D) DIXON 103 Ryan, Mason & Leiws, LLP PEREZ GUTIERREZ, RAFAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Tajbakhsh 12177448 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 Jafari Law Group, Inc. TRAN, HANH VAN

3681 Ex Parte Koli 11428001 - (D) LORIN 102/103 102 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. HENRY, RODNEY M

“Inherent anticipation requires that the missing descriptive material [be] ‘necessarily present,’ not merely probably or possibly present, in the prior art.” Trintec Indus., Inc. v. Top-U.S.A. Corp., 295 F.3d 1292, 1295 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (quoting In re Robertson, 169 F.3d 743, 745 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (citation omitted)). “The mere fact that a certain thing may result from a given set of circumstances is not sufficient [to establish inherency.]” In re Oelrich, 666 F.2d 578, 581 (CCPA 1981). (emphasis added).

Robertson, In re, 169 F.3d 743, 49 USPQ2d 1949 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2112 , 2114 , 2163 , 2163.07(a)

Oelrich, In re, 666 F.2d 578, 212 USPQ 323 (CCPA 1981) 2112

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Drillet et al 12669188 - (D) SMITH 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC LEE, REBECCA Y

1741 Ex Parte Lee et al 11548584 - (D) DELMENDO 112(1)/112(2)/103 Georgia-Pacific LLC CALANDRA, ANTHONY J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2135 Ex Parte Ishida et al 11213319 - (D) STRAUSS 112(2)/103 HGST C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP DILLON, SAMUEL A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Sieracki et al 12269581 - (D) HUME 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A NGUYEN, PHU K

2644 Ex Parte van Diggelen et al 11773062 - (D) CHEN 112(1)/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. LEE, JUSTIN YE

2648 Ex Parte Petersson et al 11722993 - (D) COURTENAY 103 ERICSSON INC. BILODEAU, DAVID

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2865 Ex Parte Rathbone et al 11490019 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PARK, HYUN D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Juetten et al 11235864 - (D) MURPHY 102(e)/103 KOLISCH HARTWELL, P.C. HAMILTON, MATTHEW L

3682 Ex Parte Juetten et al 11236281 - (D) MURPHY 103 KOLISCH HARTWELL, P.C. HAMILTON, MATTHEW L

3683 Ex Parte Chen et al 11780362 - (D) MEDLOCK 102(e) CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG NGUYEN, NGA B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Boyd et al 11512653 - (D) MAYBERRY 112(2)/103 ALCON RESEARCH LTD. NICHOLS II, ROBERT K

The Examiner concludes that “[a] change in form or shape is generally recognized as being within the level of ordinary skill in the art, absent any showing of unexpected results.” Id. (citing In re Dailey, 357 F.2d 669 (C.C.P.A. 1966)).

See In re Dailey, 357 F.2d at 672–73.Cf. In re Gal, 980 F.2d 717, 719  (Fed. Cir. 1992) (finding that the claimed structure and prior art structure “achieve different purposes” and, as a result, the claimed structure was not a matter of design choice).

Dailey, In re, 357 F.2d 669, 149 USPQ 47 (CCPA 1966) 2144.04

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Requester and Cross Appellant v. VOLTSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7960648 et al 12/251,882 95002378 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102(e)/102/103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(a) 112(1)/112(2) Schneider Rothman IP Law Group for THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: SNELL & WILMER LLP (OC) MENEFEE, JAMES A original MAYO III, WILLIAM H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 AUGME TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Requester and Appellant v. Patent of YAHOO! INC.Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7,640,320 et al 10/466,132 95001794 - (D) KOHUT 103 YAHOO! INC. C/O GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP Third Party Requester: Goodwin Procter, LLP CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original HU, JINSONG

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Hansted et al 10176517 - (D) FREDMAN 103 COOPER & DUNHAM, LLP GHALI, ISIS A D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Rodak et al 11459950 - (D) PER CURIAM 112(1)/103 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC ARCIERO, ADAM A

1779 Ex Parte Spurgeon et al 11219985 - (D) GARRIS 103 CHALKER FLORES, LLP SIEFKE, SAMUEL P

1779 Ex Parte Hendrickson et al 12428652 - (D) GARRIS 103 CHALKER FLORES, LLP SIEFKE, SAMUEL P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Becher et al 10836248 - (D) HUGHES 102 KENYON & KENYON LLP JOHNSON, JOHNESE T

2174 Ex Parte Kordun 11426105 - (D) DILLON 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC TILLERY, RASHAWN N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Desai 10426824 - (D) McKEOWN 102 HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG/ORACLE BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2895 Ex Parte Komeda 11657022 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC TSAI, H JEY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte van Diggelen et al 11775212 - (D) ASTORINO 112(1) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. ISSING, GREGORY C

3651 Ex Parte Delves et al 10514960 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION HARP, WILLIAM RAY

First, the Examiner reasons that the proposed modification would have been an obvious change in shape with no change in function. Ans. 4 (citing In re Dailey, 357 F.2d 669 (CCPA 1966)).

A change of shape does not make a product nonobvious where the claimed shape is not of functional significance and accomplishes the same purpose as the prior art shape. In re Dailey 357 F.2d at 672-673. However, such is not the case here.

Dailey, In re, 357 F.2d 669, 149 USPQ 47 (CCPA 1966) 2144.04
...
Because the proposed modification results in a change in function, the modification is more than an obvious variation of shape. See In re Gal, 980 F.2d 717, 719 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (finding of obvious design choice precluded when claimed structure and the function it performs are different from the prior art).

HARMON 4: 202

3665 Ex Parte Hochkirchen et al 11427594 - (D) TARTAL 102/103 TUNG & ASSOCIATES NGUYEN, CHUONG P

3689 Ex Parte Birimisa et al 10372009 - (D) LORIN 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. LONG, FONYA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Neidert et al 10867059 - (D) GREEN 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

3767 Ex Parte Lamson et al 11838103 - (D) JENKS 103 STEPTOE & JOHNSON - NEOTRACT OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Tousimis 11594336 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1) 112(2)/103 OBER / KALER Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver HADDAD, MAHER M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Arnold et al 11189395 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 IBM WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, L.L.P. LIN, SHEW FEN

2175 Ex Parte ALDERSON et al 11624765 - (D) PRATS 103 103 IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC DISTEFANO, GREGORY A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte de Beus et al 11250029 - (D) LORIN 103 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP RAJ, RAJIV J

3679 Ex Parte Rode et al 10945074 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(2)/102/103 102 Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. MACARTHUR, VICTOR L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Cameron 10946394 - (D) BAHR 103 103/obviousness-type double patenting SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO

3721 Ex Parte Denome et al 11784675 - (D) ABRAMS 102/103 102 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

3751 Ex Parte Selover 11110262 - (D) SPAHN 102 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/Masco Corporation LE, HUYEN D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Merisko-Liversidge 12292395 - (D) GREEN 103 Elan Drug Delivery, Inc. c/o Foley & Lardner CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA

1615 Ex Parte Woods 10311674 - (D) GREEN 103 CONVATEC INC. AHMED, HASAN SYED

1629 Ex Parte Lemmens et al 10678082 - (D) GREEN 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP SIMMONS, CHRIS E

1644 Ex Parte Zaghouani et al 11425084 - (D) SNEDDEN 112(1)/obviousness-type double patenting K&L Gates LLP EWOLDT, GERALD R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Nardi et al 11436826 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(1)/112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1717 Ex Parte Davis 11759100 - (D) PRAISS 103 Hovey Williams LLP CAPOZZI, CHARLES

1741 Ex Parte Inoue et al 11826440 - (D) GARRIS 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S

1765 Ex Parte Ronk et al 11383092 - (D) BEST 102/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA

1765 Ex Parte White et al 11756280 - (D) GARRIS 112(1) BLANCHARD & ASSOCIATES POURBOHLOUL, SARIRA CAMILLA

1766 Ex Parte Saini et al 12386696 - (D) GARRIS 103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP TOSCANO, ALICIA

1779 Ex Parte Johnson 11866958 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 KIRK HAHN FORTUNA, ANA M

1792 Ex Parte Lockwood et al 11689237 - (D) METZ 103 BOSE MCKINNEY & EVANS LLP LONG, LUANA ZHANG

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Tamarkin et al 11478001 - (D) HOFF 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L

2157 Ex Parte Zoltan et al 11211320 - (D) HUGHES 103 VERIZON CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T

2159 Ex Parte Vaitzblit et al 10702127 - (D) ARPIN 103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP CASANOVA, JORGE A

2172 Ex Parte Nickerson et al 11104329 - (D) DILLON 101/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. ENGLAND, SARA M

2182 Ex Parte Fischer et al 11370192 - (D) BENOIT 103 Infineon Technologies AG c/o Schiff Hardin LLP SCHNEE, HAL W

2193 Ex Parte Steele 11394083 - (D) DANG 103 MARSH FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP MAI, TAN V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Chauvin et al 10051340 - (D) DANG 112(2)/103/obviousness-type double patenting FOLEY & LARDNER LLP NGUYEN, THU V

2462 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 10658161 - (D) KRIVAK 103 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP (Broadcom) RUSSELL, WANDA Z

2462 Ex Parte Paskett et al 10870170 - (D) ANDERSON 103 THORPE NORTH & WESTERN, LLP. DUONG, CHRISTINE T

2482 Ex Parte Auyeung 10943295 - (D) KRIVAK 112(1)/103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP FINDLEY, CHRISTOPHER G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 Ex Parte Vinberg 10091067 - (D) SMITH 103 Baker Botts LLP LEE, PHILIP C

2646 Ex Parte Mathis et al 11019067 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. IQBAL, KHAWAR

2666 Ex Parte Homegger 11089251 - (D) DANG 102/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION WANG, CLAIRE X

2675 Ex Parte Vega et al 10697010 - (D) DANG 112(2)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ZHU, RICHARD Z

2686 Ex Parte Katsuma et al 11244292 - (D) CURCURI 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP FISCHER, MARK L

2694 Ex Parte Nguyen 10159518 - (D) EVANS 112(2)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY KUMAR, SRILAKSHMI K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Muth 10511492 - (D) FRAHM 103 NXP B.V. AMRANY, ADI

2853 Ex Parte Vondran et al 11106963 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY NGUYEN, LAM S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Chen et al 10353657 - (D) LORIN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ANDERSON, FOLASHADE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Kovasity et al 10793065 - (D) POWELL 103 PAUL S. RULON NGUYEN, ANDREW H

3745 Ex Parte Dube et al 11197162 - (D) DeFRANCO 102/103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. c/o CPA Global WIEHE, NATHANIEL EDWARD  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Giniger et al 12014021 - (R) GREENHUT Martin Giniger MORAN, EDWARD JOHN