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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1632 Washington State University et al. 15568244 FREDMAN 102/103 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP SGAGIAS, MAGDALENE K

1648 CureVac AG 14994913 SCHNEIDER 112(1) Parker Highlander PLLC GILL, RACHEL B

1653 Wayne Ryan 12850269 FREDMAN 103/OTDP The Dobrusin Law Firm P.C. MCNEIL, STEPHANIE A N

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1714 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD. 14978866 COLAIANNI 112(1)/103 FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP (DC) QI, HUA

1731 SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 14481570 BEST 103 41.50 112(2) SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC. Patent Services CHRISTIE, ROSS J

1777 Kevin Wyndham 13266166 HASTINGS 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / Waters PEO, KARA M

1787 Rohm and Haas Company 15183930 TIMM 112(1)/103 ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY c/o The Dow Chemical Company HUANG, CHENG YUAN

1796 Guardian Glass, LLC 15638450 DENNETT 103 Guardian Glass, LLC (Nixon) c/o KCPS IP Dept./Shannon Gonsalves ROLLAND, ALEX A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2142 Unify GmbH & Co. KG 16172950 CHUNG 103 Unify c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (SEN) KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE

2176 WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG 15581038 HOMERE 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. MCINTOSH, ANDREW T

2176 International Business Machines Corporation 15890159 HOFF 112(2) IBM Corporation – Patent Center DYER, ANDREW R

Claim language employing terms of degree has long been found definite where it provided enough certainty to one of skill in the art when read in the context of the invention. Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2014); see, e.g., Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co., 261 U.S. 45, 65–66 (1923) (finding "substantial pitch" sufficiently definite because one skilled in the art "had no difficulty . . . in determining what was the substantial pitch needed" to practice the invention). Claim terms of degree “necessarily call for a comparison against some baseline.” Liberty Ammunition, Inc., v. U.S., 835 F.3d 1388, 1395 (Fed. Cir. 2016). 

Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 112 USPQ2d 1188 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co., 261 U.S. 45 (1923) 2106.05 , 2106.05(b) , 2173.05(b)

2177 International Business Machines Corporation 15991549 BUSCH 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. LEE, JUSTIN S

2191 VMWARE, INC. 15063515 CHEN 101/103 Olympic Patent Works PLLC BOURZIK, BRAHIM

2191 VMware, Inc. 15878708 ENGLE 102/103 Olympic Patent Works PLLC LUU, BINH K

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2419 Sensormatic Electronics, LLC 14741102 KUMAR 102 HoustonHogle LLP Joseph Houston, HoustonHogle LLP LEE, Y YOUNG

2453 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15469095 COURTENAY 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION PATEL, DHAIRYA A

2477 Nicira, Inc. 15012718 BUSCH 103 ADELI LLP SEFCHECK, GREGORY B

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2657 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 15676106 LEBOVITZ 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC PULLIAS, JESSE SCOTT

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2864 Honeywell International Inc. 15625867 HOUSEL 103 HONEYWELL/STW Intellectual Property Services Group PEREZ BERMUDEZ, YARITZA H

2872 Visioneering Technologies, Inc. 15040518 ROBERTSON 103 Seyfarth Shaw LLP KING, GEORGE G

2892 FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 15796890 HANLON 103 Rabin & Berdo, PC DYKES, LAURA M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3623 W.W. GRAINGER, INC. 13731291 HUGHES 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP ELKASSABGI, ZAHRA

3625 CAL-COMP BIG DATA, INC. 15641219 FETTING 112(1)/112(2) JCIPRNET DESAI, RESHA

3646 Infineon Technologies AG 15951918 HOSKINS 102/103 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES FAN, BO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3723 P.R. HOFFMAN MACHINE PRODUCTS INC. 15447825 GREENHUT 103 MCNEES WALLACE & NURICK LLC MORGAN, EILEEN P

3753 KHS GmbH 16087205 MURPHY 103 OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP SHRIEVES, STEPHANIE ALEXANDRA

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1723 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15825726 KENNEDY 112(2)/103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford TAKEUCHI, YOSHITOSHI

1793 FRESENIUS KABI DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 15712421 OWENS 103 103 HYLTON-RODIC LAW PLLC GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2161 VMware, Inc. 14716834 SILVERMAN 103 112(1)/112(2)/103 Barta, Jones & Foley, P.C. (Patent Group - VMware) HOLLAND, SHERYL L

2166 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14754406 HOFF 103 103 Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC OBERLY, VAN HONG

2176 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 13901343 DEJMEK 103 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP (SEAZN) AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SCHALLHORN, TYLER J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2477 SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. 15875044 HOMERE 103 103 Law Office of Patrick D. Benedicto ESMAEILIAN, MAJID

2485 MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC. 15379800 CUTITTA 103 112(4) HONIGMAN LLP/MAGNA HASAN, MAINUL

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2657 International Business Machines Corporation 15618607 HOFF 102 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC KAZEMINEZHAD, FARZAD

2684 Rosemount Inc. 15290757 HOFF 103 103 KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. NGUYEN, NAM V

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1611 GIVAUDAN SA et al. 16149759 ADAMS 103 PARFOMAK, ANDREW N. NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN, PA LOVE, TREVOR M

1628 Vidasym, Inc. 15948359 LEBOVITZ 103 ADSERO IP LLC BADIO, BARBARA P

1658 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 15596529 ADAMS 103 Stinson LLP (WARF 3004049) GARYU, LIANKO G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1712 NGK INSULATORS, LTD. 15972687 BEST 103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1716 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 14280031 COLAIANNI 103 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt/AMAT NUCKOLS, TIFFANY Z

1724 TECHTRONIC POWER TOOLS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 14899833 GUPTA 103 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (TTi) SHEIKH, HAROON S

1772 Albemarle Europe SPRL 14430146 KENNEDY 103 ALBEMARLE CORPORATION MCCAIG, BRIAN A

1783 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION 13800464 GAUDETTE 103 LKGLOBAL (GD-Gulfstream) GUO, TONG

1784 BASF Coatings GmbH 15316661 ROBERTSON 103/OTDP OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. DUMBRIS, SETH M

1785 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 14771414 CASHION 103 Ostrolenk Faber LLP REDDY, SATHAVARAM I

1791 NESTEC S.A. 15537475 KENNEDY 103 K&L Gates LLP-Nestec S.A. BEKKER, KELLY JO

1794 Martin Dubs et al. 13258576 GAUDETTE 103 41.50 112(2) Pearne & Gordon LLP MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

1795 ROCHE DIABETES CARE, INC. 16289933 HANLON 103 Brannon Sowers & Cracraft PC- Roche NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN

1797 Genia Technologies, Inc. 16172488 COLAIANNI 102 Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.- Sequencing EOM, ROBERT J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2135 Intel Corporation 15650230 HUGHES 112(1)/103 NDWE LLP/Intel FARROKH, HASHEM

2159 Thomas Millett et al. 13282802 BUSCH 103 MERCHANT & GOULD (MICROSOFT) MINA, FATIMA P

2164 Fortinet, Inc. 15214245 HAGY 103 Law Office of Dorian Cartwright FERRER, JEDIDIAH P

2176 Tyco Safety Products Canada, Ltd. 14098947 ARPIN 103 HoustonHogle LLP Joseph Houston, HoustonHogle LLP WONG, WILLIAM

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2438 AirWatch LLC 16019847 POTHIER 103 Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) HERZOG, MADHURI R

2439 AirWatch LLC 15012185 LEBOVITZ 103 Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) WILCOX, JAMES J

2485 Solentim Ltd 15593143 EASTHOM 103 FBFK HUANG, FRANK F

2492 The Nielsen Company (US), LLC 14556197 KAISER 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) PAN, PEILIANG

2497 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 15243472 KUMAR 102 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC OKEKE, IZUNNA

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2611 VMWARE, INC. 15888112 CRAIG 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP - VMware CHEN, FRANK S

2637 Oracle International Corporation 15460083 NAPPI 103 PVFD-ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP LI, SHI K

2644 Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Inc. 14991976 MacDONALD 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. CAI, WAYNE HUU

2652 Yehuda Binder 12358596 SZPONDOWSKI 102/103 112(1)/102/103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov WOO, STELLA L

2685 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 15749585 SILVERMAN 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP BENLAGSIR, AMINE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2836 Power Integrations, Inc. 14274519 KENNEDY 103 Power Integrations, Inc IP Administrator - Davina Curtis THOMAS, LUCY M

2837 YAMAHA CORPORATION 15897338 KENNEDY 103 Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP QIN, JIANCHUN

2853 Ackley Machine Corporation 15676614 JURGOVAN 103 103/OTDP NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EVANISKO, LESLIE J

2859 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY et al. 15306528 ROBERTSON 102 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY HERNANDEZ, MANUEL J

2883 CommScope Technologies LLC et al. 15681503 CASHION 102/103 M&G CommScope LAM, HUNG Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3624 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 15879011 FETTING 103 101 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3625 Apple Inc. 14331176 HUTCHINGS 101 Apple - Blank Rome c/o Blank Rome LLP LEVINE, ADAM L

3628 Lyft, Inc. 15675422 MEDLOCK 101 Keller Jolley Preece/ Lyft VETTER, DANIEL

3631 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15170960 DEFRANCO 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY LIU, JONATHAN

3632 Nichols-Reeves Enterprises, LLC 16010845 SONG 102/103 THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP WUJCIAK, ALFRED J

3652 Brooks Automation, Inc. 15465326 MOHANTY 103/OTDP Perman & Green, LLP LOWE, MICHAEL S

3663 Toyota Research Institute, Inc. 15861026 FITZPATRICK 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP GOLDMAN, RICHARD A

3669 The Boeing Company 15642069 CAPP Dissenting GREENHUT 112(1)/101 103 DUFT & BORNSEN, PC WHITTINGTON, JESS G

3695 BGC PARTNERS, INC. 16255728 FETTING 101 INNOVATION DIVISION CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. POLLOCK, GREGORY A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3715 ValueCorp Pacific, Incorporated 15275335 PLENZLER 101 K&L Gates LLP-ADMINRPL SAINT-VIL, EDDY

3715 Nguyen Gaming LLC 15427308 GUIJT 103 TI Law Group, PC GALKA, LAWRENCE STEFAN

3734 UGOWEAR, LLC 15550441 HOELTER 103 The Dobrusin Law Firm P.C. LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW

3741 Honeywell International Inc. 16056101 HOELTER 103 HONEYWELL/LKGLOBAL Intellectual Property Services Group NGUYEN, THUYHANG NGOC

3762 Fridgeland UK Limited 14783636 HOELTER 102/103 COOLEY LLP ATTN: IP Docketing Department SCHULT, ALLEN

Tech Center 3900 Reexamination

Affirmed-in-Part 

2153  VIRNETX INC. et al. 95001697 7,490,151 10/259,494 ROBERTSON 102 103 PAUL HASTINGS LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER:SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP RALIS, STEPHEN J

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1662 Ex Parte Narva et al 14577811 - (D) KATZ improper Markush Magleby Cataxinos & Greenwood/Dow AgroSciences LLC ZHENG, LI

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte BURRIS et al 12826335 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC GORTAYO, DANGELINO N

Appellants' use of "e.g.," instead of "i.e.," reasonably indicates that a file merely is a non-limiting example of a storage artifact. See Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 1373 (Fed. Cir. 2014) ("Had [a certain] phrase been cast as a definition instead of as an example-if the phrase had been preceded by "i.e." instead of "e.g."-then it would help provide the clarity that the specification lacks.") (emphasis added). 

Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 112 USPQ2d 1188 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2844 Ex Parte Sooch et al 15264815 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 Lutron Ketra, LLC LUONG, HENRY T

2865 Ex Parte Wu et al 14401044 - (D) KENNEDY 101 Gilliam IP PLLC (Halliburton) DALBO, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3683 Ex Parte EKAMBARAM et al 14988935 - (D) BARRY 101 DAUGHERTY & DEL ZOPPO CO., LP SEVERSON, JEFFRY C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte KIMIZUKA et al 13560098 - (D) BROWN 101/103 BIRCH, STEWART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP PIERCE, WILLIAM M

3723 Ex Parte RAMAVAJJALA et al 13440412 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED CRANDALL, JOEL DILLON

3775 Ex Parte Otto et al 13725348 - (D) PESLAK 112(1)/112(2)/102 Foley & Lardner LLP HANNA, SAMUEL SALEEB

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Brocke et al 14268231 - (D) DENNETT 103 103 Walter Ottesen, P.A. TOLIN, MICHAEL A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2827 Ex Parte SUM et al 14644003 - (D) RANGE 112(1)/101 112(2) Artegis Law Group, LLP/Silver Spring HIDALGO, FERNANDO N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Ex Parte Stobbart 12917110 - (D) GUIJT 102 102/103 FREUDENBERG-NOK GENERAL PARTNERSHIP LINFORD, JAMES ALBERT

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Grogro 13722335 - (D) CAPP 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (NIKE, INC.) SPATZ, ABBY M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Zakrzewski 14477034 - (D) NEW 103 Perkins Coie LLP - Amarin Corporation PLC GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V

1616 Ex Parte Sanders 14448493 - (D) KATZ 103 Pepper Hamilton LLP (Rochester) HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA

1619 Ex Parte Stein 13515399 - (D) FREDMAN 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY NGUYEN, JOHN P

1623 Ex Parte Petrella 10927526 - (D) NEW 102/103 Aird & McBurney LP WHITE, EVERETT

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte Damani et al 12191842 - (D) McGEE 103 OERLIKON METCO (US) INC. BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1791 Ex Parte BRADLEY et al 14229882 - (D) CASHION 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP WATTS, JENNA A

1795 Ex Parte POIRIER et al 14861549 - (D) DELMENDO 102/103 Anglehart et al. FRIDAY, STEVEN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Castagna et al 13966610 - (D) THOMAS 112(1)/103 112(2) Baker Botts LLP/Bank of America Corporation WILLIS, AMANDA LYNN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2659 Ex Parte Kwatra et al 14578567 - (D) DIXON 103 112(1)/103 MITCH HARRIS, LLC - CIRRUS THOMAS-HOMESCU, ANNE L

2674 Ex Parte Milioris 14540770 - (D) HOMERE 101 Nokia Technologies Oy C/0 Davidson Sheehan LLP PHAM, THIERRY L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2851 Ex Parte Sinnadurai et al 14746237 - (D) RANGE 101 Compass IP Law PC SIEK, VUTHE

2865 Ex Parte Silver 15390254 - (D) REN 101 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP BUI, BRYAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Kautsch et al 13499655 - (D) GUIJT 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) CHARLESTON, JEAN

3625 Ex Parte Bousis et al 14865293 - (D) SHAW 112(1)/101/102 GARLICK & MARKISON LEVINE, ADAM L

3668 Ex Parte Dutta et al 14081945 - (D) MURPHY 101 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (PA)(Apple) INGRAM, THOMAS P

3682 Ex Parte Gross 14103729 - (D) FETTING 112(1)/102/103/OTDP 101 Law Office of J. Nicholas Gross, Prof. Corp. DAGNEW, SABA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Hiester et al 14621444 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY MCCAFFREY, KAYLA M

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Borgman et al 14728190 - (D) FLAX 103 Olson & Cepuritis, LTD. SULLIVAN, DANIELLE D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Zhang et al 14094921 - (D) NAGUMO 103 CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION DUCLAIR, STEPHANIE P.

1723 Ex Parte Bosnyak et al 14128318 - (D) GARRIS 112(2)/112(4)/103 ANDREWS KURTH KENYON LLP STUCKEY, PHILIP A

1764 Ex Parte Iacobucci et al 14648801 - (D) RANGE 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGH OFF LLP/ AkzoNobel BOYLE, ROBERT C

1795 Ex Parte Dopp 13630776 - (D) INGLESE 112(1)/103 THOMAS I HORSTEMEYER, LLP JAIN, SAUL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte ABE et al 13616012 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP KNIGHT, PAUL M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Rogers et al 14641540 - (D) KENNEDY 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford KESSIE, DANIEL

2837 Ex Parte Grannen et al 14273506 - (D) RANGE 103 Broadcom Limited GORDON, BRYAN P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Verelst et al 14368379 - (D) McCARTHY 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) HORTON, ANDREW ALAN

3732 Ex Parte Pasko et al 13925532 - (D) HILL 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC HADEN, SALLY CLINE

3785 Ex Parte MADAUS et al 13616036 - (D) CAPP 103 41.50 112(2) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC STUART, COLIN W

The definiteness of a term of degree is problematic if its baseline for comparison is unclear to those of ordinary skill in the art. Liberty Ammunition, Inc. v. United States, 835 F.3d 1388, 1395 (Fed. Cir. 2016). We especially take caution when presented with terms of degree following the Supreme Court's decision in Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., [572 U.S. 898], 134 S.Ct. 2120, 189 L.Ed.2d 37 (2014), which instructs that a claim must "inform those skilled in the art about the scope of the invention with reasonable certainty" to meet the definiteness requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶

 2, id. at 2129. While our post-Nautilus cases indicate that terms of degree are not "inherently indefinite" in light of the Supreme Court's decision, we have recognized that claims having terms of degree will fail for indefiniteness unless they "provide objective boundaries for those of skill in the art" when read in light of the specification and the prosecution history. 

Id. at 1395-96, citing Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 1370-71 (Fed. Cir. 2014). 

Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2120, 110 USPQ2d 1688 (2014) 2173.02

Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 112 USPQ2d 1188 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

3786 Ex Parte MADAUS et al 14561896 - (D) CAPP 103 41.50 112(2) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC NELSON, KERI JESSICA

3793 Ex Parte CANNATA et al 14323693 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 SHAY GLENN LLP NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Zhang et al 15213529 - (D) CASHION 103 112(2) HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC CHEN,SIBIN

2854 Ex Parte Pace et al 14991835 - (D) TIMM 112(2) 112(2)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) NGUYEN, QUANG X.L.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3724 Ex Parte Lutz et al 14501231 - (D) McCARTHY 103 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MICHALSKI, SEAN M

3732 Ex Parte Pasko 13804565 - (D) HILL 103 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC HADEN, SALLY CLINE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte CHOI et al 13632317 - (D) FREDMAN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC VU, JAKE MINH

1628 Ex Parte RUBIN 14051043 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103/OTDP M&B IP Analysts, LLC BARSKY, JARED

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Shirahata et al 14368954 - (D) CASHION 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1731 Ex Parte REISS et al 14209110 - (D) HASTINGS 103 CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION CHRISTIE, ROSS J

1761 Ex Parte De Feij et al 14566909 - (D) INGLESE 103 Ashland LLC DELCOTTO, GREGORYR

1765 Ex Parte Tomlinson et al 14369026 - (D) CASHION 102/103 Dow DuPont c/o E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

1795 Ex Parte Morimitsu 14007488 - (D) OWENS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. JAIN, SAUL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2199 Ex Parte Riemers 13756118 - (D) BAIN 103 Haynes and Boone, LLP (50833) AQUINO, WYNUEL S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2462 Ex Parte Li et al 14587197 - (D) KOHUT 103 Bejin Bieneman PLC BARON, HENRY

2627 Ex Parte Benchenaa et al 13729379 - (D) MacDONALD 112(1)/112(2) 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Intel) REED, STEPHEN T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte MASUDA et al 13676931 - (D) REN 112(1)/103 VENABLE LLP HSIEH, HSIN YI

2891 Ex Parte MURARKA et al 13844270 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Spectrum IP Law Group LLC HATZILAMBROU, MARK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 Ex Parte LEE 14341959 - (D) GUIJT 112(1)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L BOOMER, JEFFREY C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Ganey 14865798 - (D) SONG 103 Vivex Biomedical Inc. DORNBUSCH, DIANNE

3791 Ex Parte JAFFE 14367250 - (D) HORNER 112(2)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WEARE, MEREDITH H

REEXAMINATION

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., Requester, v. VIRNETX INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 6502135 et al 09/504,783 95001679 - (D) SIU 103 PAUL HASTINGS LLP For Third Party Requester: SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP PEIKARI, BEHZAD original LIM, KRISNA

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 Ex Parte Narasimhan et al 13314230 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Troutman/Google Technology Holdings VO, CECILE H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2462 Ex Parte Fan et al 12986831 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED BANTHRONGSACK, JEFF

2462 Ex Parte Yussouff et al 12951890 - (D) BARRY 103 VERIZON CHOUDHRY, SAMINA F

2494 Ex Parte De Atley et al 12398001 - (D) CUTITTA 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP APPLE INC./BSTZ ALATA, AYOUB

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2694 Ex Parte Wong et al 13192990 - (D) EVANS 103 HP Inc. WILSON, DOUGLAS M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Seery et al 13788829 - (D) HUTCHINGS 102/103 REED SMITH LLP NGUYEN, CHI Q

3688 Ex Parte Linietsky et al 12949600 - (D) SHAH 102/103 41.50 101 Garlick & Markison (IH) MACASIANO, MARILYN G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 Ex Parte Niedermann et al 12460055 - (D) O’HANLON 103 WOOD, PHILLIPS, KATZ, CLARK & MORTIMER KOSANOVIC, HELENA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Reed 12479052 - (D) DERRICK 103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) GARVEY SMITH NEHRBASS & NORTH, LLC CHEUNG, WILLIAM K

Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 1370—71 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (terms of degree require some measure from a baseline.)

Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 112 USPQ2d 1188 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Jones et al 13468859 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 41.50 103 HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Morita et al 13810780 - (D) HOSKINS 103 103 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP HOEL, MATTHEW D

3774 Ex Parte Sarac 11484331 - (D) OSINSKI 112(1)/102/103 102/103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. PREBILIC, PAUL B

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1674 Ex Parte Kreutzer et al 13656548 - (D) SMITH 102 103/double patenting ALNYLAM/FENWICK VIVLEMORE, TRACY ANN

1674 Ex Parte Kreutzer et al 13753438 - (D) SMITH 102/103/double patenting ALNYLAM/FENWICK VIVLEMORE, TRACY ANN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Walter 12602427 - (D) RANGE 112(2)/102/103 CROWELL & MORING LLP TSCHEN, FRANCISCO W

1714 Ex Parte Kai et al 12076127 - (D) SQUIRE 103 Rabin & Berdo, PC BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A

1714 Ex Parte Loboda 13963989 - (D) WILSON 103 Nixon Peabody BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A

1735 Ex Parte Hartmann et al 13082772 - (D) OWENS 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1741 Ex Parte Cooper 13327119 - (D) DERRICK 103 3D Systems, Inc. MINSKEY, JACOB T

1746 Ex Parte BLOHOWIAK et al 12917740 - (D) DERRICK 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. GOFF II, JOHN L

1781 Ex Parte Wermter et al 13254118 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Lessin et al 13239347 - (D) Per Curiam 103/double patenting Facebook/Fenwick NUNEZ, JORDANY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2479 Ex Parte Strulo et al 12935385 - (D) MORGAN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC CEHIC, KENAN

2483 Ex Parte Thornberry 13461564 - (D) DANG 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/EchoStar (290110) ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte KASAHARA et al 12938980 - (D) JEFFERY 112(2)/112(6) Paratus Law Group, PLLC BRIER, JEFFERY A

2648 Ex Parte Tealdi et al 13594258 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. CHAKRABORTY, RAJARSHI

2657 Ex Parte Unno et al 13592708 - (D) McCARTNEY 102 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED PULLIAS, JESSE SCOTT

2667 Ex Parte Weng 13097245 - (D) BAIN 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP YANG, WEI WEN

2683 Ex Parte Chu 13769054 - (D) SHIANG 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC KHAN, OMER S

2683 Ex Parte Lakamraju et al 13263243 - (D) PINKERTON 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier SYED, NABIL H

2687 Ex Parte French et al 13437551 - (D) Per Curiam 103 ULMER & BERNE, LLP POPE, DARYL C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Soldaini 13386254 - (D) COURTENAY 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC GIRARDI, VANESSA MARY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Turner 13739464 - (D) BROWN 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP GUAN, GUANG H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Herren 13113833 - (D) STEPHENS 112(2)/101 41.50 101 FisherBroyles, LLP PIERCE, WILLIAM M

3731 Ex Parte WEITZNER 12334713 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP HOUSTON, ELIZABETH

3737 Ex Parte Gustus et al 12564268 - (D) KORNICZKY 103/double patenting KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC KISH, JAMES M

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Spitzer et al 13255548 - (R) SQUIRE 103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC LEE, REBECCA Y

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 NEST LABS, INC. Requester, Cross-Appellant, Respondent v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, Respondent Ex Parte 7584899 et al 11/539,850 95002040 - (D) SONG 103 Honeywell/Husch Third Party Requester: Fish & Richardson PC (TC) ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN original NORMAN, MARC E

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Schwartz et al 12698224 - (D) COTTA 103 WARF/MKE/QUARLES & BRADY LLP NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Knawa et al 13159058 - (D) PYONIN 102 YEE & ASSOCIA TES, P.C. SAAVEDRA, EMILIO J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte Sahlin et al 12936301 - (D) FRAHM 102 ERICSSON INC WEIDNER, TIMOTHY J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Hanjagi et al 13223963 - (D) SHAH 103 Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. MURPHY, KEVIN F

3766 Ex Parte Bashour et al 13419463 - (D) SONG 102 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. BAYS, PAMELA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Deets et al 13164240 - (D) HEANEY 103 103 HOLLAND & BONZAGNI, P.C. LISTVOYB, GREGORY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Shpunt et al 12844864 - (D) FISHMAN 103 103 D. KUGLER LP. SERVICES LTD. RETALLICK, KAITLIN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Dolan et al 12969814 - (D) HUTCHINGS 102/103 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) SANTOS-DIAZ, MARIA C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Warburton 13433908 - (D) HILL 112(2)/103 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, P.A. WATKINS, MARCIA LYNN

 “Claim language employing terms of degree has long been found definite where it provided enough certainty to one of skill in the art when read in the context of the invention.”  Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2014).  The Specification provides examples of the claimed geometric shapes and configurations, e.g., the “substantially circular cross-sectional shape” of the second segment of the keel (see Spec. ¶ 64, Fig. 5C), such that a skilled artisan would understand the metes and bounds of the term “substantially” as used in these claims.

Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 112 USPQ2d 1188 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Troutman 13444554 - (D) GRIMES 103 Leigh P, Gregory FRAZIER, BARBARA S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 12600889 - (D) KENNEDY 103 W, L GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC GATEWOOD, DANIELS

1736 Ex Parte ALTWASSER et al 12950140 - (D) HANLON 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) SOLIMAN, HAYTHAM

1791 Ex Parte Vaman et al 13120513 - (D) KENNEDY 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE

1791 Ex Parte Vaman et al 13120515 - (D) KENNEDY 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte GOUGH 13347735 - (D) PYONIN 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION BOCCIO, VINCENT F

2194 Ex Parte Long et al 12821727 - (D) JIVANI 112(1)/112(2) 103 International Business Machines Corporation - IT KRAFT, SHIH-WEI

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte Rains et al 12729788 - (D) HUME 103 RATNERPRESTIA FAROKHROOZ, FATIMA N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Thompson et al 12431800 - (D) MURPHY 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P,CJFG1L VANAMAN, FRANK BENNETT

3673 Ex Parte Lewman 13136629 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 Portland Intellectual Property, LLC POLITO, NICHOLAS F

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1751 Ex parte ECOLAB INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6262013 et al 09/419,726 90013369 - (D) GUEST 112(1)/112(2)/102 103 41.50 103 Turner Boyd LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD. JOHNSON,JERRY D original PETRUNCIO, JOHN M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex parte ROVI GUIDES, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7493643 et al 10/865,699 90013359 - (D) SIU concurring JEFFERY 102/103 ROPES & GRAY LLP Third Party Requester: Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle LLP DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original LONSBERRY, HUNTER B