merck, life techs

custom search

Reversed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Anne Wibaux et al. 14240617 JENKS 103 Avery Dennison Corporation SINGH, RANDEEP

1623 Dow Global Technologies LLC 15549877 GRIMES 103 DDP Nutrition & Biosciences DUPONT BAKSHI, PANCHAM

1645 The Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabe 15463665 LEBOVITZ 102/103 Hovey Williams LLP HINES, JANA A

To establish obviousness, there must also be a reasonable expectation of success. In re Merck & Co., 800 F.2d 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1986). The expectation of success is assessed from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art, at the time the invention was made. Life Techs. Inc. v. Clontech Labs. Inc., 224 F.3d 1320, 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2000).

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

1653 OAKBIO, INC. 15641114 SCHNEIDER 102 Steven Colby Rimon Law, P.C. AFREMOVA, VERA

1662 E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 14848390 ADAMS 103 PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. WORLEY, CATHY KINGDON

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 ASM IP Holding B.V. 15954903 HASTINGS 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC CROWELL, ANNA M

1734 Arconic Inc. 15165595 GUPTA 112(a)/103 ARCONIC CORP. / ARCONIC TECH. LLC C/O GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP WANG, NICHOLAS A

1763 Construction Research & Technology, GmbH 16062465 HASTINGS 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI & TRILLIS CO., LPA USELDING, JOHN E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2148 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 14802760 NAPPI 101 41.50 112(2) Brooks Kushman THANGAVELU, KANDASAMY

2166 ENTIT SOFTWARE LLC 15773395 HOWARD 102(a)(1) MICRO FOCUS LLC PHAM, KHANH B

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16036815 MacDONALD Dissenting Homere 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A

2492 Fingerprint Cards AB 16492563 BAUMEISTER 103 RMCK Law Group, PLC DAVIS, ZACHARY A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS ACQUISITION LLC 15862428 HUME 112(a) Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC LIN, HANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Linfeng Bi et al. 14868548 INGLESE 103 ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company ALROBAIE, KHAMDAN N

2849 STMicroelectronics (Alps) SAS 15364454 INGLESE 103 Slater Matsil, LLP O'TOOLE, COLLEEN J

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

3623 Disney Enterprises, Inc. 15199717 FETTING 103 41.50 101 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP MARCUS, LELAND R

3674 Saudi Arabian Oil Company 15048733 SCHOPFER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) NOLD, CHARLES R

3682 WIDES LIMITED 14768935 FETTING 112(a)/103 41.50 101 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. ANSARI, AZAM A

3688 HAREXINFOTECH INC. 14907000 FETTING 103 41.50 101 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC FRUNZI, VICTORIA E.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Highcon Systems Ltd 14330823 STAICOVICI 103 Daniel Feigelson TAWFIK, SAMEH

3761 Illinois Tool Works Inc. 15179286 PLENZLER 103 ITW c/o MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3775 Marcus Abboud 15890390 SHAH 103 THOT PATENT KAMIKAWA, TRACY L

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1628 American Infertility of New York, P.C. et al. 16048004 SCHNEIDER 103 112(4) Hess Patent Law Firm BARSKY, JARED

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2836 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14641540 KENNEDY 103 102(a)(1)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford KESSIE, DANIEL

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

3741 8 Rivers Capital, LLC 15807803 SCHOPFER 103 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP GOYAL, ARUN

3774 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 15842215 KENNEDY 103 112(a)/103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1613 Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc. 15767493 ADAMS 112(a) 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M

1615 Tolmar International Limited 16451625 TOWNSEND 103 Sheridan Ross P.C./Tolmar AL-AWADI, DANAH J

1628 Veronique Chevalier et al. 14007549 HARDMAN 103 POLSINELLI PC(DC OFFICE) RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B

1632 BIOCODEX 15035161 ADAMS 103 ARENT FOX SCHIFF LLP KIM, TAEYOON

1633 HARE, JOSHUA M. 15720373 FLAX 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC PYLA, EVELYN Y

1653 DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 15678337 ADAMS 103 DSM North America Inc. MARTIN, PAUL C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1718 OM SANGYO CO., LTD. 15314761 MCGEE 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D

1764 TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED et al. 14652119 SHAH 103 41.50 102/103 PRTSI Inc. KRYLOVA, IRINA

1786 SFC CO., LTD. 15334758 COLAIANNI 103 STIP Law Group, LLC DEGUIRE, SEAN M

1789 First Step Holdings, LLC 17110093 DENNETT 103/OTDP HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. NISULA, CHRISTINE XU

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2122 Disney Enterprises, Inc. et al. 14294000 STRAUSS 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. c/o Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP SMITH, BRIAN M

2136 International Business Machines Corporation 16224620 STRAUSS 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM ALSIP, MICHAEL

2175 INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS 14652447 SHAW 103 Invention Mine IDC PARCHER, DANIEL W

2181 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 15384164 ARPIN 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP MODO, RONALD T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2437 Adobe Inc. 15452397 PYONIN 103 Adobe / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP LANIER, BENJAMIN E

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2611 Robert Bosch GmbH et al. 16308770 CUTITTA 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP VALDEZ, PATRICK F

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

3625 MasterCard International Incorporated 14554793 MEDLOCK 101 DANIEL M. FITZGERALD (21652) ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP MISIASZEK, MICHAEL

3626 TeleTracking Technologies, Inc. 14838754 BAYAT 103 101 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BARR, MARY EVANGELINE

3662 NIO USA, Inc. 15727838 GUIJT 103 Sheridan Ross PC BOST, ALEXANDER CONNOR

3676 BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 15761996 HILL 103 JONES DELFLACHE LLP WILLS III, MICHAEL R

3683 SAP SE 15359380 CALVE 101 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) WHITE, DYLAN C

3695 Paul Fischer et al. 12474308 FETTING 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. BRIDGES, CHRISTOPHER

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

3762 ConleyMax Inc. 16437473 WOODS 112(b)/112(d)/103 Darrin Auito HEA Law PLLC YUEN, JESSICA JIPING

3791 Progenity Inc. 15844381 BAHR 102(a)(1) PROGENITY FARDANESH, MARJAN

3791 Progenity Inc. 15844349 BAHR 102(a)(1) PROGENITY FARDANESH, MARJAN

3793 Covidien LP 14709800 HILL 103 Covidien LP MATTSON, SEAN D

3793 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 15584906 PLENZLER OTDP 103 Seager Tufte Wickhem LLP (8150) NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

OPQA F3 & Associates 16416905 JEFFERY 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - West Coast LIU, ZHENGXI

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2179 Apple Inc. 15714887 CRAIG 103 DENTONS US LLP - Apple POSIGIAN, DAVID S.

Reexaminatinon

Rehearing

Denied 

2153 VIRNETX INC. et al. 95001697 7,490,151 10/259,494 ROBERTSON 103 PAUL HASTINGS LLP RALIS, STEPHEN J

merck

custom search

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

merck

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 HTC CORPORATION, Requester, v. IPCOM GMBH, Patent Owner. Ex Parte 6,879,830 et al 09/478,586 95001192 - (D) SIU 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS PERKINS COIE LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original MILORD, MARCEAU

One cannot show nonobviousness by attacking references individually where the rejections are based on combinations of references. In re Merck & Co., Inc., 800 F.2d 1091, 1097 (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

thorpe, baxter travenol, merck

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Bostick et al 12723121 - (D) HUDALLA 101 IBM Corp. (END/RCR) c/o Rolnik Law Firm, P.C. LOTTICH, JOSHUA P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Weaver et al 11926470 - (D) McCOLLUM 112(1)/112(2)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. KIM, YUNSOO

“The patentability of a product does not depend on its method of production. If the product in a product-by-process claim is the same as or obvious from a product of the prior art, the claim is unpatentable even though the prior product was made by a different process.” In re Thorpe, 777 F.2d 695, 697 (Fed. Cir. 1985).

Thorpe, In re, 777 F.2d 695, 227 USPQ 964 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 706.02(m) , 2113

“[W]hen unexpected results are used as evidence of nonobviousness, the results must be shown to be unexpected compared with the closest prior art.” In re Baxter Travenol Labs., 952 F.2d 388, 392 (Fed. Cir. 1991).

Baxter Travenol Labs., In re, 952 F.2d 388, 21 USPQ2d 1281 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2131.01 , 2145

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Angell et al 11862294 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. BROWN, ALVIN L

See In re Merck & Co., 800 F.2d 1091, 1097 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (“Non-obviousness cannot be established by attacking the references individually where the rejection is based on the teachings of a combination of references”).

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

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Cunha et al 12349620 - (D) HOSKINS 112(1)/103 103 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. WIEHE, NATHANIEL EDWARD

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte LA FOREST et al 12536924 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 HONEYWELL/S&S MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT

1729 Ex Parte Chowdhury 12336144 - (D) MCMILLIN 102/103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CHMIELECKI, SCOTT J

1771 Ex Parte Gray et al 11775247 - (D) MCMILLIN 103 INFINEUM USA L.P. GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN

1791 Ex Parte Cross et al 12195264 - (D) TIMM 103 112(2) Hovey Williams LLP GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Choyi et al 11819832 - (D) HUME 112(2) 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. HAILU, TESHOME

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Friend et al 12168138 - (D) DERRICK 103 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION CHANG, JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Sato et al 11215611 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY QUINN, RICHALE LEE

aslanian, merck, keller, klosak, mcclain, fout, siebentritt

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Young et al 11853855 - (D) HASTINGS 103 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 102 FRASER CLEMENS MARTIN & MILLER LLC DUDLEY, ARCHER DAVIS

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1755 Ex Parte Weiss et al 12288560 - (D) HANLON 103 103 M.P. Williams PILLAY, DEVINA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Muthiah et al 10873501 - (D) HORNER 103 103 GERALD K. WHITE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. NGUYEN, SON T

See also In re Aslanian, 590 F.2d 911, 914 (CCPA 1979) (“a drawing in a utility patent can be cited against the claims of a utility patent application even though the feature shown in the drawing was unintended or unexplained in the specification of the reference patent.”) (citations omitted).

Aslanian, In re, 590 F.2d 911, 200 USPQ 500 (CCPA 1979) 2125

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

3774 Ex Parte Ryan et al 12059495 - (D) SPAHN 102/103 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) MATTHEWS, WILLIAM H

We are not persuaded by Appellants’ arguments because one cannot show nonobviousness by attacking references individually where the rejections are based on a combination of references. See In re Merck & Co., 800 F.2d 1091, 1097 (Fed. Cir. 1986); In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413, 425 (CCPA 1981).

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

Keller, In re, 642 F.2d 413, 208 USPQ 871 (CCPA 1981) 707.07(f), 2145

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Skinlo 10665687 - (D) HASTINGS 103 QUALLION LLC RUDDOCK, ULA CORINNA

1762 Ex Parte Stueven et al 12438835 - (D) McKELVEY 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP ENG, ELIZABETH

In order to rely on an alleged expected result (or a "substantial effect"), applicant must show that it in fact gets that result. In re Klosak, 455 F.2d 1077, 1080 (CCPA 1972) (inventor must show that the results the inventor says the inventor gets with the invention are actually obtained with the invention). See also McClain v. Ortmayer, 141 U.S. 419, 429 (1891) (conclusive evidence needed to establish new function).

1763 Ex Parte Okada et al 12531655 - (D) McKELVEY 102/103 Styron/BHGL USELDING, JOHN E

1771 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 12019276 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC STEIN, MICHELLE

1774 Ex Parte Zetlmeisl et al 11601401 - (D) METZ 103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC ROBINSON, RENEE E

1784 Ex Parte Munro et al 11758765 - (D) NAGUMO 103 PPG INDUSTRIES INC MCNEIL, JENNIFER C

1785 Ex Parte Hood 11546067 - (D) OBERMANN 103 INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS SHEWAREGED, BETELHEM

Where two known alternatives are interchangeable for a desired function, an express suggestion to substitute one for the other is not needed to render a substitution obvious. In re Fout, 675 F.2d 297, 301 (CCPA 1982); In re Siebentritt, 372 F.2d 566, 568 (CCPA 1967).

Fout, In re, 675 F.2d 297, 213 USPQ 532 (CCPA 1982) 2129, 2143.01, 2144.06

1791 Ex Parte Ikuina et al 11498154 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC PADEN, CAROLYN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Lim 11615637 - (D) DANG 103 AKA CHAN LLP REYES, MARIELA D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Lee 11353584 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. PARRY, CHRISTOPHER L

2477 Ex Parte Sadot 11238924 - (D) EVANS 102/103 Cochran Freund & Young/ AVAYA, Inc. ZHOU, YONG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte SONG et al 11564760 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 VOLENTINE & WHITT PLLC CHI, SUBERR L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte McGee 11117022 - (D) WALSH 112(1)/103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC LUONG, PETER
 
REEXAMINATION  

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2863 GARRY IAN HOLLOWAY Requester and Appellant v. GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95001542 7,571,060 10/952,386 SIU 102/103 DLA PIPER US LLP NASSER, ROBERT L original LE, JOHN H

REVERSED 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Grawe et al SPIEGEL 103(a) BAYER SCHERING PHARMA AG MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. 

Ex Parte Mahant et al ADAMS 103(a) FISH & ASSOCIATES, PC 

Ex Parte Mahant et al ADAMS 103(a) FISH & ASSOCIATES, PC 

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 

Ex Parte Kim et al TIMM 102(b)/103(a) ROBERT E. BUSHNELL & LAW FIRM 

Ex Parte Rodrigues et al KRATZ 102(b)/103(a) AKZO NOBEL INC. 

Ex Parte Bakke HASTINGS 103(a) non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting CABOT CORPORATION 

2100 Computer Architecture and Software 

Ex Parte Francis et al DANG 101/103(a) U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND 

Ex Parte Murray et al BLANKENSHIP 103(a) HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC 

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

Ex Parte Amano et al MOHANTY 102(b)/112(1)/112(2) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) KATTEN MUCHIN ZAVIS ROSENMAN 

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 

Ex Parte Perini KERINS 103(a) McGLEW & TUTTLE, P.C. 

See In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413 (CCPA 1981); In re Merck & Co., 800 F.2d 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (nonobviousness can not be established by attacking references individually where rejections are based on combinations of references). 

Keller, In re, 642 F.2d 413, 208 USPQ 871 (CCPA 1981) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707.07(f), 2145

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-IN-PART 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

Ex Parte Jones et al PRATS 103(a) OSHA LIANG/MI 

2100 Computer Architecture and Software 

Ex Parte Saklecha et al THOMAS 102(e) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. 

Ex Parte Iliff DANG 101/112(1)/102(b)/103(a) KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP 

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

Ex Parte Maughan et al CRAWFORD 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) Siemens Corporation