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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 SOREMARTEC S.A. 14651797 - (D) SQUIRE 103 RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P

1749 John Rudser 15224744 - (D) TIMM 103 41.50 112(2) Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. WHATLEY, KATELYN B

Interpreting “cleaning element” as encompassing the cleaning medium or drying agent would result in infringement turning on the use of the apparatus. “Construing a non-functional term in an apparatus claim in a way that makes direct infringement turn on the use to which an accused apparatus is later put confuses rather than clarifies, frustrates the ability of both the patentee and potential infringers to ascertain the propriety of particular activities, and is inconsistent with the notice function central to the patent system.” Paragon Solutions, LLC v. Timex Corp., 566 F.3d 1075, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Page, Mike et al. 11966540 - (D) ENGLE 101/103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC NGUYEN, LOAN T

2176 International Business Machines Corporation 14220329 - (D) FRAHM 103 IBM Corp-Rochester Drafting Center SVL EL-BKAILY, AHMAD M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2416 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14599775 - (D) ENGLE 103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm SKRIPNIKOV, ALEX

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Dassault Systemes 14629936 - (D) EVANS 101/103 HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

2651 Aleksey S. Khenkin et al. 14293502 - (D) HUGHES 103 Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP (Invensense, Inc.) MONIKANG, GEORGE C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Rau, Nicholas Naveen. et al. 13763333 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) BAGGOT, BREFFNI

3623 ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 13795802 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101/103 Vista IP Law Group, LLP (Oracle) BOYCE, ANDRE D

3624 Symmonds, Matthew M. 13584084 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. SADANANDA, ABHIJIT B

3629 XEROX CORPORATION 13836233 - (D) KOHUT 101 Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC/Conduent PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT

3629 CURRIER, Michael J. et al. 12268053 - (D) AHMED 103 Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. BAHL, SANGEETA

3645 Thomas Harvey 15997815 - (D) GUIJT 102/103/OTDP Thomas D.Harvey HULKA, JAMES R

3665 Eric Schmidt et al. 12902406 - (D) SAADAT 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

3682 Target Brands, Inc. 14626253 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 TARGET BRANDS, INC. STOLTENBERG, DAVID J

3685 MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED 15178061 - (D) HAGY 112(2)/102 Harness Dickey (Mastercard) GETACHEW, WODAJO

3697 SCHENK, Tim Corneel Wilhelmus. et al. 13676379 - (D) DROESCH 103 Signify Holding B.V. JOHNSON, CHRISTINE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Brooke Singer 14931127 - (D) LEE 103 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP KOZAK, ANNE M

3762 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14625843 - (D) HILL 112(2)/103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC MAY, ELIZABETH M

3775 Mirko Rocci et al. 14320470 - (D) KORNICZKY 102 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT

3792 Martin T. Gerber 11606627 - (D) SCHEINER 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1796 VALINGE INNOVATION AB 14321288 - (D) DENNETT 103 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ROLLAND, ALEX A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Level 3 Communications, LLC 15595384 - (D) ENGLE 103 103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC ROUDANI, OUSSAMA

2457 Eyran Lida et al. 14482245 - (D) HUGHES 103 112(2) Active Knowledge Ltd. VANG, MENG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2664 Corville O. Allen et al. 15255008 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 102/103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. / IBM (AUS) BAKER, CHARLOTTE M

2683 FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 14329024 - (D) BUSCH 103 103 Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP LAU, KEVIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2846 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 14181085 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 103 Bell & Manning, LLC BOUZIANE, SAID

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Jingo Tateiwa 14552605 - (D) MARTIN 112(2)/103 112(2) PEARNE & GORDON LLP MALATEK, KATHERYN A

3741 One Financial Plaza 15134653 - (D) HOELTER 112(1)/112(2) 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SUTHERLAND, STEVEN M

3763 Reichert, Craig Steven. 15481933 - (D) MURPHY 103 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) TADESSE, MARTHA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 The Procter & Gamble Company 14445434 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1) 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY BASQUILL, SEAN M

1623 Steven Charles. Hodgkinson et al. 12682582 - (D) NEW 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP KRISHNAN, GANAPATHY

1642 Persimmune, Inc. 14594757 - (D) CHANG 112(1) 103 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI HALVORSON, MARK

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 DMT Solutions Global Corporation 15292418 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BROWN RUDNICK LLP KURPLE, KARL

1723 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14364712 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. SMITH, JEREMIAH R

1746 Orbital ATK, Inc. 15342998 - (D) PRAISS 103 TRASKBRITT, P.C./ NGIS DODDS, SCOTT

1761 LIQUID X PRINTED METALS, INC. 13777374 - (D) CASHION 112(1) 102/103 Dentons Cohen & Grigsby P.C. YOUNG, WILLIAM D

1777 DariTech, Inc. 14703585 - (D) SMITH 102/103 Williams Kastner & Gibbs PLLC KEYWORTH, PETER

1782 NITSCHE, Jasmin et al. 14489632 - (D) HANLON 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. HOCK, ELLEN SUZANNE

1782 DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 14762484 - (D) CASHION 102 103 The Dow Chemical Company HOCK, ELLEN SUZANN

1787 COVIDIEN LP 14085127 - (D) REN 103 MDT_RTGNV/Shumaker & Sieffert P.A. NELSON, MICHAEL B

1791 Tropicana Products, Inc. 15247411 - (D) HOUSEL 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (CH) BADR, HAMID R

1793 The Coca-cola Company 14662638 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 King & Spalding WONG, LESLIE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 Ivan Schreter et al. 13290848 - (D) KUMAR 103 Mintz Levin/SAP Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. AYASH, MARWAN

2141 MYINE ELECTRONICS, INC. 15063044 - (D) BRANCH 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL CASILLAS, ROLAND J

2178 Robbins, Jeffrey et al. 13536333 - (D) COURTENAY 103 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D

2199 International Business Machines Corporation 14484871 - (D) BARRY 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC BULLOCK JR, LEWIS ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2415 SPIDERCLOUD WIRELESS, INC. 15059235 - (D) ENGLE 103 103/OTDP CORNING INCORPORATED OVEISSI, MANSOUR

2447 VARONIS SYSTEMS, INC. 13771560 - (D) DIXON 112(1)/112(2)/103 101 LADAS & PARRY LLP ALRIYASHI, ABDULKADER MOHAMED

2458 Alison, Thomas et al. 13277180 - (D) DROESCH 101 Facebook/Fenwick MCCRAY, CLARENCE D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2691 Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. 14587182 - (D) PYONIN 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK L.L.P. CASTIAUX, BRENT D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 BP Corporation North America Inc. 14994295 - (D) McMANUS 103 CAROL WILSON BP AMERICA INC. TURNER, BRIAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3616 Richard Larry. Sunsdahl et al. 14478700 - (D) MARTIN 103 41.50 103 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - Polaris VANAMAN, FRANK BENNETT

3616 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 15476206 - (D) SONG 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL VANAMAN, FRANK BENNETT

3624 Facebook, Inc. 13933598 - (D) LEBOVITZ 101/103 41.50 103 Facebook/Fenwick SADANANDA, ABHIJIT B

3624 REDBUMPER, LLC 14208042 - (D) FENICK 101 STOEL RIVES LLP - SLC STEWART, CRYSTOL

3624 Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. 14572424 - (D) KOHUT 103 VERIZON - ALG EL-BATHY, MOHAMED N

3624 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14699387 - (D) BAYAT 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHOY, PAN G

3626 Kobus Paulsen et al. 13485228 - (D) HOFF 101 MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL

3626 CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC 14547706 - (D) CRAIG 101 Gibb & Riley, LLC FREDERICK W. GIBB, III BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B

3628 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 14030450 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Pierce Atwood LLP (Attn: Amazon Docketing) ERB, NATHAN

3647 Nicholas DiPaolo 13330526 - (D) BROWN 103 Hackler Daghighian Martino & Novak HUTCHENS, CHRISTOPHER D.

3681 Facebook, Inc. 13687068 - (D) DIXON 103 101 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook SCHMUCKER, MICHAEL W

3683 Pearce Aurigemma 13466909 - (D) PINKERTON 103 101 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP/Adobe Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 KARMIS, ALISSA D

3687 Michelle Fisher 14181403 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1) Michelle Fisher GOYEA, OLUSEGUN

3687 Michelle Fisher 14223505 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1) Michelle Fisher GOYEA, OLUSEGUN

3689 ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 13706529 - (D) EVANS 101/103 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) SEOH, MINNAH L

3694 INTUIT INC. 15008025 - (D) SHIANG 101 DLA PIPER LLP US - Intuit RANKINS, WILLIAM E

3695 Jacob Pechenik et al. 13312004 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLLOCK, GREGORY A

3697 HARRIS, ELBERT 14448974 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 103 41.50 103 Kutak Rock LLP APPLE, KIRSTEN SACHWITZ

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 MOVING PARTS LLC 14210867 - (D) CAPP 112(2)/103 GARLICK & MARKISON WONG, STEVEN B

3711 MICHELLE VALENCIA 15438640 - (D) ASTORINO 103 112(2) Richard C. Litman Nath, Goldberg & Meyer DAVISON, LAURA L

3715 Bally Gaming, Inc. 14462346 - (D) LANEY 101 TRASKBRITT, P.C. /Bally Gaming, Inc. RENWICK, REGINALD A

3723 Tholin, Michael et al. 14233932 - (D) MARTIN 103 Karceski IP Law, PLLC CARLSON, MARC

3732 Irit TURBOVICH 13848303 - (D) BAHR 112(2) 103 MARTIN D. MOYNIHAN d/b/a PRTSI, INC. c/o Purrfect Patents LL HOEY, ALISSA L

3795 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION 13902754 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. CHOU, WILLIAM B

3799 SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 14912552 - (D) FINAMORE 101 Dernier IP Law, LLC COBURN, CORBETT B

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 DAN, ASIT et al. 13565467 - (R) HUTCHINGS 101 41.50 101 JASMIN, LYNDA C JASMIN, LYNDA C

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Angeliqueo E. Padilla et al. 14082662 - (R) VALEK 103 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated FAY, ZOHREH A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3791 Wei Zhang et al. 14648266 - (R) ASTORINO 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MELHUS, BENJAMIN S

catalina, superior industries, hewlett-packard, roberts, paragon

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2667 Ex Parte Ohi 12519152 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 Cheng Law Group, PLLC YANG, WEI WEN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3722 Ex Parte Memmolo et al 10575988 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 SCULLY, SCOTT, MURPHY & PRESSER, P.C. SINGH, SUNIL K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Vasisht 10740762 - (D) HUME 103 103 NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP MIRZA, ADNAN M

Our reviewing court guides that the patentability of an apparatus claim "depends on the claimed structure, not on the use or purpose of that structure." Catalina Marketing Int'l. Inc. v. Coolsavings.com, Inc., 289 F.3d 801, 809 (Fed. Cir. 2002); see also Superior Industries, Inc. v. Masaba, Inc., 553 Fed.Appx. 986, 991 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (Rader, J., concurring) which guides:

[A] system claim generally covers what the system is, not what the system does. Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb Inc., 909 F.2d 1464, 1468 (Fed. Cir. 1990); see also Roberts v. Ryer, 91 U.S. 150, 157 [] (1875) ("The inventor of a machine is entitled to the benefit of all the uses to which it can be put, no matter whether he had conceived the idea of the use or not.") Thus, it is usually improper to construe non-functional claim terms in system claims in a way that makes infringement or validity turn on their function. Paragon Solutions, LLC v. Timex Corp., 566 F.3d 1075, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 2009) [5]

5 Superior Industries is a non-precedential opinion of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. However, we consider the concurring opinion by former Chief Judge Rader as guiding because it cites precedential authority in support.

Catalina Mktg. Int’l v. Coolsavings.com, Inc., 289 F.3d 801, 62 USPQ2d 1781(Fed. Cir. 2002) 2111.02

Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb Inc., 909 F.2d 1464, 15 USPQ2d 1525 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2114

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Reynolds 12297327 - (D) ADAMS 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION TUNG, JOYCE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Hansa et al 13130207 - (D) HEANEY 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Doyle et al 12828245 - (D) THOMAS 101/103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG KIM, HEE SOO

2493 Ex Parte BALLARD 12350881 - (D) BEAMER 103 VERIZON LESNIEWSKI, VICTOR D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Schaepperle et al 12323864 - (D) BARRY 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT KHAN, SUHAIL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Kwit 11365042 - (D) MOHANTY 103 MCAFEE & TAFT CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIEH

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Hoyes 11996236 - (D) SMITH 102/103 Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE

mayne, catalina, superior industries, hewlett-packard, roberts, paragon, texas instruments

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2899 Ex Parte Sonsky 12065622 - (D) TIMM 102 NXP B.V. Intellectual Property and Licensing YEUNG LOPEZ, FEIFEI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Eaton 11145716 - (D) GREEN 102/103 102/103 CARSTENS & CAHOON, LLP SCHLIENTZ, NATHAN W

This appeal is before us on remand from our reviewing court, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In re Eaton, 545 Fed. Appx. 994 (Fed. Cir. 2013) (non-precedential).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Bowden et al 12036369 - (D) ASTORINO 102 102/103 Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/Masco Corporation BATSON, VICTOR D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte Schlichting et al 13048966 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

Therefore, a person of ordinary skill in the art would reasonably expect that such structurally similar zirconia-based coatings would likewise share other similar properties, such as abradability. In re Mayne, 104 F.3d 1339, 1343 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (“Structural relationships often provide the requisite motivation to modify known compounds to obtain new compounds.”).

Mayne, In re, 104 F.3d 1339, 41 USPQ2d 1451 (Fed. Cir. 1977) 2144.09 , 2145

1723 Ex Parte Yoshioka 12458537 - (D) HOUSEL 102 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P

1755 Ex Parte Li et al 12100131 - (D) OWENS 103 SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. PILLAY, DEVINA

1766 Ex Parte Sherman et al 11821568 - (D) McKELVEY 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY LOEWE, ROBERT S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2191 Ex Parte Goyal et al 11953652 - (D) ENGELS 103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG ZHEN, WEI Y

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Wen et al 12141054 - (D) KAISER 103 NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION MURPHY, CHARLES C

2461 Ex Parte Ross et al 11958272 - (D) DANG 103 BGL/Broadcom CLAWSON, STEPHEN J

Our reviewing court guides the patentability of an apparatus/system claim “depends on the claimed structure, not on the use or purpose of that structure.” Catalina Marketing Int’l, Inc. v. Coolsavings.com, Inc., 289 F.3d 801, 809 (Fed. Cir. 2002); see also Superior Industries, Inc. v. Masaba, Inc., 553 Fed. Appx. 986, 991 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (Rader, J., concurring):

[A] system claim generally covers what the system is, not what the system does. Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb Inc., 909 F.2d 1464, 1468 (Fed. Cir. 1990); see also Roberts v. Ryer, 91 U.S. 150, 157 [] (1875) (“The inventor of a machine is entitled to the benefit of all the uses to which it can be put, no matter whether he had conceived the idea of the use or not.”). Thus, it is usually improper to construe non-functional claim terms in system claims in a way that makes infringement or validity turn on their function. Paragon Solutions, LLC v.Timex Corp., 566 F.3d 1075, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

Catalina Mktg. Int’l v. Coolsavings.com, Inc., 289 F.3d 801, 62 USPQ2d 1781(Fed. Cir. 2002) 2111.02

Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb Inc., 909 F.2d 1464, 15 USPQ2d 1525 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2114

...
That is, as discussed above, claim 1 merely requires forming a “controller” intended “for detecting” and “appending” markers to each stream “thereby resulting in a modified” stream. That is, a “modified” stream is provided in a “thereby” clause describing the results of the intended “appending” function to be performed by a “controller” in the claimed “circuit.”

Given the language used, the “thereby” clause is reasonably interpreted to identify the intended result if and when a controller within the claimed circuit performs its intended function of “appending” markers to each elementary stream. Thus, the “thereby” clause at issue is akin to a “whereby” clause that merely states an intended result. Our reviewing court has concluded that “[a] ‘whereby’ clause that merely states the result of the limitations in the claim adds nothing to the patentability or substance of the claim.” Texas Instruments Inc. v. U.S. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 988 F.2d 1165, 1172 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (citation omitted). Accordingly, we will not read a “modifying” step into the circuit of claim 1.

Texas Instruments, Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 988 F.2d 1165, 26 USPQ2d 1018 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 716.04

2481 Ex Parte Marsh et al 11843049 - (D) THOMAS 102/103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP TOPGYAL, GELEK W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Darby et al 12964962 - (D) FINK 102/103 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED C/O WAGNER BLECHER HOLLIDAY, JAIME MICHELE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2891 Ex Parte Kosowsky 12832022 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC (1511) YANG, MINCHUL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Luthardt et al 10588335 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 VENABLE LLP MAYE, AYUB A

deere, innova, hewlett-packard, roberts, paragon

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Shim et al 11336110 - (D) WARREN 102/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP TRAN, TONY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Park et al 11508300 - (D) ADAMS 103 103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC LUONG, PETER

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Hashimoto et al 12516092 - (D) KOKOSKI 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP PATEL, DEVANG R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2187 Ex Parte LUBBERS et al 11771411 - (D) COURTENAY 112(1)/112(2) 102/103 McCarthy Law Group PARIKH, KALPIT

2194 Ex Parte Gikas et al 11311759 - (D) STRAUSS 112(1) 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION KRAFT, SHIH-WEI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2651 Ex Parte Zhu et al 11113852 - (D) JENKS 103 ADDMG - BlackBerry BLAIR, KILE O

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12584791 - (D) BEST 102/103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE ALLEN, STEPHONEB

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3751 PLAS-PAK INDUSTRIES, INC. Requester, Appellant v. SULZER MIXPAC AG Patent Owner, Respondent 95001656 7815384 11/563,791 SONG 103 K&L Gates LLP Third Party Requester: CANTOR COLBURN LLP LEWIS, AARON J original WALCZAK, DAVID J

DENIED 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3751 PLAS-PAK INDUSTRIES, INC., Requester, Appellant v. RICHARD PARKS CORROSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Patent Owner, Respondent 95001371 7,144,170 11/003,449 KERINS 103 K&L Gates LLP LEWIS, AARON J original WALCZAK, DAVID J

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

VACATED AND REMANDED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MASABA, INC., Defendant-Appellee 2013-1302 7,470,101 11/975,205 7,618,213 11/631,975 CLEVENGER concurring RADER SJ non-infringement claim construction Dicke, Billig & Czaja, PLLC; Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith, P.C. FOX, CHARLES A; LAGMAN, FREDERICK LYNDON

First, in claim construction, one must not import limitations from the specification that are not part of the claim. Deere & Co. v. Bush Hog, LLC, 703 F.3d 1349, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2012). Indeed, claims generally are not limited to any particular embodiment disclosed in the specification, even where only a single embodiment is disclosed. Innova/Pure Water, Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys., Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 1117 (Fed. Cir. 2004). Second, and relevant to this case, a system claim generally covers what the system is, not what the system does. Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb Inc., 909 F.2d 1464, 1468 (Fed. Cir. 1990); see also Roberts v. Ryer, 91 U.S. 150, 157 (1875) (“The inventor of a machine is entitled to the benefit of all the uses to which it can be put, no matter whether he had conceived the idea of the use or not.”). Thus, it is usually improper to construe non-functional claim terms in system claims in a way that makes infringement or validity turn on their function. Paragon Solutions, LLC v. Timex Corp., 566 F.3d 1075, 1091 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

Innova/Pure Water Inc. v. Safari Water Filtration Sys. Inc., 381 F.3d 1111, 72 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 2004)  2173.05(g)
DONNER 10: 675-83
HARMON 6: 118, 121, 158, 169, 327; 10: 348

Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Bausch & Lomb Inc., 909 F.2d 1464, 15 USPQ2d 1525 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2114
DONNER 14: 89, 175, 217
HARMON 1: 172; 4: 205; 7: 241, 278

paragon HARMON 6: 71, 169c, 188, 450