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Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Reversed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 L'OREAL 14762043 ADAMS 103 POLSINELLI PC (DC OFFICE) ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S

1627 Array BioPharma Inc. 14355903 ADAMS 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. CHONG, YONG SOO

1653 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC 14452453 FREDMAN 103 41.50 101/102 LLNL/Zilka-Kotab Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory MCNEIL, STEPHANIE A N

1788 LG Chem, Ltd. 14386980 OWENS 112(2)/103 LGCHEM Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP MANGOHIG, THOMAS A

1789 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. et al. 15116406 RANGE 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC WORRELL, KEVIN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDING 15533059 NAPPI 103 Invention Mine IDC RABOVIANSKI, JIVKA A

2433 McAfee, LLC 14581651 HOWARD 103 Patent Capital Group - McAfee, LLC TRAN, ELLEN C

2683 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 15966307 Per Curiam Concurring BAUMEISTER 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford EUSTAQUIO, CAL J

2694 DENSO CORPORATION 15954904 SILVERMAN 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY

2698 Rambus Inc. 15953597 SAADAT 102/103 SILICON EDGE LAW GROUP, LLP SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T

2832 NTN Corporation 14912816 BEST 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP KENERLY, TERRANCE L

2842 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15195918 COURTENAY 102 OLIFF PLC KIM, JUNG H

2853 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 14099873 HOUSEL 112(1)/103 MRG/HD - PARC c/o Mueting Raasch Group VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

3621 Scratch-It, Inc. 13785612 McNEILL 103 Alleman Hall Creasman & Tuttle LLP KIM, PATRICK

3626 Michelle Fisher 14078440 MOHANTY 103 Michelle Fisher BARR, MARY EVANGELINE

3627 Philippe ROY et al. 11557507 LORIN 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP MINCARELLI, JAN P

3631 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14967906 MEDLOCK 112(2)/102 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD STERLING, AMY JO

3674 CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 14278124 MURPHY 103 POLSINELLI PC LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN

3725 Deere & Company 15292017 HOFFMANN 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (JOHN DEERE) BROWN, JARED O

3735 Pedro Encinas 14056533 CAPP 103 VENJURIS, P.C. NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA

3747 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 13900421 BAYAT 102/103 MCCOY RUSSELL LLP CAMPBELL, JOSHUA A

3761 Robert Bosch Tool Corporation et al. 14208399 GREENHUT 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MCGRATH, ERIN E

3771 Michael Marks et al. 13543657 SCHOPFER 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP DANG, ANH TIEU

3775 University of Kansas 13741263 GREENHUT 103 Ray Quinney & Nebeker-KU Paul N. Taylor KU, SI MING

When prima facie obviousness is established and evidence is submitted in rebuttal, the decision-maker must start over. . . . An earlier decision should not, as it was here, be considered as set in concrete, and applicant’s rebuttal evidence then be evaluated only on its knockdown ability. . . . Facts established by rebuttal evidence must be evaluated along with the facts on which the earlier conclusion was reached, not against the conclusion itself. 

In re Piasecki, 745 F.2d 1468, 1472 (Fed. Cir. 1984) (quoting In re Rinehart, 531 F.2d 1048, 1052 (CCPA 1976)).

Piasecki, In re, 745 F.2d 1468, 223 USPQ 785 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 716.01(d) 2107.02 2142 2145

Rinehart, In re, 531 F.2d 1048, 189 USPQ 143 (CCPA 1976) 2107.02 2142 2143.02 2144.04

Affirmed-in-Part 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC. 15367226 HOMERE 102/103 103 HONIGMAN LLP/MAGNA RABOVIANSKI, JIVKA A

2652 Binder, Yehuda 12890888 SZPONDOWSKI 112(1)/103 112(1)/103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov WOO, STELLA L 

3634 CHEDDIE, Daniel 14367114 HOELTER Dissenting FITZPATRICK 102/103 102/103 BakerHostetler CHIN-SHUE, ALVIN CONSTANTINE

Affirmed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Helga Biergiesser et al. 10995203 SCHNEIDER 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP PURDY, KYLE A

1611 L'OREAL 14432011 NEW 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LAZARO, DOMINIC

1627 ITALFARMACO SPA 15346926 ADAMS 103/OTDP NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC CHONG, YONG SOO

1642 DiscernDx, Inc. 15414456 CHANG 103 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI AEDER, SEAN E

1717 INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE 14521657 PRAISS 103 Lavery, De Billy, LLP PADGETT, MARIANNE L

1742 Board of Regents, The University of Texas System 14575484 PRAISS 112(2)/112(4)/103 Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC KHARE, ATUL P

1743 Marcus Jarman-Smith et al. 13985457 DENNETT 103 Casimir Jones, S.C. OCHYLSKI, RYAN M

1765 PBI Performance Products, Inc. 15427381 WILSON 103 HAMMER & ASSOCIATES, P.C. PENG, KUO LIANG

1797 Scott Cooper 13897782 INGLESE 112(2) 103 O-I Glass, Inc. Attn: Stephen L. Scharf XU, XIAOYUN

2145 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 14502273 HUME 102/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC ORR, HENRY W

2159 Dropbox, Inc. 14448173 CRAIG 102/103 Dropbox c/o Polsinelli PC JACOBS, EDWARD

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2414 Nokia Corporation 14515829 HOMERE 103 SQUIRE PB (Nokia) Nokia Technologies Oy KO, SITHU

2414 Lear Corporation 14514529 OWENS Concurring BAUMEISTER 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. / LEAR CORPORATION NGUYEN, STEVEN H D

2423 Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC et al. 15041747 BAUMEISTER 103/OTDP COZEN O'CONNOR HANCE, ROBERT J

2423 INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS 15315392 ARPIN 103 VOLPE KOENIG BANTAMOI, ANTHONY

2448 GENBAND US LLC 14472688 AMUNDSON 103 Haynes and Boone, LLP (47856) EDWARDS, JAMES A

2485 CARBONELL, LEE A. et al. 12907284 JEFFERY 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC TORRENTE, RICHARD T

2486 Shachor, Gabriel et al. 14849598 FRAHM 112(2)/103 RECHES PATENTS BOYLAN, JAMES T

2497 ASSA ABLOY AB 16032185 SILVERMAN 103 Sheridan Ross PC ZARRINEH, SHAHRIAR

2622 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 14311727 CUTITTA 102/103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES LAM, NELSON C

2846 Faraday&Future Inc. 14954963 HASTINGS 103 Veros Legal Solutions, LLP // FARADAY LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S

3621 eBay Inc. 13826100 MEYERS 103 SBMC/eBay BEKERMAN, MICHAEL

3622 Target Brands, Inc. 14943629 SHIANG 103 101 TARGET BRANDS, INC. ANDREI, RADU

3625 MOBILETRAC LLC 14825582 SAADAT 101/103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC / KAR Auction Services GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE

3628 BEIJING DIDI INFINITY TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. 15784271 MEDLOCK 101 METIS IP LLC VETTER, DANIEL

3633 INTEGRATED CONCRETE FORMING LTD. 15568276 KERINS 112(2)/103 Wilson Lue LLP IHEZIE, JOSHUA K

3633 Dal-Tile Corporation 15825309 WIEDER 103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP HERRING, BRENT W

3682 John Nicholas and Kristin Gross Trust U/A/D April 13, 2010 14499057 CHUNG 103 101/103 Law Office of J. Nicholas Gross, Prof. Corp. DAGNEW, SABA

3683 Uber Technologies, Inc. 14566190 TOWNSEND 101 Mahamedi IP Law LLP (Uber) LEAL, HECTOR

3684 Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. 14336469 SHAW 103 101 JOSEPH F. SHIRTZ JOHNSON & JOHNSON SUTCH JR., NORMAN DONALD

3686 Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation 14326863 MEDLOCK 101/103 Grable Martin Fulton PLLC MOSELEY, GREGORY D

3691 RetailMeNot, Inc. 15208128 MEDLOCK 101 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP HAMILTON, LALITA M

3693 MasterCard International Incorporated 15259767 LEBOVITZ 103 101 MASTERCARD C/O Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA

3693 MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED 14308400 STRAUSS 101 MasterCard c/o Ballard Spahr LLP KWONG, CHO YIU

3694 Michael Roscoe 12421353 LORIN 103 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. CUNNINGHAM II, GREGORY S

3695 Jeffrey Feinstein et al. 12425282 LORIN 101 Mintz Levin/Fair Isaac Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. PUTTAIAH, ASHA

3735 Graphic Packaging International, Inc. 15142025 WOOD 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP PAGAN, JAVIER A

3791 Koninklijke Philips N.V. 14429487 HOELTER 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CERIONI, DANIEL LEE

Rehearing

Denied 
3622 Datonics, LLC 15893354 MacDONALD 103 LOUIS J. HOFFMAN, P.C. SITTNER, MICHAEL J

Friday, August 14, 2015

kao, piasecki

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2137 Ex Parte Dow 11845344 - (D) BAER 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM POUGHKEEPSIE SIMONETTI, NICHOLAS J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Madruga et al 12329586 - (D) HOMERE 103 THE LAW OFFICE OF JAMES BAUDINO, PLLC IBM CORP. (AUS) RICHER, JONI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte BURMAN et al 11553130 - (D) GUIJT 112(1)/102/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. ROWLAND, STEVE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Benjamin 12455141 - (D) HARLOW 102/103 112(2) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) ARNOLD, ERNST V

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Harrington 11610324 - (D) MacDONALD 103 102/103 Basch & Nickerson LLP SCHALLHORN, TYLER J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Binstead 10560701 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) LAM, VINH TANG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte ORBAN et al 12164388 - (D) ASTORINO 102 102/103 PATENT DEPT - INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte Buitrago et al 11021166 - (D) HASTINGS 103 M. CARMEN & ASSOCIATES, PLLC GOLOBOY, JAMES C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 Ex Parte Hatscher et al 10846691 - (D) KAISER 103 SAP SE THERIAULT, STEVEN B

2183 Ex Parte Steeb 12438119 - (D) COURTENAY 103 NXP B.V. Intellectual Property and Licensing GIROUX, GEORGE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Quinn et al 11616175 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 BAINWOOD HUANG & ASSOCIATES LLC LOTUS AND RATIONAL SOFTWARE HUSSAIN, FARRUKH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2654 Ex Parte Grover et al 12543657 - (D) KHAN 102/103 Setter Roche LLP ZHANG, LESHUI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Wilson 12465541 - (D) GEIER 103 Vancott, Bagley Cornwall & McCarthy SWINNEY, JENNIFER B

"Once the examiner establishes a prima facie case of obviousness, the burden shifts to the applicant to rebut that case." In re Kao, 639 F.3d 1057, 1066 (Fed. Cir. 2011).  "Rebuttal is merely a 'showing of facts supporting the opposite conclusion,' and may relate to any of the Graham factors including so-called secondary considerations.  If rebuttal evidence of adequate weight is produced, the holding of prima facie obviousness, being but a legal inference from previously uncontradicted evidence, is dissipated." In re Piasecki, 745 F.2d 1468, 1472 (Fed. Cir. 1984) (citations omitted).

Piasecki, In re, 745 F.2d 1468, 223 USPQ 785 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 716.01(d) 2107.02 2142 2145

Friday, June 21, 2013

eli lilly3, piasecki, rinehart

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Mikulec et al 12209802 - (D) SMITH 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP LEE, REBECCA Y

1741 Ex Parte Hoess et al 10546241 - (D) HASTINGS 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MINSKEY, JACOB T

After a prima facie case of obviousness has been made and rebuttal evidence submitted, all the evidence must be considered anew. In re Eli Lilly & Co., 902 F. 2d 943, 945 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (citing In re Piasecki, 745 F.2d 1468, 1472, 223 USPQ 785, 788 (Fed.Cir.1984)): Piaseki at 745 F.2d at 1472 ("Prima facie obviousness is a legal conclusion, not a fact. Facts established by rebuttal evidence must be evaluated along with the facts on which the earlier conclusion was reached, not against the conclusion itself." (quoting In re Rinehart, 531 F.2d 1048, 1052, 189 USPQ 143, 147 (CCPA 1976)).  

Eli Lilly, In re, 902 F.2d 943, 14 USPQ2d 1741 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 716.01(d), 716.02(b), 716.02(c), 2142, 2144, 2144.08

Piasecki, In re, 745 F.2d 1468, 223 USPQ 785 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 716.01(d), 2107.02, 2142, 2145
DONNER 8: 18, 20, 26, 27, 994, 996, 1008, 1010, 1063, 1064, 1321-25
HARMON 1: 239-41; 4: 151, 316, 369; 18: 60

Rinehart, In re, 531 F.2d 1048, 189 USPQ 143 (CCPA 1976) 2107.02, 2142, 2143.02, 2144.04
DONNER 8: 96, 1044, 1073

1771 Ex Parte Smith et al 12549579 - (D) DELMENDO 103 CARMODY & TORRANCE LLP OLADAPO, TAIWO

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2668 Ex Parte Torre-Bueno et al 10882661 - (D) BUSCH 112(2)/103 PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, P.A. TSAI, TSUNG YIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Yamazaki et al 10199514 - (D) TURNER 101/112(2)/103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. NADAV, ORI

2812 Ex Parte Kim et al 10988481 - (D) NAGUMO 103 GE Licensing POMPEY, RON EVERETT

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Schurg et al 10587218 - (D) WEATHERLY 102/103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. GARRETT, ERIKA P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Fairbourn 11721564 - (D) OBERMANN 103 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP EMPIE, NATHAN H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Neal et al 12257581 - (D) SMITH 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global EMPIE, NATHAN H

1712 Ex Parte Strock et al 11739823 - (D) PAK 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global HORNING, JOEL G

1735 Ex Parte Halken et al 12287482 - (D) SMITH 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION STONER, KILEY SHAWN

1758 Ex Parte Yang et al 11456887 - (D) PAK 103 General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. MERSHON, JAYNE L

1771 Ex Parte Habeeb et al 11527309 - (D) OBERMANN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50 (b) 103 ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company GOLOBOY, JAMES C

1788 Ex Parte Keung 12190454 - (D) SMITH 103 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY PATEL, RONAK C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Ostrowka 11163755 - (D) DIXON 103 MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY LANGHNOJA, KUNAL N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2654 Ex Parte Hanna 09638245 - (D) JEFFERY 103 McDermott Will & Emery LEE, PING

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Maslowski et al 11836608 - (D) CAPP 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP DESAI, HEMANT

3782 Ex Parte BRUNSON et al 12184402 - (D) BROWNE 103 ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
2747 Ex parte APPLE, INC., Appellant and Patent Owner 90011287  5946647 08/595,257 SIU 102 Apple Inc. c/o Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP STEELMAN, MARY J original EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 THE TORO COMPANY Requester, Cross-Appellant, Respondent v. WRIGHT MANUFACTURING, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, Respondent 95001742 6,935,093 10/186,680 SONG 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: James W. Miller JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD

3671 THE TORO COMPANY Requester, Cross-Appellant, Respondent v. WRIGHT MANUFACTURING, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, Respondent 95001741 6,438,931 09/714,824 SONG 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE PC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: James W. Miller JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD