Perspectives on Becoming a Successful Examiner

REVERSED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Knox et al 10/662,009 WINSOR 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER COLAN, GIOVANNA B

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Peyman 11/189,044 HOELTER 102(b)/103(a) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP EXAMINER SHAY, DAVID M
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Petzelt et al 11/650,211 FREDMAN 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER SOROUSH, LAYLA

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Ex Parte Schalk et al 11/239,727 McKELVEY 112(1)/103(1) 112(1)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D

Federal Circuit Judge Richard Linn has called attention to the issues which arise when "new" words are used in a claim. Linn, Perspectives on Becoming a Successful Examiner, 91 J. Pat. & Tm. Office Soc'y 418, 421 (N0. 6 June 2009) (In case after case before my court, the central debate revolves around the meaning of claim terms that, for example, were added during prosecution and do not appear anywhere in the written description. For those cases, the meaning of the claim limitation has to be inferred from other words, leaving the issue open to unnecessary dispute and leading frequently to protracted and costly litigation.)

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Roose 10/748,316 SAINDON 112(1)/103(a) 112(1) Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP EXAMINER LAURITZEN, AMANDA L

3777 Ex Parte Kuth et al 10/231,311 BAHR 102(b)/103(a) obviousness-type double patenting/102(b)/103(a) SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP EXAMINER CHAO, ELMER M
REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3632 Ex Parte 6478274 et al Ex parte INNOVATIVE OFFICE PRODUCTS, INC. 90/010,689 09/405,628 COCKS 103(a) 103(a) PATENT OWNER: DESIGN IP, P.C. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: NEXSEN PRUER, LLC EXAMINER GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original EXAMINER BAXTER, GWENDOLYN WRENN

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Isayama 10/840,354 FREDMAN 103(a) WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. EXAMINER KOSSON, ROSANNE

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Chu et al 10/252,815 TURNER 103(a) CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC EXAMINER GILLIS, BRIAN J

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Hunter et al 10/207,631 BAHR 103(a) WEISS & MOY PC EXAMINER HSU, RYAN
REHEARING

DENIED

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Mosbrucker 10/744,951 FETTING 103(a) SAP/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER CHONG CRUZ, NADJA N