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REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Kumar T.K. et al 11/800,317 GRIMES 103(a) HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. EXAMINER KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Henning 12/124,249 GUEST 103(a) SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC EXAMINER BARCENA, CARLOS

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 Ex Parte Han 10/844,817 WINSOR 103(a) THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. EXAMINER
AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS

2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte DaCosta et al 10/723,778 DESHPANDE 112(1)/103(a) KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER LIANG, REGINA

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Jeon et al 10/864,499 ROBERTSON 103(a) LEE & MORSE, P.C. EXAMINER
WEISS, HOWARD

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Maulden et al 11/688,389 HORNER 103(a) Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP EXAMINER MCPARTLIN, SARAH BURNHAM

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Noyes 11/206,598 FISCHETTI 102(b)/103(a) PATRICK R. SCANLON
PRETI FLAHERTY BELIVEAU & PACHIOS LLP EXAMINER DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID

3715 Ex Parte Bardige et al 11/099,077 KIM 103(a) HOUSTON ELISEEVA EXAMINER
HU, KANG

3777 Ex Parte Oliver et al 10/646,222 SAINDON 102(b)/103(a) Siemens Corporation EXAMINER RAMIREZ, JOHN FERNANDO
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Bagley et al 11/314,984 POTHIER 102(b) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(b) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER HOCKER, JOHN P

2183 Ex Parte Jourdan et al 09/749,405 DESHPANDE 102(b)/103(a) Gerbera/BSTZ Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP EXAMINER LI, AIMEE J

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING DENIED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2608 Ex Parte 5577100 et al Ex parte TracFone Wireless, Inc. Appellant and Patent Owner 90/008,064 TURNER 112(1)/102(e)/102(b) PATENT OWNER: GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP (LA) THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: JEFFERY L. CAMERON BROOKS & CAMERON, PLLC EXAMINER WEAVER, SCOTT LOUIS original EXAMINER MAUNG, NAY AUNG

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Wijlaars et al 10/564,674 ADAMS 103(a) THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. EXAMINER HELM, CARALYNNE E

1628 Ex Parte Yankner et al 11/232,844 SCHEINER 103(a) Pabst Patent Group LLP EXAMINER ZAREK, PAUL E

1636 Ex Parte Gellman et al 11/482,638 PRATS 102(b) Intellectual Property Dept./Dewitt Ross & Stevens EXAMINER GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M

1656 Ex Parte Yang et al 11/095,802 ADAMS 103(a) ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. EXAMINER TSAY, MARSHA M

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Yu et al 10/664,503 HASTINGS 103(a) MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION EXAMINER AKRAM, IMRAN

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Errico 09/819,126 COURTENAY 103(a) KEVIN L. RUSSELL CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL LLP EXAMINER SHEPARD, JUSTIN E

See Omega Engineering, Inc, v. Raytek Corp., 334 F.3d 1314, 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2003) ( an express intent to confer on the claim language the novel meaning imparted by the negative limitation is required, such as an express disclaimer or independent lexicography in the written description that provides support for the negative limitation). (citations omitted).

2451 Ex Parte Emerson et al 10/037,501 DILLON 112(1)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER PATEL, DHAIRYA A

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Fitzpatrick et al 10/675,916 FISCHETTI 102(b)/103(a) SENNIGER POWERS LLP EXAMINER ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Wang et al 11/119,720 BAHR 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) CUMMINS, INC. EXAMINER TRAN, BINH Q