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AFFIRMED-IN-PART

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Duan 12090422 - (D) ADAMS 102 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY LEE, BRANDY SCOTT

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DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Chapoulaud et al 09941151 - (D) JENKS 103 Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (Sybron) EIDE, HEIDI MARIE

As stated by our reviewing court in In re Hiniker Co., 150 F.3d 1362, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 1998), “the name of the game is the claim.”  It is well established that limitations not appearing in the claims cannot be relied upon for patentability. In re Self, 671 F.2d 1344, 1348 (CCPA 1982).

Hiniker Co., In re, 150 F.3d 1362, 47 USPQ2d 1523 (Fed. Cir. 1998), 2103, 2242, 2258, 2258.01, 2642

Self, In re, 671 F.2d 1344, 213 USPQ 1 (CCPA 1982) 2131.05

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