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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

vogel

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 12133466 - (D) LORIN 101 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3674 Ex Parte Lumsden 13631798 - (D) BROWNE 103/OTDP PAUL AND PAUL SUE-AKO, ANDREW B.

3682 Ex Parte Coker et al 12332823 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1)/101/103 M&B IP Analysts, LLC DAGNEW, SABA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1645 Ex Parte Costantino 10543455 - (D) NEW 103 103/OTDP GlaxoSmithKline DEVI, SARY AMANGALA J N

Moreover, we do not agree with Appellant's contention that the Specification may be used by the Examiner only as a dictionary for the exclusive purpose of defining claim terms per se. The predecessor to our reviewing court has held that the Specification may also be used as required to answer the question of whether Appellant's claims on appeal define merely an obvious variation of an invention disclosed and claimed in the reference (i.e., the '152) patent. In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 441--42 (C.C.P.A. 1970). The court in Vogel noted that, in general, the Specification: "sets forth at least one tangible embodiment within the claim, and it is less difficult and more meaningful to judge whether that thing has been modified in an obvious manner." Vogel, 422 F.2d at 442. The court further stated that: "use of the [Specification] is not in contravention of the cases forbidding its use as prior art, nor is it applying the patent as a reference under 35 U.S.C. § 103, since only the disclosure of the invention claimed in the patent may be examined." Id. 

Vogel, In re, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970) 804 804.01 804.02 1504.06

3711 Ex Parte Groller et al 13874419 - (D) CAPP 103 103 41.50 103 Symbus Law Group, LLC COLLINS, DOLORES R

3791 Ex Parte Vaillancourt 13535060 - (D) ADAMS 102 102 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO ABOUELELA, MAY A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Langer et al 13994242 - (D) FLAX 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA GULLEDGE, BRIAN M

1619 Ex Parte Ressler et al 14197399 - (D) PRATS Dissenting GRIMES 102 Emory University - Office of Tech Transfer NGUYEN, JOHN P

1656 Ex Parte Gilljam et al 13638234 - (D) FLAX 103 VENABLE LLP TSAY,MARSHAM

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Tucker et al 13514703 - (D) CASHION 103 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP PENNY, TABATHAL

1791 Ex Parte Frye 12976527 - (D) CASHION 103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP BEKKER, KELLY JO

1791 Ex Parte Marriott 12280508 - (D) REN 102 102/103 CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP STIJLII, VERA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 Ex Parte Hirabayashi et al 14248561 - (D) CUTITTA II Dissenting-in-Part WHITEHEAD JR. BAUMEISTER 112(1) 103 ALG INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC DHINGRA, PAWANDEEP

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Dawson et al 12342344 - (D) LORIN 103 101 Keohane & D'Alessandro SWARTZ, STEPHENS

3629 Ex Parte Angell et al 12335521 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1) 101 Law Office of Jim Boice MCCORMICK, GABRIELLE A

3691 Ex Parte Neofytides et al 10046654 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP AKINTOLA, OLABODE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Vassallo et al 13085131 - (D) ADAMS 102/103 112(1)/102 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. IWAMAYE, ANDREW MICHAEL

3792 Ex Parte Ikeya et al 14133629 - (D) ADAMS 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP PIATESKI, ERIN M

Monday, October 29, 2018

wellman

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Du Bois et al 12974365 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP- -Applied Materials ANTOLIN, STANISLAV

1733 Ex Parte Fukushima et al 13142427 - (D) DELMENDO 103 HOWSON & HOWSON LLP YANG, JIE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2154 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 12128133 - (D) SIU 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte MURATA 13909811 - (D) NAPPI 103 XSENSUS LLP SHAH,SUJIT

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Ex Parte Decker et al 14709583 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES GORDON, MATTHEW E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte POOLE 13913630 - (D) HOELTER 112(1)/103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D

However, the Examiner's rejection is not predicated on a lack of enablement, but instead is predicated on a lack of written support. Final Act. 2. On this point, we are informed that "an inventor need not explain every detail because a patent is read by those of skill in the art." Wellman, Inc. v. Eastman Chem. Co., 642 F.3d 1355, 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2011). 

3655 Ex Parte WANG et al 14057618 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL FLUHART, STACEY A

3696 Ex Parte Winter 13477016 - (D) DIXON 101 Rimon, P.C. NGUYEN, LIZ P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Aagaard et al 14175266 - (D) CALVE 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. ALLEN, JEFFREY R

3745 Ex Parte Teicholz et al 13669510 - (D) JESCHKE 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BEEBE, JOSHUA R

3747 Ex Parte Sanches Provase et al 14381456 - (D) MURPHY 102/103 CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Fernandez 11385054 - (D) ADAMS 112(2) 103 FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP SIMS, JASON M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Kaino et al 14373737 - (D) CUTITTA 103 103 XSENSUS LLP YOON, SAE WON

2694 Ex Parte Kim 13213173 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (PA)-Apple EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Baker 13615897 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 112(2) WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP COOPER, JOHN

3655 Ex Parte She et al 14615733 - (D) PLENZLER 102/103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Chatfield et al 13600090 - (D) HORNER 101/103 101 Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT

3791 Ex Parte Hong et al 14216743 - (D) SCHNEIDER Dissenting MAJORS 103 101 Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP; FITBIT ATTN: FITBIT, INC CERIONI, DANIEL LEE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1625 Ex Parte Jansen et al 13981704 - (D) FREDMAN 103 41.50 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. SOLOLA, TAOFIQ A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Southard 14162829 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Locke Lord LLP WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1721 Ex Parte Pruneri et al 13578902 - (D) RANGE 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP GONZALEZ RAMOS, MA YLA

1745 Ex Parte Steelman et al 14232931 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY SMITH JR., JIMMY R

1761 Ex Parte Goredema et al 14573191 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 MARYLOU J. LAVOIE, ESQ. LLC DIAZ, MATTHEW R

1786 Ex Parte Topolkaraev et al 13370845 - (D) KENNEDY 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2136 Ex Parte Loaiza et al 13801319 - (D) POTHIER 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE DUDEK JR, EDWARD J

2173 Ex Parte Strain et al 14070133 - (D) NAPPI 103 Foley & Lardner LLP CALDERON N, ALVARO R

2185 Ex Parte Chavali et al 14015690 - (D) CUTITTA 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED HUYNH, KIM T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2415 Ex Parte Nagata 14000447 - (D) PYONIN 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP TACDIRAN, ANDRE GEE

2431 Ex Parte Statchuk 14736467 - (D) SHAW 102/103 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center AVERY, JEREMIAH L

2441 Ex Parte KLIEM et al 13399513 - (D) HOFF 103 Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A. KATSIKIS, KOSTAS J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 Ex Parte ENOMOTO et al 14780267 - (D) PYONIN 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP TRANDAI, CINDY HUYEN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Chiari et al 13816836 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP CULLER, JILL E

2857 Ex Parte Cornwall 13747295 - (D) INGLESE 112(1) 101 Lee & Hayes, PLLC SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER

2865 Ex Parte Mezghani et al 13902333 - (D) BEST 101 Bracewell LLP HENSON, MISCHITA L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3665 Ex Parte Wong 14713343 - (D) CAPP 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC. c/o Patent Ingenuity, P.C. SMITH, AARON C

3681 Ex Parte Berry 12624987 - (D) HUME 101/102/103 Haley Guiliano LLP BRANDENBURG, WILLIAM A

3696 Ex Parte Kirkwood 11750178 - (D) CLEMENTS 101 LIU & LIU DEGA, MURALI K

3697 Ex Parte Howe 13890414 - (D) ARPIN 101 Budzyn IP Law, LLC NORMAN, SAMICA L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3791 Ex Parte Hong et al 14250256 - (D) SCHNEIDER Dissenting MAJORS 101/103 Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP; FITBIT ATTN: FITBIT, INC CERIONI, DANIEL LEE

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Beckson Marine

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Bassouls et al 13972257 - (D) DOUGAL 103 Forge IP, PLLC KIM, SHIN H

3667 Ex Parte Hoffstaedter et al 13816514 - (D) CAPP 103 GROGAN, TUCCILLO & V ANDERLEEDEN, LLP LAROSE, RENEE MARIE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Herr et al 14150840 - (D) FLAX 102 Kacvinsky Daisak Bl uni PLLC-Boston SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD

3772 Ex Parte Fujinuma et al 12532934 - (D) DOUGAL 103 Foley & Lardner LLP KALACH, BRIANNE E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte KUEHNE et al 15021245 - (D) SAADAT 103 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Smets et al 13451770 - (D) CUTITTA 103 103 Mastercard International Incorporated c/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC ANDERSON, FOLASHADE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773 Ex Parte KIM et al 14242036 - (D) DELMENDO 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP GORDON II, BRADLEY R

1782 Ex Parte Schiffmann 14060383 - (D) INGLESE 103 KAGAN BINDER, PLLC YAGER, JAMES C

1787 Ex Parte Russell et al 12795011 - (D) KENNEDY 102/103 41.50 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. HUANG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte English et al 14210807 - (D) SAADAT 102 101 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. JACOB, AJITH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2657 Ex Parte Chakra et al 14243726 - (D) JURGOVAN 102/103 101 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. JACKSON, JAKIEDA R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte TAVERNER 14446543 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. /Weatherford LEE, SHUN K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte VanBuuren 14609165 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Shutts & Bowen LLP PARSLEY, DAVID J

3663 Ex Parte Ruckart 14690943 - (D) STEPHENS 112(2) 103 AT&T Legal Department - MB NGUYEN, CUONG H

3664 Ex Parte Kumar et al 11750716 - (D) CALVE 103 GE GPO- Transportation- The Small Patent Law Group PATTON, SPENCER D

3668 Ex Parte Yamazaki et al 14511504 - (D) CAPP 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL SHUDY, ANGELINA M

3685 Ex Parte Pechenik et al 12942073 - (D) SHAH 112(1)/101/103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) HUANG, TSAN-YU J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Morrison et al 13715913 - (D) HOFFMANN 101/102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION ROWLAND, STEVE

3723 Ex Parte Hickman 13276171 - (D) STEPHENS 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. MULLER, BRYAN R

3742 Ex Parte Pimiä 13512147 - (D) STEPHENS 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON HOANG, MICHAEL G

3754 Ex Parte Ryan et al 15204697 - (D) CAPP 103 Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP KO JACYNA, J CASIMER

It is well settled that a claimed invention may be obvious even when the prior art does not teach each claim limitation, so long as the record contains some reason that would cause one of skill in the art to modify the prior art to obtain the claimed invention. Beckson Marine, Inc. v. NFM, Inc., 292 F.3d 718, 728 (Fed. Cir. 2002). 

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

cree

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Vogel et al 12122590 - (D) SCHEINER 103 MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. C/0 STOEL RIVES, LLP KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

1652 Ex Parte Vaughn et al 13507261 - (D) CHANG 102/103 41.50 103 Dentons US LLP EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Sevier 14044520 - (D) SQUIRE 102/103 STETINA BRUNDA GARRED & BRUCKER SALVATORE, LYNDA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Tilke et al 13686343 - (D) NAGUMO 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA PIZARRO CRESPO, MARCOS D

2828 Ex Parte Müller et al 15155152 - (D) HANLON 103 Wendy W. Koba NIU, XINNING

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte PETERSEN 14920904 - (D) REIMERS 103 HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER LLP CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A

3661 Ex Parte Gee et al 14628940 - (D) REIMERS 102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford HUYNH, LUAT T

3671 Ex Parte Kohl et al 15500158 - (D) REIMERS 102 McNair Law Firm, P.A. Husqvarna TORRES, ALICIA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Greenwald et al 11455493 - (D) REIMERS 101 Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD

3715 Ex Parte Greenwald et al 11465729 - (D) REIMERS 101 Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD

3726 Ex Parte Spruce 14129400 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (Vestas Wind Systems) KOEHLER, CHRISTOPHER M

3742 Ex Parte Hutchison 13427507 - (D) WARNER 103 DUNNER, DIALLO IGWE DUNNER, DIALLO IGWE

3744 Ex Parte Carrubba 13365006 - (D) McCARTHY 102 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP TADESSE, MARTHA

3745 Ex Parte Beattie et al 13485588 - (D) McCARTHY 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. DAVIS, JASON GREGORY

3746 Ex Parte Butterfield et al 11269469 - (D) REIMERS 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. OMGBA, ESSAMA

3747 Ex Parte TAKIMOTO et al 13004395 - (D) REIMERS 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC CAMPBELL, JOSHUA A

3771 Ex Parte Ahmad 13257652 - (D) WARNER 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS STUART, COLINW

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2183 Ex Parte FILIPPO et al 14519697 - (D) KRIVAK 112(1)/103 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. HUISMAN, DAVID J

2185 Ex Parte Shirlen et al 12900800 - (D) HOFF 103 103 W &T/Qualcomm PATEL, NIMESH G

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Krig et al 13968076 - (D) KENNY 103 103 International IP Law Group, P.L.L.C. HAIEM, SEAN N

2492 Ex Parte Zimmer et al 14679145 - (D) BAIN 103 103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. PAN, PEILIANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte ELZEIN et al 15157787 - (D) HOFF 103 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL BEHNAMIAN, SHAHRIAR

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Gontkosky et al 11690261 - (D) REIMERS 103 103 Georgia-Pacific LLC TAWFIK, SAMEH

In re Cree, Inc., 818 F.3d 694, 702 n.3 (Fed. Cir. 2016) ( viewing an argument regarding "impermissible hindsight" as "essentially a repackaging of the argument that there was insufficient evidence of a motivation to combine the references"). 

3742 Ex Parte Legori et al 13123993 - (D) STEPIN Dissenting CAPP 112(2) 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC CALVETTI, FREDERICK F

3771 Ex Parte Hitchcock et al 11793055 - (D) REIMERS 103 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. LOUIS,LATOYAM

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Joseph et al 14152247 - (D) HANLON 103 CORNING INCORPORATED FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

1791 Ex Parte ETZEL et al 14182448 - (D) SQUIRE 102/103 Parker Highlander PLLC GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Wallace 13986069 - (D) PYONIN 101/103 Clark Hill PLC SALOMON, PHENUEL S

2191 Ex Parte UEDA et al 14036035 - (D) BAIN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. LUU, BINH K

2194 Ex Parte Merry et al 13915946 - (D) McKEOWN 101/103 Barta, Jones & Foley, P.C. (Patent Group - Microsoft Corporation) KRAFT, SHIH-WEI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte SHANK 11422066 - (D) SAADAT 101/103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. MURRAY, DANIEL C

2486 Ex Parte Hamersma et al 14007654 - (D) KENNY 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS NGUYEN, KATHLEENV

2487 Ex Parte Bally et al 14264443 - (D) REPKO 103 Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP/Magna WERNER, DAVID N

2487 Ex Parte Huang et al 14235080 - (D) KRIVAK 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP SULLIVAN, TYLER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2637 Ex Parte Feng et al 15048924 - (D) KRIVAK 103/OTDP Joseph R. Baker, APC Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LL WOLDEKIDAN, HIBRET ASNAKE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Lee et al 14286562 - (D) HANLON 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED PARK, SAMUEL

2862 Ex Parte Surman et al 12824436 - (D) HANLON 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY NGHIEM, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Andrews et al 13337662 - (D) KRIVAK 112(1)/112(2) 101/103 Duncan Galloway Egan Greenwald, PLLC SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3624 Ex Parte Andrews et al 13337703 - (D) KRIVAK  112(2) 101/103 Duncan Galloway Egan Greenwald, PLLC SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3646 Ex Parte Santilli 13197836 - (D) REIMERS 112(2)/102 112(1)/101 THE BREVETTO LAW GROUP, PLLC BURKE, SEAN P

3662 Ex Parte McEwan et al 14448204 - (D) STEPHENS 112(2) 101/102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L SMITH, ISAAC G

3681 Ex Parte Greenberg et al 10706952 - (D) McKEOWN 101 Finnegan/Capital One IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Jones 14296860 - (D) REIMERS 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC LAYNO, BENJAMIN

3715 Ex Parte ROSCHELLE et al 13477952 - (D) REIMERS 101 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P.A. FLETCHER, JERRY-DARYL

3716 Ex Parte Curtis et al 14221852 - (D) REIMERS 112(1) Dority & Manning P.A. and Google LLC SKAARUP, JASON M

3736 Ex Parte Weber et al 13983217 - (D) FLAX 103 American Air Liquide, Inc. FERNANDES, PATRICK M

3741 Ex Parte Haynes et al 13470577 - (D) REIMERS 112(2) 102/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY CHAU, ALAIN

3741 Ex Parte Platt 13930412 - (D) WARNER 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP DIAZ, MARCOS 0

3745 Ex Parte Kalkovich et al 13725222 - (D) STEPHENS 112(1) 101/103 O""Shea Getz P.C. SEABE, JUSTIN D

3747 Ex Parte Sangameswaran et al 13179747 - (D) WARNER 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL KIRBY, BRIAN R

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex parte FINJAN, INC. Ex Parte 8015182 et al 11/606,707 90013812 - (D) HOFF 103 Bey & Cotropia PLLC (Finjan Inc.) RIMELL, SAMUEL G original LE, MICHAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1617 NANO PRECISION MEDICAL Requester and Appellant v. DELPOR, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7955614 et al 11/530,729 95002099 - (D) GUEST Dissenting FREDMAN 103 102/103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: KILPATRICK, TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP WITZ, JEAN C original AZPURU, CARLOS A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 GOOGLE INC. Requester v. Patent of VERDERI, LLC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,813,596 B2 et al 12/482,284 95000684 - (D) POTHIER 112(1) 102/103 41.77 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original PATEL, KANJIBHAI B

2624 GOOGLE INC. Requester, v. Patent of VERDERI, LLC. Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7,577,316 B2 et al 11/761,361 95000683 - (D) POTHIER 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original PATEL, KANJIBHAI B

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

state contracting

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Mauro et al 13787763 - (D) CHUNG 103 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. GORTAYO, DANGELINO N

2171 Ex Parte Moran et al 13728027 - (D) BAIN 103 41.50 112(2) STEVENS & SHOWALTER, LLP IPAKCHI,MARYAMM

2183 Ex Parte Howard 12817839 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 LATHROP GAGE LLP LINDLOF, JOHN M

We emphasize "anticipated" here, for it is well settled that prior art references need not be analogous art to anticipate. See State Contracting & Eng 'g Corp. v. Condotte Am., Inc., 346 F.3d 1057, 1068 (Fed. Cir. 2003)

State Contracting & Eng’g Corp. v. Condotte America, Inc., 346 F.3d 1057, 68 USPQ2d 1481 (Fed. Cir. 2003)   2131.05 ,   2141.01(a)

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Zhu et al 13975186 - (D) McKEOWN 101 Facebook/Fenwick SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

2465 Ex Parte PALIN et al 12947468 - (D) MOORE 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP PATEL, DHARMESH J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2623 Ex Parte Kawada et al 13955625 - (D) REPKO 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) RAYAN, MIHIR K

2677 Ex Parte Ehrentraut 14416129 - (D) MORGAN 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP BATAILLE, FRANTZ

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2865 Ex Parte MUENSTERER et al 13193084 - (D) FRANKLIN 101 CROWELL & MORING LLP DALBO, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex Parte STEFAN et al 14925180 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L KAN, YURI

3696 Ex Parte Foster et al 14066342 - (D) SAADAT 101 Haynes & Boone, LLP (70481) CHANG, EDWARD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Cartagena et al 14812635 - (D) BROWN 102/103 41.50 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. ARYANPOUR, MITRA

3726 Ex Parte Pervan et al 12832752 - (D) WARNER 112(1)/102/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES

3733 Ex Parte CHATAIGNER et al 14721818 - (D) FLAX 102/103 JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T

3742 Ex Parte Bowers 13516614 - (D) WARNER 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC JENNISON, BRIAN W

3742 Ex Parte Perentes et al 13514517 - (D) KERINS 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago HOANG, MICHAEL G

3765 Ex Parte Lefrancois 14052209 - (D) STEPHENS 103 BARLOW, JOSEPHS & HOLMES, LTD. SUTTON, ANDREW W

3788 Ex Parte Hermans 13502343 - (D) ENGELS 103 MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. PERREAULT, ANDREW D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2416 Ex Parte Summerson et al 14930230 - (D) KRIVAK 103 101/OTDP TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED PREVAL, LIONEL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte ELZEIN et al 15157767 - (D) HOFF 102 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL BEHNAMIAN, SHAHRIAR

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte DAVIDSON et al 14290076 - (D) BROWN 103 103 McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC WHITE, DWAYNE J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Hojo 13133428 - (D) SQUIRE 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP VO, JIMMY

1763 Ex Parte Smith et al 13304846 - (D) SQUIRE 103 McKee, Voorhees & Sease P.L.C. ATTN: Ecolab Inc NGUYEN, THUY-AI N

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2152 Ex Parte SOHN et al 14534965 - (D) SAADAT 103 101/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC BAKER, IRENE H

2165 Ex Parte Colcernian et al 14150716 - (D) McNEILL 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHEUNG, EDDY

2165 Ex Parte Williamson 12872779 - (D) HOFF 101 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP / Red Hat TORGRIMSON, TYLER J

2199 Ex Parte OSULLIVAN et al 12916144 - (D) REPKO 112(1)/103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP - Intuit Inc. GOORAY, MARK A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Arling 13793519 - (D) KENNY 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP ALTARELLI, DOMINIC D

2454 Ex Parte Varney et al 14088367 - (D) BRANCH 103 Level 3 Communications, LLC MEKONEN, TESFU N

2469 Ex Parte Hafri et al 15252989 - (D) McNEILL 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/Satori Worldwide LL JANGBAHADUR, LAKERAM

2486 Ex Parte Clark et al 14158016 - (D) KRIVAK 112(6) 103 Meister Seelig & Fein LLP DEMOSKY, PATRICKE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Girard 12504532 - (D) KENNY 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP SALVUCCI, MATTHEW D

2619 Ex Parte MISERENDINO et al 13905960 - (D) KENNY 103 Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation ZALALEE, SULTANA MARCIA

2626 Ex Parte Heatherly et al 13135538 - (D) KENNY 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP PHAM LU, NGAN T

2645 Ex Parte Heydari et al 13659906 - (D) CURCURI 103 Symbus Law Group, LLC GAO, JING

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Sandhu et al 11185186 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Wells St. John P.S. MAI, ANH D

2858 Ex Parte Butzmann 12598500 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(1)/112(2) 103 NXP B.V. SCHINDLER, DAVID M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte WANG et al 15076732 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford SWENSON, BRIAN L

3621 Ex Parte Raghunandan 11755905 - (D) MOORE 101 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS TSUI, ALFRED H

3623 Ex Parte Leonhardt et al 13803705 - (D) KRIVAK 101/103 K&L GATES LLP-Pittsburgh MARCUS, LELAND R

3624 Ex Parte Gautam et al 13759599 - (D) KRIVAK 112(1)/101/103 WALMART APOLLO LLC C/0 Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP GOLDBERG, IV AN R

3624 Ex Parte Schiestl et al 13673129 - (D) SAADAT 101 Target Brands Inc. SADANANDA, ABHIJIT B

3626 Ex Parte Vahlberg et al 12140970 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP REYES, REGINALD R

3627 Ex Parte Oberhofer et al 12347222 - (D) KRIVAK 101 Keohane & D'Alessandro AMSDELL, DANA

3654 Ex Parte Cittadino et al 13904128 - (D) KORNICZKY 102 GP-Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP GALLION, MICHAELE

3681 Ex Parte Yan et al 13689298 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 101 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 CIRNU, ALEXANDRU

3684 Ex Parte Green et al 14137149 - (D) HOFF 102 101 PITNEY BOWES INC. SHUI, MING

3686 Ex Parte George et al 11759534 - (D) SAADAT 112(2)/101 Walgreen Co. Law Department GORT, ELAINE L

3695 Ex Parte Albert et al 11452653 - (D) MOORE 112(1)/103 112(2)/101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME POLLOCK, GREGORY A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Yamamoto et al 12707074 - (D) LANEY 102/103 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. HENRY, THOMAS HAYNES

3731 Ex Parte Ruff et al 10908539 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 Ethicon LLC c/o Frost Brown Todd LLC ANDERSON, GREGORY A

3742 Ex Parte FRENCH et al 14475061 - (D) KORNICZKY 102/103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP MCGRATH, ERIN E

3744 Ex Parte Taras et al 13981364 - (D) BROWN 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier LEO, LEONARD R

3745 Ex Parte Cornelio 13756839 - (D) KORNICZKY 112(2)/102 HONEYWELL/PANGRLE ADJAGBE, MAXIME M

3745 Ex Parte Weidmann 13390304 - (D) STEPINA 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP BEEBE, JOSHUA R

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Böhringer 13202907 - (D) NAGUMO 103 Brannon Sowers & Cracraft PC CHRISS, JENNIFER A

As our reviewing court has explained, "'differences in degree' of a known and expected property are not as persuasive in rebutting obviousness as differences in 'kind'-i.e., a new property dissimilar to a known property." Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc., 752 F.2d 967 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (reh'g en bane denied (by a divided court), 760 F.3d 339 (Fed. Cir. 2014)). The difference here, an improvement in stab- and ballistic-resistance due to a softer material as a coating-is like a difference in kind.

1786 Ex Parte QI et al 12362182 - (D) HANLON 103 MH2 TECHNOLOGY LAW GROUP, LLP (CUST. NO. W/XEROX) THOMPSON, CAMIE S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 Ex Parte Frerking 14833934 - (D) HUGHES 103 Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. c/o Armstrong et al. c/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP VON BUHR, MARIAN

2132 Ex Parte KAMIKO et al 14836632 - (D) CHEN 103 Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC VERBRUGGE, KEVIN

2139 Ex Parte Murrin et al 13794796 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (ImgTec) VO, THANH DUC

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Ex Parte Filgueiras et al 13924357 - (D) SAADAT 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASRES, HERMON

2486 Ex Parte KOSTEPEN 14666973 - (D) BARRY 102 PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEM COMPANY OF AMERICA RAO, ANAND SHASHIKANT

2498 Ex Parte Barriga et al 14454853 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC AMORIN, CARLOS E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Glover 14087123 - (D) MORGAN 112(1) IBM Corp-Rochester Drafting Center MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

2617 Ex Parte Glover 14841742 - (D) MORGAN 112(1) IBM Corp-Rochester Drafting Center MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

2623 Ex Parte Lee et al 14158709 - (D) EVANS 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP RAYAN, MIHIR K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2876 Ex Parte Martinent et al 12601125 - (D) NAGUMO 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC KELLY, RAFFERTY D

2884 Ex Parte Jones 14588757 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Gilliam IP PLLC (Halliburton) LEE, SHUNK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte HUBER et al 12821985 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 Murabito, Hao & Barnes LLP (Varian) WINSTON III, EDWARD B

3681 Ex Parte Bolivar et al 12814020 - (D) BARRY 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (eBay Inc.) SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M

3687 Ex Parte Westphal 13796403 - (D) SAADAT 101/103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP MASUD, ROKIB

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Salvas et al 13072329 - (D) NEW 112(1)/103 41.50 103 Dickinson Wright Smith & Nephew, Inc. HARVEY, TIJLIANNA NANCY

3741 Ex Parte Schwarz et al 13792303 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY GOYAL, ARUN

3742 Ex Parte Arofikin 13800100 - (D) HILL 112(1)/112(2)/102 SNELL & WILMER L.L.P. (Main) NGUYEN, PHUONG T

3744 Ex Parte Sispera et al 13951870 - (D) KERINS 103 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A

3747 Ex Parte Burton et al 13843686 - (D) SILVERMAN 102 Achates Power, Inc. ZALESKAS, JOHN M

3752 Ex Parte Volk et al 13510314 - (D) OSINSKI 103 Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R.

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte VAN DEN ELSHOUT et al 14400336 - (D) BEST 103 103 HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER LLP BADR, HAMID R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2181 Ex Parte Pamley et al 14226441 - (D) HOWARD 103 103 41.50 112(2) FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC LEE, CHUN KUAN

2197 Ex Parte Hristov 13722095 - (D) CHEN 103 103 VMWare-OPW MACASIANO, JOANNE GONZALES

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 Ex Parte Velthaus et al 14127927 - (D) DERRICK 103 103 Maschoff Brennan TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte MACQUIN 13964178 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 112(2)/OTDP Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Farcet et al 13120437 - (D) COTTA 102/OTDP 112(1) OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. FALKOWITZ, ANNA R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Starkovich et al 14809962 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(1)/103 Patti & Malvone Law Group, LLC LAW, NGA LEUNG V

1737 Ex Parte Somervell et al 14465933 - (D) GARRIS 103 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP (TOKYO ELECTRON) CHACKO DA VIS, DABORAH

1787 Ex Parte FUJIMOTO et al 13484514 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP FUNG, CHING-YIU

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Govoni 14178682 - (D) PYONIN 101/103 U.S. ARMY CECOM LCMC, LEGAL OFFICE GUILL, RUSSELL L

2132 Ex Parte Smith et al 14929226 - (D) McNEILL 103 LeClairRyan (NetApp) AHMED, ZUBAIR

2166 Ex Parte Unger et al 14859101 - (D) REPKO 101/103 MAHAMEDI IP LAW LLP PHAM, KHANH B

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Migos et al 12337445 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION LUONG, ALAN H

2433 Ex Parte Liu et al 14330722 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. c/o Conley Rose, P.C. SALEHI, HELAI

2445 Ex Parte Rhoads et al 14030028 - (D) MORGAN 101/103 Foley & Lardner LLP SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

2451 Ex Parte Bragstad et al 14277027 - (D) CURCURI 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC CHOU,ALANS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte James et al 11617553 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 SUGHRUE MION PLLC USPTO CUSTOMER NO WITH IBM/SVL BUKOWSKI, KENNETH

2651 Ex Parte TEMBY et al 12868859 - (D) HOWARD 103 InTouch Health C/0 CPA Global MOHAMMED, ASSAD

2657 Ex Parte Shen et al 14443831 - (D) EVANS 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP SPOONER, LAMONT M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Wooden et al 12569375 - (D) HOFF 101 Garlick & Markison (IH) BEKERMAN, MICHAEL

3626 Ex Parte Kunze et al 10758922 - (D) McKEOWN 101/103 LEYDIG VOIT & MA YER, LTD SEREBOFF, NEAL

3627 Ex Parte Waks et al 12908674 - (D) COURTENAY 101 FIS/FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP SHEIKH, ASFAND M

3629 Ex Parte Tivey et al 14015146 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP MCCORMICK, GABRIELLE A

3645 Ex Parte MACQUIN et al 14194851 - (D) MARSCHALL 112(2)/103/OTDP Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC MURPHY, DANIELL

3682 Ex Parte Karson et al 13758339 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 112(2)/103 Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP / CEI WOODWORTH, II, ALLAN J

3684 Ex Parte Rehman et al 13784456 - (D) PYONIN 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (eBay Inc.) SHUI, MING

3686 Ex Parte Rock et al 14004682 - (D) CHEN 103 112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HEIN, DEVIN C

3695 Ex Parte Co et al 13617845 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME LIU, CHIA-YI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Yoseloff 13399141 - (D) WARNER 101 TRASKBRITT, P.C. /Bally Gaming, Inc. LAYNO, BENJAMIN

3741 Ex Parte Schwarz et al 14038886 - (D) STEPHENS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY GOYAL, ARUN

3743 Ex Parte Ren et al 14206556 - (D) KERINS 101/OTDP ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company JONES, LOGAN P

3745 Ex Parte Noble 13743456 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC PETERS, BRIAN O

3747 Ex Parte Lemke et al 14038508 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Achates Power, Inc. PICON-FELICIANO, RUBEN