B.G.Corp, KSR

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2182 Ex Parte Moskovich et al 13979859 - (D) BUSCH 103 NXP USA, Inc. CALDWELL, ANDREW T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte COBB et al 13839587 - (D) BUSCH 103 COOLEY LLP BILLAH, MASUM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Fursund et al 14644830 - (D) BARRY 103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP LHYMN, SARAH

The mere fact that McGuire teaches a PPU that can perform parallel/concurrent processing of threads and programs does not mean that applying such concurrent processing to any two particular elements would have been obvious. As Judge Learned Hand long ago explained, simply finding prior art disclosures of the claimed elements is insufficient:

[a]ll machines are made up of the same elements; rods, pawls, pitmans, journals, toggles, gears, cams, and the like, all acting their parts as they always do and always must. All compositions are made of the same substances, retaining their fixed chemical properties. But the elements are capable of an infinity of permutations, and the selection of that group which proves serviceable to a given need may require a high degree of originality. It is that act of selection which is the invention ....

B.G. Corp. v. Walter Kidde & Co., 79 F.2d 20, 21—22 (2d Cir. 1935); accord KSR, 550 U.S. at 418.

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)   2114 ,   2141 ,   2141.01(a) ,   2141.03 ,   2142 ,   2143 ,   2143.01 ,   2143.02 ,   2144.05 ,   2145,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04 

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Sharp et al 13028810 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Covidien LP VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2477 Ex Parte Jeong et al 13946825 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 DOCKET CLERK REDDIVALAM, SRINIVASA R

2491 Ex Parte Harkins 13783001 - (D) CUTITTA dissenting-in-part THOMAS 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise FAROOQUI, QUAZI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte TANNER 13781896 - (D) JENKS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHUI, MEI PING

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Koenigsmann 12737905 - (D) TIMM 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP ARCIERO, ADAM A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte WYATT et al 13025082 - (D) BUSCH 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E

2491 Ex Parte Carter 13479539 - (D) GALLIGAN 102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/ APPLE INC. POPHAM, JEFFREY D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2654 Ex Parte Gautama 14520090 - (D) KRIVAK 112(6)/103 NXP B.V. SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN

2694 Ex Parte Yamamoto et al 14066742 - (D) PINKERTON 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) MARINELLI, PATRICK

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2825 Ex Parte SONG et al 14499149 - (D) OGDEN 102/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM BUI, THA-O H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Aspen et al 12359079 - (D) POTHIER 112(1)/102/103 112(1)/101 Patterson & Sheridan - The Boeing Company PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3643 Ex Parte Harwood 13683700 - (D) DOUGAL dissenting McCARTHY 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP STAMFORD NGUYEN, SON T

3649 Ex Parte Hearnes et al 13737489 - (D) HOELTER 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (United Parcel Service, Inc.) BORISSOV, IGORN

3683 Ex Parte Carlson et al 13274231 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA AUSTIN, JAMIE H

3688 Ex Parte Biswas et al 12273925 - (D) BUSCH 103 101/103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 REAGAN, JAMES A

3693 Ex Parte Cunningham et al 14012997 - (D) CUTITTA Dissenting MOORE 101 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI WEISBERGER, RICHARD C

3696 Ex Parte Shirey et al 13271122 - (D) HOFFMANN 101 Jackson Walker LLP PATEL, JAGDISH

transocean, ksr

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Grudzinski et al 12556323 - (D) PYONIN 101 BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION HOLCOMB, MARK

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Moore 13712571 - (D) BROWNE 103 Quinn IP Law/NIKE, Inc. BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER

The Examiner merely opines that an increase in offset potential is desirable, without explaining why that would be so. However, “it is not enough to simply show that the references disclose the claim limitations; in addition, ‘it can be important to identify a reason that would have prompted a person of ordinary skill in the art to combine the elements as the new invention does.’”  Transocean Offshore Deepwater v. Maersk Contractors, 617 F. 3d 1296, 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (citing KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 401 (2007)).

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)  2141 ,   2144.05 ,   2145 ,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04

3762 Ex Parte CORVI et al 13281761 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. FLORY, CHRISTOPHER A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte KÄFER et al 13762632 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. TRINIDAD-BORGES, JOSEPHINE

3777 Ex Parte Kamalakaran et al 14112664 - (D) MAJORS 102/103 102 41.50 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LUONG, PETER

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte McGeechan et al 12727405 - (D) FLAX 103 McBee Moore Woodward & Vanik IP, LLC MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA

1631 Ex Parte Deslauriers et al 12462713 - (D) SMITH 103 101 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY DEJONG, ERIC S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Ex Parte Yin 14106922 - (D) BAIN 103 VERIZON MCBETH, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Matsui 14476405 - (D) BAIN 102 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. CASCHERA, ANTONIO A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2865 Ex Parte Jaiswal et al 13017968 - (D) OWENS 101 41.50 112(1) YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. PARK, HYUN D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte YAMADA 12690591 - (D) HAGY 101 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC PATEL, NEHA

3688 Ex Parte Doughty et al 13691054 - (D) MOHANTY 103 112(1)/112(2)/101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (AOL Inc.) ANDERSON, SCOTT C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Gillies 13130694 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P C TSAI, MICHAEL JASPER

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte SAMARANAYAKE et al 13858393 - (R) LEBOVITZ 103 PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT ATTORNEYS, LLC WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA

depuy spine, KSR

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte RIM et al 13631457 - (D) CASHION 102 Okamoto & Benedicto LLP CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Pendharkar et al 12712186 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 FisherBroyles, LLP TSUI, DANIEL D

2182 Ex Parte Arslan et al 11919270 - (D) CHEN 102/103 QUALLCOMM INCORPORATED GIROUX, GEORGE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Briand et al 13981035 - (D) SHIANG 101 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson DORVIL, RICHEMOND

3711 Ex Parte TACHIBANA et al 13690651 - (D) BROWN 103 BIRCH, STEWART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN

3786 Ex Parte Woerlein 11750353 - (D) GRIMES 112(2)/103 Tucker Ellis LLP Brainlab AG BRUTUS, JOEL F

 See DePuy Spine, Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc., 567 F.3d 1314, 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2009)  (“Although predictability is a touchstone of obviousness, the ‘predictable result’ discussed in KSR [KSR Intern. Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398 (2007)] refers not only to the expectation that prior art elements are capable of being physically combined, but also that the combination would have worked for its intended purpose.”);

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)  2141 ,   2144.05 ,   2145 ,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Ito et al 13982613 - (D) HOUSEL 103 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. SCHLEIS, DANIEL J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Asenjo et al 14087977 - (D) POTHIER 103 112(2)/103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION / AT&W HUNTLEY, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte BOBBA et al 13288298 - (D) BUI 112(2)102/103 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP CHENEVERT, PAUL A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte WANG et al 12403901 - (D) REN 102/103 Cardinal Health, Inc. CAI, WENWEN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Toh 13929138 - (D) POTHIER 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. WYNNE, DAVID J

2172 Ex Parte Migos et al 13076411 - (D) SAADAT 103 DENTONS US LLP.- Apple TAN, ALVIN H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2665 Ex Parte Nempont et al 14438229 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CHOI, TIMOTHY WING HO

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Lando 14323979 - (D) SNAY 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC COLLINS, DARRYL J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Favre et al 13700643 - (D) JURGOVAN 101 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. JEANTY, ROMAIN

3623 Ex Parte LaFever et al 13764773 - (D) DEJMEK 101/103 Blank Rome LLP - Houston General BOSWELL, BETH V

3689 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 12330699 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 101/112(2) Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Kempker et al 12620999 - (D) KERINS 103 James E. Shultz Jr. NGUYEN, PHONG H

3761 Ex Parte Ruman et al 12580847 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. KIDWELL, MICHELE M

bayer4, o'farrell, ksr

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Ex Parte Deighton et al 13054593 - (D) SMITH 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J

2859 Ex Parte Brandt et al 12785285 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 Toler Law Group Boeing (TLG) OMAR, AHMED H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Rubens et al 13431312 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

3726 Ex Parte Lambert 13946133 - (D) DOUGAL 102/103 Scott P. Zimmerman, PLLC - Others AVERICK, LAWRENCE

3727 Ex Parte Samuels et al 13608640 - (D) OSINSKI 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP BERRY, STEPHANIE R

3744 Ex Parte Chamorro et al 12694447 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 Hubbard Johnston, PLLC Lennox International Inc. COMINGS, DANIEL C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Orr et al 13455925 - (D) CASHION 102/103 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY UTT, ETHAN A

1791 Ex Parte Scholz et al 12937536 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 double patenting Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP DICUS, TAMRA

1791 Ex Parte Schwaier et al 13577373 - (D) INGLESE 103 103/double patenting Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) BEKKER, KELLY JO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Buehrle et al 13451576 - (D) CAPP 103 112(2) BSH Home Appliances Corporation ARANT, HARRY E

[A]n invention is not obvious to try where vague prior art does not guide an inventor toward a particular solution. A finding of obviousness would not obtain where “what was ‘obvious to try’ was to explore a new technology or general approach that seemed to be a promising field of experimentation, where the prior art gave only general guidance as to the particular form of the claimed invention or how to achieve it.” [cit. omitted]. This expresses the same idea as the KSR requirement that the identified solutions be “predictable.”

Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., 575 F.3d 1341, 1347 (2009) (citing In re O’Farrell, 853 F.2d 894, 903 (Fed. Cir. 1988), and KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 421 (2007)).

O’Farrell, In re, 853 F.2d 894, 7 USPQ2d 1673 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 2143.01 , 2143.02 , 2144.08 , 2145

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)  2141 ,   2144.05 ,   2145 ,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte DEURA et al 12345100 - (D) HEANEY 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. POLYANSKY, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 13893129 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Novel IP FILIPCZYK, MARCIN R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Ratica et al 13298811 - (D) HUME 103 FAY SHARPE LLP TRAN, TONGOC

2449 Ex Parte Newton et al 12773086 - (D) SAADAT 101 103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC CELANI, NICHOLAS P

2476 Ex Parte KIM et al 14587487 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. GHAFOERKHAN, FAIYAZKHAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Agin 10504082 - (D) HUME 112(1)/103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (ALU) CAI, WAYNE HUU

2685 Ex Parte Kildal 13090382 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation YU, ROYIT

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte TAKEMURA 14552556 - (D) CASHION 103/double patenting FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) ALROBAIE, KHAMDAN N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Ito 11401950 - (D) YAP 102 101 Foley & Lardner LLP VAN BRAMER, JOHN W

3629 Ex Parte Karabulut et al 11872330 - (D) SILVERMAN 102 101/double patenting FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P

3651 Ex Parte Benedetti et al 13379716 - (D) MELVIN 103 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC SCA Hygiene Products AB RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L

3656 Ex Parte Perry et al 13469656 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 BrooksGroup YABUT, DANIEL D

3662 Ex Parte Barker et al 13852097 - (D) WINSOR 103 HONEYWELL/ADDITON WILLIAMS, KELLY D

3673 Ex Parte Lee 12927654 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. Concurring-In-Part Dissenting-In-Part BAUMEISTER 102 103 IMPERIUM PATENT WORKS ADEBOYEJO, IFEOLU A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte BLUM et al 12969902 - (D) MURPHY 103 112(2)/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN

3731 Ex Parte Slazas et al 13076474 - (D) FLAX 103/double patenting JOHNSON & JOHNSON YABUT, DIANE D

3732 Ex Parte Walanski et al 12434785 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY NELSON, MATTHEW M

3779 Ex Parte GAVRIELY 13902888 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP LEUBECKER, JOHN P

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 INPHI CORPORATION Requester v. NETLIST, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7636274 et al 12408652 95001337 - (R) JEFFERY 103 MASCHOFF BRENNAN Third Party Requester: PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP PEIKARI, BEHZAD original SOFOCLEOUS, ALEXANDER

KSR, kahn, nuvasive

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Aruga 12811339 - (D) HEANEY 103/double patenting OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. WALKER, KEITH D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Kesling et al 12167295 - (D) LEE 103 KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP DEAN, RAYMOND S

As part of the obviousness analysis, particularly when combining teachings from multiple references, we must consider “whether there was an apparent reason to combine the known elements in the fashion claimed by the patent at issue.” See KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 418 (2007) (citing In re Kahn, 441 F.3d 977, 988 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (requiring “articulated reasoning with some rational underpinning to support the legal conclusion of obviousness”)); In re Nuvasive, Inc., 842 F.3d 1376, 1382 (Fed. Cir. 2016).

Kahn, In re, 441 F.3d 977, 78 USPQ2d 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2143.01 , 2144

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)  2141 ,   2144.05 ,   2145 ,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Duppert 13428406 - (D) SHAH 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. WAN, DEMING

3762 Ex Parte STEWART et al 13084853 - (D) PRATS 103 Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Cafferty et al 13275368 - (D) WIEKER 112(2)/103 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation CHOU, JIMMY

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte OLEARY 13113785 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 103/double patenting Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP COONEY, JOHN M

1767 Ex Parte Inamdar 13612083 - (D) PRAISS 103 Baker & Hostetler LLP HEINCER, LIAM J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Lin et al 11834164 - (D) MURPHY 112(2) 103 FULWIDER PATTON, LLP (ABBOTT) KRUER, KEVIN R

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY and INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Requester, v. ACQIS LLC, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7376779 et al 11/166,656 95001475 - (S) SIU 103 COOLEY LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: HAYNES AND BOONE LLP, IP Section BANANKHAH, MAJID A original PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex parte MYPORT IP, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7778440 et al 90013255 - (D) JEFFERY 112(2) 112(1)/112(2)/103 HOWISON & ARNOTT, L.L.P WEAVER, SCOTT LOUIS original SHERALI, ISHRAT I

KSR, B.G.Corp

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Meier et al 13266210 - (D) WILSON 103 BRIAN ROFFE, ESQ YOON, KEVIN E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Adkins et al 13449860 - (D) BARRY 103 WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. IBM CORP. (WIP) WILLIS, AMANDA LYNN

"[A] patent composed of several elements is not proved obvious merely by demonstrating that each of its elements was, independently, known in the prior art." KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 418 (2007).

All machines are made up of the same elements; rods, pawls, pitmans, journals, toggles, gears, cams, and the like, all acting their parts as they always do and always must. All compositions are made of the same substances, retaining their fixed chemical properties. But the elements are capable of an infinity of permutations, and the selection of that group which proves serviceable to a given need may require a high degree of originality. It is that act of selection which is the invention ....

B.G. Corp. v. Walter Kidde & Co., Inc., 79 F.2d 20, 21-22 (2d Cir. 1935).

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)  2141 ,   2144.05 ,   2145 ,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Conklin et al 13625575 - (D) HUGHES 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise BEHESHTI SHIRAZ!, SAYED ARESH

2448 Ex Parte NITIN et al 13571214 - (D) BEAMER 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise VU, VIET D

2486 Ex Parte Gunter et al 13036347 - (D) HOWARD 102 Okamoto & Benedicto LLP RAO, ANAND SHASHIKANT

2491 Ex Parte Tan et al 11682544 - (D) HUGHES 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. LAGOR, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Lee et al 12949931 - (D) KRIVAK 103 F CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC TRUONG, NGUYEN H

2631 Ex Parte Xia et al 13086060 - (D) BAIN 102 Slater Matsil, LLP TIMORY, KABIR A

2683 Ex Parte Ono et al 12461756 - (D) NAPPI 103 41.50 103 Squire PB (NV A/DC Office) YANG, JAMES J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Chann et al 12837530 - (D) GUPTA 103 LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP CARTER, MICHAEL W

2886 Ex Parte SMEETS 13370102 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP AKANBI, ISIAKA 0

2892 Ex Parte Roest et al 13264816 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 NXP B.V. HUBER, ROBERT T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Miller et al 11458071 - (D) LORIN 103 41.50 101 WALGREEN CO. LAW DEPARTMENT HUNTER, SEAN KRISTOPHER

3626 Ex Parte Ridenour 12041868 - (D) MEYERS 102/103 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP LAM, ELIZA ANNE

3646 Ex Parte Ahlfeld et al 12152293 - (D) BROWN 112(1)/102/103 TerraPower, LLC MCGUE, FRANK J

3655 Ex Parte Lang et al 12894542 - (D) LANEY 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. FLUHART, STACEY A

3661 Ex Parte DIETEWICH et al 13441392 - (D) ASTORINO 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP HUYNH, LUAT T

3686 Ex Parte Chossat et al 12803574 - (D) FISCHETTI 102 Cheryl F Cohen, LLC SEOH, MINNAH L

3686 Ex Parte Hughes et al 12704684 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP WILLIAMS, TERESA S

3694 Ex Parte Ohnemus et al 11823004 - (D) LORIN 103 41.50 101 CROWELL & MORING LLP CRANFORD, MICHAEL D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Loose et al 12357078 - (D) WARNER 102/103 NIXON PEABODY LLP HU, KANG

3727 Ex Parte GIBSON et al 13005577 - (D) WORTH 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. HONG, DANNY

3738 Ex Parte Dell 12295815 - (D) STEPINA 102 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP PRESTON, REBECCA STRASZHEIM

3771 Ex Parte Sullivan et al 12698307 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Browdy and Neimark, PLLC LOUIS, LATOYA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Prencipe et al 12866780 - (D) NEWMAN 103 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY PEEBLES, KATHERINE

1628 Ex Parte Gurtner et al 13706186 - (D) SCHNEIDER 112(1) 102/103 Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Ozanne 13140518 - (D) PAK 103 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago COX, STEPHANIE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Czerwinski et al 13069015 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 102 LEE & HAYES, PLLC AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Velummylum et al 13161099 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte Luke et al 14017090 - (D) HEANEY 102 102 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP LLP BERHANU, SAMUEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Padam et al 12911427 - (D) LORIN 112(1) 112(2)/103 41.50 101 AMARJIT S. PADAM COPPOLA, JACOB C

3657 Ex Parte Giazotto 10592354 - (D) LANEY 103 103 PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, PA NGUYEN, VU Q

3686 Ex Parte Brown 11474708 - (D) BAYAT 103 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP REYES, REGINALD R

3689 Ex Parte Drew et al 12893795 - (D) MOHANTY 112(1)/102/103 101 Hewlett Packard Enterprise GILKEY, CARRIE STRODER

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Lewis et al 13548524 - (D) HASTINGS 112(1) 103 PPG Industries, Inc. CAMERON, ERMA C

1735 Ex Parte Trumble 13441611 - (D) DERRICK 103 Hartman Global IP Law/ Purdue Research Foundation HEVEY, JOHN A

1756 Ex Parte Barclay et al 13239447 - (D) SQUIRE 112(1)/103/double patenting Parsons Summa RAPHAEL, COLLEEN M

1765 Ex Parte Ohta et al 12529979 - (D) PAK 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC LENIHAN, JEFFREYS

1785 Ex Parte Meersseman et al 12481041 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Capitol City TechLaw, PLLC POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2122 Ex Parte Wagner et al 12800913 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 BAE SYSTEMS SECK, ABABACAR

2127 Ex Parte Samak Sangari et al 13166306 - (D) Per Curiam 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. SAAVEDRA, EMILIO J

2144 Ex Parte CHOI et al 12976306 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P,C JUNG, SEUNG WOON

2159 Ex Parte Marum et al 13159682 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 112(1)/double patenting Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP IBM Lotus & Rational SW CASANOVA, JORGE A

2174 Ex Parte Aguren 13260127 - (D) MOORE 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise SHIAU, SHEN C

2178 Ex Parte Wall 11255078 - (D) HAGY 103 Llewellyn Wall TSUI, WILSON W

2182 Ex Parte Hardage et al 12926415 - (D) AMUNDSON 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. GIROUX, GEORGE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte KANNAN et al 13765137 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P,C, CHOWDHURY, SUMAIYA A

2433 Ex Parte JANG et al 12645358 - (D) KRIVAK 103 IP LEGAL SERVICES, LLC TRAN, ELLEN C

2452 Ex Parte Gerdes et al 12312509 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Slayden Grnbert Beard PLLC WIDHALM DE RODRIG, ANGELA MARIE

2462 Ex Parte Griot et al 12851679 - (D) CRAIG 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED CHEN, PETER

2466 Ex Parte Baldemair et al 12746899 - (D) LENTIVECH 112(1) 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS

2467 Ex Parte Zhou et al 13332097 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 Huawei Technologies Co,, Ltd, SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C

2491 Ex Parte Marilly et al 12935996 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT GRACIA, GARY S

2492 Ex Parte Kerpez 11341226 - (D) Per Curiam 102/103 102/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

2494 Ex Parte Wackerly et al 13620255 - (D) CHEN 112(1) 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise ALATA, AYOUB

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte JAHNKE et al 14023942 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. HARRIS, DOROTHY H

2628 Ex Parte Eldridge 12792165 - (D) DANG 103 STEINS & ASSOCIATES MISHLER, ROBIN J

2657 Ex Parte Hain et al 13517961 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Cozen O'Connor ROBERTS, SHAUN A

2677 Ex Parte Pizot et al 13882749 - (D) NAPPI 103 HP Inc, BATAILLE, FRANTZ

2693 Ex Parte Eckhoff et al 12655194 - (D) HOMERE 103 Advent, LLP/INTELLECTUAL VENTURES MA, CALVIN

2694 Ex Parte Hotelling et al 11818498 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA MOON, SEOKYUN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Roucka et al 13619736 - (D) PRAISS 103 ROBERT A, PARSONS INGHAM, JOHN C

2823 Ex Parte Kazlas et al 12987418 - (D) PRAISS 103 E INK CORPORATION NGUYEN, KHIEM D

2833 Ex Parte Marcellino 13438995 - (D) DERRICK 103 FAY SHARPE LLP MISKA, VIT W

2883 Ex Parte Fairneny 13113778 - (D) DERRICK 103 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC LAM, HUNG Q

2884 Ex Parte Wynn 12926362 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 Endress+Hauser, Inc. PatServe US LEE, SHUN K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Rose et al 12064083 - (D) MEYERS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PATEL, NEHA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Shikhman 10988996 - (D) REIMERS 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP YABUT, DIANE D

3763 Ex Parte Racz 11853785 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Ramey & Schwaller, LLP BOSWORTH, KAMI A

3779 Ex Parte Eisele 12784265 - (D) STEPINA 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC NEWTON, ALEXANDRA L

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Costa 12533050 - (R) BARRY double patenting 102/103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2655 Ex Parte Westermann 12277272 - (R) AMUNDSON 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC ETESAM, AMIR HOSSEIN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Paradis et al 11339499 - (R) PER CURIAM 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP (Zimmer Cas) BRUTUS, JOEL F

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 GOODMAN GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC. Requester v. CARRIER CORPORATION Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,243,004 B2 et al 10/752,628 95002304 - (D) MARTIN 112(1)/102/103 112(1)/314 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original KASENGE, CHARLES R

REISSUE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Qi et al 13/963,707 7,996,267 12/436,700 13963707 - (D) MacDONALD 101 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP TARAE, CATHERINE MICHELLE original AIRAPETIAN, MILA