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Reversed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1645 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois 16116203 GRIMES 112(1)  LICATA & TYRRELL P.C. ZEMAN, ROBERT A
 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1782 SARTORIUS STEDIM FMT SAS 14761677 REN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC PATTERSON, MARC A

1787 Dow Global Technologies LLC 15564134 HASTINGS 103 The Dow Chemical Company SHAH, SAMIR

1793 FRIES4ALL B.V. 15560908 ROBERTSON 103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

1799 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16756231 SCHNEIDER 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HURST, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2112 Pure Storage, Inc. 16381581 REAGAN 103 41.50 112(2) Pure Storage c/o KLS LLP ALSHACK, OSMAN M

2128 INTUIT INC. 15796374 ARPIN 103 41.50 103 DLA PIPER LLP US - INTUIT GIROUX, GEORGE

2165 International Business Machines Corporation 16775277 DEJMEK 103 41.50 103 International Business Machines Corporation c/o Proactive Patents CHBOUKI, TAREK

2175 MagnaView B.V. 17254705 HORVATH 103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC PARCHER, DANIEL W

2191 Oracle International Corporation 17091849 SILVERMAN 103 Invoke / Oracle VO, TED T

2194 Automation Anywhere, Inc. 16671130 CHEN 102/103 TI Law Group, PC YUN, CARINA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2421 Sonos, Inc. 17145268 CHUNG 102/103 LS3 Sonos Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

2627 Tahoe Research, Ltd. 16866520 SHIANG 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC MERCEDES, DISMERY E

2689 Disney Enterprises, Inc. 16851470 COURTENAY 112(1)/112(2)/103 ESPLIN & ASSOCIATES (Disney) c/o DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. WONG, ALBERT KANG

See MPEP § 2163.06: “Relationship of Written Description Requirement to New Matter.” “The question whether new matter has been added to an application is a question of fact.” Commonwealth Sci. and Indus. Rsch. Org. v. Buffalo Tech., Inc.Commonwealth Sci. and Indus. Rsch. Org. v. Buffalo Tech., Inc., 542 F.3d 1363, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2008). Cf. Anascape, Ltd. v. Nintendo of Am., Inc., 601 F.3d 1333, 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (“[a] description can be broadened by removing limitations” which is “classical new matter” (citing Baldwin Graphic Sys., Inc. v. Siebert, Inc., 512 F.3d 1338, 1344 (Fed. Cir. 2008))).

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2836 Omron Corporation 16282360 TIMM 103 OSHA BERGMAN WATANABE & BURTON LLP AMRANY, ADI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3661 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 16534153 MEDLOCK 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD PEKO, BRITTANY RENEE

3685 MasterCard International Incorporated 15342463 FETTING 103 MASTERCARD / PANITCH SCHWARZE XIAO, ZESHENG

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1791 Ideators, LLC 15852078 BEST 103 103 Lerner David LLP SMITH, CHAIM A

1791 DUPONT NUTRITION USA, INC. 15564757 INGLESE 103 103 International N&H Denmark Aps STULII, VERA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2465 Apple Inc. 16637660 CHUNG concurring FRAHM 103 103 41.50 112(2) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. LAM, YEE F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2821 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 17111838 THOMAS 103 103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. TRAN, TONY

2858 Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH 16744213 DEJMEK
112(2)/103 112(1)  Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) SCHINDLER, DAVID M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3662 Robert Bosch GmbH 16628517 SONG 102/103 112(2) NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP SU, STEPHANIE T

3672 THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC. 17093802 BROWN 103 103  SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. WRIGHT, GIOVANNA COLLINS

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 Colgate-Palmolive Company 17003446 LEBOVITZ 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY WEBB, WALTER E

1613 The Procter & Gamble Company 15949539 LEBOVITZ 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S

1615 L'OREAL 15101575 GRIMES 103 The Marbury Law Group, PLLC PALENIK, JEFFREY T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1717 Chemetall GmbH 15759870 INGLESE 103 Armstrong Teasdale LLP ZHANG, HAI Y

1734 Aerojet Rocketyne, Inc. 15762761 ROSS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./AEROJET ROCKETDYNE FELTON, AILEEN BAKER

1743 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 16608230 KENNEDY 103/OTDP Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P. / HP Inc. TSUI, YUNG-SHENG M

1755 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited 17011409 KENNEDY 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP YAARY, ERIC

1795 UT-Battelle, LLC 15143651 ROBERTSON 103 Scully Scott Murphy & Presser PC KEELING, ALEXANDER W

1799 University of Chicago 15164798 Per curiam
102 41.50 112(1)/102 SHAY GLENN LLP/Talis/Chicago Univ HURST, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2116 Hayward Industries, Inc. 15957482 MacDONALD 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP / Hayward Industries, Inc. ERDMAN, CHAD G

2122 Artificial Intelligence Foundation, Inc. 15984386 HOFFMAN 103 Stupp Associates, LLC GERMICK, JOHNATHAN R

2147 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 16301238 WOODS 103 K&L Gates LLP Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. GIRI, PURSOTTAM

2159 salesforce.com, inc. 16121362 HOWARD 103 Kwan & Olynick LLP, Salesforce SOMERS, MARC S

2165 eBay Inc. 17004517 HUGHES 103/OTDP Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P./eBay Inc. CHBOUKI, TAREK

2173 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 17301809 HUME 103 IBM CORPORATION - PATENTS+ TEAM VU, KIEU D

2174 International Business Machines Corporation 15796855 EASTHOM 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC PHAM, LINH K

2175 Natus Medical Incorporated 16092199 REN 103 Widerman Malek, PL DISTEFANO, GREGORY A

2177 International Business Machines Corporation 16691726 NAPPI 103 IBM CORPORATION - PATENTS+ TEAM BLACKWELL, JAMES H

2191 KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 16316577 MacDONALD 101 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP UNG, LANNY N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2425 DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. 15355170 COURTENAY 103 DENTSPLY SIRONA INC. SCHNURR, JOHN R

2438 Robert Bosch GmbH 17032624 CRAIG
103/OTDP OTDP Dickinson Wright PLLC, Robert Bosch GmbH HERZOG, MADHURI R

2443 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP 16508267 THOMAS 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise TODD, GREGORY G

2454 UiPath, Inc. 17121631 COURTENAY 103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC BOOK, PHYLLIS A

2455 United States Cellular Corporation 17163935 DEJMEK 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD SISON, JUNE Y

2614 Procore Technologies, Inc. 16677081 CHUNG 103 Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP BADER, ROBERT N.

2621 FINGERPRINT CARDS AB 16640415 HUME 103 RMCK Law Group, PLC FLORES, ROBERTO W

2624 Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. 17392846 POTHIER 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES LU, WILLIAM

2625 Apple Inc. 16378357 CHUNG 103 Baker & Hostetler LLP (Apple) ELAHI, TOWFIQ

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2823 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 17136183 GUPTA 102/103 onsemi (AS) VU, VU A

2857 Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. 16316057 ROSS 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION IP DALBO, MICHAEL J

2877 Analog Devices, Inc. 16699677 Per Curiam 103 ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP TON, TRI T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3627 Misapplied Sciences, Inc. 15621846 CHEN 103 K&L Gates LLP - Seattle SITTNER, MICHAEL J

3629 eBay Inc. 16189776 SCHOPFER 103 FIG. 1 Patents/eBay SENSENIG, SHAUN D

3645 B-K Medical Aps 15129533 FETTING 103 DAUGHERTY & DEL ZOPPO CO., L.P.A. N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES

3664 iRobot Corporation 16565721 MacDONALD 103 SLW / iRobot Corporation KISWANTO, NICHOLAS

3683 KYNDRYL, INC. 16202366 STAICOVICI 101 Kyndryl, Inc. IQBAL, MUSTAFA

3683 Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. 16145811 MEDLOCK 101 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC / SR HENRY, MATTHEW D

3686 Enlitic, Inc. 16364396 BUI 101 Cochran Freund & Young, LLC SIOZOPOULOS, CONSTANTINE B

3687 NESTEC S.A. 15778861 PYONIN 103 41.50 101 K&L Gates LLP-Nestec S.A ORTIZ ROMAN, DENISSE Y

3691 Xero Limited 15667278 FETTING 101 Xero c/o Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. KAZIMI, HANI M

3698 FIDESSA TRADING UK LIMITED 15687257 HUTCHINGS 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. MUSTAFA, MOHAMMED H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3731 MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 16164007 WOOD 103 MICHAEL, BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (MT) HOWELL, SCOTT ANDREW

3763 NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC 16347223 FETTING 103 Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP LING, FOR K.

3791 RESMED SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 15752647 CAPP 101 Botos Churchill IP Law LLP AGAHI, PUYA

3799 Interblock d.d. 17064455 CAPP 101/102/103 BakerHostetler / Interblock USA, LLC COBURN, CORBETT B

RD00 Kyocera Corporation 16250203 DESHPANDE 103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. SLOMS, NICHOLAS

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte BARRETT et al 12646672 - (D) STEPINA 103 Sheridan Ross PC MAYO-PINNOCK, TARA LEIGH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Ali et al 13105869 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 A PATENT LAWYER, PLC MORGAN, EILEEN P

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Hara 12281348 - (D) HANLON 102/103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP USELDING, JOHN E

We understand the Appellant to be arguing that Okamoto does not provide an enabling disclosure for a composition that satisfies the formula in paragraph 4 of Okamoto (i.e., α > 1). In re Antor Media Corp., 689 F.3d 1282, 1287 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (“A prior art reference cannot anticipate a claimed invention ‘if the allegedly anticipatory disclosures cited as prior art are not enabled.’” (quoting Amgen Inc. v. Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc., 314 F.3d 1313, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2003))). The Appellant, not the Examiner, bears the burden of showing nonenablement. Antor Media, 689 F.3d at 1289.

1767 Ex Parte Shuler et al 12395578 - (D) McKELVEY 103 41.50 103 Fina Technology, Inc. BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Jackson 10898212 - (D) GREEN 112(2)/101 George G. Jackson BUSS, BENJAMIN J

2163 Ex Parte Seager et al 12774301 - (D) TROCK 103 VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy IBM CORPORATION HO, BINH VAN

2168 Ex Parte Taylor 12048619 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. TRAN, ANHTAI V

2173 Ex Parte Jette et al 12568008 - (D) DROESCH 102/103 ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE HOPE, DARRIN

Appellant's arguments also are predicated improperly on the steps of the method being preformed in the order recited in the claims (i.e., "subsequently restoring," "then restoring").  "[A]s a general rule[, a] claim is not limited to performance of the steps in the order recited, unless the claim explicitly or implicitly requires a specific order." Baldwin Graphic Sys. Inc. v. Siebert, Inc., 512 F.3d 1338, 1345 (citing Interactive Gift Express, Inc. v. Compuserve Inc., 256 F.3d 1323, 1342-43 (Fed, Cir. 2001)).

2175 Ex Parte OCONNER et al 12169327 - (D) EVANS 102 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) ORR, HENRY W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Davidson et al 11935933 - (D) PYONIN 103 Cochran Freund & Young/ AVAYA, Inc. KASSIM, KHALED M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Bissantz 11703874 - (D) PYONIN 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Gorelik et al 13289814 - (D) OWENS 103 Victor Gorelik CHOI, JAMES J

2882 Ex Parte Hembacher et al 11804632 - (D) BAER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) PERSAUD, DEORAM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Ex Parte WINSLOW 12958459 - (D) GUIJT 103 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS

3683 Ex Parte HOCKETT et al 12618989 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 PATENTS ON DEMAND, P.A. IBM-RSW GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE

3688 Ex Parte Nelson et al 11126930 - (D) FETTING concurring CRAWFORD 112(1)/103 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS WEISS, JOHN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Green 10447732 - (D) FISCHETTI 102/103 BURGESS LAW OFFICE, PLLC PETERSON, KENNETH E

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Lichtenberger 12883873 - (D) FREDMAN 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte Ishaque et al 12438296 - (D) SMITH 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP TENTONI, LEO B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte FANTL et al 12835056 - (D) GERSTENBLYTH 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3768 Ex Parte van der Kouwe et al 11977153 - (D) MILLS 102 QUARLES & BRADY LLP EVOY, NICHOLAS LANE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Wroblewski 11417764 - (D) PAULRAJ 102 102 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC OSMAN, RAMY M

We do not find the Examiner's interpretation of the claim language to be reasonable.  "[A]s a general rule the claim is not limited to performance of the steps in the order recited, unless the claim explicitly or implicitly requires a specific order."  Baldwin Graphic Sys. Inc. v. Siebert, Inc., 512 F. 3d 1338, 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (citing Interactive Gift Express, Inc. v. Compuserve Inc., 256 F.3d 1323, 1342-43 (Fed. Cir 2001)); see also In re Gleizer, 356 Fed. Appx. 415, 419 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 15, 2009) (non-precedential) (Even where claims are given their broadest reasonable interpretation before the PTO, method claims may implicitly necessitate the performance of steps in a particular order).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Reiter 10810638 - (D) TIMM 103 Tabarrock & Zahrt (10/11 Seagate) MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

1792 Ex Parte KAMPER et al 12212149 - (D) OWENS 103 John A. O'Toole WILLIAMS, LELA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Baek et al 11387866 - (D) STRAUSS 103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. KEATON, SHERROD L

2166 Ex Parte Knittel et al 11417560 - (D) DANG 102 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. PHAM, KHANH B

2178 Ex Parte Chakra et al 11845176 - (D) JENKS 103 Jordan IP Law (IBM-RSW) TSUI, WILSON W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Kuether et al 11931450 - (D) FISHMAN 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. ALAM, MUSHFIKH I

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Landschaft et al 11530239 - (D) BOUDREAU 103 HITT GAINES, PC HUA, QUAN M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Furukawa et al 10767065 - (D) KATZ 103 IBM CORPORATION NADAV, ORI

2878 Ex Parte Aufranc et al 11640041 - (D) DELMENDO 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LE, BAO-LUAN Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Eckstein 12223531 - (D) WORTH 103 DREISS, FUHLENDORF, STEIMLE & BECKER HICKS, VICTORIA J

REHEARING

DENIED 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 Ex Parte FREYER 12624282 - (D) HOELTER 103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. ANDREWS, DAVID L

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Ex parte CIAN IP LLC Patent Owner Ex Parte 5659680 et al 08/491,341 90012410 - (D) DANG 103 Ascenda Law Group, PC Third Party Requester: MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN KOWERT & GOETZEL, PC STEELMAN, MARY J original PALYS, JOSEPH E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 Ex parte HYBRID AUDIO, LLC Patent Owner Ex Parte RE40,281 E et al 10/994,925 90012364 - (D) DANG 102/103 Sheridan Ross, PC Third Party Requester: PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP (CV) SORRELL, ERON J original KNEPPER, DAVID D

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10732862

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Sawhney et al 10795132 - (D) SCHEINER 103 DARDI & HERBERT, PLLC MAEWALL, SNIGDHA

1615 Ex Parte Wu et al 10663568 - (D) SCHEINER 112(1)/112(2)/103 SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP WORSHAM, JESSICA N

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Ding et al 11166659 - (D) HOFF 103 Synopsys/Fenwick LO, SUZANNE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Butterworth 11796076 - (D) JENKS Concurring McCOLLUM 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY YENKE, BRIAN P

2437 Ex Parte Nyberg 10256256 - (D) KRIVAK 112(1) Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L

2446 Ex Parte Korzinov et al 10854532 - (D) EVANS 101/103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC GILLIS, BRIAN J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2679 Ex Parte Visser 10512721 - (D) CHEN 112(1)/103 Philips Electronics North America Corporation BROOME, SAID A

2695 Ex Parte Musto 11042893 - (D) KRIVAK 103 COOPER & DUNHAM, LLP LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2898 Ex Parte Rulke et al 10987484 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. c/o Williams, Morgan & Amerson MALDONADO, JULIO J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte Leach et al 11699638 - (D) KERINS 103 LLNS / John P. Wooldridge LOBO, IAN J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Saito et al 10532586 - (D) ASTORINO 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. SCRUGGS, ROBERT J

3745 Ex Parte Chen 10552376 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 HONEYWELL/GRIECCI VERDIER, CHRISTOPHER M

3767 Ex Parte Chew 12227342 - (D) WALSH 103 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/Ann Arbor PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

3767 Ex Parte Trovato et al 12306017 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Harter Secrest & Emery LLP PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

3769 Ex Parte Rioux et al 11879537 - (D) McCOLLUM 102/103 Mayer & Williams CRANDALL, LYNSEY P

3775 Ex Parte Colquhoun et al 11754925 - (D) GREEN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E

3777 Ex Parte Schroder et al 11775915 - (D) JENKS Concurring McCOLLUM 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP GUPTA, VANI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1648 Ex Parte Lyons et al 10732862 - (D) JENKS 112(1) 103/obvious-type double patenting Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz LUCAS, ZACHARIAH

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte BABITZ 12636626 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1) 102/103 Albemarle Netherlands B.V. WOOD, JARED M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Wisniewski et al 10724845 - (D) CURCURI 102 102/103 HARRINGTON & SMITH WALSH, JOHN B

2478 Ex Parte Parry et al 10615764 - (D) FRAHM 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SMARTH, GERALD A

“[A]lthough a method claim necessarily recites the steps of the method in a particular order, as a general rule the claim is not limited to performance of the steps in the order recited, unless the claim explicitly or implicitly requires a specific order.” Baldwin Graphics Systems, Inc. v. Siebert, Inc., 512 F.3d 1338, 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2008); see also Interactive Gift Express, Inc. v. Compuserve Inc., 256 F.3d 1323, 1342-43 (Fed. Cir. 2001).

2494 Ex Parte Boemker et al 11623606 - (D) JEFFERY 103 102/103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP ABRISHAMKAR, KAVEH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte Abraham 11771831 - (D) MOORE 103 obvious-type double patenting STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

2657 Ex Parte BROSTROM 11456517 - (D) McKONE 103 103 MOORE AND VAN ALLEN PLLC FOR SEMC KAZEMINEZHAD, FARZAD

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2879 Ex Parte Vardeny et al 11404646 - (D) EVANS 103 103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Whitney 11245648 - (D) KERINS 103 103 MCGUIREWOODS, LLP KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K

3664 Ex Parte Valen et al 10491295 - (D) MORRISON 102/103 102/103 VENABLE LLP AMIN, BHAVESH V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Mathys 11222468 - (D) McCARTHY 102/103 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC LEWIS, JUSTIN V

3741 Ex Parte Vinson et al 10783162 - (D) RICE 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DWIVEDI, VIKANSHA S

3752 Ex Parte Carey et al 11809290 - (D) POWELL 102 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 BUCKNAM AND ARCHER HWU, DAVIS D

3767 Ex Parte Guo et al 11967219 - (D) SCHEINER 103 obviousness-type double patenting SJM/AFD-WILEY Kite & Key, LLC OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

3782 Ex Parte Littlejohn et al 10963686 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 103 Georgia-Pacific LLC DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1648 Ex Parte Lyons et al 11508655 - (D) JENKS 112(1)/103/obvious-type double patenting Edward P.Gamson LUCAS, ZACHARIAH

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Macor et al 10566741 - (D) METZ 103 BASF Corporation HORNING, JOEL G

1746 Ex Parte Kannankeril et al 10522473 - (D) TIMM 103 Sealed Air Corporation SCHATZ, CHRISTOPHER T

1746 Ex Parte Kannankeril et al 10858803 - (D) TIMM 103 SEALED AIR CORPORATION GOFF II, JOHN L

1781 Ex Parte Hayes et al 12262883 - (D) COLAIANNI 103/obviousness-type double patenting E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY KHAN, TAHSEEN

1788 Ex Parte LANDRY et al 11680344 - (D) PRAISS 103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC LE, HOA T

1789 Ex Parte Angadjivand et al 11693186 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103/obvious-type double patenting 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY STEELE, JENNIFER A

1791 Ex Parte Owoc 11703307 - (D) NAGUMO 103 SALIWANCHIK, LLOYD & EISENSCHENK DEGUIRE, KATHERINE E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Guillen et al 10488984 - (D) MOORE 103 Thomson Multimedia Licensing Inc LY, CHEYNE D

2191 Ex Parte Herle 10600223 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Docket Clerk RAMPURIA, SATISH

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Dow et al 10396230 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP LIN, JASON K

2442 Ex Parte Eisen 10464335 - (D) MOORE 103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN

2444 Ex Parte Cai 10210989 - (D) RUGGIERO 103/Obviousness-type Double Patenting Rejection Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt IBRAHIM, MOHAMED

2444 Ex Parte Hubis 10714031 - (D) THOMAS 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP BENGZON, GREG C

2453 Ex Parte Molnar 09934738 - (D) NEW 103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

2485 Ex Parte Sorebo 11028085 - (D) DANG 112(1)/103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. TORRENTE, RICHARD T

2641 Ex Parte Kikuchi 10574664 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP MEHRPOUR, NAGHMEH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Haidar 10416807 - (D) McKONE 103 BREINER & BREINER, L.L.C. PHAM, TUAN

2649 Ex Parte Niemi et al 10517533 - (D) DIXON 101/112(1)/103 Nokia Corporation Squire Sanders (US) LLP ALAM, FAYYAZ

2651 Ex Parte Erhart et al 10900560 - (D) HOFF 102/103 Cochran Freund & Young/ AVAYA, Inc. BLAIR, KILE O

2662 Ex Parte Singh 11164641 - (D) HUGHES 103 SCENERA RESEARCH, LLC OSINSKI, MICHAEL S

2664 Ex Parte Robsarve 11753833 - (D) DANG 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP WARREN A. SKLAR (SOER) DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D

2828 Ex Parte Pezeshki et al 10794785 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Moran 11556860 - (D) MOORE 103 OSHA, LIANG LLP / SMITH SCHECHTER, ANDREW M

2885 Ex Parte Scannell 11801016 - (D) McKONE 103 Robert F. Scannell. Jr. TSIDULKO, MARK

2889 Ex Parte Choi et al 10788153 - (D) MOORE 103 F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC MAI, ANH T

2891 Ex Parte Chen et al 11543638 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP WRIGHT, TUCKER J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Smith 10701146 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(1)/103 Sue Z. Shaper DINH, TIEN QUANG

3644 Ex Parte Lynch 11402099 - (D) POWELL 103 James Ray & Associates Intellectual Property, LLC BERONA, KIMBERLY SUE

3654 Ex Parte Fast et al 11899260 - (D) SAINDON 103 JOHNS MANVILLE CAMPOS, JR, JUAN J

3657 Ex Parte Noguchi et al 11822671 - (D) POWELL 103 OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC WILLIAMS, THOMAS J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Johnson et al 10876215 - (D) SAINDON 101/103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA PAGE, EVAN RANDALL

3716 Ex Parte Frenkel 11183247 - (D) JUNG 102/103 GTC Law Group LLP & Affiliates c/o CPA Global RADA, ALEX P

To satisfy the due diligence showing requirement of 37 C.F.R. § 1.131, Appellant must present proof of diligence, no matter how short the period to be covered. In re Mulder, 716 F.2d 1542, 1545 (Fed. Cir. 1983) (noting that focusing on the shortness of the period to be covered—two days—is misleading where there is no evidence of record showing diligence). Moreover, to establish diligence, the inventor must provide specific details as to what was done and when it was done during the critical period. See Gould v. Schawlow, 363 F.2d 908, 918 (CCPA 1966).

Mulder, In re, 716 F.2d 1542, 219 USPQ 189 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 2138.06, 2183, 2184

Gould v. Schawlow, 363 F.2d 908, 150 USPQ 634 (CCPA 1966) 2138.06

To establish diligence for constructive reduction to practice, the attorney’s diligence must be shown. “[R]easonable diligence can be shown if it is established that the attorney worked reasonably hard on the particular application in question during the continuous critical period.” Cf. Bey v. Kollonitsch, 806 F.2d 1024, 1027 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (interference). “[The inventor’s] records did not show the exact days when activity specific to this application occurred. Thus, we cannot say that the board clearly erred in finding that ‘the documented activities with regard to [the present application] are insufficient by themselves to prove diligence.’” Id. at 1028 (second brackets in original). “[I]t may not be possible for a patent attorney to begin working on an application at the moment the inventor makes the disclosure, because the attorney may already have a backlog of other cases demanding his attention” so that “the courts have recognized that reasonable diligence is all that is required of the attorney.” Id. “Generally, the patent attorney must show that unrelated cases are taken up in chronological order, thus, the attorney has the burden of keeping good records of the dates when cases are docketed as well as the dates when specific work is done on the applications.” Id.

Bey v. Kollonitsch, 806 F.2d 1024, 231 USPQ 967 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2138.06

3721 Ex Parte Cadieux et al 10447063 - (D) WOOD 103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. GERRITY, STEPHEN FRANCIS

3724 Ex Parte Lisec 10787744 - (D) BROWN 102/103 YOUNG & THOMPSON MICHALSKI, SEAN M

3738 Ex Parte Altmann 11935506 - (D) GREEN 103 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated SHIPMON, TIFFANY P

3742 Ex Parte Musial 11524563 - (D) GREENHUT 103 EDWARDS WILDMAN PALMER LLP PASCHALL, MARK H

3763 Ex Parte Beckham 11551339 - (D) GREEN 103 Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. FLICK, JASON E

3766 Ex Parte Korzinov et al 11894310 - (D) PRATS 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SD) BERTRAM, ERIC D

3774 Ex Parte Chandrasekaran 11590107 - (D) TIMM 102 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE

3779 Ex Parte Marsella et al 11230147 - (D) GREEN 103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP HENDERSON, RYAN N

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Dimitrova et al 10014179 - (R) HUGHES 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS BAIG, SAHAR A

2487 Ex Parte Knighton et al 10947465 - (R) DANG 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN CZEKAJ, DAVID J

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Carper et al 11731297 - (D) MILLS 112(1) University of Nevada, Las Vegas Mark A. Litman, Technology Transfer Officer BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Trolier-McKinstry et al 11262524 - (D) HANLON 103 John A. Parrish ZHAO, XIAO SI

1728 Ex Parte Prather et al 10930590 - (D) GUEST 103 CLARK HILL PLC DAM, DUSTIN Q

1741 Ex Parte Dyer et al 11818513 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting DORITY & MANNING, P.A. CORDRAY, DENNIS R

1785 Ex Parte Lee et al 11643775 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 Seagate Technology LLC Hall Estill Attorneys at Law CHAU, LINDA N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Gray et al 10611454 - (D) GONSALVES 102/103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Toler INGVOLDSTAD, BENNETT

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Wang 10360680 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 102/103 DOCKET CLERK VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Amidon et al 11768600 - (D) TURNER 112(1)/102 FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Klotz 11241387 - (D) KAUFFMAN 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP SHAY, RANDY CITRIN

3775 Ex Parte Collins et al 11170657 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Hoffman and Baron, LLP ARAJ, MICHAEL J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte McCartney et al 09817808 - (D) HUME 103 103 LEE & HAYES, PLLC SHIN, KYUNG H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Mackool 12350294 - (D) TORCZON 103 103 HESS PATENT LAW FIRM, P.C. KISH, JAMES M

Baldwin Graphic Sys., Inc. v. Siebert, Inc., 512 F.3d 1338, 1342-43 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (explaining that limiting "a" to "one" requires a clear indication in the record).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Mohammed et al 11791137 - (D) GRIMES 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP CROW, ROBERT THOMAS

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Ono et al 11050362 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) YANG, JIE

1733 Ex Parte Das 12191375 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global YEE, DEBORAH

1778 Ex Parte Barr 12015857 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 Dale C. Barr STELLING, LUCAS A

1786 Ex Parte Eleazer et al 11518964 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Legal Department (M-495) MATZEK, MATTHEW D

1786 Ex Parte Draper et al 11148624 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG MATZEK, MATTHEW D

1791 Ex parte PRIAMUS SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES AG, Patent Owner and Appellant 90010648 7476095 11/662,129 GUEST 103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. JASTRZAB, KRISANNE MARIE original EWALD, MARIA VERONICA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Eves et al 10515079 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 102/103 BURNS & LEVINSON, LLP QUELER, ADAM M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Petrogiannis et al 10022559 - (D) DIXON 103 MERCHANT & GOULD PC POWERS, WILLIAM S

2442 Ex Parte Fujisawa et al 10521580 - (D) SIU 103 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP RECEK, JASON D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Riordan et al 10000551 - (D) DANG 102/103 MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC TORRES, MARCOS L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Parker et al 11756265 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK MILES, JONATHAN WADE

REHEARING 

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Ramachandran et al 11561868 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX CAMPBELL, NATASHA N.