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Reversed
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2473 Acorn Technologies, Inc. 14811507 SILVERMAN 103 William H. Wright LIU, JUNG-JEN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3647 WORLDWISE, INC. 15204828 SHAH 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC BURGESS, MARC R

However, our reviewing court has cautioned that “[m]erely stating that a particular [limitation] is a design choice does not make it obvious.”  Polaris Indus., Inc. v. Arctic Cat, Inc., 882 F.3d 1056, 1069 n.4 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (quoting Cutsforth, Inc. v. MotivePower, Inc., 636 F. App’x 575, 578 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (nonprecedential)).  Similarly, the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (“MPEP”) states that “[t]he mere fact that a worker in the art could rearrange the parts of the reference device to meet the terms of the claims on appeal is not by itself sufficient to support a finding of obviousness.”  MPEP § 2144.04 (quoting Ex parte Chicago Rawhide Mfg. Co., 223 USPQ 351, 353 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1984).  The Examiner must still provide a reason for one of ordinary skill in the art, “without the benefit of the appellant’s specification, to make the necessary changes in the reference device.”  Id.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Black & Decker Inc. 14174496 MURPHY 103 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SEIF, DARIUSH

3754 John Bongiovanni 15610932 HUTCHINGS 103 Miller & Hurley PANCHOLI, VISHAL J

3786 Mary Braun. Leibold 13092426 MARTIN 103 Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP HICKS, VICTORIA J

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 BINDER, Yehuda et al. 15361434 JEFFERY 112(2)/103 103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 ABB Schweiz AG 15409089 PYONIN 103 112(2) ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC SCHOENHOLTZ, JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3793 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 13739142 GUIJT 103 112(1) 41.50 112(1) Cha & Reiter, LLC LAURITZEN, AMANDA L

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Cornfeld, Arthur et al. 11860183 SQUIRE 103 SolAero Technologies Corp. CHERN, CHRISTINA

1726 Robert Bosch GmbH 14468702 HEANEY 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP SMITH, ERIC R

1774 NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH 15093050 HASTINGS 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC BHATIA, ANSHU

1793 McPherson, Andrew Edward. et al. 13708487 KENNEDY 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP COX, AMBER M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2459 International Business Machines Corporation 13930267 SHAW 101/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BOUSTANY, JIHAD KAMAL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 CEM Corporation 14930754 DIXON 112(2)/103 Summa PLLC OLAMIT, JUSTIN N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Kristi Mitchell 15046989 WOOD Concurring CAPP 112(1) 103 Indiana University Maurer School of Law ATTEL, NINA KAY

3794 Beaver-Visitec International (US), Inc. 15407673 BAHR 103 Budzyn IP Law, LLC CLARK, RYAN T

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2194 Ex Parte Gschwind et al 14576710 - (D) HUGHES 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC CHEN, ZHAN

2842 Ex Parte SHERWIN et al 13803385 - (D) KENNEDY 103 41.50 102 Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation WONG, ALAN

In other cases, however, "[t]he mere fact that a worker in the art could rearrange the parts of the reference device to meet the terms of the claims on appeal is not by itself sufficient to support a finding of obviousness. The prior art must provide a motivation or reason for the worker in the art, without the benefit of the appellant's specification, to make the necessary changes in the reference 
device." E.g., Ex parte Chicago Rawhide Manuf Co., 223 USPQ 351,353, 1984 WL 63568, at *3 (BPAI 1984); 

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte Yang et al 14525358 - (D) HOFFMANN 102 41.50 101 Bejin Bieneman PLC Ford Global Technologies, LLC HUYNH,LUATT

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Piferi 13781049 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. HOFFMAN, JOANNE M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2686 Ex Parte Alameh et al 14595258 - (D) HOFF 103 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group SHERWIN, RYAN W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1677 Ex Parte Hiller et al 10398266 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR, LLP MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN

1677 Ex Parte Hiller et al 11929498 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR, LLP MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Kolowrot et al 13121875 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY ZHAO, XIAO SI

1717 Ex Parte Lee et al 12362131 - (D) KENNEDY 103 Rabin & Berdo, PC PADGETT, MARIANNE L

1721 Ex Parte Hakuma et al 12993232 - (D) KENNEDY 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP DAM, DUSTIN Q

1731 Ex Parte Qian et al 14261893 - (D) PRAISS 103 ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS, INC. c/o E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company CHRISTIE, ROSS J

1734 Ex Parte Naito et al 14351057 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 103/OTDP 41.50 OTDP SUGHRUE MION, PLLC WANG, NICHOLAS A

1771 Ex Parte Smyrniotis et al 12501590 - (D) CASHION 103 Law Offices of Thaddius Carvis PO, MING CHEUNG

1771 Ex Parte Blizzard 13967854 - (D) DENNETT 103 MCKELLAR IP LAW, PLLC MCAVOY, ELLEN M

1782 Ex Parte Pisacreta 13492321 - (D) HANLON 112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY PATTERSON, MARC A

1791 Ex Parte Weber et al 12672913 - (D) REN 103 Nestec S.A. STIJLII, VERA

1794 Ex Parte Botte 13802919 - (D) OBERMANN 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP WILKINS III, HARRY D

1799 Ex Parte ZHU et al 14866691 - (D) PRAISS 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP - San Diego BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Pawlowski 12350136 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 FLETCHER YODER (MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.) VO,TIMT

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte SOHN 13783000 - (D) HUME 103 Lowenstein Sandler LLP MEKONEN, TESFU N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Luo et al 13371407 - (D) PETTIGREW 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm SABO URI, MAZDA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2865 Ex Parte Hutcheon et al 14501710 - (D) BEST 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM POUGHKEEPSIE QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Macbeath et al 13756193 - (D) AMUNDSON 112(2)/101/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise GOLDBERG, IVAN R

3626 Ex Parte Charlson et al 11695374 - (D) HAGY 101 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Cerner Corporation) PAULS, JOHN A

3626 Ex Parte SMITH 13354219 - (D) JEFFERY 101 Rocky Mountain Patent LLC TIEDEMAN, JASON S

3627 Ex Parte Brendell et al 13215145 - (D) SILVERMAN 112(1)/101 102/103 Ascenda Law Group, PC REFAI, RAMSEY

3681 Ex Parte Levy et al 11822144 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 Jones Day IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT

3691 Ex Parte Cormack et al 14685255 - (D) WIEDER 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) KAZIMI, HAN! M

3692 Ex Parte Lundberg et al 10424997 - (D) KIM 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC SHARVIN, DAVID P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Tol 13320614 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS KUHLMAN, CATHERINE BURK

3754 Ex Parte AGASSI et al 14589596 - (D) BAYAT 103 OTDP M&B IP Analysts, LLC CARROLL, JEREMY W

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Ghesquiere 13737463 - (D) CASHION dissenting NAGUMO 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte SAIDI et al 13681801 - (D) NAPPI 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. SNYDER, STEVEN G

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Sue et al 11782554 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 AT&T Legal Dept. - [HDP] RABOVIANSKI, JIVKA A

2487 Ex Parte Vojtisek et al 13895646 - (D) PINKERTON 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD JOISIL, BERTEAU

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 Ex Parte Hiebert 11412258 - (D) POTHIER 103 41.50 103 HP Inc. DICKERSON, CHAD S
REVERSED 2695 Ex Parte AURONGZEB et al 15078676 - (D) HUME 102/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. CHOW, VAN NGUYEN

2696 Ex Parte Unruh et al 13830674 - (D) CURCURI 103 ONELLO & MELLO LLP KETEMA, BENY AM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte Hubbard et al 13201673 - (D) GREENHUT 103 CARLSON GASKEY & OLDS MANSEN, MICHAEL R

3669 Ex Parte Bailey et al 13898507 - (D) PYONIN 103 OSTRAGER CHONG FLAHERTY & BROITMAN, P.C. WORDEN, THOMAS E

3695 Ex Parte Dahiwadkar 12589755 - (D) SILVERMAN 101 Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver DONLON, RYAN D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Cerf 13972078 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 SAM SILVERBERG TAWFIK, SAMEH

3744 Ex Parte Senf et al 13511800 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier FURDGE, LARRY L

3772 Ex Parte Nace 14748610 - (D) STEPINA 103 LARSON AND LARSON NELSON, KERI JESSICA

3781 Ex Parte BOYKIN 14043400 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 41.50 112(2) The Carver Law Firm MAI, TRIM

3782 Ex Parte DAVIS et al 12043442 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP HELVEY, PETER N.

In Japikse the court summarized the Patent Office position regarding shifting a switch having no effect on the operation of the claimed devices, and stated, without further discussion, "[w]e find no error in the holding." Although MPEP § 2144.04(IV)(C) cites Japikse as an example of using legal rationale as the basis for concluding that a rearrangement of parts was obvious, that same section of the MPEP also cautions (citing Ex parte Chicago Rawhide Mfg. Co., 223 USPQ 351, 353 (BPAI 1984)): 

[t]he mere fact that a worker in the art could rearrange the parts of the reference device to meet the terms of the claims on appeal is not by itself sufficient to support a finding of obviousness. The prior art must provide a motivation or reason for the worker in the art, without the benefit of appellant's specification, to make the necessary changes in the reference device. 

Japikse, In re, 181 F.2d 1019, 86 USPQ 70 (CCPA 1950) 2144.04

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Hanzlicek et al 13089763 - (D) DENNETT 103 103 SWIMC,LLC WALTERS JR, ROBERTS

1786 Ex Parte Kismir et al 12601450 - (D) SNAY 112(1)/103 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Autoliv) CHOI, PETER Y

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2199 Ex Parte CROCKETT 13486806 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC AQUINO, WYNUEL S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Poggesi et al 12607928 - (D) PINKERTON 102/103 102 Zilka-Kotab-Poughkeepsie BELANI, KISHIN G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Robinson 14276020 - (D) ENGLE 103 103 Pangrle Patent, Brand & Design Law, P.C. LENOVO/P ANGRLE MISHLER, ROBIN J

2667 Ex Parte Chen et al 13683166 - (D) DEJMEK 103 OTDP Wolfe-SBMC BALI, VIKKRAM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex Parte Wagner et al 14361800 - (D) GREENHUT 102 102/103 41.50 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP ALSOMIRI, MAID! A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 Ex Parte Persson 13248177 - (D) JESCHKE 103 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) BARGERO, JOHN E

3782 Ex Parte Miller 13163675 - (D) JESCHKE 103 103 Taylor English Duma LLP DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Bell et al 12674741 - (D) FREDMAN 103 41.50 103 Syngenta Corp Protection, LLC HIRT, ERIN E

1619 Ex Parte INOUE 14168741 - (D) NEWMAN 103 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL

1631 Ex Parte Bernini et al 13593575 - (D) WORTH 101 Harness Dickey & Pierce (Roche) RIGGS II, LARRY D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Collins et al 13536141 - (D) GUPTA 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY HORNING, JOEL G

1765 Ex Parte Bleys et al 12279903 - (D) OWENS 103/112(2)/1112(4) HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC SERGENT, RABON A

1777 Ex Parte Aoki et al 13496785 - (D) WILSON 103 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP ROYCE, LIAM A

1781 Ex Parte LEONHARD et al 14272329 - (D) CASHION 103 POLSINELLI PC FIGG, LAURA B

1787 Ex Parte Bhaatia et al 14046023 - (D) McMANUS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY LOWREY, DANIEL D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 Ex Parte Nochimowski et al 14317950 - (D) SHIANG 103 BGL/ CHERY, MARDOCHEE

2136 Ex Parte Lichmanov 13332260 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 112(2)/103 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Davidson Sheehan LLP DOAN, HAN V

2142 Ex Parte Hyde et al 13905839 - (D) COURTENAY OTDP/112(1)/103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC CHUNG, MONG-SHUNE

2156 Ex Parte Kostamaa et al 11608278 - (D) THOMAS 103 TERADATA US, INC. LU, KUEN S

2174 Ex Parte KITAYAMA 12850726 - (D) HAGY 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. FIBBI, CHRISTOPHER J

2178 Ex Parte Gearhart et al 12913475 - (D) KUMAR 103 CRGO LAW BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Armitage 14286676 - (D) KUMAR 112(2)/101/103 HolzerIPLaw, PC dba Holzer Patel Drennan LYNCH, SHARON S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte HOWARD 12959434 - (D) SHIANG 112(1)/103 Jordan IP Law, LLC LAI, DANIEL

2652 Ex Parte ENAMITO et al 13973767 - (D) BEAMER 103 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP HOQUE, NAFIZ E

2658 Ex Parte Hwang et al 13809835 - (D) KUMAR 101/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SV) SAINT CYR, LEONARD

2663 Ex Parte INABA 12965683 - (D) DIXON 103 FATTIBENE & FATTIBENE TREHAN, AKSHAY

2686 Ex Parte Escobosa et al 14736761 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP BROWN, VERNAL U

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Lombard et al 13622513 - (D) HEANEY 103 Pearne & Gordon LLP KING, DOUGLAS

2852 Ex Parte Bauer et al 14368611 - (D) INGLESE 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R

2854 Ex Parte Gresty et al 14484749 - (D) SNAY 103 Blank Rome LLP Nanoco TANKERSLEY, BLAKE A

2854 Ex Parte Stowe et al 13095757 - (D) WILSON 103 BEVER, HOFFMAN & HARMS, LLP Xerox-PARC ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D

2863 Ex Parte Cohen et al 13454572 - (D) CASHION 101 Hewlett Packard Enterprise DINH, LYNDA

2886 Ex Parte Yuan et al 14161796 - (D) DELMENDO 112(1)/103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP AMARA, MOHAMED K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Moss et al 11553671 - (D) SHAW 101/103 CRGO LAW BAHL, SANGEETA

3632 Ex Parte Nostrant 14941894 - (D) SCHOPPER 112(1) 103 Ruttler Mills PLLC MILLNER, MONICA E

3644 Ex Parte Biser et al 13669212 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 Lightfoot & Alford PLLC (BHTI) SANDERSON, JOSEPH W

3668 Ex Parte Wirola et al 13981748 - (D) GREENHUT 112(1)/103 41.50 112(1)/103 Locke Lord LLP INGRAM, THOMAS P

3683 Ex Parte BINSWANGER et al 12192664 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. PADOT, TIMOTHY

3689 Ex Parte Hamilton, et al 12039215 - (D) ENGLE 101/103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

"Pre-AIA section 102(g) allows a patent owner to antedate a reference by proving earlier conception and reasonable diligence in reducing to practice." Perfect Surgical Techniques, Inc. v. Olympus Am., Inc., 841 F.3d 1004, 1007 (Fed. Cir. 2016). "Reasonable diligence must be shown throughout the entire critical period, which begins just prior to the competing reference's effective date and ends on the date of the invention's reduction to practice." Id. 

"An attorney's work in preparing a patent application is evidence of an inventor's diligence." Perfect Surgical, 841 F.3d at 1010. Thus, we are "required to weigh this evidence [of activity of preparing and filing the application] by application of a rule of reason over the course of the entire critical period." Id. at 1010-11. 

3691 Ex Parte Li et al 13348511 - (D) BARRY 101/103 Maschoff Brennan/ PayPal KANERVO, VIRPI H

3693 Ex Parte OLSSON et al 14322049 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC LEMIEUX, JESSICA

3694 Ex Parte Malhotra 12177479 - (D) HAMANN 103 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. CRANFORD, MICHAEL D

3696 Ex Parte Burton 12597717 - (D) COURTENAY 101 Mintz Levin/San Diego Office DEGA, MURALI K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Zartman 14317466 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - MINNEAPOLIS NGUYEN, KIEN T

3745 Ex Parte Thrue et al 13283884 - (D) KNIGHT 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION VERDIER, CHRISTOPHER M

3777 Ex Parte Deladi et al 14233897 - (D) FREDMAN 103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA

3782 Ex Parte Cobler 13688369 - (D) CAPP 103 Poly-America, L.P. BATTISTI, DEREK J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex parte WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 5860973 et al 08741301 90013464 - (D) SONG 102/103 MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL original TRUONG, KEVIN THAO