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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

mlot-fijalkowski, ellis






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Reversed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 NOVEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 14208348 TOWNSEND 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M

1712 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 15404775 WILSON 103 Bell & Manning, LLC Michelle Manning MELLOTT, JAMES M

1745 Jean-Francois Chartrel et al. 14579009 BEST 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. TUCKER, PHILIP C

1791 Toru Nakajima et al. 12921223 FRANKLIN 103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP COX, STEPHANIE A

1799 C2 DIAGNOSTICS 15294274 SMITH 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC HURST, JONATHAN M

2137 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14626913 BAIN 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM PARIKH, KALPIT

2179 GUPTA, Akhil et al. 12508994 DIXON 103 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) HIGGS, STELLA EUN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2414 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company 16067402 MANTIS MERCADER 103 Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A. KO, SITHU

2435 Splunk Inc. 14929187 SAADAT 102 Perkins Coie LLP - Splunk Inc. DADA, BEEMNET W

2439 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 14905496 ANDERSON 102/103 MICRO FOCUS LLC TURCHEN, JAMES R

2441 David Allen. Rose 14698929 HOFF 101/103 BakerHostetler / Comcast TSENG, LEON Y

2449 Vasona Networks Inc. 14578579 BAIN 103 TERRILE, CANNATTI & CHAMBERS, LLP KHAN, ATTA

2616 Apple Inc. 14574041 MANTIS MERCADER 103 Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Apple) SUN, HAI TAO

2834 PROTEAN ELECTRIC LIMITED 14900814 OWENS 112(2)/103 The Mason Group Patent Specialists LLC SINGH, ALEXANDER A

3631 TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 14950806 BAYAT 103 The Whitaker LLC
WOOD, KIMBERLY T

3711 Lovevery, Inc. 15946713 KAUFFMAN 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (AU) NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R

We agree with Appellant that classification of the prior art is weak evidence with regard to the problem being solved. Reply Br. 2 (citing In re Mlot-Fijalkowski, 676 F.2d 666 (CCPA 1982), for the proposition that classification evidence is of little value when determining if a reference is analogous art). Further, “the similarities and differences in structure and function of the inventions disclosed in the references carry far greater weight” than patent classification. In re Ellis, 476 F.2d 1370, 1372 (CCPA 1973). 

Mlot-Fijalkowski, In re, 676 F.2d 666, 213 USPQ 713 (CCPA 1982) 2141.01(a)

Ellis, In re, 476 F.2d 1370, 177 USPQ 526 (CCPA 1973) 2141.01(a)

3715 International Business Machines Corporation 14672452 SCHOPFER 101 Otterstedt, Wallace & Kammer, LLP GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER

3753 Wen Wang et al. 15612484 KAUFFMAN 103 FRANCIS C. HAND CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, ET AL SANCHEZ-MEDINA, REINALDO

3753 RENISHAW PLC 14306289 STEPINA 103 OLIFF PLC HICKS, ANGELISA

3785 Mark Magidson et al. 13999345 SCHOPFER 103 Moldex - Metric, Inc.
LOUIS, LATOYA M

Affirmed-in-Part 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14662868 COURTENAY 103 112(2) MICROSOFT CORPORATION ZONG, RUOLEI

2687 Merlin Technology, Inc. 13946611 HAMANN 103 103 PRITZKAU PATENT GROUP, LLC
MURPHY, JEROLD B

2848 SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 14663921 SNAY 103 112(4) RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP MILAKOVICH, NATHAN J

3746 Kutella, James D. 15158244 ASTORINO 102 102/103 CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT

Affirmed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 GUERBET 14762064 KATZ 103 THOMPSON COBURN LLP SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H

1627 Dragheim, Marianne et al. 13812073 HARDMAN 103/OTDP 41.50 103 WILMERHALE/NEW YORK WANG, SHENGJUN

1644 Stefan Bassarab et al. 13494398 GRIMES 103 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. GAMBEL, PHILLIP

1742 McTaggart, Ingrid 13711188 COLAIANNI 103 112(2)/102/103 Ingrid McTaggart KHARE, ATUL P

1774 Command Alkon Incorporated 15268294 HOUSEL 103 BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP GRIFFIN, WALTER DEAN

1779 SELECTO, INC. 15839365 DELMENDO 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC PEO, JONATHAN M

1784 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 13765365 CASHION 103 41.50 103 Garrett/LKGlobal
SCHLEIS, DANIEL J

1786 Ponsolle, Dominique et al. 13307383 ROSS 103 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. CHOI, PETER Y

1796 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 14867535 ROBERTSON 103 HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP HUSCH BLACKWELL SANDERS LLP WELSH & KATZ BOHATY, ANDREW K

2125 IpVenture, Inc. 14697490 HUGHES 103 IPVENTURE, INC. BUSS, BENJAMIN J

2142 International Business Machines Corporation 13969622 BAIN 101/103 LAW OFFICE OF IDO TUCHMAN (YOR) KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE

2191 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 14469885 KOHUT 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES BOURZIK, BRAHIM

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 International Business Machines Corporation 15218836 BOUDREAU 102 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC BLAIR, DOUGLAS B

2447 Artur Bergman 14485087 PINKERTON 103 Setter Roche LLP HUANG, KAYLEE J

2482 Nistico, Walter et al. 14005314 THOMAS 103 F&P, LLP ZHOU, ZHIHAN

2494 International Business Machines Corporation 15243115 BAIN 101 101/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC HO, THOMAS

2659 Microsoft Corporation 14283254 MORGAN dissenting EVANS 103 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION DESIR, PIERRE LOUIS

2684 InVue Security Products Inc. 14629952 THOMAS 103 Trent A. Kirk InVue Security Products Inc. KING, CURTIS J

2689 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC. 14443940 BAIN 102/103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP TERRELL, EMILY C

2841 Apple Inc. 15702648 HOUSEL 103 41.50 103 Treyz Law Group AUGUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER L

2865 OOO Rock Flow Dynamics 14094776 SNAY 101 Pavel Pogodin, Esq. TransPacific Law Group DINH, LYNDA

3621 Jay DeWitt et al. 13219341 SILVERMAN 103 The Webb Law Firm / Visa International MPAMUGO, CHINYERE

3625 Kaushik, Amrita et al. 13714120 SAADAT 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY DURAISAMYGURUSAM, LALITH M

3625 NthGen Software Inc. 14794571 COURTENAY 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC / KAR Auction Services KAR Auction Services Inc. HAQ, NAEEM U

3686 CERNER INNOVATION, INC. 14984921 CHUNG 101 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (CERNER CORPORATION) TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL

3688 Facebook, Inc. 15216664 BAYAT 103 112(2)/101 Mannava & Kang, P. C. PATEL, DIPEN M

3688 McElfresh, Charles et al. 13175023 CRAWFORD 101 THE NOBLITT GROUP, PLLC Daniel J. Noblitt STIBLEY, MICHAEL R

3691 Visa International Service Association 14100690 CHUNG 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA KALINOWSKI, ALEXANDER G

3694 Master International Incorporated 14938425 BAIN 101/103 Mastercard International Incorporated c/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC MILLER, JAMES H

3694 The Toronto-Dominion Bank 14656519 HUME 103 Duane Morris LLP MILLER, JAMES H

3697 Visa International Service Association 14643293 SILVERMAN 103 101 41.50 112(2) The Webb Law Firm / Visa International BRINDLEY, BENJAMIN S

3745 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14948768 HOELTER 102/103 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. SOSNOWSKI, DAVID E

3745 Regal Beloit America, Inc. 14194099 SONG 103 Thompson Coburn LLP SEHN, MICHAEL L

3761 Philip Morris USA Inc. 14141146 HUTCHINGS 103 POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
DODSON, JUSTIN C

3763 BLATCHLEY, Timothy Noah. et al. 14717405 HILL 112(1)/102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL MA, KUN KAI

3793 Guided Therapy Systems, LLC 13545931 FETTING 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP
ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T

3794 Boozarjomehr Faraji et al. 13097399 BAHR 103 SECOND SIGHT MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. ANTISKAY, BRIAN MICHAEL

3794 COVIDIEN LP 15232074 KAUFFMAN 102/103 Covidien LP CLARK, RYAN T

3799 Lisa Brilliant et al. 13409305 KERINS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY KIM, TAE JUN

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

bigio, ellis

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte CHAN 12244802 - (D) MURPHY 103 Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry LLP Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. (PD) TOWA, RENE T

Two separate tests define the scope of analogous art: (1) the reference is from the same field of endeavor as the claimed invention (even if it addresses a different problem); or (2) the reference is reasonably pertinent to the problem faced by the inventor (even if it is not in the same field of endeavor as the claimed invention). See In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Bigio, In re, 381 F.3d 1320, 72 USPQ2d 1209 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2141.01(a) 2173.01

"[S]tructural similarities" and "functional overlap" can show that the art to which a prior art reference belongs "is reasonably pertinent to the art with which [A]ppellant's invention dealt with." In re Ellis, 476 F.2d 1370, 1372 (CCPA 1973).

Ellis, In re, 476 F.2d 1370, 177 USPQ 526 (CCPA 1973) 2141.01(a)

3738 Ex Parte Michelson 13027019 - (D) SCHOPFER 102 MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP WILLSE, DAVID H

3762 Ex Parte Donofrio et al 12362781 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. VOORHEES, CATHERINE M

3763 Ex Parte Beyar et al 11335317 - (D) MELVIN 112(2)/102/103 MARTIN D. MOYNIHAN d/b/a PRTSI, INC. VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG

3788 Ex Parte Jongsma et al 12162923 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(1)/103 HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP STASHICK, ANTHONY D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Carlson et al 12694042 - (D) ADAMS 112(2)/103 double patenting SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A HARWARD, SOREN T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Khoo 11617801 - (D) FREDMAN 103 41.50 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY MACAULEY, SHERIDAN R

1673 Ex Parte Massonne et al 12307336 - (D) POLLOCK 112(2)/103 SENNIGER POWERS LLP JIANG, SHAOJIA A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Weiter 12506790 - (D) BEST 102/103 JOHNS MANVILLE PIERCE, JEREMY R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Schirmer et al 11966124 - (D) LaVIER 102 BAINWOOD HUANG & ASSOCIATES LLC c/o LOTUS AND RATIONAL SOFTWARE GREENE, SABRINA LETICIA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte VITALE et al 12349336 - (D) DELMENDO 103 INGRASSIA FISHER & LORENZ, P.C. (GM) GRANT, ROBERT J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte He et al 12361742 - (D) BAHR 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP SIRIPURAPU, RAJEEV P

3762 Ex Parte Shuros et al 12430211 - (D) BAHR 112(1) SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/BSC VOORHEES, CATHERINE M

Monday, April 9, 2012

thorner, ellis, leimkuhler, ksr

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Selvamanickam et al 11/324,511 DELMENDO 103(a) LARSON NEWMAN, LLP EXAMINER TALBOT, BRIAN K

2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2191 Ex Parte Sattler et al 11/026,056 WINSOR 103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER RAMPURIA, SATISH

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3736 Ex Parte Tuma et al 10/701,367 McCOLLUM 102(b) RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP EXAMINER HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Miller et al 10/530,922 PER CURIAM 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(B) 102(b)/103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER GANEY, STEVEN J

See, e.g., Thorner v. Sony Computer Entm’t Am. LLC, 669 F.3d 1362, 1366-67 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (“[W]e do not redefine words. Only the patentee can do that. To constitute disclaimer, there must be a clear and unmistakable disclaimer.”).


AFFIRMED

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Jackson 10/958,743 BONILLA 103(a) John C. McMahon EXAMINER HOFFMAN, MARY C

In any event, patent classification is not dispositive to the issue of whether Reese relates to non-analogous art. See In re Ellis, 476 F.2d 1370, 1372 (C.C.P.A. 1973) (stating that while USPTO classification may provide “some evidence of ‘non-analogy,’ … the similarities and differences in structure and function of the inventions disclosed in the references to carry far greater weight.”) (emphasis in original).

Ellis, In re, 476 F.2d 1370, 177 USPQ 526 (CCPA 1973) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2141.01(a)


As pointed out by our colleagues in Ex parte James K. Leimkuhler, 2012 WL 684058 (B.P.A.I. February 28, 2012), the KSR Supreme Court decision is relevant to the analogous prior art inquiry.

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 USPQ2d 1385 (2007) . . . . . . . . .2141 to 2145, 2216, 2242, 2286, 2616, 2642, 2686.04