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Reversed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1613 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 16764433 SCHNEIDER 103 41.50 112(2) Solventum Intellectual Properties Company BERRIOS, JENNIFER A

1613 Valcuria AB 16087034 SCHNEIDER 103 EPA - BOZICEVIC FIELD & FRANCIS LLP PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC

1671 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY 15524181 BEST 101 DeWitt LLP Intellectual Property Department CLOW, LORI A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1786 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. 16608565 KENNEDY 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. TATESURE, VINCENT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2115 Johnson Controls Technology Company 16512712 JEFFERY 102 Foley & Lardner LLP YANCHUS III, PAUL B

2153 MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED 16884579 KAZHDAN 102 MASTERCARD / PANITCH SCHWARZE FILIPCZYK, MARCIN R

2174 GOOGLE LLC 16335979 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. PARCHER, DANIEL W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2463 Charter Communications Operating, LLC 17111501 HUME 102/103 Straub & Straub - Charter ANWAR, MOHAMMAD S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2897 Texas Instruments Incorporated 14307880 REN 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED JUNGE, BRYAN R.

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

3736 Graphic Packaging International, LLC 16547884 STEPINA Dissenting CAPP 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/Graphic Packaging International, LLC GUIDRY, ABIGAIL ELIZABETH

3752 Carlisle Fluid Technologies (UK) Ltd 16521534 WOODS 103 Peter J. Beardsley CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL

3774 DePuy International Limited 15652709 PESLAK 112(1) Mintz Levin/DePuy Synthes Spine HOBAN, MELISSA A

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 

1728 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft 16764010 PER CURIAM dissenting McManus 102 103 41.50 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC MARTIN, MATTHEW T

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2656 RINGCENTRAL, INC. 16898887 NAPPI 102/103 102/103 RINGCENTRAL/FINNEGAN AZAD, ABUL K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2813 EV Group E. Thallner GmbH 16080156 DIXON 102/103 103 KUSNER & JAFFE KING, SUN MI KIM

“[A]nticipation is a question of fact.” In re Hyatt, 211 F.3d 1367, 1371–1372 (Fed. Cir. 2000), (citing Bischoff v. Wethered, 76 U.S. (9 Wall.) 812, 814–815 (1869) ...

We are bound by the controlling guidance of our reviewing court: “[i]t is the claims that measure the invention.” See SRI Int’l v. Matsushita Elec. Corp. of Am., 775 F.2d 1107, 1121 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (en banc)

Hyatt, In re, 211 F.3d 1367, 54 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2000) 2111

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

3791 St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. 16224204 SONG 103 OTDP Wiley Patent Administration HENSON, DEVIN B

Affirmed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 Beiersdorf AG et al. 16035762 FREDMAN 112(2) 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP YU, HONG

1616 L'OREAL 16422976 FREDMAN 103 McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC/L'OREAL SAEED, ALI S

1631 Mazed, Mohammad A. 16602403 ADAMS 103 Mohammad A. Mazed LEONARD, ARTHUR S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1723 SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD. 16083130 RANGE 103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP HENSHAW, MARY G

1735 ArcelorMittal 15500090 KAZHDAN Concurring ROBERTSON 112(1)/103 112(1)/103 Davidson Kappel LLC HILL, STEPHANI A

1783 UPONOR INNOVATION AB 16069788 MCMANUS 103 HAYNES BEFFEL & WOLFELD LLP THOMAS, ALEXANDER S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2467 Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy 17104338 MacDONALD 102/103 Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC Nokia SWEET, LONNIE V

2474 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16917723 PER CURIAM 102 BakerHostetler / Comcast MYERS, ERIC A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2857 DexCom, Inc. 14959946 COLAIANNI 103 PATTERSON + SHERIDAN, L.L.P. - Dexcom BARBEE, MANUEL L

2857 International Business Machines Corporation 16383779 CAPP 101 DUKE W. YEE - IBM YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. TURNER, SHELBY AUBURN

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

3689 Walmart Apollo, LLC 17226675 SILVERMAN 101 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (SF)(Walmart) SITTNER, MATTHEW T

3694 iVinci Partners, LLC 16808601 CRAWFORD 103 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. YONO, RAVEN E

3695 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 16440444 BROWN 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME MALKOWSKI, MARK A

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

3711 Tim Kenney 17694877 STEPINA 101/103 Eaton Peabody c/o Jeffrey Joyce VANDERVEEN, JEFFREY S

3792 PACESETTER, INC. 16262625 BROWN 101/103 Pacesetter, Inc. The Small Patent Law Group, LLC DOWNEY, JOHN R

3798 Louis-Philippe AMIOT et al. 16101974 SONG 112(1)/112(2)/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP (Zimmer Cas) PENG, BO JOSEPH

RD00 THE BOEING COMPANY 16166785 NAPPI 112(1) 102/103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H

Reexamination

Affirmed 

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

3641B/E AEROSPACE, INC (PATENT OWNER) et al. 90014980 9,440,742 15/141,338 HILL 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP Third Party Requester: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN original BENJAMIN P LEE

3641B/E AEROSPACE, INC. et al. 90014979 9,073,641 14/043,500 HILL 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP Third Party Requester: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN original BENJAMIN P LEE

3641Cook, Don et al. 90014978 8,590,838 13/089,063 HILL 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP Third Party Requester: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN original BENJAMIN P LEE

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Aitken et al 11560930 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. POUNCIL, DARNELL A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Knoerzer et al 12716033 - (D) GARRIS 103 102 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP AUGHENBAUGH, WALTER

We agree with Appellants that Melican is not analogous art. The Examiner’s opposing view apparently is based on the proposition that the inventions of Melican and claim 1 are in the same field of endeavor because they are both directed to composites. However, such a proposition so broadly characterizes the field of Appellants’ endeavor as to render meaningless this aspect of the test for non-analogous art. Here, the Examiner has failed to “correctly set the field of the invention by consulting the structure and function of the claimed invention as perceived by one of ordinary skill in the art.” In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

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

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Carbone et al 12022184 - (D) HUME 102 102/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP ALHIJA, SAIF A

We note, "[d]uring prosecution . . . the PTO gives claims their 'broadest reasonable interpretation.'" In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1324 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (quoting In re Hyatt, 211 F.3d 1367, 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2000)). We find the broadest reasonable interpretation of common claim element "hardware" does not exclude such hardware disclosed in Fig. 8 of the cited reference, nor does the broadest reasonable interpretation of "virtualization layer" preclude the inclusion of hardware device drivers in such a layer.

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

Hyatt, In re, 211 F.3d 1367, 54 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2000) 2111

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1775 Ex Parte Datta et al 12561116 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CARDINAL LAW GROUP HURST, JONATHAN M

1793 Ex Parte Hellweg et al 12389570 - (D) OWENS 103 GENERAL MILLS, INC. TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Parees et al 11858937 - (D) SMITH 103 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. LU, CHARLES EDWARD

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Hsiao et al 12046419 - (D) HASTINGS 103 JIANQ CHYUN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE BANNAN, JULIE A

"[D]uring examination proceedings, claims are given their broadest reasonable interpretation consistent with the specification." In re Translogic Tech., Inc., 504 F.3d 1249, 1256 (Fed. Cir. 2007), quoting In re Hyatt, 211 F.3d 1367, 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2000).

Translogic Technology Inc., In re, 504 F.3d 1249, 84 USPQ2d 1929 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2286, 2686.04

Hyatt, In re, 211 F.3d 1367, 54 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2000) 2111

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Toal et al 12442160 - (D) HANLON 103 103 DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC HIXSON, CHRISTOPHER

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte White et al 12406407 - (D) BEST 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX CHEN, KEATH T

1773 Ex Parte Wardlaw 12774445 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. HAMMOND, CHARLES

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Beuch et al 10965124 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, L.L.P. (IBM) LIU, HEXING

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Octaviano et al 11436800 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 LENOVO COMPANY (LENOVO-BKLS) c/o Biggers Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP TORRES, MARCOS L

2671 Ex Parte Hains 11727506 - (D) JENKS 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(B) 103 OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC KAU, STEVEN Y

2699 Ex Parte KIM et al 11949467 - (D) KRIVAK 102 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. BALAOING, ARIEL A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Godbey 11518682 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 ABB Inc. HINSON, RONALD

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Ramacher et al 10936468 - (D) DILLON 103 Vista IP Law Group, LLP (Oracle) WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2851 Ex parte Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc. 90012067 6520642 09/695,741 PER CURIUM 103 103 PERKINS COIE LLP - LOS General ENGLISH, PETER C original NGUYEN, MICHELLE P

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2186 SANDISK CORPORATION Requester and Respondent v. NETAC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000384 6,829,672 09/687,869 BLANKENSHIP 103 Troutman Sanders LLP Third Party Requester: BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. REICHLE, KARIN M original LI, ZHUO H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 YOUTUBE, LLC and GOOGLE INC. Requester v. PRAGMATUS AV LLC Patent Owner 95001649 7822813 11/668,625 DILLON 103 Reed Smith LLP Third Party Requester: STERNE,  KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original STRANGE, AARON N

kronig, boyer, bush, hyatt2

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Weber et al 11/019,492 McKELVEY 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. EXAMINER LISTVOYB, GREGORY

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Stobbs et al 10/806,307 POTHIER 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER CORRIELUS, JEAN M

2181 Ex Parte Barrenscheen et al 10/727,102 DESHPANDE 103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER LEE, CHUN KUAN

2188 Ex Parte Clark et al 11/054,886 ZECHER 102(b) Yudell Isidore Ng Russell PLLC EXAMINER GU, SHAWN X

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Wang et al 10/952,708 KRIVAK 102(e) Synopsys/Fenwick EXAMINER KALAM, ABUL

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Elgee et al 11/021,650 McCARTHY 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MORRISON, THOMAS A

3657 Ex Parte Murakami 10/698,481 BAHR 102(b)/103(a) BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH EXAMINER SY, MARIANO ONG

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Williams et al 11/220,831 SAINDON 112(2)/103(a) DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC EXAMINER BERTHEAUD, PETER JOHN
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1656 Ex Parte Wei et al 12/283,347 ADAMS 112(1) 102(a,b) HUGH MCTAVISH MCTAVISH PATENT FIRM EXAMINER MONSHIPOURI, MARYAM

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Bohannon et al 11/025,846 GONSALVES 103(a) 103(a) Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, CAM LINH T

2161 Ex Parte Boss et al 10/992,572 DESHPANDE 103(a) 103(a) CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM YORKTOWN EXAMINER NGUYEN, THU N

2179 Ex Parte Hymes et al 10/633,250 FRAHM 103(a) 103(a) FROST BROWN TODD LLC EXAMINER AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte McCall et al 10/956,426 NAPPI 102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER JOSEPH, JAISON
AFFIRMED

1653 Ex Parte Kilminster 10/570,447 ADAMS 103(a) ELMORE PATENT LAW GROUP, PC EXAMINER MARTIN, PAUL C

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Wendker et al 12/093,097 MILLS 103(a) MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP EXAMINER KAUCHER, MARK S

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Matthews et al 10/814,426 HUGHES 103(a) HOWISON & ARNOTT, L.L.P EXAMINER DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY

Although we apply a somewhat different reasoning than that provided by the Examiner, where, as here, the limitations at issue are found in a single reference and the thrust of the obviousness reasoning remains the same, the Board may rely on a single reference to affirm a multiple reference rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) without designating it a new ground of rejection. Reliance upon fewer references in affirming a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 does not normally constitute a new ground of rejection. See In re Kronig, 539 F.2d 1300, 1303 (CCPA 1976); In re Boyer, 363 F.2d 455, 458 n.2 (CCPA 1966); In re Bush, 296 F.2d 491, 496 (CCPA 1961); see also Hyatt v. Doll, 576 F.3d 1246, 1276 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (“The Board cannot be said to have presented a new ground of rejection simply by elaborating on the examiner’s rejection or by using different words.”).

Kronig, In re, 539 F.2d 1300, 190 USPQ 425 (CCPA 1976) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1207.03

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2871 Ex Parte Gugliotta 11/293,756 KRIVAK 102(b)/103(a) PATENT, COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK LAW GROUP EXAMINER NGUYEN, LAUREN

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Pommereau 10/525,900 ASTORINO 112(2)/102(b) 103(a) GREER, BURNS & CRAIN EXAMINER BUTLER, MICHAEL E

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Savic et al 11/343,584 O’NEILL 102(b) Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus P.A. EXAMINER MAI, HAO D