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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2154 Ex Parte Howald et al 14460202 - (D) ENGLE 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP ALLEN, NICHOLAS E

2166 Ex Parte Bejerano et al 13932256 - (D) SILVERMAN 112(2)/103/OTDP Dinsmore & Shohl LLP LIN, SHEW FEN

2185 Ex Parte Narayana et al 14341550 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. HUYNH, KIM T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2487 Ex Parte Coban et al 13529508 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. HAQUE, MD NAZMUL

2488 Ex Parte Sato 14348097 - (D) DIXON 103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC DANG, PHILIP

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Ghuli et al 14969831 - (D) SHIANG 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. HAMMONDS, MARCUS C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Kreizinger 15854861 - (D) STEPINA 112(2)/102/103 Kenneth R. Kreizinger HERRING, BRENT W

3685 Ex Parte Makhotin 12964446 - (D) KHAN 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA MCINTYRE, CHARLES AARON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Henkel 13880555 - (D) GREENHUT 112(2)/102/103 Maine Cernota & Rardin MOHANDESI, JILA M

3752 Ex Parte Christianson 12317459 - (D) BROWNE 103 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC./Quarles & Brady LLP KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

Regarding the lower surface identified by the Examiner as corresponding to the claimed second location, the Examiner does not provide a persuasive reason why one skilled in the art would understand this surface as "designed" or "made" to accomplish the specific objective recited. See, e.g., In re Giannelli, 739 F. 3d at 1380 ("the relevant question before the Board was whether the apparatus described in the [prior-art] patent was "'made to," "designed to," or "configured to,"' allow the user to perform [ the recited function]") accord In re Man Machine Interface Technologies, 822 F. 3d 1282, 1286-87 (Fed. Cir. 2016). Thus, the Examiner's finding cannot be sustained.

Giannelli, In re, 739 F.3d 1375, 109 USPQ2d 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2111.04

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Weller et al 13487513 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 112(2)/103 Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Ex Parte McCoy et al 14453792 - (D) ASTORINO 103 OTDP CANTOR COLBURN LLP-BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte McCulloch 13252078 - (D) TOWNSEND 101/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY HARWARD, SOREN T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 Ex Parte Nunez et al 13480651 - (D) SMITH 103 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated LE, NINH V

1787 Ex Parte Wang et al 13838851 - (D) DERRICK 103 PAUL AND PAUL SHUKLA, KRUPA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Kamath et al 13459958 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY VALDEZ, PATRICK F

2611 Ex Parte Kamath et al 13460018 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY VALDEZ, PATRICK F

2645 Ex Parte Pearson 13489759 - (D) McNEILL 103 BELZER PC HAMMONDS, MARCUS C

2692 Ex Parte Moore et al 14025240 - (D) McNEILL 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP LEE, GENE W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Rule et al 11643578 - (D) WORTH 101 Maschoff Brennan/ PayPal RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

3691 Ex Parte Matthew 10918127 - (D) COURTENAY 101 PETER K. TRZYNA, ESQ. VYAS, ABHISHEK

3692 Ex Parte Carroll et al 14309826 - (D) MOHANTY 101 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC WONG, ERIC TAK WAI

3695 Ex Parte Drake et al 14301237 - (D) CHUNG 103 101/103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. C/0 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP ROBINSON, KITO R

3696 Ex Parte Kuchinad et al 13887919 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 Docket Clerk-GOLD SEE, CAROL A

3697 Ex Parte Rucker 11589661 - (D) WORTH 101 Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P. LIU, I JUNG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Rached 13128996 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ARANT, HARRY E

3783 Ex Parte Copa et al 12087231 - (D) GREENHUT 112(1) 103 41.50 103 AMS/Kagan Binder, PLLC PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

3792 Ex Parte Andersen et al 11595423 - (D) KORNICZKY 112(2)/103 DENTONS US LLP - San Francisco EISEMAN, LYNSEY C

hutchison, man machine, giannelli, aspex

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Jung et al 13459390 - (D) POTHIER 103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Liu et al 13719414 - (D) NAPPI 103 ARRIS Enterprises, LLC VU, VIET D

2481 Ex Parte Rathi et al 14191512 - (D) SHIANG 103 Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP/Magna NOH, JAE NAM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte Lakshmikumaran et al 15062827 - (D) SHIANG 102 ORACLE (Oracle formerly d/b/a Sun Microsystems) EVANS, JEFFERSON A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte NESE et al 14268640 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP MUNOZ, ANDRES F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Wetsch et al 12550330 - (D) O'HANLON 102/103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - NEW YORK TAWFIK, SAMEH

The Examiner determines that "the limitations followed by the terms 'configured to' and 'adapted to' are not positively [re]cited limitations and not fully given patentable weight." Id. at 5 (we understand the Examiner to mean the limitations following the terms "configured to" and "adapted to"). Continuing, the Examiner determines that "the recitation that an element is 'adapted to' perform a function is not a positive limitation but only requires the ability to so perform" and "does not constitute a limitation in any patentable sense." Ans. 6 (citing In re Hutchison, 154 F.2d 135 (CCPA 1946)). 
...

We further agree with Appellants that the Examiner has improperly failed to address the "configured to" and "adapted to" recitations of claim 1. See Appeal Br. 11-12. "[T]he phrase 'adapted to' generally means 'made to,' 'designed to,' or 'configured to,' though it can also be used more broadly to mean 'capable of or 'suitable for."' In re Man Mach. Interface Techs. LLC, 822 F.3d 1282, 1286 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (citing In re Giannelli, 739 F.3d 1375, 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2014)). In Giannelli, the court looked to the written description of the application and determined that the phrase "adapted to," in view of the specification, has a narrower meaning than "capable of' or "suited for." Giannelli, 739 F.3d at 1379; see also Aspex Eyewear, Inc. v. Marchan Eyewear, Inc., 672 F.3d 1335, 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (holding that "adapted to" required elements to be "designed or configured to accomplish the specified objective, not simply that they can be made to serve that purpose"). In this case, we likewise look to Appellants' Specification to discern the meaning of "configured to" and "adapted to."

Giannelli, In re, 739 F.3d 1375, 109 USPQ2d 1333 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2111.04

3738 Ex Parte PACETTI 12882978 - (D) FLAX 103 SQUIRE PB (Abbott) SCHALL, MATTHEW WAYNE

3754 Ex Parte Painchaud et al 12891366 - (D) PESLAK 103 ST. ONGE STEW ARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC MELARAGNO, MICHAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte YUAN et al 13346426 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 Riverside Law LLP VANBUREN,LAURENK

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte WACH 15004507 - (D) SONG 103 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. c/o Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP NGUYEN, KIEN T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Jung 13951853 - (D) PINKERTON 103 Hall Estill Attorneys at Law (Seagate Technology LLC) PATEL, JIGAR P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte Conzola et al 14161116 - (D) BEAMER 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC JOSEPH, DENNIS P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte CHOI et al 14872285 - (D) McGEE 102/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. TRA, ANH QUAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Hammad et al 11764343 - (D) HOWARD 101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA MARCUS, LELAND R

3623 Ex Parte Rathbun et al 11955478 - (D) LORIN 101 PITNEY BOWES INC. BOSWELL, BETH V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Hill et al 12978935 - (D) FLAX 103 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC (STJ) MOHAMMED, SHAHDEEP

3742 Ex Parte Weiss et al 14253601 - (D) BROWNE 103 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP LAFLAME JR, MICHAEL A

3761 Ex Parte Roe et al 14156768 - (D) BROWN 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY TREYGER, IL YA Y

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2193 Ex Parte Aarts et al 13775201 - (D) KHAN 102/103/double patenting THE LAW OFFICE OF JAMES BAUDINO, PLLC IBM CORP. (AUS) WOOD, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2495 Ex Parte Kass 13713483 - (D) SHIANG 102 ROCHESTER IP LAW DEPT. 917 IBM CORPORATION WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Bardsley et al 13078526 - (D) POLLOCK 103 103 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. PIHONAK, SARAH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte GRAWE et al 13690736 - (D) ADAMS 102 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. BADIO, BARBARA P

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Kojima et al 11522413 - (D) SQUIRE 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. DAHIMENE, MAHMOUD

1715 Ex Parte Lockhart et al 12920840 - (D) OWENS 103 Covestro LLC MEEKS, TIMOTHY HOWARD

1785 Ex Parte Ruskin 12801742 - (D) SQUIRE 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC RUMMEL, IAN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Zywicki et al 13325515 - (D) McKONE 103 HONEY WET ,T ,/STW PAN, YUHUI R

2155 Ex Parte PALLETI et al 12757342 - (D) FRAHM 103 AOL Inc./Finnegan KHONG, ALEXANDER

2157 Ex Parte Kobayashi et al 13454791 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC PARK, GRACE A

See e.g., In re Man Mach. Interface Techs. LLC, 822 F.3d 1282, 1286 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (“We have noted that the phrase ‘adapted to’ generally means ‘made to,’ ‘designed to,’ or ‘configured to,’ though it can also be used more broadly to mean ‘capable of’ or ‘suitable for.’”) (citations omitted).

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Gibbings 13526352 - (D) HAMANN 112(2) 102/103/double patenting LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC JAGANNATHAN, MELANIE

2662 Ex Parte Hunt 13019875 - (D) ENGLE 103 The Boeing Company c/o Vista IP Law Group LLP OSINSKI, MICHAEL S

2696 Ex Parte PARK et al 13241419 - (D) MacDONALD 103 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC LIN, HANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Ex Parte Rothberg et al 13554895 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 41.50 103 LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION GORDON, MATTHEW E

2896 Ex Parte Hagleitner et al 13414286 - (D) DENNETT 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. NARAGHI, ALI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte ARIMILLI et al 12425210 - (D) DOUGAL 101/103 Russell Ng PLLC (IBM AUS) RUBY, TRAVIS C

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1795 Spectrum Brands, Inc. Requester v. Patent of Energizer Brands, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte RE41,886 E et al 11/707,855 95001684 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC DIAMOND, ALAN D original KALAFUT, STEPHEN J

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Gabara 11681158 - (D) FINK 103 Thaddeus Gabara LAI, DANIEL

Although we give claims their broadest reasonable interpretation, “the construction cannot be divorced from the specification and the record evidence.”  In re Man Machine Interface Technologies LLC, 822 F.3d 1282, 1286 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (quoting In re NTP, Inc., 654 F.3d 1279, 1288 (Fed. Cir. 2011).  A construction that is unreasonably broad and does not reasonably reflect the plain language and disclosure in the specification will not pass muster.  Microsoft Corp. v. Proxyconn, Inc., 789 F.3d 1292, 1298 (Fed. Cir. 2015).

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NTP, In re, 654 F.3d 1268, 99 USPQ2d 1500 (Fed. Cir. 2011) 2258 , 2658

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Spurgat et al 13612837 - (D) FETTING 103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook OBAID, FATEH M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte EVANS 13269810 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Shaddock Law Group, PC ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO

3745 Ex Parte Coffin et al 11938963 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY YOUNGER, SEAN JERRARD

3775 Ex Parte Lappin 13363583 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP KAMIKAWA, TRACY L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Negishi et al 13265724 - (D) GARRIS 103 NATH, GOLDBERG & MEYER DELCOTTO, GREGORYR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Grandhi et al 12398957 - (D) JIVANI 102/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY MUELLER, KURT A

2442 Ex Parte Peles 12104820 - (D) PINKERTON 103 M&B IP Analysts, LLC MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Parten 13198497 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Law Offices of Eric Karich VENNE, DANIEL V

3645 Ex Parte Husom et al 12896628 - (D) PESLAK 103 WestemGeco L.L.C. LOBO, IAN J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Amano et al 13402082 - (D) O'HANLON 103 Medtronic Vascular - APV Division EISENBERG, REBECCA E