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Reversed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 PHARMAFILM S.R.L. 14430255 VALEK 103 Silvia Salvadori, P.C. Silvia Salvadori LIU, TRACY

1625 RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY et al. 16053537 NEWMAN 103 VIKSNINS HARRIS PADYS MALEN LLP O DELL, DAVID K

Appellant has provided persuasive argument and objective evidence of nonobviousness that outweighs the evidence of obviousness. Mintz v. Dietz & Watson, Inc., 679 F.3d 1372, 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (“Obviousness requires . . . walk[ing] a tightrope blindfolded (to avoid hindsight)—an enterprise best pursued with the safety net of objective evidence.”)

1631 Angel Janevski et al. 13321723 FLAX Dissenting COTTA 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DEJONG, ERIC S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1723 Tsutomu Aoyama et al. 11695419 FRANKLIN 112(1)/103 K&L Gates LLP-Sony YANCHUK, STEPHEN J

1761 A123 Systems, LLC 14162866 HANLON 103 MCCOY RUSSELL LLP YOUNG, WILLIAM D

1791 S & P INGREDIENT DEVELOPMENT, LLC 16347288 SNAY Concurring HOUSEL 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) BEKKER, KELLY JO

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2139 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 15425857 BRANCH 103 Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Amazon) WEI, JANE

2142 Jesse BOETTCHER et al. 13609102 SAADAT 103 Apple c/o Kubota & Basol LLP KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE

2154 International Business Machines Corporation 15044165 MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center MCGHEE, TRACY M

2154 Microsoft Corporation 13918898 CYGAN 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION AHMED, SABA

2154 SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 15301640 EVANS 103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC HENRY M FEIEREISEN GEMIGNANI, ANTHONY G

2163 Prakash, Vipul Ved. et al. 13158992 DIXON 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/ APPLE INC. BLACK, LINH

2176 Adobe Inc. 14549952 MORGAN 103 FIG. 1 Patents BURKE, TIONNA M

2178 AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION 15267256 MCKEOWN 103 LOCKE LORD LLP NAZAR, AHAMED I

2179 SIEMENS PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INC. 14707532 HOFF 103 Siemens Corporation CASILLAS, ROLAND J

2185 Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 15585890 BISK 103 Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Cypress Semiconductor Corporation ZAMAN, FAISAL M

2185 Nordic Semiconductor ASA 15736762 MANTIS MERCADER 102 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP ZAMAN, FAISAL M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2413 Panasonic Corporation 14233821 HOFF 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP FAYED, RASHA K

2416 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14858960 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Arent Fox, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated ZHANG, RUIHUA

2439 Yamaha Corporation 15154789 ARPIN 102 CROWELL & MORING LLP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP LE, CANH

2441 D2L Corporation 14049801 HAGY 103 GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP TSENG, LEON Y

2447 Telenav, Inc. 15202320 ENGLE 102 Perspectives Law Group, Corp. NDIAYE, CHEIKH T

2474 Trend Micro Incorporated 15782607 DEJMEK 103 Okamoto & Benedicto LLP (Trend Micro) ISLAM, ROWNAK

2483 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15269157 PER CURIAM 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED SHAHNAMI, AMIR

2488 Quality Vision International, Inc. 15164955 PYONIN 102/103 IP Practice Group Harter Secrest & Emery LLP HILAIRE, CLIFFORD

2491 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC 15078912 SAADAT 102 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC DESROSIERS, EVANS

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2643 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 15842057 MCKEOWN 102/103 BakerHostetler / Comcast GELIN, JEAN ALLAND

2647 Hoyhtya, Marko et al. 13703057 CUTITTA 103 Berggren LLP AHSAN, UMAIR

2672 HP PRINTING KOREA CO., LTD. 14935919 PER CURIAM 103 HP Inc. DULANEY, BENJAMIN O

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2812 ENTEGRIS, INC. 14912380 SMITH 103 Entegris, Inc. GHEYAS, SYED I

2813 General Electric Company 15145825 FRANKLIN 103 GE HEALTHCARE c/o FLETCHER YODER, PC KING, SUN MI KIM

2846 BMC SOFTWARE, INC. 14659337 HOMERE 103 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP JOSEPH, DEVON A

2886 Facebook Technologies, LLC 15103344 KENNEDY 102/103 Facebook/Fenwick Silicon Valley Center AKANBI, ISIAKA O

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

3651 Babak Emam et al. 15658472 MARTIN 112(2)/103 Daniel J. Schlue Schlue IP Law KUMAR, RAKESH

3662 International Business Machines Corporation 14477669 STAICOVICI 103 IBM Corp-Rochester Drafting Center ALSOMIRI, MAJDI A

3685 Nasdaq, Inc. 15086801 McNEILL 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC IMMANUEL, ISIDORA I

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

3715 IGT 15070885 GREENHUT 102/103 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (IGT) HSU, RYAN

3731 Covidien LP 15205169 MARTIN 102/103 Covidien LP SHUTTY, DAVID G

3731 Covidien LP 15582788 GREENHUT 102/103 Covidien LP PATHAK, PRAACHI M.

3785 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 13727923 STEPINA 103 41.50 112(2) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY STUART, COLIN W

3786 Michael Campagna 13251985 MARTIN 102 Addy Hart P.C. Robert Hart NGUYEN, CAMTU TRAN

3992 Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. 15467395 CHEN 251 SALIWANCHIK, LLOYD & EISENSCHENK A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION WHITTINGTON, KENNETH

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1617 The Proctor & Gamble Company 13956744 CHANG 103 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GLOBAL IP SERVICES PEEBLES, KATHERINE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1718 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 15033153 McMANUS 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1736 Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC 14922829 DENNETT 112(2)/102/103 112(2) Perkins Coie LLP - CHI General HENDRICKSON, STUART L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2138 International Business Machines Corporation 15465418 KOHUT 103 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM CHEONG, ANDREW J

2154 SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 15301638 EVANS 102/103 112(2) HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC HENRY M FEIEREISEN GEMIGNANI, ANTHONY G

2159 International Business Machines Corporation 14564432 HUGHES 103 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC SINGH, AMRESH

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2689 Zest Labs, Inc. 15729417 NAPPI 103 103 Zilka-Kotab, PC HUNNINGS, TRAVIS R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2849 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 15960537 McMANUS 102 112(4) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED O TOOLE, COLLEEN J

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

3623 THE BOEING COMPANY 15259123 FISCHETTI 103 103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R

3715 SmartDrive Systems, Inc. 14540825 LANEY 103 112(2) Esplin & Associates, PC GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A

3741 United Technologies Corporation 15424930 STEPINA 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BURKE, THOMAS P

Affirmed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1611 Reinhold Meconi et al. 11885716 SCHNEIDER 112(2) 103 ProPat, LLC LAZARO, DOMINIC

1612 Henry Wu 14595695 TOWNSEND 103 ARENT FOX LLP - New York KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

1613 Gerhard Schmaus et al. 12598703 MAJORS 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP Dilworth & Barrese, LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M

1627 CMPD LICENSING, LLC 15273276 PRATS 103 AKERMAN LLP P.O. BOX MATOS NEGRON, TAINA DEL MAR

1627 CHIH-YUNG LIN 15323736 NEW 103 PyPat IP Services DECK, JASON A

1632 John Studdiford et al. 15350506 FLAX 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (CH) CORDAS, EMILY ANN

1658 KCI USA, INC. 15599399 GRIMES 103 Foley & Lardner LLP ORWIG, KEVIN S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1716 TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED et al. 14599059 FRANKLIN 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. KACKAR, RAM N

1726 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation et al. 14485119 McMANUS 103 WARF/MKE/QUARLES & BRADY LLP SCHMIEDEL, EDWARD

1734 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 14867065 HOUSEL 112(1)/112(2)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL LIANG, ANTHONY M

1735 United Technologies Corporation 15159296 KENNEDY 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY YOON, KEVIN E

1744 HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 14940242 COLAIANNI Concurring HOUSEL 112(2) 103 Locke Lord LLP ROBINSON, MICHAEL

1778 Daniel Smith 15593054 HOUSEL 103 William M. Hobby, III PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY

1783 NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD. 15755563 PRAISS 103 MIYAZAKI & METSUGI AUER, LAURA A

1793 FLIPN'SWEET, LLC 15683751 HANLON 103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

1798 Theranos, Inc. 14639986 CASHION 103 Labrador Diagnostics LLC GORDON, BRIAN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2124 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation 14803963 PER CURIAM 103 Burr Forman McNair Northrop Grumman GONZALES, VINCENT

2127 Schlumberger Technology Corporation 14660003 BEAMER 103 SCHLUMBERGER INFORMATION SOLUTIONS OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS

2165 VMware, Inc. 14482105 HAGY 103 Setter Roche LLP CHEUNG, EDDY

2169 VCVC III LLC 15204943 ENGLE 103 LOWE GRAHAM JONES, PLLC KIM, PAUL

2169 John Irving et al. 10619101 HUGHES 112(1) 103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP KIM, PAUL

2174 Flipboard, Inc. 14855114 BRANCH 103 FLIPBOARD/FENWICK SILICON VALLEY CENTER KUMAR, ANIL N

2177 International Business Machines Corporation 15005073 JENKS 101 102/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC HUYNH, THU V

2177 MICROSOFT CORPORATION 13672707 KOHUT 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION LEE, JUSTIN S

2179 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14857391 BRANCH 102/103 WORKMAN NYDEGGER/MICROSOFT WENG, PEI YONG

2185 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation 14602485 PER CURIAM 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. IRADUKUNDA, HERVE

2198 Immersion Corporation 15374171 FRAHM 103 Immersion / Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton PITARO, RYAN F

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2419 Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute et al. 14388514 CURCURI 103 112(1)/103 NSIP LAW ABAZA, AYMAN A

2432 International Business Machines Corporation 14546091 CHEN 103 TERRILE, CANNATTI & CHAMBERS, LLP IBM Austin ZAIDI, SYED A

2433 Calgary Scientific Inc. 15011183 CHUNG 101/103 Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC TRAN, ELLEN C

2439 NEC Europe Ltd. 15281236 MCKEOWN 102/103 101 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) KABIR, JAHANGIR

2456 Chen, Alexander et al. 13844038 HUGHES 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP TRAN, JIMMY H

2456 Satori Worldwide, LLC 15159447 BRANCH 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/Satori Worldwide LL CHACKO, JOE

2462 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd 15064529 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Docket Clerk - SAMS ROSE, DERRICK V

2463 Verint Systems Ltd. 14604141 JEFFERY 103 ISUS Intellectual Property PLLC Anthony Jason Mirabito MARCELO, MELVIN C

2484 Application Solutions (Electronics and Vision) Ltd 14338767 BRANCH 103 RATNERPRESTIA PARK, SUNGHYOUN

2488 HELMERICH & PAYNE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14939089 CURCURI 103 41.50 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - West Coast DOBBS, KRISTIN SENSMEIER

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2613 Splunk Inc. 15224651 HUME 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Splunk Inc.) LHYMN, SARAH

2621 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 14964286 EVANS 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC JAVED, MAHEEN I

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2813 CGG SERVICES SA 14967679 SQUIRE 103 41.50 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC AHMAD, KHAJA

2822 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 16181793 KENNEDY 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC WALL, VINCENT

2846 Atieva, Inc. 14194527 SQUIRE 102 BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP Mark Bellermann JOSEPH, DEVON A

2846 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 15693056 INGLESE 102/103 Rockwell Automation, Inc./FY Attention: Linda H. Kasulke CHAN, KAWING

2849 SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG 14904301 FRANKLIN 103 CARTER, DELUCA & FARRELL LLP TAN, RICHARD

2853 ITRON GLOBAL SARL 14720202 TIMM 103 ITRON, INC. Itron-IP - Docketing NGUYEN, QUANG X.L.

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

3619 NESTEC SA 14607609 SNAY 103 Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resources, Inc MOORE, WALTER A

3619 TomsTradingRoom, LLC 15165998 BAYAT 101 KOLITCH ROMANO LLP KANERVO, VIRPI H

3622 Google Inc. 14879714 FISCHETTI 103 101 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP WHITAKER, JONATHAN J

3623 International Business Machines Corporation 16505609 SHAH 103/OTDP Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN

3624 Hisatoshi Adachi et al. 11817041 FISCHETTI 103 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC SADANANDA, ABHIJIT B

3628 NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIES 14166293 FISCHETTI 103 41.50 101 Cozen O''Connor - Neopost ERB, NATHAN

3635 Robert Miller 15494450 BAHR 102/103 Brad Goldizen HIJAZ, OMAR F

3645 Quantum Technology Sciences, Inc. 15343312 GUIJT OTDP 103 FERDINAND ROMANO ACCEL IP LAW, PLLC BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES

3657 Robert Bosch GmbH 15517335 BROWN 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) LANE, NICHOLAS J

3683 David Moran et al. 14311249 LORIN 101/103 KANG LIM GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE

3683 Adobe Inc. 14539636 HUTCHINGS 112(1)/112(2)/101 FIG. 1 Patents HENRY, MATTHEW D

3683 ADP, LLC 14546555 O’HANLON 101 Duke W. Yee Yee & Associates, P.C. MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M

3685 Apple Inc. 14722019 CRAWFORD 103 101/103 Apple - Blank Rome c/o Blank Rome LLP SAX, TIMOTHY P

3688 Facebook, Inc. 14716772 MURPHY 101/103 Mannava & Kang, P. C. STROUD, CHRISTOPHER

3688 Facebook, Inc. 14716772 MURPHY 101/103 Mannava & Kang, P. C. STROUD, CHRISTOPHER

3689 Fannie Mae 14179012 CRAWFORD 101/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) YOUNG, MICHAEL C

3695 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 13918396 BAUMEISTER 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME POLLOCK, GREGORY A

3696 INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT INC. 14214075 FISCHETTI 101 Artegis Law Group, LLP John Carey TROTTER, SCOTT S

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

3732 NIKE, Inc. 15431307 BROWN 102/103 41.50 102/103 Honigman LLP/Nike SZAFRAN, BRIEANNA TARAH LARELL

3761 Sjur Kristian. Lund 13270431 MITCHELL 112(2)/103 SOFER & HAROUN LLP. HOANG, TU BA

3792 Novocure Limited 15636736 WOODS OTDP 103 Potomac Law Group - Novocure GmbH GETZOW, SCOTT M

Rehearing

Denied 

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

3697 ACLAIMANT, INC. 14627646 MEYERS 101/103 DLA PIPER LLP (US ) TRAN, HAI

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

3753 Stanley Paul. Evans et al. 13668633 WARNER 102 WARE, FRESSOLA, MAGUIRE & BARBER LLP CARY, KELSEY E

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte Knox et al 10662009 - (D) WINSOR 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP LEE, WILSON

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Ernst et al 10687451 - (D) VANOPHEM 112(2)/103 GREER, BURNS & CRAIN EPPS, TODD MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Briggs et al 11438420 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Manelli Selter PLLC BAYOU, AMENE SETEGNE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Haller et al 13305624 - (D) HILL 103 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC OLSON, LARS A

3676 Ex Parte Duphorne 12802675 - (D) CAPP 103/obviousness-type double patenting 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting GREENBERG TRAURIG (HOU) 3676

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Bowman et al 11840292 - (D) NAGUMO 103 PPG INDUSTRIES INC WALTERS JR, ROBERT S

cf. Hoganas AB v. Dresser Indus., Inc., 9 F.3d 948, 951 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (if the patentee, “who was responsible for drafting and prosecuting the patent, intended something different, it could have prevented this result through clearer drafting.”).

1734 Ex Parte Otsu et al 12443310 - (D) TORCZON 112(2)/103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Ex Parte MacAuley et al 11997187 - (D) MEDLOCK 101/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global MONFELDT, SARAH M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Fabian 11558183 - (D) VANOPHEM 103 Lincoln Electric Company/Perkins COIE LLP CHU, KING M

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Plaintiff, AND NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Plaintiff-Cross Appellant, AND GALDERMA LABORATORIES INC., AND GALDERMA LABORATORIES, L.P., Plaintiffs-Cross Appellants, v. MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC., Defendant-Appellant. 2012-1523, -1524, -1555, -1556, -1557 5,789,395 08/697,815 5,919,775 09/061,286 PER CURIAM 102 infringement LeClairRyan; Paul Hastings LLP; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik original Hoffmann & Baron LLP; Wiley Rein, LLP WEBER, JON P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2629 APPLE INC., Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellee, AND MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC., Intervenor. 2012-1338 7,663,607 10/840,862 7,812,828 11/677,958 MOORE concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part REYNA 103 102 claim construction Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP; United States International Trade Commission; Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP NGUYEN, KIMNHUNG T; SHARIFI-TAFRESHI, KOOSHA

We are troubled by the ITC’s obviousness analysis. We have repeatedly held that evidence relating to all four Graham factors—including objective evidence of secondary considerations—must be considered before determining whether the claimed invention would have been obvious to one of skill in the art at the time of invention. Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. v. Maersk Drilling USA, Inc., 699 F.3d 1340, 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2012); see also Mintz v. Dietz & Watson, Inc., 679 F.3d 1372, 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2012)(collecting cases). Indeed, it is axiomatic that “[t]he establishment of a prima facie case . . . is not a conclusion on the ultimate issue of obviousness.” Transocean, 699 F.3d at 1348.

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 REMBRANDT VISION TECHNOLOGIES, L.P., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC., Defendant-Appellee. 2012-1510 5,712,327 07/899,217 MOORE JMOL non-infringement Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.; Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP original FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) LILLING, HERBERT J

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Maguire et al 11876965 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL MOHADDES, LADAN

1734 Ex Parte Eckhardt et al 10257760 - (D) HASTINGS 112(2)/103 MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. FELTON, AILEEN BAKER

AFFIRMED IN PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Akimoto et al 11276662 - (D) OBERMANN 103 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. KOCH, GEORGE R

1773 Ex Parte May et al 11838384 - (D) OBERMANN 103 102/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP LUDLOW, JAN M

An examiner’s reasoning “may include recourse to logic, judgment, and common sense available to the person of ordinary skill,” which does “not necessarily require explication in any reference or expert opinion.” See Perfect Web Techs., Inc. v. InfoUSA, Inc., 587 F.3d 1324, 1328-29 (Fed. Cir. 2009); In re Bozek, 416 F.2d 1385, 1390 (CCPA 1969) (examiner may rely on “common knowledge and common sense of the person of ordinary skill in the art without any specific hint or suggestion in a particular reference”). However, “the mere recitation of the words ‘common sense’ without any support adds nothing to the obviousness equation.” Mintz v. Dietz & Watson, Inc., 679 F.3d 1372, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Giniger 11355500 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 Berenbaum Weinshienk PC SUTTON, DARRYL C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Cruickshank et al 09995056 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 ARRIS PATEL, DHAIRYA A

2488 Ex Parte Battles 10859029 - (D) FRAHM 101/102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PERUNGAVOOR, SATHYANARAYA V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2665 Ex Parte Jeon et al 11907460 - (D) FRAHM 112(1)/112(2)/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. AHMED, SAMIR ANWAR

2665 Ex Parte Tu et al 11003229 - (D) EVANS 102/103 KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. JOHNS, ANDREW W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Russell et al 11581620 - (D) OSINSKI 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. LEACH, ERIN MARIE BOYD

3651 Ex Parte Hart et al 12115729 - (D) DANIELS 102 BERENATO & WHITE, LLC HESS, DOUGLAS A  

REHEARING  
DENIED Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Zhao-Wilson et al 11378032 - (D) PRATS 102 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN MARTINELL, JAMES

See 35 U.S.C. § 6 (Board’s duty is to review adverse decisions of examiners); see also, Paperless Accounting, Inc. v. Bay Area Rapid Transit System, 804 F.2d 659, 663 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (rejection in final rejection not commented on in examiner’s answer not an adverse decision considered by Board).

Paperless Accounting v. Bay Area Rapid Transit System, 804 F.2d 659, 231 USPQ 649 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2133.01

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2183 Ex Parte Bell et al 10840560 - (D) DROESCH 103 DILLON & YUDELL LLP FENNEMA, ROBERT E

2193 Ex Parte Bosworth et al 09741219 - (D) HUME 103 Squire Sanders (US) LLP VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Oka et al 10658549 - (D) CHEN 102 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LAM, HUNG H

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Wong et al 11706833 - (D) KOHUT 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 PATENT LAW GROUP LLP CHO, JAMES HYONCHOL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Weber et al 11700915 - (D) SNEDDEN 102/103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP HOUSTON, ELIZABETH

3744 Ex Parte Baumann 10755632 - (D) McCARTHY 103 ALCOA TECHNICAL CENTER FLANIGAN, ALLEN J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Pasquier et al 10516610 - (D) McKELVEY 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11004446 - (D) GREEN 102/obviousness-type double patenting THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE Riggs II, Larry

1631 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11900442 - (D) GREEN 102/obviousness-type double patenting THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE RIGGS II, LARRY D

1631 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11893554 - (D) GREEN 102/obviousness-type double patenting THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE RIGGS II, LARRY D

1631 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11897103 - (D) GREEN 102/obviousness-type double patenting THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE RIGGS II, LARRY D

1631 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11895989 - (D) GREEN 102/obviousness-type double patenting THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE RIGGS II, LARRY D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Linz et al 10641221 - (D) GARRIS 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S

1762 Ex Parte Yadav et al 10435222 - (D) KIMLIN 112(1)/112(2)/102/103/obviousness-type double patenting PPG INDUSTRIES INC YOON, TAE H

1772 Ex Parte Ulin et al 10539045 - (D) TORCZON 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. WHITE, DENNIS MICHAEL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Morikawa 11253600 - (D) BARRY 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP CASANOVA, JORGE A

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Pelz et al 09913992 - (D) DIXON 112(1)/103 KENYON & KENYON LLP WEST, JEFFREY R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Rodriguez 10571337 - (D) PETRAVICK 103 LAW OFFICE OF DELIO & PETERSON, LLC. AMSDELL, DANA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Davidson 10410082 - (D) ASTORINO 103 MICHAEL W. GOLTRY THAI, XUAN MARIAN

3744 Ex Parte Laskaris et al 11530267 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY PETTITT, JOHN F

3768 Ex Parte Haider et al 10697518 - (D) KAMHOLZ 102/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY CATTUNGAL, SANJAY  

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3775 Ex Parte Biedermann et al 10306057 - (D) GREENHUT 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP RAMANA, ANURADHA

We have not altered the thrust of the rejection so as to deprive Appellants a fair opportunity to respond. Request at 3 citing In re Leithem, 661 F .3d 1316,1319, 100 USPQ 2d 1155, 115 8 (Fed. Cir. 2011 ). Rather, we have merely relied upon a reference akin to a technical dictionary to confirm the meaning of terms used in the references before us...

Finally, Appellants contend we overlooked objective indicia of nonobviousness. Request 7-8. The record does not actually contain any objective indicia of nonobviousness like that discussed in Mintz v. Dietz and Watson (Fed. Cir. No. 2010-1341, May 30, 2012) (cited by Appellants).

eaton2, mintz

REVERSED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte Gulin et al 11/243,284 JEFFERY 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. EXAMINER BUI, THUY T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte DeFigueiredo et al 11/583,415 BAHR 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. EXAMINER CICCHINO, PATRICK D

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Clarke et al 10/533,842 SCHEINER 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP EXAMINER Wiest, Philip

3763 Ex Parte Noda et al 11/765,536 GRIMES 102/103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER CHANDER, DIVA KAKAR

See Eaton Corp. v. Rockwell Int’l Corp., 323 F.3d 1332, 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (“When limitations in the body of the claim rely upon and derive antecedent basis from the preamble, then the preamble may act as a necessary component of the claimed invention.”).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2182 Ex parte MICROLINC, LLC, Appellant and Patent Owner 90/009,376 6,009,488 08/965,760 TURNER 112(2)/103 305 LAW OFFICES OF EUGENE M. CUMMINGS, P.C. EXAMINER CHOI, WOO H original EXAMINER SHIN, CHRISTOPHER B

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2873 LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD. Third Party Requester and Appellant v. FUJIFILM, CORP. Patent Owner and Respondent 95/001,450 7,535,658 11/932,081 TURNER 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS, LLP. (PA) EXAMINER HUGHES, DEANDRA M original EXAMINER COLLINS, DARRYL J

The mere recitation of the words “common sense” without any support adds nothing to the obviousness equation. Within the statutory test to determine if a claimed invention has advanced its technical art field enough to warrant an exclusive right, “common sense” is a shorthand label for knowledge so basic that it certainly lies within the skill set of an ordinary artisan. Mintz v. Dietz & Watson, Inc., --- F.3d ----, 2012 WL 1940157, *4 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

AFFIRMED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Steger 10/224,309 MacDONALD 103 Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt EXAMINER PHAM, KHANH B

2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Nuovo et al 10/451,693 GONSALVES 103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC EXAMINER LU, ZHIYU

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Winter 11/602,635 GRIMES 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH
 
REHEARING

DENIED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2189 Ex Parte Rickard et al 11/145,403 HOMERE 112(1) Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens, P.C. EXAMINER VO, THANH DUC

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Duerksen et al 10/857,935 HOMERE 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER TRAN, THANH Y

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Gully 11/510,219 BAHR 102/103 Carmen Patti Law Group, LLC EXAMINER PASCUA, JES F

mintz

REVERSED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Potter et al 11/208,041 BARRY 102 FROST BROWN TODD LLC EXAMINER PHAM, LINH K

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Bavaria et al 10/631,056 BARRY 102/103 IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC EXAMINER IBRAHIM, MOHAMED

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3693 Ex Parte Paglin 10/372,561 MOHANTY 101/103 Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen EXAMINER LEMIEUX, JESSICA

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Kiderman 11/181,019 WALSH 103 THE BLK LAW GROUP EXAMINER SZMAL, BRIAN SCOTT

“[T]he proper analysis requires a form of amnesia that "forgets" the invention and analyzes the prior art and understanding of the problem at the date of invention.” Mintz v. Dietz & Watson, ___ F.3d ___, ___, 2012 WL 1940157 *7 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Kiehnau et al 11/257,447 LEE 102/103 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP EXAMINER NOVOSAD, JENNIFER ELEANORE

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Bazin et al 09/725,048 KAUFFMAN 103 103 CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP EXAMINER DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA

AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Schmiedel et al 11/299,794 GAUDETTE 103 Henkel Corporation EXAMINER DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2187 Ex Parte Lee 11/028,678 JEFFERY 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER BERTRAM, RYAN

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 Ex Parte Chess et al 10/696,200 KUMAR 102 STEVEN E. BACH, ATTORNEY AT LAW EXAMINER HOANG, DANIEL L

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2832 Ex parte GAMESMAN LIMITED 90/009,392 7,060,922 10/827,128 CLARKE 103 SCHIFF HARDIN LLP EXAMINER RUBIN, MARGARET R original EXAMINER LEE, KYUNG S

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Osborne et al 10/946,416 ADAMS 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE