riverwood

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Reversed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1797 Jin, Peng 13024022 ANKENBRAND 103 HONEYWELL/WICK PHILLIPS Honeywell International Inc XU, XIAOYUN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 Rong Zhou et al. 13156573 DEJMEK 103 FAY SHARPE LLP / XEROX - PARC PACHOL, NICHOLAS C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Makoto Taniguchi et al. 14101391 MCGEE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC ALMAWRI, MAGED M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Kling, Robert 14004197 HOELTER 103 SCA Hygiene Products AB c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L

3684 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 14959147 LORIN 103 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP WEINER, ARIELLE E

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14912117 JESCHKE 103 103 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. BURKE, THOMAS P

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Jeffrey David. Fowler et al. 10578735 JENKS 103 Syngenta Crop Protection LLC ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S

1643 LUTZ, ROBERT J. et al. 14509809 ADAMS 102/103 103/OTDP Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. HUFF, SHEELA JITENDRA

 During the October 2, 2019 Oral Hearing Appellant’s counsel explained, however, that the ocular toxicity problem associated with an anti-FOLR1 immunoconjugate, within the scope of Appellant’s claimed invention, was solved by Lutz ’282 prior to the filing date of Appellant’s claimed invention (see id. 8:13–9:1).  See Riverwood-Int’l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., 324 F.3d 1346, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (citation omitted) (“Valid prior art may be created by the admissions of the parties”).

Riverwood Int’l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., 324 F.3d 1346, 66 USPQ2d 1331 (Fed. Cir. 2003)  706.02 ,  2129 ,  2141.01 ,  2152.03

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Leena Nebhani et al. 14567127 HEANEY 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY DEES, NIKKI H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2415 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15653975 RAEVSKY 102/103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC NOORISTANY, SULAIMAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Nicolas Drevon 10509852 GALLIGAN 103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (NOKIA) CAI, WAYNE HUU

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Walker, Jay S. et al. 13619743 LEBOVITZ 103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP VAN BRAMER, JOHN W

3621 Popilock, Robert et al. 13512032 LEBOVITZ 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS BEKERMAN, MICHAEL

3624 Sergio Schulte. De Oliveira et al. 14212719 SHAH 101 BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M

3624 Cushing, Vincent J. et al. 13405153 LEBOVITZ 112(1) 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC KONERU, SUJAY

3681 GROUPON, INC. 14212511 FISHMAN 101 ALSTON & BIRD LLP IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT

3681 Singhal, Tara Chand. 12287610 ARPIN 112(2) 101/103 Tara Chand Singhal BRANDENBURG, WILLIAM A

3691 Erick Kobres 13285386 MEDLOCK 101 NCR Corporation CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

3691 CROSTHWAITE, DOMINIC et al. 13209949 BEAMER 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. KAZIMI, HANI M

riverwood, constant

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte CUVALCI et al 12255492 - (D) BEST 103 LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT M. WALLACE KITT, STEPHEN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Carr 12374372 - (D) DIXON 102/103 C. DALE QUISENBERRY KIM, TAELOR

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte Akin et al 12069886 - (D) SAADAT 103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC SLOMS, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Werne et al 12633671 - (D) HANLON 103 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNL/Zilka-Kotab HUYNH, ANDY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3638 Ex Parte Cook 11570298 - (D) BAHR 102/103 41.50 112(2) BIO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES (BIO IPS) LLC TRIGGS, ANDREW J

3665 Ex Parte Hunter et al 12249712 - (D) LORIN 103 CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC SHAAWAT, MUSSA A

3677 Ex Parte Chiproot 13116187 - (D) KERINS 102/103 DEKEL PATENT LTD. UPCHURCH, DAVID M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1755 Ex Parte Shugar et al 12021682 - (D) HASTINGS 103 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP PILLAY, DEVINA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2459 Ex Parte Zlateff et al 11068731 - (D) BARRETT 103 103 LEE & HAYES, PLLC NICKERSON, JEFFREY L

2466 Ex Parte Pandit et al 12309062 - (D) DILLON 103 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC TRAN, THINH D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2686 Ex Parte Dwyer et al 12342534 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 103 HONEYWELL/IFL ALIZADA, OMEED

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Bobba et al 12971000 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) CANTOR COLBURN LLP PEDDER, DENNIS H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1755 Ex Parte Jacobs et al 12359978 - (D) HASTINGS 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP CHERN, CHRISTINA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte Chang et al 12274524 - (D) COURTENAY 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP SADLER, NATHAN

Because the descriptions of Appellants' figures 2 and 3A are in the "Background of the Invention" section of Appellant's Specification, and particularly because Figures 2 and 3A are expressly described with the adjective "conventional" (i.e., designating the work of another), we find this disclosed subject matter is available as prior art by admission.1

1. A statement by an applicant in the Specification or made during prosecution identifying the work of another as "prior art" is an admission which can be relied upon for both anticipation and obviousness determinations, regardless of whether the admitted prior art would otherwise qualify as prior art under the statutory categories of 35 U.S.C. 102.  Riverwood Int'l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., Inc., 324 F.3d 1346, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2003); Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 1570 (Fed. Cir. 1988)

Riverwood Int’l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., 324 F.3d 1346, 66 USPQ2d 1331 (Fed. Cir. 2003)  706.02 ,  2129 ,  2141.01 ,  2152.03

Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 7 USPQ2d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 1988)  706.02 ,   2128.02 ,   2129 ,   2145 ,   2152.03

2174 Ex Parte Grossman 11513189 - (D) KRIVAK 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. KUMAR, ANIL N

2179 Ex Parte Kandekar et al 11831196 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova LO, WEILUN

2199 Ex Parte Mensah et al 10493588 - (D) HOFF 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. Accenture Global Services Limited MITCHELL, JASON D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Fleury et al 12155725 - (D) DILLON 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP BUTTRAM, ALAN T

2643 Ex Parte Rajasimman et al 11848729 - (D) CHEN 102/103 DOCKET CLERK HONG, DUNG

2662 Ex Parte Lee et al 11616918 - (D) MCMILLIN 102/103 PERRY + CURRIER INC. (BlackBerry) Research in Motion Limited OSINSKI, MICHAEL S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2897 Ex Parte Nguyen Hoang 12306032 - (D) HANLON 102 NXP B.V. VU, HUNG K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Rincones 11442925 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center BAHL, SANGEETA

3661 Ex Parte Aekka et al 12405326 - (D) HOELTER 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL LI, CE LI

3672 Ex Parte Ocalan 12044487 - (D) ABRAMS 103/double patenting SCHLUMBERGER ROSHARON CAMPUS ANDREWS, DAVID L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Oates 12641719 - (D) JESCHKE 112(2)/103 Buche & Associates, P.C. SZAFRAN, BRIEANNA TARAH LARELL

3778 Ex Parte Qin et al 11542510 - (D) LaVIER 102/103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. HAND, MELANIE JO

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. PRIME DATUM, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent Ex Parte 8111028 et al 12/524,198 95002286 - (D) BRANCH 112(1)/103 Harris Beach/Syracuse Third Party Requester: ABB INC. LEGAL DEPARTMENT-4U6 MENEFEE, JAMES A original RO, BENTSU

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 GOOGLE INC. and MICROSOFT CORP. Requesters and Respondents v. PAID SEARCH ENGINE TOOLS, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,043,450 et al 10/324,802 95001221 95001308 - (D) HOFF 112(2)/103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP Third Party Requester: ROBERT WILSON, QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original KYLE, CHARLES R

riverwood, nomiya, garfinkel

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Arik et al 12198257 - (D) GROSSMAN 102(b)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 GE Licensing HWU, DAVIS D

Riverwood Int’l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., Inc. 324 F.3d 1346, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (“a statement by an applicant during prosecution identifying certain matter not the work of the inventor as ‘prior art’ is an admission that the matter is prior art”); In re Nomiya, 509 F.2d 566, 570-571 (CCPA 1975) (“We see no reason why appellants’ representations in their application should not be accepted at face value as admissions that Figs. 1 and 2 may be considered ‘prior art’ for any purpose.”); In re Garfinkel, 437 F.2d 1000, 1004 n.2 (CCPA 1971) (“From the record we are uncertain whether the type of ‘prior art’ referred to is of the § 102(f) or § 102(g) variety or whether it is of the ‘known … in this country’ type as in § 102(a). What is clear, however, is that appellant has admitted that as to him the information in Kistler is prior art of some type.”).

Riverwood Int’l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., 324 F.3d 1346, 66 USPQ2d 1331 (Fed. Cir. 2003)   706.02,  2129,   2141.01

Nomiya, In re, 509 F.2d 566, 184 USPQ 607 (CCPA 1975) 2129, 2258

Garfinkel, In re, 437 F.2d 1000, 168 USPQ 659 (CCPA 1971) 715

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Walley 12363143 - (D) WARREN 102(e) 102(e) THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP (Broadcom) LE, DINH THANH

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Hunleth et al 11893512 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC TILLERY, RASHAWN N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Haberman et al 10980135 - (D) DIXON 103 TILLMAN WRIGHT, PLLC AJAYI, JOEL
AFFIRMED 3685 Ex Parte Schimpf et al 11431381 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(2) 101/103 Haynes & Boone, LLP RAVETTI, DANTE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte JEONG et al 11835492 - (D) KRIVAK 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. CHUNG TRANS, XUONG MY

2882 Ex Parte Song et al 11702794 - (D) GARRIS 112(1) 112(2)/102(b)/103 THE SMALL PATENT LAW GROUP LLC HO, ALLEN C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3681 Ex Parte Garcia et al 10513288 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 37 CFR 41.50 112(2) AEON Law LASTRA, DANIEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Kessler 12300626 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 Browdy and Neimark, PLLC WONG, STEVEN B

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Sudo 11568870 - (D) PAK 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY BARCENA, CARLOS

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 745, LLC Third Party Requester, Cross-Appellant and Respondent v. ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000408 6835887 10/090,410 6,369,313 09/790,040 McKEOWN 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Bromberg & Sunstein, LLP GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original DONELS, JEFFREY

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 VISTAN CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FADEI USA, INC., PAN AMERICAN ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT CO., INC., MANUEL SILVA, AND MARIANI PACKING CO., INC., Defendants-Cross-Appellants. 2013-1216, -1217 5,870,949 BRYSON summary judgment of noninfringement Hanson Bridgett, LLP; Downey Brand original GIRARD & EQUITZ LLP SIMONE, TIMOTHY F

AFFIRMED
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AND HUAWEI DEVICE USA, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ACACIA RESEARCH CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee, AND ACCESS CO., LTD., Defendant-Appellee, AND SMARTPHONE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Defendant-Appellee. 2013-1090 TARANTO dismissal due to first-to-file rule Jones Day; The Simon Law Firm, P.C.

riverwood

REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2485 Ex Parte Tojo 10829437 - (D) POTHIER 103 FITZPATRICK CELLA HARPER & SCINTO PRINCE, JESSICA MARIE

As such, we are not persuaded Figures 17(a)-(b) are only Appellant’s own work product. See Riverwood Int’l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., Inc. 324 F.3d 1346, 1354-55 (Fed. Cir. 2003). Nonetheless, Figures 17(a)-(b) fail to show the recited hierarchization step.

Riverwood Int’l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., 324 F.3d 1346, 66 USPQ2d 1331 (Fed. Cir. 2003)   706.02,   2129,   2141.01
DONNER 7: 679-93; 8: 89-103
HARMON 3: 139, 325, 331; 4: 155; 6: 25; 13: 57; 20: 466

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Scholl et al 10748759 - (D) HOFFMAN 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP RETTA, YEHDEGA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Ben et al 10629486 - (D) DIXON 103 112(1) ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. WALL & TONG, LLP/ SAINTCYR, LEONARD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Ward et al 12061387 - (D) BEST 103 112(1) LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD GORMAN, DARREN W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Zhamu et al 12006209 - (D) KIMLIN 103/obviousness-type double patenting Bor Z. Jang MOHADDES, LADAN

1762 Ex Parte Wong et al 11750764 - (D) McKELVEY 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 37 CFR 41.50 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Wood, Herron, & L.L.P. (Symbron) YOON, TAE H

1773 Ex Parte Samborn et al 12055198 - (D) BEST 103 PATENT VENTURE GROUP MERKLING, SALLY ANNE

1778 Ex Parte Samborn et al 12055131 - (D) BEST 103 PATENT VENTURE GROUP DURAND, PAUL J

bose, energizer holdings, slimfold, ormco, riverwood

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte SHINOHARA 11/682,188 HANLON 103(a) WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP EXAMINER CAMERON, ERMA C

1733 Ex Parte Asahi et al 10/410,014 HASTINGS 103(a)/112(2) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

Furthermore, a lack of antecedent basis is not per se a reason for finding a claim indefinite. “In Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2001) the court held that despite the absence of explicit antecedent basis, ‘[i]f the scope of a claim would be reasonably ascertainable by those skilled in the art, then the claim is not indefinite.”’ Energizer Holdings Inc. v. International Trade Com’n, 435 F.3d 1366, 1370-71 (Fed. Cir. 2006). Antecedent basis can be present by implication. See Slimfold Mfg. Co. v. Kinkead Indus., Inc., 810 F.2d 1113, 1116 (Fed. Cir. 1987).

Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 61 USPQ2d 1216 (Fed. Cir. 2001) . . . . . . . 2173.05

Energizer Holdings Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 435 F.3d 1366, 77 USPQ2d 1625 (Fed. Cir. 2006) . 2173.05(e)
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Freund et al 11/220,015 SILVERBERG 102(b)/37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(b) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER PAYER, HWEI SIU CHOU

3737 Ex Parte Davis et al 10/942,115 O’NEILL 103(a) Bell & Manning, LLC EXAMINER LAURITZEN, AMANDA L
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Buchalter 11/237,438 FREDMAN 103(a) HOFFMANN & BARON, LLP EXAMINER BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Viviano 11/453,657 SAINDON 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) FLOYD B. CAROTHERS CAROTHERS AND CAROTHERS EXAMINER CAJILIG, CHRISTINE T

Because a dependent claim includes all of the limitations of the claim from which it depends, the Examiner’s conclusion that claim 9 is obvious is also a conclusion that claim 1 is obvious for the same reasons. See Ormco Corp. v. Align Tech., Inc., 498 F.3d 1307, 1319 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (when a dependent claim is “found to have been obvious, the broader claims . . . must also have been obvious”).

3637 Ex Parte Becke et al 10/816,371 ASTORINO 102(b)/103(a) BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION EXAMINER WILKENS, JANET MARIE

3663 Ex Parte Blaudin De The 10/583,626 BROWN 112(2)/103(a) Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC EXAMINER LEACH, ERIN MARIE BOYD

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Srinivasan 10/997,338 O’NEILL 103(a) Mark D. Sarallno Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP EXAMINER LAURITZEN, AMANDA L
REEXAMINATION

REHEARING DENIED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2656; 3711 ACUSHNET COMPANY Requester and Respondent v. Patents of CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY Patent Owner and Appellant 95/000,122; 95/000,120; 95/000,121; & 95/000,123 6,506,130 B2; 6,210,293 B1; 6,503,156 B1; & 6,595,873 B2 DELMENDO 103(a) Patent Owner: DOROTHY P. WHELAN FISH & RICHARDSON PC Third-Party Requester: CLINTON H. BRANNON MAYER BROWN LLP EXAMINER GELLNER, JEFFREY L original EXAMINER GORDEN, RAEANN EXAMINER GRAHAM, MARK S

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2301 Ex parte Clear With Computers, LLC Appellant and Patent Owner 90/010,185 5,367,627 TURNER 102(b) Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC EXAMINER BROWNE, LYNNE HAMBLETON original EXAMINER BAYERL, RAYMOND J
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Ikawa et al 10/377,799 WALSH 103(a)/non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER NAFF, DAVID M

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1772 Ex Parte Hargett 10/249,011 GARRIS 103(a) SUMMA, ADDITON & ASHE, P.A. EXAMINER HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA

1796 Ex Parte CREWS et al 12/039,205 MILLS 102(b)/103(a) Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC EXAMINER FIGUEROA, JOHN J

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2178 Ex Parte Shear 10/042,260 DESHPANDE 103(a) FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP EXAMINER STORK, KYLE R

2185 Ex Parte Brown et al 11/002,560 DANG 103(a) DILLON & YUDELL LLP EXAMINER AYASH, MARWAN

2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Hatin et al 11/225,558 SAADAT 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER LIANG, REGINA

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Imundo et al 09/853,945 CHEN 103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER COZART, JERMIE E

[A]n admission of prior art can be relied upon for an obviousness determination, regardless of whether the admitted prior art would otherwise qualify as prior art under the statutory categories of 35 U.S.C. § 102. Riverwood Int’l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., 324 F.3d 1346, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2003).

Riverwood Int’l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., 324 F.3d 1346, 66 USPQ2d 1331 (Fed. Cir. 2003) . . . .706.02, 2129, 2141.01
3769 Ex Parte Knopp et al 10/124,891 CHEN 103(a)/judicially created doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER SHAY, DAVID M
REHEARING

DENIED

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte DelRegno et al 10/860,803 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b)/103(a) VERIZON EXAMINER AHMED, SALMAN

NEW

REVERSED

3753 Ex Parte Lang et al 10/487,330 STAICOVICI 103(a) American Air Liquide, Inc. EXAMINER RIVELL, JOHN A

3744 Ex Parte Mayer et al 11/074,682 STAICOVICI 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 102(b) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. EXAMINER GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3765 Ex Parte Franke et al 10/954,656 SILVERBERG 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP EXAMINER TOMPKINS, ALISSA JILL

3735 Ex Parte Guenst et al 10/804,391 SILVERBERG 103(a) Medtronic CardioVascular EXAMINER LACYK, JOHN P

AFFIRMED

1628 Ex Parte Arduini 10/343,626 FREDMAN 102(b) LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP EXAMINER STONE, CHRISTOPHER R

1628 Ex Parte Liversidge et al 11/376,553 GREEN 103(a) Fox Rothschild, LLP EXAMINER SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L

3652 Ex Parte Weiss 10/610,545 STAICOVICI 103(a) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. EXAMINER FOX, CHARLES A