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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Arsenal Medical, Inc. 17342945 LEBOVITZ 102/103/OTDP GOODWIN PROCTER LLP VU, JAKE MINH

1658 Chai Ezerzer et al. 12576750 FREDMAN 101/OTDP Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP NIEBAUER, RONALD T

1658 Novozymes A/S 16097072 ADAMS 112(1)/103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP NIEBAUER, RONALD T

1675 Complete Genomics, Inc. 15803077 BEST 112(2)/102/103 CGI / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP BUNKER, AMY M

We agree with Appellant. As the Examiner found, Fine describes at least two genera of binding units that comprise both positively and negatively charged species. See Final Act. 6 (citing Fine ¶ 14). Thus, claim 1 is directed to subgenera while Fine contains a generic disclosure. In general, disclosure of a genus is not sufficient to anticipate a claim to a member or members of the genus. See, e.g., In re Schaumann, 572 F.2d 312, 316 (CCPA 1978); In re Petering, 301 F.2d 676, 681 (CCPA 1962). Although there are exceptions to this general rule, application of these exceptions requires factual determinations that are not in the record before us.

The Examiner, therefore, erred by finding that Fine’s description of binding units comprising either fluorescent dyes or toxins anticipates claims directed to the sub-genera of positively-charged fluorescent dyes or positively-charged toxins.

Schaumann, In re, 572 F.2d 312, 197 USPQ 5 (CCPA 1978) 706.02(m) , 2131.02 , 2144.08

Petering, In re, 301 F.2d 676, 133 USPQ 275 (CCPA 1962) 2131.02 , 2131.03 , 2144.08

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 The Boeing Company 16431458 OWENS 103 GATES & COOPER LLP - Boeing MARTIN, BETHANY LAMBRIGHT

1755 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company 16515637 HOUSEL 103 41.50 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP SPARKS, RUSSELL E

1778 Schroeder Industries, LLC 16598434 TIMM 103 41.50 103 BLYNN L. SHIDELER THE BLK LAW GROUP KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

1793 Frito-Lay North America, Inc. 15475975 TIMM 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) Barnes & Thornburg LLP (PepsiCo) TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2124 NVIDIA Corp. 15929093 NALVEN 103 NVIDIA Corp c/o Rowan TELS LLC BOSTWICK, SIDNEY VINCENT

2125 International Business Machines Corporation 15711809 SILVERMAN 103 IBM CORPORATION - PATENTS+ TEAM VAUGHN, RYAN C

2191 VMware, Inc. 16116595 ARPIN 103 WAGNER BLECHER LLP _ VMware LYONS, ANDREW M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2444 VMware, Inc. 17140065 NAPPI 101/103 Broadcom Patents-Quarles & Brady LLP DONABED, NINOS

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

3629 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 16706106 ANDERSON 103 CRGO Global ATTN: STEVEN M. GREENBERG, ESQ. PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT

3641 ISRAEL WEAPON INDUSTRIES (I.W.I.) LTD. 16837028 SONG 102/103 SOROKER AGMON NORDMAN RIBA ADVOCATES AND PATENT ATTORNEYS WEBER, JONATHAN C

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

3762 DryAir LLC 16036589 STAICOVICI 103 Ray Quinney & Nebeker YUEN, JESSICA JIPING

3781 Angiomed GmbH & Co. Medizintechnik KG 17264280 OSINSKI 103 BD/Rutan & Tucker, LLP WENG, KAI H

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2159 International Business Machines Corporation 16737874 FRAHM 103 103 International Business Machines Corporation KONRAD, RAYNES, DAVDA & VICTOR LLP ALMANI, MOHSEN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2858 Auckland UniServices Limited 14365873 WHITEHEAD JR. 102/103 112(1)/103   Pilloff Passino & Cosenza LLP RODAK, LEE E

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

3731 KRONES AG 16168444 MITCHELL 103 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP TAWFIK, SAMEH

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Svenja GSCHWIND et al. 15292344 SCHNEIDER 102/103 Abel Schillinger, LLP SHIN, MONICA A

1616 KOCH AGRONOMIC SERVICES, LLC 16555231 JENKS 103 Koch Agronomic Services, LLC C/O KCPS IP Dept./Shannon Gonsalves SAEED, ALI S

1619 ELC Management LLC 15404401 SCHNEIDER 103 THE ESTEE LAUDER COS, INC PROSSER, ALISSA J

1628 Paul Savage et al. 15135928 FREDMAN 112(2) 112(2)/103/OTDP Workman Nydegger BADIO, BARBARA P

1629 HELSINN BIREX PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 15804804 SCHNEIDER 103 HOXIE & ASSOCIATES LLC SCHMITT, MICHAEL J

1631 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN 15776352 LEBOVITZ 103 LONDA, BRUCE S. NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN, P.A SCHUBERG, LAURA J

1643 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY 16007035 LEBOVITZ 103 Casimir Jones, S.C. ROARK, JESSICA HOPE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1737 Cong LIU et al. 12782466 HOUSEL 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - DuPont CHU, JOHN S Y

1752 SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 16158226 KENNEDY 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP ROSENBAUM, AMANDA R

1763 CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 16365412 KENNEDY 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP CAI, WENWEN

1785 SHOWA DENKO K.K. 16862809 ROBERTSON 103 IPUSA, P.L.L.C CHAU, LINDA N

1793 Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc. 15403921 DENNETT 112(1)/112(2)/103 Advent, LLP GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

2127 STMicroelectronics S.r.l. 15280463 JEFFERY 101/103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/STMicroelectronics MENGISTU, TEWODROS E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2128 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15202747 STRAUSS 103 Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C. NGUYEN, TRI T

2135 OwnBackup LTD 16273583 DIRBA 103 KLIGLER & ASSOCIATES PATENT ATTORNEYS LTD. SAIN, GAUTAM

2143 Google LLC 17257785 HOANG 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. LI, LIANG Y

2145 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 16816565 PER CURIAM 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. AYAD, MARIA S

2165 Teradata US, Inc. 15857061 HUME 103 Randy Campbell TERADATA US, INC. KUNJITHAPATHAM, ANUGEETHA

2173 Full Speed Automation, Inc. 16782686 TSANG 102/103 Geoffrey A. Lottenberg Berger Singerman LLP BYCER, ERIC J

2175 Pearson Education, Inc. 16282175 HUME 103 Quarles & Brady LLP (Pearson Edu) HO, RUAY L

2179 Pinterest, Inc. 15857440 MacDONALD 103 Athorus, PLLC DUCKWORTH, JIANMEI F

2199 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16687444 MacDONALD 112(2) 101/103 John Ogilvie HEBERT, THEODORE E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2416 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 17021184 HORVATH 103 102/OTDP COATS & BENNETT, PLLC THOMAS, WILFRED

2462 QUALCOMM Incorporated 17016166 CUTITTA 103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm SIDDIQUEE, INTEKHAAB AALAM

2482 Apple Inc. 16259771 SAADAT 103 DLA Piper LLP (US) - Apple TARKO, ASMAMAW G

2491 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16844963 ZADO 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast DESROSIERS, EVANS

2492 Airwatch LLC 16892848 ZADO 103/OTDP Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) DO, KHANG D

2497 Fortinet, Inc. 16572394 KAZHDAN 103 FORTINET/Jaffery Watson Mendonsa & Hamilton LLP HO, VY H

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2624 AU Optronics Corporation 17468084 WOODS 103 WPAT, PC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ATTORNEYS AU, SCOTT D

2647 GREGORY PICCIONELLI 15379341 COURTENAY 112(1)/102/103/OTDP Gregory B. Gulliver BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2822 Tatsuji NAGAOKA et al. 16750739 KENNEDY 103 OLIFF PLC WALL, VINCENT

2875 Hussmann Corporation 16963129 CASHION 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH

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

3623 Steven Flinn et al. 16531026 WIEDER 102/103 101 MANYWORLDS, INC. BOYCE, ANDRE D

3624 YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION 16925344 HUME 101/103 William H. Bollman c/o JP Caliman Corporation KONERU, SUJAY

3659 American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. 15686199 WOOD 102/103 Reising Ethington P.C. TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH

3663 KUKA Deutschland GmbH 16321806 NAPPI 103 Dorton & Willis LLP SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO

3668 Waymo LLC 16218926 PLENZLER 103 WAYMO LLC BOTOS CHURCHILL IP LAW KLEINMAN, LAIL A

3691 Jacob Pechenik et al. 12911490 BISK 112(1)/112(2)/101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) PUTTAIAH, ASHA

3695 Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC 15474646 MEDLOCK 112(1)/101 GOLDMAN SACHS/FENWICK MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M

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

3732 Kara Gorski et al. 14374700 MARTIN 112(1) 112(2)/103 PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP HALE, GLORIA M

3745 MTU Aero Engines AG 16210786 GUIJT 103 Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP WOLCOTT, BRIAN P

3763 DENSO International America, Inc. 16835535 PLENZLER 102/103 Dickinson Wright PLLC/Denso LING, FOR K.

Reexamination
Affirmed

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 OPTOSCRIBE LIMITED et al. 90014927 8,270,784 12/665,639  MURPHY Concurring JEFFERY 103 41.50 103 Alliance IP, LLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CHRISTENSEN, FONDER, DARDI & HERBERT PLLC MENEFEE, JAMES A

Panel Remand 

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2666 PSIP LLC 16511368 PYONIN remanded Potomac Law Group PLLC SHAH, UTPAL D

atofina, schauman, costello

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Price 10/627,166 GAUDETTE 102(b)/103(a) MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC EXAMINER MARCANTONI, PAUL D

The Examiner is also directed to Atofina v. Great Lakes Chem. Corp., 441 F.3d 991, 999-1000 (Fed. Cir. 2006), wherein the Federal Circuit explained that a finding of overlapping ranges alone is insufficient to establish a prima facie case of anticipation. In order to anticipate, a reference must identify something falling within the claimed subject matter with sufficient specificity to constitute a description thereof within the purview of § 102. In re Schaumann, 572 F.2d 312, 317 (CCPA 1978).

Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp, 441 F.3d 991 USPQ2d 1417 (Fed. Cir. 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2131.03

Schauman, In re, 572 F.2d 312, 197 USPQ 5 (CCPA 1978) . . . 706.02(m), 2131.02, 2144.08

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Si et al 11/231,312 SIU 103(a) Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. EXAMINER CHU, GABRIEL L

2177 Ex Parte Fernstrom 11/013,368 DIXON 103(a) Xerox Corporation EXAMINER FABER, DAVID

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Haller 11/824,929 HORNER 103(a) Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC EXAMINER SWINEHART, EDWIN L
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER REVERSED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2624 Ex Parte 7424133 et al PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Patent Owner, Appellant v. GEOSPAN CORPORATION Requester, Respondent 95/001,110 SIU 103(a) PATENT OWNER DUNLAP CODDING, P.C. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. EXAMINER BROWNE, LYNNE HAMBLETON original EXAMINER CARTER, AARON W

“[I]n order to overcome a prior art reference . . . appellants must either satisfy the substantive requirements of Rule 131 or establish that the relevant disclosure describes their own invention.” In re Costello, 717 F.2d 1346, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 1983).

Costello, In re, 717 F.2d 1346, 219 USPQ 389 (Fed. Cir. 1983) . . . . . . 716.10, 2136.05, 2137, 2138, 2138.04, 2138.05
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Fidelis et al 10/378,492 ADAMS 112(2)/102(b) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory EXAMINER DEJONG, ERIC S

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte JANG et al 11/758,754 HORNER 103(a) HOSOON LEE EXAMINER ADAMS, GREGORY W
REHEARING

DENIED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2155 Ex Parte 6601104 et al Ex parte REALTIME DATA LLC. 90/009,428 09/266,394 SIU 102(b) For Patent Owner STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC For Third Party Requester MCDERMOTT, WILL, & EMERY LLP EXAMINER HENEGHAN, MATTHEW E original EXAMINER ENG, DAVID Y