seid

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REVERSED
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3645 Ex Parte Chen 13422533 - (D) ASTORINO 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./ALCATEL-LUCENT ABRAHAM, SAMANTHA K

3655 Ex Parte Grosskopf et al 13457002 - (D) HUME 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Hamilton Sundstrand HANSEN, COLBY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Gehret et al 12541364 - (D) WIEDER 112(1)/112(2)/102 THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION PATEL, BHARAT C

3741 Ex Parte Cowan et al 13173903 - (D) GUIJT 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY AMAR, MARC J

3744 Ex Parte Masani et al 12550098 - (D) WIEDER 103 ConocoPhillips Company ZEC, FILIP

3762 Ex Parte Goetz 13750832 - (D) GRIMES 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A LEVICKY, WILLIAM J

3763 Ex Parte Reid 13966315 - (D) CAPP 102 DALY, CROWLEY, MOFFORD & DITRKEE, LLP MEDWAY, SCOTT J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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3671 Ex Parte Thompson et al 13660121 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 103 Cantor Colburn LLP CHU, KATHERINE J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Petri 13054817 - (D) HASTINGS 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC BLADES, JOHN A

Ornamental effects cannot be relied upon as a patentable difference.  See In re Seid, 161 F.2d 229, 231 (CCPA 1947) (matters relating to ornamentation only, which have no mechanical function, cannot be relied upon to patentably distinguish the claimed invention from the prior art)

Seid, In re, 161 F.2d 229, 73 USPQ 431 (CCPA 1947) 2112.01 , 2144.04

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 Ex Parte Kunath et al 14022856 - (D) CHEN 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP - Harman CHOI, YUK TING

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2848 Ex Parte NOMMER et al 12808310 - (D) CUTITTA 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC TRAN, BINH BACH THANH

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3625 Ex Parte Lu et al 13192576 - (D) MURPHY 101 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. HAQ, NAEEM U

3631 Ex Parte Kaps et al 13165819 - (D) WIEDER 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation KRYCINSKI, STANTON L

3646 Ex Parte Gautier et al 12531605 - (D) JESCHKE 103 41.50 101 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP DAVIS, SHARON M

3676 Ex Parte Patel 12986637 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 SCHLUMBERGER ROSHARON CAMPUS GRAY, GEORGE STERLING

3685 Ex Parte Fisher 13650437 - (D) KAISER 103 Michelle Fisher AGWUMEZIE, CHINEDU CHARLES

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Keeley et al 12911562 - (D) HOELTER 103 K&L Gates LLP-Orange County YABUT, DIANE D

3745 Ex Parte Ahmad et al 13002986 - (D) HORNER 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION WOLCOTT, BRIAN P

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Ehrt et al 13817526 - (D) McGEE dissenting NAGUMO 103 Abel Law Group, LLP BOWMAN, ANDREW J

seid

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Graf et al 11577680 - (D) KATZ 102/103 41.50 101 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP LANDAU, SHARMILA GOLLAMUDI

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1758 Ex Parte Tender 12716118 - (D) ROSS 112(2)/102/103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY MCCONNELL, MARLA D

1788 Ex Parte Schlisner 13866329 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 LUEDEKA NEELY GROUP, P.C. CHANG, VICTORS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte MANN et al 13275647 - (D) HAAPALA 102 Kramer & Amado, P.C. SALAD,ABDULLAHIELMI

2458 Ex Parte VISWANATHAN et al 13370443 - (D) DANG 102 Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. NAOREEN, NAZIA

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3651 Ex Parte Muncy et al 12815666 - (D) HOELTER 102 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC COLLINS, MICHAEL

3657 Ex Parte Norman 12414648 - (D) WIEKER 102/103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) Thompson E. Fehr NGUYEN, VU Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Scherer et al 13616826 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. MORGAN, EILEEN P

3725 Ex Parte CHEN 13152312 - (D) BROWNE 103 FRANCIS EDWARD MARINO GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT

Responding to this argument, the Examiner cites In re Seid for the proposition that "the particular artwork and shape conforming to the artwork was deemed to be purely ornamental, since matters relating to ornamentation only, which have no mechanical function, cannot be relied upon to patentably distinguish the claimed invention from the prior art." Ans. 2; see In re Seid, 161 F.2d 229, 231 (CCPA 1947).

The Examiner's citation is not on point. In Seid, the allegedly novel features where shown in the prior art. In re Seid, 161 F.2d at 231 ("[t]hat concept, however, is old in the patent to Kirchner et al., wherein the cardboard figure representing the upper half of the human body conceals the bottle neck and is supported thereon, while the body of the bottle represents the lower half of the human display figure"). Here, the Examiner provides no example of any item having "a plurality of evenly-spaced rounded bumps protruding from said one edge" as evidence that the claimed shape was known in the art. Appeal Br. 28.

Seid, In re, 161 F.2d 229, 73 USPQ 431 (CCPA 1947) 2112.01 , 2144.04

3736 Ex Parte Segner et al 13117259 - (D) MELVIN 102/103 Medtronic Vascular - APV Division DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1624 Ex Parte Argade et al 12030069 - (D) CHANG 112(1)/double patenting 103 Klarquist Sparkman, LLP RAO, DEEPAK R

1651 Ex Parte Parman et al 11796631 - (D) FLAX 103 103 RICHARD ARON OSMAN CLARKE, TRENT R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Drzal et al 12587645 - (D) PRAISS 102 112(2) MCKELLAR IP LAW, PLLC YOUNG, WILLIAM D

1789 Ex Parte DeVall 12783503 - (D) TIMM 102/103 102 41.50 102 RICHARD A. RYAN PIERCE, JEREMY R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Davis 14035478 - (D) BEST 102 102 41.50 102 THORPE NORTH & WESTERN, LLP. LEI, JIE

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3685 Ex Parte KALIDINDI et al 13196803 - (D) McSHANE 102 102 VERIZON NIGH, JAMES D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Patterson et al 12357275 - (D) GEIER 103 103 41.50 112(2) HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC PAQUETTE, IAN G

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte CHMIELEWSKI et al 12560529 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP KEATON, SHERROD L

2175 Ex Parte KNOWLES 12239291 - (D) PYONIN 112(1)/103 BlackBerry Limited (CRGO Cases) SHREWSBURY, NATHAN K

2192 Ex Parte Rossmann et al 11963785 - (D) CRAIG 103 Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. /SAP ST LEGER, GEOFFREY R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Setos 12644163 - (D) MORGAN 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Fox Entertainment Group RAHMAN, SHAWNCHOY

2469 Ex Parte Oommen et al 13074874 - (D) ENGELS 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. MCCALLUM, LATRESA A

2483 Ex Parte Seshadri et al 12982377 - (D) ENGELS 103/101 FIALA & WEAVER P.L.L.C. BAILEY, FREDERICK D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Koudijs et al 13383671 - (D) BUI 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS ELBINGER, STEVEN Z

2649 Ex Parte Olexa et al 13273672 - (D) ENGLE 112(1)/102 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, PA NGUYEN, HAI V

2684 Ex Parte Scheid et al 13032235 - (D) HORVATH 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BLOUNT, ERIC

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3638 Ex Parte Larsen et al 13445303 - (D) ASTORINO 103 MCKELLAR IP LAW, PLLC JUNGE, KRISTINA N S

3663 Ex Parte Celli et al 12520784 - (D) HORNER 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES PC IBM CORP (YA) TISSOT, ADAM D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Yoseloff 13050203 - (D) CHERRY 102/103 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. GARNER, WERNER G

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2673 Ex Parte Martin et al 12813584 - (R) KUMAR 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP NGUYEN, ANH-VINH THI

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1638 E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY Requester v. MONSANTO TEHCNOLOGY LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7790953 et al 11/684,413 95002028 - (D) GUEST 103 102/103 DENTONS US LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP CAMPELL, BRUCE R original O HARA, EILEEN B

wagner, mraz,seid

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1677 Ex Parte Cooper et al 12361413 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 Gates & Cooper LLP - Minimed BROWN, MELANIE YU


Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Aggerholm et al 12964055 - (D) HOELTER 103 Cook Medical Technologies LLC NGUYEN, TUAN VAN

Regarding Appellants’ contentions, our reviewing court has held that drawings can be used as prior art, without referring to the surrounding description, only if the prior art features are clearly disclosed by the drawing. See, e.g., In re Wagner, 63 F.2d 987, 986–87 (CCPA 1933). Here, the filets, which transition between Sirhan’s scoring element (or wing) and balloon wall, are clearly disclosed. See also In re Mraz, 455 F.2d 1069, 1072 (CCPA 1972) (“[W]e did not mean that things patent drawings show clearly are to be disregarded.”); In re Seid, 161 F.2d 229, 231 (CCPA 1947) (“ [A]n accidental disclosure, if clearly made in a drawing, is available as a reference.” ) (citations omitted). Accordingly, we are not persuaded by Appellants’ contentions that the described filet does not exist or is merely the result of artistic license. Instead, the Examiner can properly rely on Sirhan’s disclosure of the curved filet adjacent the scoring element.

Mraz, In re, 455 F.2d 1069, 173 USPQ 25 (CCPA 1972) 2125

Seid, In re, 161 F.2d 229, 73 USPQ 431 (CCPA 1947) 2112.01 , 2144.04

falkner, lizardtech, seid

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1636 Ex Parte FISHER et al 09293670 - (D) PRATS 112(1)/103 Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP WESSENDORF, TERESA D

As the Federal Circuit has noted:

A claim will not be invalidated on section 112 grounds simply because the embodiments of the specification do not contain examples explicitly covering the full scope of the claim language. That is because the patent specification is written for a person of skill in the art, and such a person comes to the patent with the knowledge of what has come before. Placed in that context, it is unnecessary to spell out every detail of the invention in the specification; only enough must be included to convince a person of skill in the art that the inventor possessed the invention and to enable such a person to make and use the invention without undue experimentation.

Falkner v. Inglis, 448 F.3d 1357, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (quoting LizardTech, Inc. v. Earth Resource Mapping, PTY, Inc., 424 F.3d 1336, 1345 (Fed.Cir.2005)).

LizardTech, Inc. v. Earth Resource Mapping, Inc., 424 F.3d 1336, 76 USPQ2d 1724 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2161.01, 2163

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1775 Ex Parte Stewart et al 11784719 - (D) OBERMANN 103 USDA, ARS, OTT BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW

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2424 Ex Parte Knutson et al 10084773 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 THOMSON MULTIMEDIA LICENSING INC. SHEPARD, JUSTIN E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Fuchs et al 11188545 - (D) ASTORINO 112(1)/103 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY LOW, LINDSAY M

3761 Ex Parte Carlucci et al 10239599 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3767 Ex Parte Ghannoum et al 10641947 - (D) REIMERS Concurring McCARTHY 112(2) ALCON GRAY, PHILLIP A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Brandon 12123513 - (D) BEST 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY INC DOUYETTE, KENNETH J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Damm et al 10303882 - (D) WARD 103 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. PATEL, DHAIRYA A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Sherman et al 11216531 - (D) MORRISON 103 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. KUMAR, RAKESH

As to the “ornamental shape”, it has long been held that features that relate to “ornamentation only and have no mechanical function whatsoever” cannot be relied upon for patentability of a claim in a utility patent application. In re Seid, 161 F.2d 229, 231 (CCPA 1947).

Seid, In re, 161 F.2d 229, 73 USPQ 431 (CCPA 1947) 2144.04

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Ex Parte Yoo 11344630 - (D) NAGUMO 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP (TSMC) RUGGLES, JOHN S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Thomsen 11314709 - (D) HUGHES 101/102 SAP AG c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC HOCKER, JOHN P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Akram et al 11384069 - (D) ARPIN 103 TRASK BRITT, P.C./ MICRON TECHNOLOGY STARK, JARRETT J

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3617 Ex Parte Fielden 11104231 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Clifford Kraft BELLINGER, JASON R

3634 Ex Parte Newman 11096784 - (D) OSINSKI 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP PUROL, DAVID M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Waggoner et al 11291069 - (D) POWELL 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP LEWIS, JUSTIN V
 
REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2743 Ex parte RONALD A. KATZ TECHNOLOGY LICENSING L.P. Appellant 90010044 90008229 90/010,130 5974120 08/480,185 CHEN 102 COOLEY LLP KIELIN, ERIK J original WOO, STELLA L

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Hatlestad et al 10787045 - (R) TURNER 102/103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. RANGREJ, SHEETAL