REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726
Ex Parte Kato et al 11/727,472
SMITH 103(a) MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP EXAMINER RHEE, JANE J
1731
Ex Parte Uzunian et al 11/530,522
SMITH 102(b)/103(a) BASF CORPORATION EXAMINER ABU ALI, SHUANGYI
1763
Ex Parte Tabary et al 11/574,172
NAGUMO 103(a) ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP EXAMINER LI, AIQUN
1764
Ex Parte Callander et al 11/552,591
COLAIANNI 103(a) EDWIN A. SISSON , ATTORNEY AT LAW . LLC EXAMINER LEE, DORIS L
1788
Ex Parte Hayashi et al 11/572,522
COLAIANNI 112(1)/103(a) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. EXAMINER DESAI, ANISH P
1789
Ex Parte Sarma et al 11/251,654
OWENS 102(b) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) JONES DAY EXAMINER YOO, HONG THI
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167
Ex Parte Factor et al 11/192,480
HUGHES 102(e) Stephen C. Kaufman IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER REYES, MARIELA D
2174
Ex Parte Williams et al 11/135,507
THOMAS 102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER KUMAR, ANIL N
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816
Ex Parte Kushnarenko 11/357,081
HUGHES 102(b)/103(a) EITAN MEHULAL LAW GROUP EXAMINER TRA, ANH QUAN
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634
Ex Parte Kinross 10/927,905
BAHR 103(a) HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC EXAMINER REDMAN, JERRY E
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736
Ex Parte Fulton et al 10/839,112
MILLS 103(a) WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC EXAMINER SZMAL, BRIAN SCOTT
3762
Ex Parte Wallace et al 10/841,069
PRATS 102(b)/103(a) VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP/BSC - NEUROMODULATION EXAMINER PATTON, AMANDA K
Thus, “[o]bviousness requires more than a mere showing that the prior art includes separate references covering each separate limitation in a claim under examination.” Unigene Laboratories, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc., 655 F.3d 1352, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2011).
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612
Ex Parte Liversidge et al 11/372,227
FRANKLIN 103(a) 103(a) Elan Drug Delivery, Inc. c/o Foley & Lardner EXAMINER MILLIGAN, ADAM C
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773
Ex Parte Daniel et al 11/537,679
COLAIANNI 103(a) 103(a) FAY SHARPE LLP / XEROX - PARC EXAMINER KWAK, DEAN P
Obviousness cannot be predicated on what is unknown. In re Spormann, 363 F.2d 444, 448 (CCPA 1966).
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166
Ex Parte Kaplan 11/129,275
THOMAS 103(a) 103(a) TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. EXAMINER YEN, SYLING
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2432
Ex Parte Pinder et al 10/015,351
CHEN 103(a) 103(a) MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY EXAMINER NOBAHAR, ABDULHAKIM
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622
Ex Parte Wilson 11/931,384
CRAWFORD 103(a) 103(a) ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. EXAMINER SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M
3684
Ex Parte Celi et al 10/324,535
KIM 103(a) 103(a) Novak Druce + Quigg LLP EXAMINER FIELDS, BENJAMIN S
3689
Ex Parte Doyle et al 10/663,509
DESHPANDE 103(a) 102(b)/103(a)
CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER MOONEYHAM, JANICE A
3695
Ex Parte Volchek et al 11/957,999
KIM 103(a) 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) WIGGIN AND DANA LLP EXAMINER MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B
See In re Dulberg, 289 F.2d 522, 523 (CCPA 1961) (making something separable is obvious).
Dulberg, In re, 289 F.2d 522, 129 USPQ 348 (CCPA 1961) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2144.04
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752
Ex Parte Daspit et al 09/569,178
HORNER 103(a) 103(a) TYCO FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS - WILLFIRE HC LLC EXAMINER HWU, DAVIS D
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611
Ex Parte Jenkins et al 11/446,564
FRANKLIN 103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting Elan Drug Delivery, Inc. c/o Foley & Lardner EXAMINER BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA
1618
Ex Parte Van Bommel et al 10/596,920
ADAMS 103(a) 103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H
1636
Ex Parte O'BEIRNE et al 10/521,495
MILLS 102(b)/103(a) GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES CORP. EXAMINER BOESEN, CHRISTIAN C
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733
Ex Parte Tanaka et al 11/666,830
LORIN 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER YANG, JIE
1734
Ex Parte Bouet-Griffon et al 10/561,010
GAUDETTE 103(a) Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC EXAMINER LEE, REBECCA Y
1741
Ex Parte Liu et al 11/022,283
BEST 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER CORDRAY, DENNIS R
1745
Ex Parte Wargo et al 11/325,519
COLAIANNI 103(a) ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE EXAMINER CHAN, SING P
1765
Ex Parte Scurati et al 11/305,279
ADAMS 112(1) 103(a)
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC. EXAMINER ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA
1771
Ex Parte Bandali 11/635,324
COLAIANNI 103(a) LyondellBasell Industries EXAMINER SINGH, PREM C
1775
Ex Parte Ririe 10/478,453
SMITH 103(a) MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP EXAMINER BEISNER, WILLIAM H
1783
Ex Parte Cornelisse 11/068,705
COLAIANNI 103(a) DAY PITNEY LLP ACCOUNT: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. EXAMINER WATKINS III, WILLIAM P
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158
Ex Parte Thomas 11/363,239
HUGHES 103(a) SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP EXAMINER WU, YICUN
2177
Ex Parte Gebert et al 09/782,850
PER CURIAM Res Judicata/103(a) InfoPrint Solutions/ Blakely EXAMINER QUELER, ADAM M
2192
Ex Parte Shapiro 11/428,369
HAHN 103(a) LEMAIRE PATENT LAW FIRM, P.L.L.C. EXAMINER DAO, THUY CHAN
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2454
Ex Parte Hong et al 10/139,301
KUMAR 103(a) THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, DUSTIN
2600 Communications
2617
Ex Parte Golestani et al 10/953,356
SMITH 103(a) CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC EXAMINER EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR
In the event of further prosecution, the Examiner should evaluate claim 1 in light of the recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 132 S.Ct. 1289 (2012), to determine whether claim 1 recites anything more than the combination of a law of nature with a known step of allocating.
2625
Ex Parte Sievert et al 10/909,237
RUGGIERO 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER DICKER, DENNIS T
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833
Ex Parte Denneler et al 10/416,071
MacDONALD 103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER HAMMOND, BRIGGITTE R
2835
Ex Parte Neal et al 11/584,126
HUGHES 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER PAPE, ZACHARY
2857
Ex Parte Randall 11/174,118
DIXON 103(a) MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP EXAMINER BUI, BRYAN
2871
Ex Parte Vesely et al 10/098,681
DILLON 103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO MORIN & OSHINSKY LLP EXAMINER CHUNG, DAVID Y
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695
Ex Parte Doyle et al 11/303,606
CRAWFORD 102(b) IM IP Law PLLC EXAMINER OYEBISI, OJO O
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731
Ex Parte Martinek 10/972,464
SCHEINER 103(a) Tyco Healthcare Group LP d/b/a Covidien EXAMINER
SONNETT, KATHLEEN C
3735
Ex Parte Shah et al 10/861,837
FRANKLIN 103(a) Gates & Cooper LLP EXAMINER TOTH, KAREN E
3738
Ex Parte Hazebrouck et al 11/860,833
BONILLA 102(b)/103(a) BARNES & THORNBURG LLP EXAMINER HOBAN, MELISSA A
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3625
Ex Parte 7,379,900 et al Ex parte Variant Holdings, LLC and Variant, Inc., Appellants and Patent Owners 90/010,701 09/504,374
TURNER 102(b)/102(e) STEPHEN WREN EXAMINER CHOI, WOO H original EXAMINER ZURITA, JAMES H
REHEARING
DENIED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612
Ex Parte Levine et al 11/510,094
WALSH 103(a) ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB EXAMINER KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S
