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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 Ex Parte Hofmeister et al 14560833 - (D) ROESEL 103 Pitchford Fugett, PLLC SHAFI, LEITH S

The burden was on the Examiner to show that the combination of White and Padeste would have reasonably been expected to achieve the aspect ratio limitation of claim 44. In re Stepan Co., 868 F.3d 1342, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2017) ("it was the PTO's-not Stepan's-burden to show that achieving [claim limitation] would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art"); Honeywell Int'l Inc. v. Mexichem Amanco Holding S.A. DE C. V., 865 F.3d 1348, 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2017) ("the burden is on the Examiner to show that one of ordinary skill would have had a motivation to combine the references with a reasonable expectation of success") ( emphasis in original). 

1747 Ex Parte Volk et al 14020438 - (D) GARRIS 103 Walter Ottesen, P.A. FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1783 Ex Parte Clovesko et al 11590061 - (D) TIMM 103 NeoGraf Solutions, LLC MILLER, DANIEL H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte MITCHLER 15194803 - (D) KUMAR 112(1) SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC (DW) LEE, SIU M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Ex Parte Samuel 14412158 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 Baker Botts L.L.P. BUTCHER, CAROLINE N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Sharma et al 13532013 - (D) SONG 103 Kacvinsky Daisak Bl uni PLLC-Boston SCHALL, MATTHEW WAYNE

3793 Ex Parte Graumann et al 14112951 - (D) BROWN 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP CWERN, JONATHAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Paiement et al 15216903 - (D) VALEK 103 BUTZEL LONG, P.C. KASSA, TIGABU

1619 Ex Parte Trummer et al 12515090 - (D) MAJORS 103 OTDP OSTROLENK FABER LLP GREENE, NAN A

1629 Ex Parte Zerbe et al 12963132 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 BUTZEL LONG, P.C. TOWNSLEY, SARA ELIZABETH

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Oganov et al 14670535 - (D) OWENS 103 Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1741 Ex Parte Dube et al 14202781 - (D) OWENS 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

1747 Ex Parte Muthigi et al 14674248 - (D) INGLESE 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY DYE, ROBERT C

1781 Ex Parte Johnson et al 13596425 - (D) TIMM 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY ZHANG, MICHAEL N

1782 Ex Parte Stratton et al 14238378 - (D) SNAY 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. YAGER, JAMES C

1787 Ex Parte Kotake et al 13980385 - (D) HOUSEL 112(1) 103 FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP NELSON, MICHAEL B

1791 Ex Parte Ludvigsen 13702530 - (D) REN 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP STIJLII, VERA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex Parte Campos et al 14267273 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. SOLINSKY, PETER G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex Parte Parimal 15068994 - (D) CYGAN 103 Polycom c/o Blank Rome LLP NGUYEN, TUAN DUC

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Geiler et al 14737851 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 MORSE, BARNES-BROWN & PENDLETON, P.C. OUTTEN, SAMUEL S

2856 Ex Parte McEwen et al 12550976 - (D) DELMENDO 103 HONEYWELL/WICK PHILLIPS ROGERS, DAVID A

2872 Ex Parte Brown 13449248 - (D) GARRIS 103 Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP LEI, JIE

2872 Ex Parte Brown 13449251 - (D) GARRIS 103 Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP LEI, JIE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Allen 14122000 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 OLEN YORK GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO

3747 Ex Parte Taucher 13919101 - (D) SHAH 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP MCMAHON, MARGUERITE J

3795 Ex Parte Daon et al 13744967 - (D) PESLAK 112(2)/103 41.50 103 Brannon Sowers & Cracraft PC FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Krebs et al 14484603 - (D) CHEN 101 ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Ellis et al 13295026 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Haley Guiliano LLP TESFAYE, AKLIL M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3674 Ex Parte Sheehy et al 14147355 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. SKAIST, AVI T.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Beers et al 13869053 - (D) HORNER 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. NGUYEN, NINH H

3745 Ex Parte Beers et al 13869048 - (D) HORNER 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. NGUYEN, NINH H

See Stepan, 868 F.3d at 1348 (holding that if the claimed range is not within or does not overlap the prior art range, it is the PTO’s burden to show that the claimed range would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art). 

3745 Ex Parte Beers et al 13869045 - (D) HORNER 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. NGUYEN, NINH H

3745 Ex Parte Warren 13600299 - (D) HORNER 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY GETACHEW, JULIAN B

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte Cuddihy et al 14208203 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 103 Bejin Bieneman PLC Ford Global Technologies, LLC CHEN, SHELLEY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Zurbruegg et al 14352207 - (D) ASTORINO 112(2) 102 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP CARLSON, MARC

3728 Ex Parte Eshetu et al 13546302 - (D) PESLAK 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 102/103 LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP ACKUN, JACOB K

3749 Ex Parte RIDDER 13859020 - (D) HOELTER 103 103 LEX IP MEISTER, PLLC MCALLISTER, STEVEN B

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Farcet 11347251 - (D) SAWERT 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P CHANG, KYUNG SOOK

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte UNNO et al 14284899 - (D) PRAISS 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC WANGA, TIMON

1792 Ex Parte Colo et al 13254310 - (D) ROSS 103 Nestec S.A. THAKUR, VIREN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2145 Ex Parte Burckart et al 14076206 - (D) BENNETT 103 CRGO LAW PAN, YONGJIA

2162 Ex Parte KASTERSTEIN et al 14301807 - (D) BEAMER 103 LODHI, ANDALIB FT LODHI, ANDALIB FT

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Gammel 13942096 - (D) MacDONALD 101 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES PYZOCHA, MICHAEL J

2482 Ex Parte Reinpoldt et al 13074305 - (D) HOWARD 112(2)/103 Allen, Dyer, Doppelt & Gilchrist, P.A. JEBARI, MOHAMMED

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte Herr et al 13370069 - (D) McMANUS 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP GYLLSTROM, BRYON T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte HAWES 13706894 - (D) CALVE 103 Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, PA YUEN, JESSICA JIPING

3763 Ex Parte Aziz et al 13323516 - (D) CAPP 103 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI MEDWAY, SCOTT J

3782 Ex Parte Klosky 14473261 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP BATTISTI, DEREK J

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Kumar et al 12509131 - (R) WILSON 103 103 CHRISTENSEN, FONDER, DARDI & HERBERT PLLC EGGERDING, ALIX ECHET .MEYER

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1674 Ex Parte COLLARD et al 14546828 - (D) SCHNEIDER 102/103 OPKO Health, Inc. CHONG, KIMBERLY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Hauschild et al 13828485 - (D) BENNETT Dissenting WHITEHEAD JR. 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP TRAN, TAN H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Nix et al 13894870 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP MONSHI, SAMIRA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2637 Ex Parte Guy et al 14531635 - (D) DIXON 112(1) CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC LI, SHI K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Apte et al 12408219 - (D) DELMENDO 103 FAY SHARPE LLP / XEROX - PARC BRYANT, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3647 Ex Parte Basso et al 13971916 - (D) JESCHKE 103 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M

We agree with Appellants that, in the context of a rejection based on routine optimization, a showing of “criticality” comes as one potential rebuttal to a prima facie case. See In re Stepan Co., 868 F.3d 1342, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2017); Reply Br. 2 (“Appellants do not have the burden of presenting evidence of criticality because a prima facie case of obviousness was not yet established.”)

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Schmidt 12998250 - (D) HORNER 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC SIMS III, JAMES F

3742 Ex Parte Tingley 12892162 - (D) REIMERS 103 FROST RROWN TODD T T C ROSS, DANA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Porter 13000048 - (D) BAHR 103 103 Manelli Selter PLLC LOEPPKE, JANIE MEREDITH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Folmsbee et al 13720200 - (D) SQUIRE 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2446 Ex Parte Granger et al 13613617 - (D) MacDONALD 101/103 Winstead PC (IF) GRIJALVA LOB OS, BORIS D

2466 Ex Parte Cholas et al 12620134 - (D) CHUNG 103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP OH, ANDREW CHUNG SUK

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 Ex Parte Koo et al 14633904 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 41.50 103 Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC - Varian SMITH, BRADLEY

2864 Ex Parte Jones et al 14344842 - (D) GAUDETTE 101 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K

2881 Ex Parte Takahashi et al 13260061 - (D) PRAISS 103 Chris Mizumoto OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Fox 14482106 - (D) HOMERE 101 Garlick & Markison (IH) REFAI, RAMSEY

3683 Ex Parte STENGARD et al 12561653 - (D) COURTENAY 101 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE, P.C. PADOT, TIMOTHY

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Shiao et al 13723559 - (D) TIMM 103 PAUL AND PAUL VAN SELL, NATHAN L

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex parte APPLE INC. Appellant Ex Parte RE41922 et al 90013146 - (D) CHEN SNQ MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP CRAVER, CHARLES R original NGUYEN, PHU K