KSR, arendi, takeda, SIBIA

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Reversed 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 14383690 WILSON 103 Versum Materials US LLC HORNING, JOEL G

1716 LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 15956296 CASHION 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Lam) VIGON, RUDY

1738 UES INC. et al. 16039564 CASHION 103 SKF GmbHIA & IP WALCK, BRIAN D

1741 JOHNS MANVILLE 15277342 OWENS 112(1)/103 JOHNS MANVILLE HERRING, LISA L

1767 GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB 16130092 REN 101 EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP OYER, ANDREW J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2163 RELX Inc. 16231697 HOWARD 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP MIAN, MUHAMMAD U

2183 NVIDIA Corporation 15141703 CRAIG 102/103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA ALLI, KASIM A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2413 NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY 16336998 SILVERMAN 102/103 SQUIRE PB (Nokia) Nokia Technologies Oy NGUYEN, HANH N

2424 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 14855800 HORVATH 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD SHANG, ANNAN Q

2439 CLOUDFLARE, INC. 15961632 NAPPI 103 Nicholson De Vos Webster & Elliott LLP WILCOX, JAMES J

2459 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 14053260 FRAHM 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC TIV, BACKHEAN

2473 Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 15586167 SILVERMAN 103 LENOVO COMPANY (LENOVO-KLS) c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP CHOWDHURY, HARUN UR R

Although “[a] person of ordinary skill in the art is also a person of ordinary creativity, not an automaton,” KSR 550 at 421, there may be limits in a particular case as to how much gap-filling may be based on such creativity. See Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Apple Inc., 832 F.3d 1355, 1361–63 (Fed. Cir. 2016). As stated in Arendi: 

Though less common, in appropriate circumstances, a patent can be obvious in light of a single prior art reference if it would have been obvious to modify that reference to arrive at the patented invention. See, e.g., Takeda Chem. Indus., Ltd. v. Alphapharm Pty, Ltd., 492 F.3d 1350, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2007); SIBIA Neurosciences, Inc. v. Cadus Pharm. Corp., 225 F.3d 1349, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2000). 

Here, the Examiner has not sufficiently identified supporting evidence why one of ordinary skill in the art would, based on the teaching or suggestion of Cerrelli, add a physical connection via a USB cable while still utilizing the wireless connection to transfer data between the host device and the SSD device.

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.,  550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)    2114 ,   2141 ,   2141.01(a) ,  2141.03 ,   2142 ,   2143 , 2143.01 , 2143.02 , 2144.05 , 2145 , 2216 , 2242 , 2286 , 2642 , 2686.04

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2844 EATON CORPORATION 15088375 COLAIANNI 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC EATON CORPORATION CHAN, WEI

2899 GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC. 16556796 FRAHM 103 Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. JEAN BAPTISTE, WILNER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Danfoss Micro Channel Heat Exchanger (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd. 16327630 MOHANTY 103 McCormick, Paulding & Huber, PLLC ARANT, HARRY E

3781 The Procter & Gamble Company 16559669 STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3781 The Procter & Gamble Company 16559666 STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3791 The Regents of the University of California 15577681 ASTORINO 103 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP STAMBAUGH III, JAMES STEWART

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1776 Parker-Hannifin Corporation 15746084 BEST 102/103 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP SHUMATE, ANTHONY R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2119 Battelle Memorial Institute 16001465 JEFFERY 102 112(1)/102/103 41.50 102 Wells St. John P.S. OGG, DAVID EARL

2164 VMware, Inc. 15922594 ARPIN 103 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP ¡V Vmware MAHMOOD, REZWANUL

2193 Universal Electronics Inc. 16731270 COURTENAY 103 103 41.50 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP BODDEN, EVRAL E

2199 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16377322 CRAIG 103 112(2) 41.50 112(1) WORKMAN NYDEGGER/MICROSOFT BULLOCK JR, LEWIS ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2492 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 15901491 CRAIG 103 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 II-VI Delaware, Inc. 16042319 COLAIANNI 103 103 Wendy W. KobaII-VI Incorporated CHANG, AUDREY Y

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

3783 Tionne Bennett 13182174 GREENHUT 112(1)/102/103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) Umberg Zipser LLP CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1613 Elena Molokanova 15034263 ADAMS 103 FOLEY HOAG, LLP PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC

1615 DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 16078648 NEW 112(2) 112(2)/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V

1618 WINFIELD SOLUTIONS, LLC 16023790 SCHNEIDER 103 OTDP 41.50 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP CABRAL, ROBERT S

1619 Tyme, Inc. 15365120 GRIMES 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) NGUYEN, JOHN P

1637 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15577480 LEBOVITZ 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS OYEYEMI, OLAYINKA A

1655 NESTEC SA 15188601 GRIMES 103 Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resources, Inc BARKER, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1724 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 15260805 TIMM 112(1)/112(2)/101 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ZHANG, RACHEL L

1744 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 15679242 OWENS 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY TROCHE, EDGAREDMANUE

1745 Xerox Corporation 15890527 KENNEDY 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX ¡V ROCHESTER SENGUPTA, SONYA MAZUMDAR

1746 PGS Geophysical AS 15820069 DENNETT 103 C. Tumey Law Group PLLC ¡V PGS PATWARDHAN, ABHISHEK A

1788 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15554069 INGLESE 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY FERRE, ALEXANDRE F

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2152 JamHub Corporation 14418676 WHITEHEAD JR. Dissenting HOMERE 112(2)/103 OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP BAKER, IRENE H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2421 ARRIS Enterprises LLC 15736376 DEJMEK 103 Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P. MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

2426 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 14650420 ARPIN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. IMPERIAL, JAYCEE

2447 Fortinet, Inc. 14515506 SAADAT 102 Law Office of Dorian Cartwright WANG, LIANG CHE A

2461 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15500326 CUTITTA 112(1) 112(1)/103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson BEDNASH, JOSEPH A

2492 VMware, Inc. 16211092 ZADO 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP ¡V Vmware PAN, PEILIANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2637 APRIORI NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC. 16891549 PYONIN 103 41.50 112(1) M&B IP Analysts, LLC BARUA, PRANESH K

2651 International Business Machines Corporation 16172632 BAUMEISTER 102/103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM ELJAIEK, ALEXANDER L

2683 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 16508025 COURTENAY 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP BROWN, VERNAL U

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2814 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 15858862 HASTINGS 112(2)/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED BOULGHASSOUL, YOUNES

2834 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation 16363601 HASTINGS 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Power Controls, Sensing Systems ANDREWS, MICHAEL

2839 SMA Solar Technology AG 16906070 SMITH 103 Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC LABOY ANDINO, IVAN A

2857 Athenium LLC 15695467 CHUNG 112(1)/101/103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP PARK, HYUN D

2862 Carsten Stöcker et al. 15951421 GAUDETTE 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. CASEY, LIAM R

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

3617 Michael Roller 16501063 OSINSKI 103 Armstrong Teasdale LLP WIEST, ANTHONY D

3619 NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY 16307762 FRAHM 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA WANG, YAOTANG

3626 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 13745542 SILVERMAN 101 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP ¡V Minneapolis TIEDEMAN, JASON S

3646 Robert Henry 16684403 BAHR 103 112(2)/101 Sinorica LLC dba Thoughts to Paper WASIL, DANIEL D

3657 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation 15829423 CAPP 103 The Small Patent Law Group, LLC SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P

3657 Shimano Inc. 16025777 SONG 103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP DAVID TARNOFF BOWES, STEPHEN M

3681 OATH (AMERICAS) INC. 15160226 MEDLOCK 101 Cooper Legal Group LLC ROBINSON, KYLE G

3683 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16888953 CALVE 103 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION JARRETT, SCOTT L

3698 Hub data security Ltd. 15881865 GUIJT 112(1)/103 RECHES PATENTS KWONG, CHO YIU

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

3783 Frank Levy 16270900 SCHOPFER 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

OPQA STUBHUB, INC. 13966649 BAYAT 101 MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY LLP CARROLL, BRITTNEY M

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2125 William Starrett 14921682 McNEILL 112(1) 112(2)/101/102 William H. Starrett, Jr. CHEN, YING YU

Reissue

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1795 Miodrag Kostic et al. 16667530 8,494,950 10/487,911 MacDONALD 251 251/103/OTDP BURNS & LEVINSON, LLP CARLSON, JEFFREY D

takeda

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 15070718 PRATS 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP KANTAMNENI, SHOBHA

[T]o demonstrate that a claimed compound would have been obvious, “a showing that the prior art would have suggested making the specific molecular modifications necessary to achieve the claimed invention [i]s also required.”  Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd. v. Alphapharm Pty., Ltd., 492 F.3d 1350, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (internal quotations omitted, emphasis added). 

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Garcia, Frederic et al. 13058962 FRAHM 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. RETALLICK, KAITLIN A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Alstom Renewable Technologies 15302284 CASHION 102 Dority & Manning, PA and General Electric Company NGUYEN, VIET P

2884 Intersil Americas LLC 14718844 CUTITTA 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP LEE, SHUN K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Eric Lee et al. 13273288 LANEY 103 ALCON HEWITT, JAMES M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Stasiewicz, Paul H. et al. 14096689 HUTCHINGS 103 SawStop Holding LLC SWINNEY, JENNIFER B

3731 Dow Global Technologies LLC 14928572 SCHOPFER 103 Quarles & Brady LLP/The Dow Chemical Company TAWFIK, SAMEH

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Jason M. Bush et al. 13792995 NAPPI 101 101 Harness Dickey (Roche) MORGAN, ROBERT W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3783 Tara Chand. Singhal 12807481 SCHOPFER 112(1)/103 112(2) Tara Chand Singhal PRICE, NATHAN R

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Elanco Tiergesundheit AG 15685257 WISZ 112(1) Elanco US Inc. SKELDING, ZACHARY S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Jun Yang et al. 14044279 OBERMANN 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL MARTIN, ANGELA J

1745 Risto H. Jokinen et al. 14233915 REN 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP EFTA, ALEX B

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Rolf Madsen et al. 14191314 QUINN 103 Keysight Technologies, Inc. BASOM, BLAINE T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Level 3 Communications, LLC 14683964 BEAMER 101 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC WILCOX, JAMES J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Kevin Clare. Eichhorst 14277976 KENNY 103 CRAWFORD MAUNU PLLC MORTELL, JOHN F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Louis M. Spoto et al. 14157500 COURTENAY 103 Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) OLAMIT, JUSTIN N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 David Selinger et al. 12012452 FETTING 101 James A. D. White VLP Law Group POUNCIL, DARNELL A

3623 Monika Gupta et al. 13192565 MEDLOCK 101/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN

3626 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 14097995 PER CURIAM 103 101 Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C. HOLCOMB, MARK

3628 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. 14199830 LEBOVITZ 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (United Parcel Service, Inc.) TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL

3683 Joaquin Torsiello et al. 12539885 FETTING 101 Garlick & Markison (IH) FEACHER, LORENA R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3783 Tara Chand. Singhal 14014717 SCHOPFER 112(2) 112(2)/103 Tara Chand Singhal PRICE, NATHAN R

3792 Byung Hoon Ko et al. 14815245 MEDLOCK 112(1)/112(2) 101 NSIP LAW STICE, PAULA J

otsuka, takeda, altana

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2116 Ex Parte Kuo et al 12060356 - (D) SHAW 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP KINSEY, BRANDON MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte LAULAINEN et al 12254361 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 YOUNG & THOMPSON Winston Products LLC PHUNKULH, BOB A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Breeden et al 12644484 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 Cooper Legal Group LLC MERCADO, LOUIS A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Wilkins 11734325 - (D) GREENHUT 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP PAGE, EVAN RANDALL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1624 Ex Parte Xiong et al 12444098 - (D) POLLOCK 112(1)/102/103/improper Markush group 112(1) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. WILSON, JAMES O

The Federal Circuit provides a two-prong analysis to determine whether a new chemical compound is prima facie obvious over particular prior art.  The fact finder first determines whether a chemist of ordinary skill would have selected the asserted prior art compounds as lead compounds, or starting points, for further development efforts.  Otsuka Pharm. Co. Ltd. v. Sandoz Inc., 678 F.3d 1280, 1291 (Fed. Cir. 2012). The Court defines a lead compound as "a compound in the prior art that would be most promising to modify in order to improve upon its ... activity and obtain a compound with better activity," Takeda Chem. Indus., Ltd. v. Alphapharm Pty. Ltd., 492 F.3d 1350, 1357 (Fed. Cir 2007), or "a natural choice for further development efforts." Altana Pharma AG v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc., 566 F.3d 999, 1008 (Fed. Cir 2009).  The second step involves determining "whether the prior art would have supplied one of ordinary skill in the art with a reason or motivation to modify a lead compound to make the claimed compound with a  reasonable expectation of success." Otsuka, 678 F.3d at 1292 (citing Takeda, 492 F.3d at 1357)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte MacKinnon et al 12683120 - (D) DERRICK 103 Brooks Kushman P.C. GM Global Technologies Operations Inc. CULLEN, SEAN P

1783 Ex Parte Butterworth 12056695 - (D) Per Curiam 112(2) 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP JOHNSON, NANCY ROSENBERG

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte BAE et al 12017403 - (D) WIEKER 102/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC KEATON, SHERROD L

2183 Ex Parte Cavin 11964604 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 Mnemoglyphics, LLC c/o CPA Global VICARY, KEITH E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Zhou et al 12176221 - (D) NEW 102 Intellectual Property Investment Law Group / SISA BROWN, RUEBEN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Bruecken 11987745 - (D) FETTING 103 LEE & HAYES, PLLC SHEIKH, ASFAND M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Jager 11792450 - (D) MAYBERRY 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY RAYMOND, KEITH MICHAEL

3753 Ex Parte Cheney et al 12685823 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 CHIMEI INNOLUX DISPLAY CORPORATION, Requester, v. MONDIS TECHNOLOGY LTD., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7475180 et al 10/160,022 95000480 - (D) SIU 102/103 DECHERT LLP For THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: COOLEY LLP ATTN: PATENT GROUP LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN

warner, takeda

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Liu 12059201 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 VERIZON CHEN, TE Y

2169 Ex Parte Scholz et al 12476821 - (D) NAPPI 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY UDDIN, MD I

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 Ex Parte POIRIER et al 11766728 - (D) THOMAS 103 Anglehart et al. LAMONT, BENJAMIN S

We thus find that the Examiner's conclusion of obviousness is not supported by facts, and thus, cannot stand. See In re Warner, 379 F.2d 1011, 1017 (CCPA 1967). Moreover, the Examiner has not provided evidence or reasoning that one of ordinary skill had “good reason to pursue the known options within his or her technical grasp.” See Takeda Chem. Indus., Ltd. v. Alphapharm Pty., Ltd., 492 F.3d 1350, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (discussing the requirements of an “obvious to try”-type obviousness rejection) (internal quotations and citation omitted).

Warner, In re, 379 F.2d 1011, 154 USPQ 173 (CCPA 1967) 2142

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte Brown et al 12303567 - (D) ZECHER 102/103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP ( SHARP ) WONG, KIN C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Hayashi 11399432 - (D) MacDonald 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. CHWASZ, JADE R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Yerkes 11690106 - (D) WOODS 103 103 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 101 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Kuhnert 12148976 - (D) SMEGAL 103 103 Bradley A. Kuhnert BRADFORD, CANDACE L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Schraga 11153381 - (D) ADAMS 103 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. MCEVOY, THOMAS M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Giles et al 12513676 - (D) NAGUMO 102 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

1777 Ex Parte Coffey et al 12237674 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(2) 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP KEYWORTH, PETER

1789 Ex Parte Lam et al 10916328 - (D) HASTINGS 103 BrooksGroup MATZEK, MATTHEW D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Carlson et al 12023023 - (D) BEAMER 102/103 Keysight Technologies, Inc. C/O CPA Global HUYNH, KIM T

2115 Ex Parte CABOT et al 12164165 - (D) WINSOR 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN c/o CPA Global BAE, JI H

2158 Ex Parte SUBRAMANIAN et al 12140281 - (D) KHAN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BOCCIO, VINCENT F

2159 Ex Parte Barsness et al 12053987 - (D) FISHMAN 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC SINGH, AMRESH

2167 Ex Parte FIELD et al 11756695 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

2177 Ex Parte Calow et al 11221631 - (D) MILLS 112(2)/101 103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG FABER, DAVID

2183 Ex Parte Owens et al 12467744 - (D) HOMERE 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting NORTH, WEBER & BAUGH LLP CALDWELL, ANDREW T

2184 Ex Parte Thomas et al 12241246 - (D) HOMERE 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BORROMEO, JUANITO C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Wieczorek et al 12362748 - (D) BRANCH 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HUYNH, AN SON PHI

2439 Ex Parte Crane 10877833 - (D) HOMERE 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HOLDER, BRADLEY W

2457 Ex Parte Wojciechowski et al 12062572 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Quinn Law Group, PLLC TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Stromberg 10563192 - (D) SMITH 103 Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar LAM, VINH TANG

2659 Ex Parte SEITZ et al 12268272 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP GUERRA-ERAZO, EDGAR X

2681 Ex Parte Martin-Otto et al 11960504 - (D) NEW 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER / LENOVO LU, SHIRLEY

2696 Ex Parte Helbing et al 11500149 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Avago Technologies Limited SPAR, ILANA L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Yang 11873265 - (D) HANLON 103 J C PATENTS BERNSTEIN, ALLISON

2857 Ex Parte Westerman 11440742 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. SCHECHTER, ANDREW M

2898 Ex Parte Park et al 11714883 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP SHOOK, DANIEL P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Labonté et al 12458246 - (D) GUIJT 103 DOWELL & DOWELL, P.C. WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL

3628 Ex Parte Doinoff et al 12007183 - (D) KIM 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC CAMPBELL, SHANNON S

3651 Ex Parte Nakkouri 12810249 - (D) MAYBERRY 103 Mohamed Farid Nakkouri RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L

3663 Ex Parte Schwarz et al 11684186 - (D) SMITH 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

3676 Ex Parte Kritzler et al 12710748 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP- BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED RO, YONG-SUK

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte SLATON et al 11967298 - (D) BAHR 103 General Electric Company WALTERS, RYAN J

3741 Ex Parte Fox et al 12477397 - (D) GREENHUT 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION NGUYEN, ANDREW H

3781 Ex Parte Wegner et al 12629564 - (D) WOODS 103 Brooks Acordia IP Law, P.C. MCKINLEY, CHRISTOPHER BRIAN

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Kvm et al 11783137 - (D) WEINBERG 102 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. JAMI, HARES

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Costa 13368597 - (R) 251 ENDURANCE LAW GROUP PLC FREAY, CHARLES GRANT

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 SPECTRUM TRACER SERVICES, LLC. Requester v. CORE LABORATORIES LP Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,659,175 B2 et al 10/154,130 95002141 - (D) GUEST 103 Mossman, Kumar & Tyler PC FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: BROWN PATENT LAW, PLLC XU, LING X original SUCHFIELD, GEORGE A

3672 SPECTRUM TRACER SERVICES, LLC. Requester v. CORE LABORATORIES LP Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,032,662 B2 et al 10/706,654 95002144 - (D) GUEST 103 Mossman, Kumar & Tyler PC FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: BROWN PATENT LAW, PLLC XU, LING X original SUCHFIELD, GEORGE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 MATHEWS INC. Appellant, Requester v. Patent of LARSON ARCHERY COMPANY Patent Owner, Respondent Ex Parte 7938109 et al 12/077,372 95002395 - (D) McCARTHY 112(2) BRIAN C. TRASK Third Party Requester: VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original RICCI, JOHN A

otsuka, takeda, altana

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1624 Ex Parte Goldstein et al 11899758 - (D) POLLOCK 103 Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. C/O Gibbons P.C. RAO, DEEPAK R

The Federal Circuit provides a two-prong analysis to determine whether a new chemical compound is prima facie obvious over particular prior art. The fact finder first determines whether a chemist of ordinary skill would have selected the asserted prior art compounds as lead compounds, or starting points, for further development efforts. (Otsuka Pharm. Co. v. Sandoz Inc., 678 F.3d 1280, 1291 (Fed. Cir. 2012). The Court defines a lead compound as “a compound in the prior art that would be most promising to modify in order to improve upon its ... activity and obtain a compound with better activity,” (Takeda Chem. Indus., Ltd. v. Alphapharm Pty., Ltd., 492 F.3d 1350, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2007), or “a natural choice for further development efforts.” Altana Pharma AG v. Teva Pharm. USA, Inc., 566 F.3d 999, 1008 (Fed. Cir. 2009). The second step involves determining “whether the prior art would have supplied one of ordinary skill in the art with a reason or motivation to modify a lead compound to make the claimed compound with a reasonable expectation of success.” Otsuka, 678 F.3d at 1292 (citing Takeda, 492 F.3d at 1357).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Muras 12105774 - (D) WORMEESTER 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, L.L.P. (IBM) LIN, SHEW FEN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 Ex Parte Umekage et al 10572421 - (D) ADAMS 103 EDWARDS WILDMAN PALMER LLP PACHOL, NICHOLAS C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Kim et al 11198596 - (D) KRATZ 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN CHENG, DIANA

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Weikard et al 11217725 - (D) GRIMES 103 obviousness-type double patenting NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP SERGENT, RABON A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2474 Ex Parte Chaudhry et al 12144120 - (D) HUME 112(2)/102(e) WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. ELLIOTT IV, BENJAMIN H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2695 Ex Parte Wallash et al 11701091 - (D) DANG 103 HGST C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP WATKO, JULIE ANNE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 Ex Parte Helvenstein 12077186 - (D) GARRIS 103 SOFER & HAROUN LLP. TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex parte AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 6,544,120 et al 09/862,182 90012063 - (D) BAHR 112(1)/102/103 112(2) MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD ENGLISH, PETER C original LAYNO, BENJAMIN

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1626 Ex Parte Hassan et al 10529984 - (D) PRATS 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP SHTERENGARTS, SAMANTHA L

1627 Ex Parte MURTHY 12210566 - (D) FREDMAN 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP CLAYTOR, DEIRDRE RENEE

1627 Ex Parte Conner et al 12093601 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 ELI LILLY & COMPANY PIHONAK, SARAH

What is missing from the rejection is some reason that would have led the person of ordinary skill in the art to select Stelmach’s compounds exemplified in Examples 8, 24A, and 24B as lead compounds and further to modify those compounds with the structural changes required to arrive at the elected species.  See Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. v. Alphapharm Pty., Ltd., 492 F.3d 1350, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2007).
DONNER 8: 464-97, 1389-1422
HARMON 4: 39, 365, 407, 442

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Jeong et al 11763373 - (D) TIMM 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP NGUYEN, DUY T V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Lim et al 11749850 - (D) BROWNE 103 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC C/O WESTMAN, CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. BURCH, MELODY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3768 Ex Parte Kucharczyk et al 11386394 - (D) GRIMES 103 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. LE, LONG V

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3722 Ex Parte Lucas et al 11634621 - (D) HILL 103 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC WELLINGTON, ANDREA L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte Chen 11717236 - (D) FRAHM 103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. BROWN, ANTHONY D

2477 Ex Parte Bozionek et al 10525778 - (D) BENOIT 102/103 Siemens Corporation SMITH, JOSHUA Y

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Kim 11263288 - (D) FRAHM 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. FLEMING-HALL, ERICA L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Nejad et al 11614802 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Wells St. John P.S. STARK, JARRETT J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Ex Parte Lorberg et al 11836902 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC SCARITO, JOHN D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Silverman et al 12014741 - (D) JENKS 103 Mayer & Williams GILBERT, SAMUEL G

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Larsen et al 12191568 - (R) CRUMBLEY Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) DOUYETTE, KENNETH J