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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Bostick et al 12723121 - (D) HUDALLA 101 IBM Corp. (END/RCR) c/o Rolnik Law Firm, P.C. LOTTICH, JOSHUA P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Weaver et al 11926470 - (D) McCOLLUM 112(1)/112(2)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. KIM, YUNSOO

“The patentability of a product does not depend on its method of production. If the product in a product-by-process claim is the same as or obvious from a product of the prior art, the claim is unpatentable even though the prior product was made by a different process.” In re Thorpe, 777 F.2d 695, 697 (Fed. Cir. 1985).

Thorpe, In re, 777 F.2d 695, 227 USPQ 964 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 706.02(m) , 2113

“[W]hen unexpected results are used as evidence of nonobviousness, the results must be shown to be unexpected compared with the closest prior art.” In re Baxter Travenol Labs., 952 F.2d 388, 392 (Fed. Cir. 1991).

Baxter Travenol Labs., In re, 952 F.2d 388, 21 USPQ2d 1281 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2131.01 , 2145

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Angell et al 11862294 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. BROWN, ALVIN L

See In re Merck & Co., 800 F.2d 1091, 1097 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (“Non-obviousness cannot be established by attacking the references individually where the rejection is based on the teachings of a combination of references”).

Merck & Co., Inc., In re, 800 F.2d 1091, 231 USPQ 375 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 707.07(f) ,  716.02 ,  2143.02 ,  2144.08 ,  2144.09 ,  2145

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Cunha et al 12349620 - (D) HOSKINS 112(1)/103 103 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. WIEHE, NATHANIEL EDWARD

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte LA FOREST et al 12536924 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 HONEYWELL/S&S MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT

1729 Ex Parte Chowdhury 12336144 - (D) MCMILLIN 102/103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CHMIELECKI, SCOTT J

1771 Ex Parte Gray et al 11775247 - (D) MCMILLIN 103 INFINEUM USA L.P. GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN

1791 Ex Parte Cross et al 12195264 - (D) TIMM 103 112(2) Hovey Williams LLP GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Choyi et al 11819832 - (D) HUME 112(2) 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. HAILU, TESHOME

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Friend et al 12168138 - (D) DERRICK 103 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION CHANG, JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Sato et al 11215611 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY QUINN, RICHALE LEE

amgen3, general electric, thorpe

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Nakamura et al 11579603 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C. DARJI, PRITESH D

1765 Ex Parte Nakamura et al 11727499 - (D) NAGUMO 103/obviousness-type double patenting SUGHRUE-265550 LISTVOYB, GREGORY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Jain et al 10752891 - (D) DIXON 103 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. HARPER, ELIYAH STONE

2174 Ex Parte Zaremski et al 11398057 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC PHAM, LINH K

2183 Ex Parte Colavin et al 10301372 - (D) CURCURI 103 DOCKET CLERK-STMI FENNEMA, ROBERT E

2184 Ex Parte Brownlow et al 11467839 - (D) EVANS 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, L.L.P. (IBM) NAM, HYUN

3662 Ex Parte Pravetz et al 12195108 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(2)/103 Wolfe-SBMC CHEUNG, CALVIN K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte Boubez et al 09758112 - (D) CRAWFORD 102(e) IBM Raleigh S/W Group c/o Patent Law of Virginia, PLLC HAMILTON, LALITA M

3691 Ex Parte Khan et al 11295769 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. AKINTOLA, OLABODE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1772 Ex Parte Butler 12416074 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 102/103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC ETHERTON, BRADLEY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Connearney et al 11617558 - (D) EVANS 102 101/102 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Svendsen 11609945 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 103 Concert Technology Corporation BENGZON, GREG C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Malkos et al 12394152 - (D) ASTORINO 103 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. GALT, CASSI J

3682 Ex Parte Cline et al 10993185 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP BROWN, ALVIN L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Spies et al 11470500 - (D) SCHEINER 112(1) FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI LLP BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Hanson et al 12290965 - (D) KOKOSKI 103 William J. Uhl EMPIE, NATHAN H

1724 Ex Parte Gao et al 12831420 - (D) PRAISS 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC THOMAS, BRENT C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2475 Ex Parte Hegde 11584102 - (D) HOFF 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MORLAN, ROBERT M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Kurzweil 10730485 - (D) MANTIS MERCADOR 102(e)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) GODBOLD, DOUGLAS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Holt et al 12135929 - (D) HANLON 102/103 Docket Clerk-Raytheon/MWM PAPE, ZACHARY

2882 Ex Parte Bernhardt et al 11429139 - (D) METZ 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION MIDKIFF, ANASTASIA

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Morita et al 11976246 - (R) LORIN 102/103 RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC LANGMAN, JONATHAN C

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 NuVASIVE, INC. Requester and Appellant v. Patent of ZIMMER SPINE, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95000451 6,936,050 10/409,805 LEBOVITZ 103 37 CFR § 41.77(b) 103 MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: FISH AND RICHARDSON, P.C. CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original REIP, DAVID OWEN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 AIRBUS S.A.S. Requester and Respondent v. FIREPASS CORPORATION Patent Owner and Appellant 95001553 7,207,392 11/199,770 FITZPATRICK 102 102/103 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE, LLP GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original GANEY, STEVEN J

See Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-LA Roche Ltd., 580 F.3d 1340, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2009) ("It has long been the case that an old product is not patentable even if it is made by a new process.") (citing General Elec. Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp., 304 U.S. 364, 373 (1938)); see also In re Thorpe, 777 F.2d 695, 697 (Fed. Cir. 1985) ("If the product in a product-by-process claim is the same as or obvious from a product of the prior art, the claim is unpatentable even though the prior product was made by a different process.").

Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., 580 F.3d 1340, 92 USPQ2d 1289 (Fed. Cir. 2009) 2113
HARMON 5: 243, 259a; 8: 13, 18a; 18: 412c-d, 436; 19: 416; 20: 346
general electric HARMON 3: 20

Thorpe, In re, 777 F.2d 695, 227 USPQ 964 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 706.02(m), 2113
HARMON 3: 332; 4: 378; 5: 267; 20: 300; 21: 358
DONNER 7: 740; 8: 1473, 1478, 1503, 1554

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2131 Ex parte TARGET TRAINING INTERNATIONAL, LTD. Patent Owner and Appellant 90011434 7,249,372 09/760,145 BLANKENSHIP 102(e) MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS IP (SINGAPORE), PTE., LTD, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant v. TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., Third-Party Requester 95001595 6909340 10/446,984 MARTIN 112(1)/103 305/103 Avago Technologies Limited For Third Party Requester: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP DEB, ANJAN K original SUMMONS, BARBARA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 CRANE CO. Respondent, Requestor v. AUTOMATED MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner 95000606 7343220 11/639,231 McCARTHY 103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP Third Party Requester: Munck, Carter, LLP FETSUGA, ROBERT M original WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R

3653 CRANE CO. Respondent, Requestor v. AUTOMATED MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner 95000607 7191915 10/838,222 McCARTHY 103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP FETSUGA, ROBERT M original BOLLINGER, DAVID H

3673 Ex Parte RAWLS-MEEHAN et al 90011777 7,805,785 11/875,851 MARTIN 103 GTC Law Group LLP & Affiliates c/o CPA Global STORMER, RUSSELL D original TRETTEL, MICHAEL