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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1623 Patheon Austria GmbH & Co KG 14409522 TOWNSEND 103 Pierce Atwood LLP WHITE, EVERETT

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Jacob Steinmann 16350077 BEST 112(2)/103 Richard P. Fennelly COLEMAN, RYAN L

1783 MP Global Products, L.L.C. 17086231 DENNETT 103 HARNESS DICKEY (TROY) PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA

1791 Adel PENHASI 13345783 CASHION 103 41.50 112(1) WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP DUBOIS, PHILIP A

1792 Adrian Rivera 15687138 GAUDETTE 112(2)/103 IP Strategies LACHICA, ERICSON M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2119 Norbert ROTTMANN 14016788 DEJMEK 103 COZEN O''CONNOR BOOKER, KELVIN

2162 HERE Global B.V. 15336267 STRAUSS 103 HERE Global/Alston & Bird RUIZ, ANGELICA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2416 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14456880 KOHUT 103 41.50 112(2) Holland & Hart LLP/Qualcomm SCHNELL, RICHARD L

2463 Nokia Technologies Oy 15308688 NAPPI 103 Mintz Levin/Nokia Technologies Oy ONAMUTI, GBEMILEKE J

2466 Hubbell Incorporated 15779291 SHIANG 103 Dickinson Wright PLLC ¡V Hubbell BLANTON, JOHN D

2481 HULU, LLC 15926569 SILVERMAN 103 Brian N. Young, Esq. Kwan & Olynick LLP c/o HULU, LLC TEKLE, DANIEL T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 16764938 HOMERE 102/103 HP Inc. VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

That is, the proposed modification of Kozumi’s teachings is tantamount to supplementing the cited teachings with knowledge available to the ordinarily-skilled artisan, and thereby vitiates the essence of anticipation, which requires using a single reference to support the rejection. Id. (quoting Topliff v. Topliff, 145 U.S. 156, 161 (1892)).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3619 Alcatel Lucent USA, Inc. 15292689 MacDONALD 103 CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC WANG, YAOTANG

3647 Carleton Life Support Systems Inc. 15266339 OSINSKI 103 Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP SHUR, STEVEN JAMES

3662 DAIMLER AG 16098590 DEFRANCO 102/103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC AN, IG TAI

3676 WELL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FZCO 15116585 HOELTER 103 STOEL RIVES LLP ¡V SLC PATEL, NEEL G

3683 ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 14989049 WIEDER 101 41.50 101 Kraguljac Law Group/Oracle TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Graphic Packaging International, LLC 16389293 MOHANTY 102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP PERREAULT, ANDREW D

3752 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 16069851 WOODS 102 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY LIEUWEN, CODY J


Affirmed-in-Part 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 MARS FLAG Corporation 15056140 BUI 103 103 Snyder, Clark, Lesch and Chung, PLLC Yukiko O. Maekawa FILIPCZYK, MARCIN R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 Entrust Datacard Corporation 15941960 ENGLE 102/103 102/103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. DULANEY, BENJAMIN O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Alain Cerf 15411413 KAUFFMAN 112(1)/112(2)/103 102 SAM SILVERBERG LEEDS, DANIEL JEREMY

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Agile Therapeutics, Inc. 16045338 GRIMES 103 POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP ATTN: JANET E. REED, PH.D. BERRIOS, JENNIFER A

1615 DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 15542091 TOWNSEND 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC WORSHAM, JESSICA N

1615 DSM IP Assets B.V. 15542500 TOWNSEND 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC WORSHAM, JESSICA N

1617 Klaus SCHMIDT et al. 14912657 FREDMAN 103 41.50 103 Adam R. Stephenson, LTD. JUSTICE, GINA CHIEUN YU

1628 REATA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 16157225 ADAMS 103 Parker Highlander PLLC BADIO, BARBARA P

1628 INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE) et al. 15765756 COTTA 103 W&C IP RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B

1633 CUREVAC GMBH 13709897 SCHNEIDER 103 112(1)/101/103 Parker Highlander PLLC BURKHART, MICHAEL D

1648 THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA 14783699 CHANG 103/OTDP BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP ZOU, NIANXIANG

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Envia Systems, Inc. 15425696 INGLESE 103 CHRISTENSEN, FONDER, DARDI & HERBERT PLLC VAN OUDENAREN, MATTHEW

1749 BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION 15189071 COLAIANNI 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1777 Waters Technologies Corporation 15451005 HOUSEL 102 102/103 Kacvinsky Daisak Bluni PLLC (8185) PEO, KARA M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 EMC IP Holding Company LLC 15523062 SHAW 103 BAINWOOD HUANG AND ASSOCIATES LLC AHMED, ZUBAIR

2174 Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. 15201880 FRAHM 103 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP ABOU EL SEOUD, MOHAMED

2182 Jesse Bunch 15369865 CRAIG 101 Law Office of Michael O'Brien LAROCQUE, EMILY E

2195 VMware, Inc. 14752794 KOHUT 103 Novum Patent Services CHU JOY, JORGE A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Bay Microsystems, Inc. 14716699 McNEILL 103 WILSON & HAM WON, MICHAEL YOUNG

2449 ADOBE INC. 15662592 CHUNG 103 112(1) Adobe Inc. Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. FAN, HUA

2468 Cisco Technology, Inc. 16138650 HAGY 103 Cisco Technology, Inc. c/o Polsinelli PC PATEL, PARTHKUMAR

2483 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC 15907382 CUTITTA 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. KIM, MATTHEW DAVID

2485 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. 14490798 KOHUT 103 AT&T Legal Dept. -Gottllieb, Rackman & Reisman, PC SUH, JOSEPH JINWOO

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 15296443 SHIANG 103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

2642 Gemalto SA 15915177 ENGLE 103 FAY SHARPE LLP VU, QUOC THAI NGOC

2643 Blue Danube Systems, Inc. 14799935 CHUNG 102/103 OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP YI, ALEXANDER J.

2645 WAYFAIR LLC 15077573 CUTITTA 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (PH) GENACK, MATTHEW W

2651 HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 15989637 BUI 102/103 Brooks Kushman P.C./Harman GANMAVO, KUASSI A

2651 Philip Lyren et al. 16276594 PYONIN 103 PHILIP S. LYREN, PC MOHAMMED, ASSAD

2674 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC 15607791 MacDONALD 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. SONIFRANK, RICHA MISHRA

2685 Infineon Technologies AG 15788088 SHAW 103 Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC. BOUSONO, ORLANDO

2698 Wilcox Industries Corp. 14656903 HOMERE 103 SCOTT C. RAND, ESQ. MCLANE MIDDLETON, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION CHIU, WESLEY JASON

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2896 Intel Corporation 16317023 COLAIANNI 103 PATENT CAPITAL GROUP REAMES, MATTHEW L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Alpha Ring International, Ltd. 15973439 WIEDER 112(1)/112(2)/101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC WASIL, DANIEL D

3646 Alpha Ring International, Ltd. 15974617 WIEDER 112(1)/101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC WASIL, DANIEL D

3658 Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG 16334782 HOELTER 103 Schaeffler Group USA, Inc. KRUG, RANDELL J

3681 Facebook, Inc. 15645184 MOHANTY 101 Facebook/Fenwick BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD

3688 Facebook, Inc. 16054367 MOHANTY 101/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P./FACEBOOK INC. VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA

3688 RAADZ INC. 17069837 MEDLOC 101/103 Kelly J. Hollowell SNIDER, SCOTT

3689 LinkedIn Corporation 14555327 CALVE 103 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER / LINKEDLN/MICROSFT FISHER, PAUL R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Kelly Stouffer 16293967 BAHR 103 NK Patent Law ARYANPOUR, MITRA

3731 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. 14673313 CAPP 103 K&L GATES LLP ¡V ETHICON TECCO, ANDREW M

3736 Annamarie Joseph 15953975 ENGELS 102/103 Dennis Clarke PAGAN, JENINE MARIE

3761 EUROKERA S.N.C. 15756650 WOODS 103 Element IP, PLC PAIK, SANG YEOP

3772 MEGAGEN IMPLANT CO., LTD. 16083481 GUIJT 103 Renaissance IP Law Group LLP (PIP) MORAN, EDWARD JOHN

3791 University of Newcastle Upon Tyne 14902028 MOHANTY 101 Praedcere Law AGAHI, PUYA

3793 BK Medical Holding Company, Inc. 14912626 OSINSKI 112(2)/103 DAUGHERTY & DEL ZOPPO CO., L.P.A. COOK, CHRISTOPHER L

OPA Dell Products L.P. 15499050 McNEILL 103 Terrile, Cannatti & Chambers, LLP ¡V Dell LO, SUZANNE

Rehearing

Denied
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 15421553 CRAWFORD 101 Kraguljac Law Group/Oracle FADOK, MARK A

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

nidec, kennametal, topliff








Reversed 
1733 Brunswick Corporation 15389989 COLAIANNI 103 WU, JENNY R WU, JENNY R

1741 Rockwool International A/S 15213639 CASHION 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP HOFFMANN, JOHN M

1776 FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC 15244828 WILSON 103 HOBSON, STEPHEN HOBSON, STEPHEN

1791 Givaudan, S.A. 15519929 ROBERTSON 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA DUBOIS, PHILIP A

1793 NATURAL MACHINES, INC. 15512928 CASHION 103 GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

1796 Ansell Limited 14451544 FRANKLIN 112(2)/103 Moser Taboada / Ansell Limited STEELE, JENNIFER A

2144 Ross, William C. et al. 14234108 BEAMER 103 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. C/O PARKER JUSTISS, P.C. YI, RINNA

2182 Imagination Technologies, Limited 14516643 DEJMEK 101 Imagination Technologies c/o Potomac Law Group PLLC LAROCQUE, EMILY E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2419 FACEBOOK, INC. 14702521 MORGAN 103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook PATEL, HITESHKUMAR R

2447 INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC. 14901049 BUSCH 102/103 VOLPE KOENIG HUANG, KAYLEE J

In finding a claim anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102, the Board cannot “fill in missing limitations” simply because a skilled artisan would immediately envision them from the prior art. Nidec Motor Corp. v.Zhongshan Broad Ocean Motor Co., 851 F.3d 1270, 1274 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (citing Kennametal, Inc. v. Ingersoll Cutting Tool Co., 780 F.3d 1376, 1381 (Fed. Cir. 2015)); accord Topliff v. Topliff, 145 U.S. 156, 161 (1892) (“It is not sufficient to constitute an anticipation that the device relied upon might, by modification, be made to accomplish the function performed by the patent in question, if it were not designed by its maker, nor adapted, nor actually used, for the performance of such functions.”) (emphasis added).

2458 VMware, Inc. 15195728 LEE 101/103 Olympic Patent Works PLLC RECEK, JASON D

2461 Nokia Technologies Oy 15122745 BOUDREAU 102/103 Nokia of America Corporation BEYEN, ZEWDU A

2463 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 15005540 THOMAS 103 Blue Capital Law Firm, P.C. DETSE, KOKOU R

2627 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15244920 DIXON 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL AZONGHA, SARDIS F

2642 NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY 15506870 SILVERMAN 102 SQUIRE PB (Nokia) Nokia Technologies Oy NGUYEN, TU X

2642 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15098754 SILVERMAN 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L

2661 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15105689 FRAHM 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HAUSMANN, MICHELLE M

2687 AONO, Tomotake et al. 12405997 KATZ 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC WANG, JACK K

2688 SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15139420 SAADAT 103 Zebra Technologies Corporation LIM, STEVEN

2843 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 15632760 INGLESE 102/103 OUTTEN, SAMUEL S OUTTEN, SAMUEL S

3621 Google Inc. 15666378 JEFFERY 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. BROWN, ALVIN L

3658 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 14603459 SHAH 102/103 41.50 112(2) CROWELL & MORING LLP RUSHING, JR, BOBBY

3665 HERE GLOBAL B.V. 14854943 BAHR 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN

3668 International Business Machines Corporation 14592792 ASTORINO 103 DUKE W. YEE Yee & Associates, P.C. MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

3763 Carrier Corporation 15197883 CAPP 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier FURDGE, LARRY L

3792 Cosman Medical Inc. 15442106 WOOD 103 Kacvinsky Daisak Bluni PLLC PIATESKI, ERIN M

3792 Valencell, Inc. 14264898 BAHR 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. STEINBERG, AMANDA L

Affirmed-in-Part 
1712 Eskra Technical Products, Inc. 15062883 FRANKLIN 103 102/103 ZIOLKOWSKI PATENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, SC (ZPS) HORNING, JOEL G

1777 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14768988 McMANUS 103 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney ROYCE, LIAM A

1792 Alice Mary. Kiely 10347018 LORIN 112(2)/102/103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) Alice O. Kiely CHAWLA, JYOTI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Sony Mobile Communications Inc. 14882490 NAPPI 101/103 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP (Sony) KURIEN, CHRISTEN A

3741 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 15485512 BAHR 112(1)/112(2)/103 112(1)/112(2)/OTDP CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY CHENG, STEPHANIE S

3786 Medline Industries, Inc. 15285737 GREENHUT 102/103 102/103 Philip H. Burrus, IV Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA

Affirmed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. 14281532 FREDMAN 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. and KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. BROWE, DAVID

1644 Receptor Logic, Inc. 14053012 SCHNEIDER 112(2)/103 CHALKER FLORES, LLP DIBRINO, MARIANNE

1646 AMGEN K-A, INC 15513132 KATZ 103 Casimir Jones, S.C. LI, RUIXIANG

1712 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. 14390646 SNAY 103 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. C/O PARKER JUSTISS, P.C. MILLER, MICHAEL G

1714 J.E.T. CO., LTD. 15969236 PRAISS 112(2)/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. LORENZI, MARC

1729 COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES 14906689 SNAY 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP KOROVINA, ANNA

1762 Christophe Steinbrecher et al. 14427585 OWENS 112(2)/103 Hexion Inc. NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS

1777 Waters Technologies Corporation 14840393 PRAISS 112(2) 103 Kacvinsky Daisak Bluni PLLC (8185) PEO, KARA M

1789 SAINT-GOBAIN ADFORS 14901930 CASHION 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. WORRELL, KEVIN

1792 Ball Corporation 16147101 SNAY 103 Sheridan Ross PC WILLIAMS, LELA

2142 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 14450409 JURGOVAN 103 SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA C/O KEATING & BENNETT, LLP PAN, PHOEBE X

2171 GEPPERT, Birgit et al. 12749123 CHUNG 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. NUNEZ, JORDANY

2194 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC 15244325 DESHPANDE 112(2) 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. YUN, CARINA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH 14633007 MANTIS MERCADER 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP - Harman COONEY, ADAM A

2451 Baum, Marc et al. 13335279 KUMAR 102 OTDP BakerHostetler / Comcast WALSH, JOHN B

2621 Apple Inc. 14972048 FRAHM 103 APPLE INC./BROWNSTEIN c/o Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP FLORES, ROBERTO W

2627 Hristov, Luben et al. 15040889 HUME 102/103 TRASKBRITT, P.C./Microchip Technology Incorporated JOHNSON, GERALD

2637 Luxtera, Inc. 15818352 KATZ 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP/CISC BARUA, PRANESH K

2675 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 15725360 MORGAN 103 SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA C/O KEATING & BENNETT, LLP MENBERU, BENIYAM

2683 Mueller International, LLC 14885599 BENNETT 103 Taylor English Duma LLP / Mueller YANG, JAMES J

2837 EATON CORPORATION 15364408 SNAY 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC EATON CORPORATION TALPALATSKI, ALEXANDER

2853 Honeywell International Inc. 15088637 CASHION 103 HONEYWELL/ALSTON-SCANNING & MOBILITY OLAMIT, JUSTIN N

2856 United Technologies Corporation 14812723 COLAIANNI 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY
GRAVES, TIMOTHY P

2882 ASML NETHERLANDS B. V. 15023330 DELMENDO 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP(ASML) ASFAW, MESFIN T

2887 Dominic Kotab 15687180 FRAHM 103 Zilka-Kotab, PC LY, TOAN C

2891 SORAA, INC. 15270928 FRANKLIN 103 FisherBroyles LLP - Ecosense ANYA, IGWE U

3624 Visa International Service Association 14834920 FETTING 103 101 The Webb Law Firm / Visa International SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3626 International Business Machines Corporation 14870456 WHITEHEAD JR. 101/103 Walder Intellectual Property Law PC LONG, FONYA M

3626 Cerner Innovation, Inc. 14046699 CALVE 103 101 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (CERNER CORPORATION) RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3652 Henderson Products, Inc. 14993824 OSINSKI 102 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD SNELTING, JONATHAN D

3683 Oracle International Corporation 14062140 CASS 101/103 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) LOFTIS, JOHNNA RONEE

3685 Apple Inc. 14022104 QUINN 103 APPLE INC./BROWNSTEIN c/o Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP NIGH, JAMES D

3688 Ivo Nelson et al. 11126930 FETTING 112(1) 101/103 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS NETZLOFF, ERIC R

3689 International Business Machines Corporation 15336908 CASS 101/103 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center WEISENFELD, ARYAN E

3693 BGC Partners, Inc. 14088680 FETTING 112(1)/101 INNOVATION DIVISION CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P BARTLEY, KENNETH

3693 BGC Partners, Inc. 13969580 BOUDREAU 112(2) 112(1)/101/103 INNOVATION DIVISION CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. BARTLEY, KENNETH

3696 Thomson Reuters Global Resources 14195648 CRAIG 101 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP NIQUETTE, ROBERT R

3697 Visa International Service Association 13914293 FETTING 103 101 The Webb Law Firm / Visa International GREGG, MARY M

3732 FILSPEC INC. 15249929 PLENZLER 112(2)/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L

Rehearing

Denied 
3793 John S. Conti Kilmer et al. 14625430 HOELTER 112(1) Insigne LLP CWERN, JONATHAN

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

marcum, topliff

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 Ex Parte Okuno et al 10573821 - (D) ADAMS 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) SWOPE, SHERIDAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Collins et al 12493324 - (D) COURTENAY 103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP SHMATOV, ALEXEY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Kadirkamanathan 12395484 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise VILLENA, MARK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Furton et al 11779815 - (D) BROWNE 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A

3646 Ex Parte Ahlfeld et al 12082077 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 TerraPower, LLC O'CONNOR, MARSHALL P

3647 Ex Parte CHANG et al 13156317 - (D) BAHR 102/103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP WANG, MICHAEL H

3663 Ex Parte TAKEDA et al 13053684 - (D) BROWN 103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP DAGER, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Cuddy et al 11937326 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (IGT) HOEL, MATTHEW D

3741 Ex Parte Sabnis 13854225 - (D) CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY KIM, CRAIG SANG

3747 Ex Parte Veit et al 11792898 - (D) BAHR 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA

3788 Ex Parte Samii et al 13447759 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 HP Inc, REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Ng et al 12635229 - (D) DIXON 103 103 FLETCHER YODER RABOVIANSKI, JIVKA A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Vetek et al 13370720 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 101 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC WU, TONG E

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Anderson et al 11375644 - (D) PRATS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY BUCKLEY, AUDREA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte MCALLISTER et al 13568531 - (D) DERRICK 102/103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 PERRIN, JOSEPH L

1768 Ex Parte Djuric et al 13221245 - (D) ROSS 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC BUTCHER, ROBERT T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Jung et al 12215192 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 IV - SUITER SWANTZ PC LLO DAILEY, THOMAS J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte ONODA et al 13082371 - (D) BUI 103 Shinjyu Global IP MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

2625 Ex Parte LOWLES et al 11944482 - (D) CRAIG 103 Fish & Richardson P.C. (Blackberry) PARKER, JEFFREY ALAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Simonsen et al 12092336 - (D) O'HANLON 102/103 GABLE & GOTWALS SAFAVI, MICHAEL

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2145 Ex Parte Muller 12651248 - (R) HUME 103 CRGO LAW PAN, YONGJIA

"A mere duplication of parts is not invention." In re Marcum, 47 F.2d 377, 378 (CCPA 1931) (citing Topliff v. Topliff, 145 U.S. 156, 163 (1892))

Thursday, September 15, 2011

topliff, morris

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1642 Ex Parte Pau et al 10/516,946 ADAMS 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER AEDER, SEAN E

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Yasuoka et al 10/743,745 WARREN 103(a) KUBOVCIK & KUBOVCIK EXAMINER ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

1762 Ex Parte Mahl et al 10/874,374 HANLON 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) PRAXAIR, INC. EXAMINER CHEUNG, WILLIAM K

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte McArdle 10/988,460 LUCAS 103(a) Greg Goshorn, P.C. EXAMINER
ABEL JALIL, NEVEEN

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Martinez et al 10/613,433 NAPPI 103(a) Carmen Pili Ekstrom EXAMINER
MAYO III, WILLIAM H

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Leichter 10/549,091 CRAWFORD 103(a) COLLARD & ROE, P.C. EXAMINER
AN, IG TAI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Corcoran et al 11/413,767 FREDMAN 103(a) 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER PACKARD, BENJAMIN J

1627 Ex Parte Diorio et al 11/642,509 GRIMES 103(a) 103(a) WYETH LLC EXAMINER KAROL, JODY LYNN

1632 Ex Parte Adachi et al 10/580,248 ADAMS 103(a) 103(a) HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP EXAMINER SGAGIAS, MAGDALENE K

1642 Ex Parte Santin et al 11/248,702 MILLS 112(1)/103(a) 112(1)/103(a) COLEMAN SUDOL SAPONE, P.C. EXAMINER GODDARD, LAURA B

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Schmidt et al 10/494,581 NAGUMO 103(a) 103(a) LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL A. SANZO, LLC EXAMINER GODENSCHWAGER, PETER F

2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Allen et al 11/393,315 HOFF 102(e)/103(a) 103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER SWARTHOUT, BRENT

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Campbell et al 10/860,597 BAHR 102(e)/102(b)/103(a) 102(e)/103(a) BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. EXAMINER LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW

REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3723 Ex Parte 6364302 et al 95/000,195 09/896,083 COCKS 102(b)/103(a) For Third Party Requester: YOUNG BASILE For Patent Owner: SAMUEL W. APICELLI DUANE, MORRIS & HECKSCHER LLP EXAMINER FOSTER, JIMMY G original EXAMINER WILSON, LEE D

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART; 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2643 Ex Parte 6985569 et al 95/001,163 10/376,935 TURNER 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 102(b) PATENT OWNER: SOFER & HAROUN LLP. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.EXAMINER HUGHES, DEANDRA M original EXAMINER BARNIE, REXFORD N

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN PART & REVERSED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3505 Ex Parte 5566913 et al 90/010,056 & 90/010,078 08/455,386 DELMENDO 103(a) 103(a) PATENT OWNER: ROBERT G. WOOLSTON, ESQ. PERKINS COIE LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER BRIAN M. BERLINER, ESQ. O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP EXAMINER LEWIS, AARON J original EXAMINER PUROL, SARAH L

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Leonard 10/821,278 FREDMAN 103(a) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC EXAMINER JAVANMARD, SAHAR

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Crabtree et al 10/479,070 KIMLIN 102(b)/103(a) Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC EXAMINER QIAN, YUN

1733 Ex Parte Kangas et al 11/666,903 FRANKLIN 103(a) CARTER, DELUCA, FARRELL & SCHMIDT, LLP EXAMINER YEE, DEBORAH

1771 Ex Parte Monaghan et al 10/535,487 McKELVEY 102(b)/103(a) RODMAN RODMAN EXAMINER BOYER, RANDY

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Grandy et al 09/927,972 DANG 103(a) FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P EXAMINER BLACK, LINH

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2478 Ex Parte Malik et al 11/082,703 ROBERTSON Concurring TORCZON 103(a) Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC EXAMINER BEHARRY, NOEL R

Patent specifications and claims have long been said to "constitute one of the most difficult legal instruments to draw with accuracy". Topliff v. Topliff, 145 U.S. 156, 171 (1892). This difficulty does not, however, justify
careless drafting; rather, it makes basic drafting requisites such as grammar and consistency all the more vital. In creating the patent system, Congress placed the responsibility for precise, lucid drafting on the applicant. 35 U.S.C. 112; In re Morris, 127 F.3d 1048, 1056 (Fed. Cir. 1997). An applicant cannot place a burden of resolving unnecessary complexities on all subsequent readers when correction is readily available through amendment. Cf. Topliff, 145 U.S. at 171 (endorsing reissue as a cure to inevitable mistakes in claims).

Morris, In re, 127 F.3d 1048, 44 USPQ2d 1023 (Fed. Cir. 1997) . . . 904.01, 2106, 2111, 2163, 2173.05(a), 2181

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Melnik 11/104,793 LUCAS 102(b)/103(a) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER SHALLENBERGER, JULIE A

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Collins et al 11/586,816 CRAWFORD 103(a) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. EXAMINER GATLING, STACIE D

3644 Ex Parte Abbas 11/974,390 GREENHUT 103(a) MCKELLAR IP LAW, PLLC EXAMINER
SMITH, KIMBERLY S

3662 Ex Parte Troxell et al 10/975,264 COCKS 103(a) Delphi Technologies, Inc. EXAMINER
BRAINARD, TIMOTHY A

3685 Ex Parte White et al 11/005,716 CRAWFORD 102(e)/103(a) PAUL W. MARTIN NCR CORPORATION EXAMINER NIGH, JAMES D

3693 Ex Parte METZ 11/456,196 CRAWFORD 103(a) PATENTS ON DEMAND, P.A. IBM-RSW EXAMINER KRAMER, JAMES A