venner

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Reversed 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1712 Applied Materials, Inc. 14745367 WILSON 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPLIED MATERIALS MELLOTT, JAMES M

1794 OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACH 14367354 OWENS 103 Pearne & Gordon LLP
MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

1795 BASF Coatings GmbH 15277095 RANGE 102/103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC
MAYEKAR, KISHOR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2177 Chargerback, Inc. 15181187 SILVERMAN 103 TI Law Group, PC BARNES JR, CARL E

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2658 Facebook, Inc. 14686770 HUGHES 103 Facebook/Fenwick SAINT CYR, LEONARD

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2814 NXP B.V. 15705017 SMITH 103 Intellectual Property and Licensing NXP B.V. BRASFIELD, QUINTON A

2891 Texas Instruments Incorporated 15003856 HUGHES 112(2)/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TORNOW, MARK W

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

3622 Fordyce, Edward W. et al. 12896632 HUTCHINGS 103 41.50 101 The Webb Law Firm / Visa International DURAN, ARTHUR D

3643 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 15052495 MARTIN 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP PARSLEY, DAVID J

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

3723 Donald Wilson 15188564 MARTIN 103 Olson & Cepuritis, LTD. TAYLOR, JON S

3791 Aurel Coza et al. 13446937 MARTIN 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
FERNANDES, PATRICK M

3794 Covidien LP 15292761 PLENZLER 102/103 Covidien LP 60 Middletown MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1792 NESTEC S.A. 14367656 WILSON 103 103 K&L Gates LLP-Nestec S.A. ZILBERING, ASSAF

1793 Symrise AG 15163971 COLAIANNI 103 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP TRAN, LIEN THUY

1796 NANOPTEK CORPORATION 14680999 ROBERTSON 103 103 DAVID J. COLE WILKINS III, HARRY D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2184 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14994242 ANDERSON 103 102 W&T/Qualcomm PARK, ILWOO

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

3637 Bader Intellectual Design, LLC 15464151 BROWN 103 112(2) Sheridan Ross PC TEFERA, HIWOT E

3662 CNH Industrial America LLC et al. 14709235 MARTIN 103 103 CNH Industrial America LLC
WILLIAMS, KELLY D

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

3763 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 14046127 MARTIN 103 103 POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC SHAIKH, MERAJ A

Affirmed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1618 Jiang Liu et al. 12063614 CHANG 112(2) 103 FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP WESTERBERG, NISSA M

1639 Agilent Technologies, Inc. 15010973 TOWNSEND 102/103 Agilent Technologies, Inc.
KAUP, SAHANA S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1712 H.B. FULLER COMPANY 14290514 GAUDETTE 103 H.B. FULLER COMPANY CLEVELAND, MICHAEL B

1767 Thomas CASTLE et al. 14106975 BEST 103 Ostrolenk Faber LLP HEINCER, LIAM J

1777 Bhaktavachalam Thiyagarajan et al. 14115238 COLAIANNI 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP ZALASKY MCDONALD, KATHERINE MARIE

1797 Menarini Silicon Biosystems S.p.A. 14353303 McMANUS 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP XU, XIAOYUN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2114 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14825495 BAIN 103 W&T/Qualcomm BUTLER, SARAI E

2153 ACell, Inc. 14860781 SMITH 112(1)/103 101 Anderson Gorecki LLP CHOI, YUK TING

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2419 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company 15123802 MANTIS MERCADER 103 Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A. KAMARA, MOHAMED A

2442 EXCELERO 14724971 CRAIG 102 101/102 M&B IP Analysts, LLC HARRELL, ROBERT B

2456 Cisco Technology, Inc. 14155957 HUGHES 103 Edell, Shapiro, & Finnan, LLC MCADAMS, BRAD

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2689 Townsend, Randolph G. 13432171 STEPHENS 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT LLC BARAKAT, MOHAMED

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2837 OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 15101145 SMITH 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Otis Elevator
UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J

In re Venner, 262 F.2d 91, 95 (CCPA 1958) (explaining that the provision of “automat[ed] means to replace manual activity which has accomplished the same result” is well within the ambit of one of ordinary skill in the art)

Venner, In re, 262 F.2d 91, 120 USPQ 193 (CCPA 1958) 2114 , 2144.04

2859 Angelo Mascia et al. 15018364 CURCURI 112(1)/101/103 Angelo E. Mascia GRANT, ROBERT J

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

3622 Visa U.S.A. Inc. 14313795 HUTCHINGS 103 101 The Webb Law Firm / Visa International
DURAN, ARTHUR D

3662 Kevin Cherveny et al. 11044139 CHERRY 103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/HERE
NGUYEN, CUONG H

3683 THE BOEING COMPANY 15905117 WHITEHEAD JR. 101/OTDP Patterson & Sheridan - The Boeing Company c/o Patterson & Sheridan, LLP MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M

3685 MasterCard International Incorporated 15131718 HUME 103 Mastercard International Incorporated c/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC KUCAB, JAMIE R

3686 American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Inc. 14490442 SILVERMAN 101 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL

3691 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 14454499 STEPHENS 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME POINVIL, FRANTZY

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

3741 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14894567 MARTIN 112(1) 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SUTHERLAND, STEVEN M

3745 Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. 14476246 JENKS 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER

3791 Bo Olde et al. 13519559 MARTIN 112(1)/112(2)/103 101 K&L Gates LLP - Gambro
BLOCH, MICHAEL RYAN

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2495 VIACCESS 14911079 MORGAN 103 OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP 
ULLAH, SHARIF E

venner, leapfrog

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2491 11833426 - (D)  Ex Parte Hamilton et al ANDERSON 103  IBM Corp. (END/RCR) c/o Rolnik Law Firm, P.C. COLLINS, JOSHUA L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 12782094 - (D)  Ex Parte Pedlow et al KIM 103 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES AGWUMEZIE, CHARLES C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 11761549 - (D) Ex Parte Stanton et al PER CURIAM 103 Wells St. John P.S. JELSMA, JONATHAN G

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 11283699 - (D) Ex Parte Klein et al PARVIS 103 SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP CASANOVA, JORGE A

First, we are not persuaded that Appellants identify a nonobvious distinction. We note “it is well settled that it is not ‘invention’ to broadly provide a mechanical or automatic means to replace manual activity which has accomplished the same result.” In re Venner, 262 F.2d 91, 95 (CCPA 1958) (citation omitted); see also Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. v. Fisher Price, Inc., 485 F.3d 1157, 1162 (Fed. Cir. 2007).

Venner, In re, 262 F.2d 91, 120 USPQ 193 (CCPA 1958) 2144.04
DONNER 6: 507

Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. v. Fischer Price, Inc., 485 F.3d 1157, 82 USPQ2d 1687 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2114, 2143.01
DONNER 8: 449-63, 878-80, 914-16, 1147-49, 1183-85, 1751-53, 1787-89; 10: 198-208
HARMON 4: 357, 364

2194 10072364 - (D) Ex Parte Sadot FISHMAN 103 Avaya by MUNCY, GEISSLER, OLDS & LOWE, PLLC ANYA, CHARLES E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2838 13420710 - (D) Ex Parte Grant  BUI 103 IMPERIUM PATENT WORKS FINCH III, FRED E

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

3721 12290596 - (D)  Ex Parte Caplan et al PLENZLER 103 McCarter & English LLP ACCOUNT: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. PARADISO, JOHN ROGER

bj servs., union pac., venner, bell and howell

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1785 Ex Parte Kasperchik et al 10/783,610 TIMM 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER SHEWAREGED, BETELHEM

2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2161 Ex Parte Murashige et al 10/662,998 POTHIER 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101/112(1) Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC EXAMINER DAYE, CHELCIE L

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3718 Ex Parte Gilmore et al  10/641,368 BAHR 102(b) NIXON PEABODY LLP EXAMINER PANDYA, SUNIT 

3761 Ex Parte Rydenstam 10/904,359 SCHEINER 102(b)/103(a) BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC EXAMINER HAND, MELANIE JO

3772 Ex Parte Strait 10/834,492 GREENHUT 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, CAMTU TRAN

3775  Ex Parte Becker 10/259,300 SAINDON 102(b)/103(a) EXAMINER BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT 

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)

2162 Ex Parte 7096212 et al INTELLIGENT HOSPITAL SYSTEMS LTD. Requester and Appellant v. FORHEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95/000,333 CHANG 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103(a) Leason Ellis LLP EXAMINER LEE, CHRISTOPHER E  original EXAMINER TO, BAOQUOC N 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2600 Communications

2612 Ex Parte Arik et al 11/275,188 RUGGIERO 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER WU, DANIEL J

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1652  Ex Parte Lyamichev et al 11/489,665 WALSH 103(a) Casimir Jones, S.C. EXAMINER RAMIREZ, DELIA M 

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1741  Ex Parte Kunert et al 10/362,045 HASTINGS 103(a) Todd T Taylor Taylor & Aust EXAMINER LAZORCIK, JASON L 

1783 Ex Parte Savicki et al 10/980,657 PRAISS 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER OHERN, BRENT T 

A claim satisfies the definiteness requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, when one skilled in the art understands the claim parameters as read in light of the specification. BJ Servs. Co. v. Halliburton Energy Servs., Inc. 338 F.3d 1368, 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (quoting Union Pac. Res. Co. v. Chesapeake Energy Corp., 236 F.3d 684, 692 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (“The definiteness inquiry focuses on whether those skilled in the art would understand the scope of the claim when the claim is read in light of the rest of the specification.”)).

Union Pacific Resources Co. v. Chesapeake Energy Corp., 236 F.3d 684, 57 USPQ2d 1293 (Fed. Cir. 2001) . . . . .2164.06(a)

2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2127 Ex Parte Schreder et al 10/729,774 COURTENAY 103(a) HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. EXAMINER NORTON, JENNIFER L 

Broadly providing an automatic way to replace a manual activity accomplishing the same result is not sufficient to distinguish an automated process over the prior art. In re Venner, 262 F.2d 91, 95 (CCPA 1958).

Venner, In re, 262 F.2d 91, 120 USPQ 193 (CCPA 1958) . . . . . . . . 2144.04

We are also mindful that an inventor’s self-serving statements are rarely relevant to the proper construction of a claim term. Bell & Howell Document Mgmt. Prods. v. Altek Sys.,132 F.3d 701, 706 (Fed.Cir.1997).

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

3636 Ex Parte Combest 11/389,539 SAINDON 103(a) GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP EXAMINER MCPARTLIN, SARAH BURNHAM

3663  Ex Parte De Sousa et al 10/691,795 DILLON 102(a)/103(a) BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. EXAMINER EL CHANTI, HUSSEIN A 

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3738 Ex Parte Masini 11/409,404 KAUFFMAN 102(b)/103(a) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD

venner, leapfrog

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Rauser et al 10/994,004 FREDMAN 103(a) WOODCOCK WASHBURN LLP EXAMINER DICKINSON, PAUL W

1631 Ex Parte Kai 11/587,346 WALSH 103(a) MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) EXAMINER BORIN, MICHAEL L
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Ex Parte Tachibana et al 10/902,879 OWENS 103(a) Edwards Neils PLLC EXAMINER DESAI, ANISH P

2163 Ex Parte Halcrow et al 11/165,448 JEFFERY 103(a) IBM AUSTIN IPLAW (DG) C/O DELIZIO GILLIAM, PLLC EXAMINER HWA, SHYUE JIUNN
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Kumhyr et al 11/014,564 HOMERE 103(a) IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC EXAMINER MOBIN, HASANUL

2172 Ex Parte BYBEE et al11/462,738 JEFFERY 102(e) Street & Steele-IBM Corporation EXAMINER GREENE, SABRINA LETICIA

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex Parte Bandhauer 10/977,190 STAICOVICI 103(a) PEDERSEN & COMPANY, PLLC EXAMINER SOTOMAYOR, JOHN B

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3764 Ex Parte Molter et al 11/182,686 HORNER 102(b)/103(a) Michael B. McMurry EXAMINER RICHMAN, GLENN E
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Chuang et al 11/216,666 HAHN 102/103(a) 103(a) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP EXAMINER WELLS, KENNETH B

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Sharrow 10/375,634 KAUFFMAN 102(b)/103(a) 103(a) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC EXAMINER TOWA, RENE T
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Nelson et al 10/953,987 McKELVEY 102(b)/103(a) BEMIS COMPANY, INC. EXAMINER KRUER, KEVIN R

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Zheng et al 11/809,664 JEFFERY 103(a) HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP EXAMINER MCCARTHY, CHRISTOPHER S

And even if we were to assume that claim 1’s automatic functionality somehow precludes any manual activity whatsoever (which it does not for the reasons noted above), it is well settled that where, as here, merely providing an automatic means to replace manual activity to accomplish the same result (i.e., executing an application and completing a set of test features) is an obvious improvement. See In re Venner, 262 F.2d 91, 95 (CCPA 1958). Nor have Appellants shown that automatically performing these functions in lieu of at least some manual interaction would have been uniquely challenging or otherwise beyond the level of ordinarily skilled artisans. See Leapfrog Enters., Inc. v. Fisher-Price, Inc., 485 F.3d 1157, 1162 (Fed. Cir. 2007).

Venner, In re, 262 F.2d 91, 120 USPQ 193 (CCPA 1958) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2144.04

Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. v. Fischer Price, Inc., 485 F.3d 1157, 82 USPQ2d 1687 (Fed. Cir. 2007) . . . 2143.01
2167 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 10/932,709 HOMERE 102(b)/103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER TIMBLIN, ROBERT M

2175 Ex Parte Stoner et al 10/725,505 JEFFERY 102(b) VERIZON EXAMINER TRAN, MYLINH T

2179 Ex Parte Moesgaard Kjeldsen et al 10/957,123 HOMERE 102(e) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP EXAMINER LO, WEILUN

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Zhang et al 10/289,048 BROCKETTI 102(b)/103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Gauselmann 10/458,002 BAHR 103(a) PATENT LAW GROUP LLP EXAMINER HARPER, TRAMAR YONG
REHEARING

DENIED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Edwards et al 10/973,123 HOMERE 103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER ABDUL-ALI, OMAR R

Phillips, dilnot1, venner

REVERSED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2189 Ex Parte Hoover et al 10/961,750 HOMERE 103(a) IBM CORPORATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW EXAMINER WANG, VICTOR W

Our reviewing court states, “the ‘ordinary meaning’ of a claim term is its meaning to the ordinary artisan after reading the entire patent.” Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2005).

Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 75 USPQ2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2005) . 2111, 2111.01, 2143.01, 2258

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Chubb 10/972,565 PATE III 103(a) CARELLA, BYRNE BAIN; GILFILLAN, CECCHI, STEWART & OLSTEIN EXAMINER MEYER, KATY E
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2858 Ex Parte McTigue 11/227,943 WHITEHEAD, JR. 102(b)/103(a) Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global EXAMINER NGUYEN, VINH P

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Chico et al 10/986,212 PATE III 102(b)/103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER WILLIAMS, THOMAS J
AFFIRMED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Cordery et al 10/176,248 HOMERE 103(a) PITNEY BOWES INC. LLP EXAMINER RUTLEDGE, AMELIA L

2178 Ex Parte Challenger et al 10/924,286 HOMERE 103(a) Frank Chau F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC EXAMINER BASEHOAR, ADAM L

See also In re Dilnot, 319 F.2d 188, 194 (CCPA 1963) (holding that a continuous operation is obvious in light of batch process). ... Appellants are reminded that merely reciting what a claim recites or making a general allegation of patentability is not a separate patentability argument. See Ex parte Belinne, No. 2009-004693, slip op. at 7-8 (BPAI Aug. 10, 2009) (informative). ... See also In re Venner, 262 F.2d 91, 95 (CCPA 1958) (holding that broadly providing an automatic or mechanical means to replace a manual activity which accomplished the same result is not sufficient to distinguish over the prior art.)

Dilnot, In re, 319 F.2d 188, 138 USPQ 248 (CCPA 1963) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2144.04

Venner, In re, 262 F.2d 91, 120 USPQ 193 (CCPA 1958) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2144.04

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Wouw 11/105,858 BARRETT 103(a) DEERE & COMPANY EXAMINER MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Chobotov et al 10/691,849 PATE III 103(a) Hoffmann & Baron LLP EXAMINER LANG, AMY T

venner,

REVERSED 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Staton et al 10/912,661 ADAMS 112(2)/103(a) AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. EXAMINER SIMS, JASON M 

Ex Parte Okuda et al 11/508,261 GRIMES 103(a) MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP EXAMINER NIEBAUER, RONALD T

Ex Parte Sagawa et al 10/344,534 FREDMAN 103(a) BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH EXAMINER BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A 

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

Ex Parte Moehlenbrock et al 10/661,848 ROBERTSON 103(a) ALSTON & BIRD LLP EXAMINER AUGHENBAUGH, WALTER 

2100 Computer Architecture and Software 

Ex Parte Baumann et al 10/902,590 DANG 102(b)/103(a) BIGGERS & OHANIAN, LLP EXAMINER BASOM, BLAINE T 

2600 Communications 

Ex Parte Spio 10/412,361 HAIRSTON 103(a) GATES & COOPER, L.L.P. EXAMINER KHAN, MEHMOOD B 

Ex Parte Lee et al 10/403,864 HAIRSTON 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER CZEKAJ, DAVID J 

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components 

Ex Parte Barr et al 10/714,386 RUGGIERO 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER BHAT, ADITYA S 

Ex Parte Destain 11/322,801 OWENS 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH 

Ex Parte Hrubowchak et al 11/036,656 HAIRSTON 102(b) Osram Sylvania Inc. EXAMINER GUHARAY, KARABI 

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 

Ex Parte Thorn et al 10/169,418 BAHR 102(b)/103(a) Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP EXAMINER MANUEL, GEORGE C 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Shannon et al 10/877,231 MILLS 102(b)/103(a) AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. EXAMINER NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT 

In In re Venner, the court held that broadly providing an automatic or mechanical means to replace a manual activity which accomplished the same result is not sufficient to distinguish over the prior art. In re Venner, 262 F.2d 91, 95 (CCPA 1958). 

Venner, In re, 262 F.2d 91, 120 USPQ 193 (CCPA 1958) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2144.04 

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 

Ex Parte Takahashi et al 10/481,227 NAGUMO 103(a) Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis EXAMINER DRODGE, JOSEPH W

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security 

Ex Parte Mustonen et al 10/717,600 HOFF 103(a)/101 112(1) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P. EXAMINER PATEL, CHANDRAHAS B 

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

Ex Parte McEwan 10/275,742 MEDLEY Concurring LEE 102(b) WOODCOCK WASHBURN LLP EXAMINER PATEL, VISHAL A

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

Ex Parte Hillmann et al 10/275,633 BAHR 112(1)/101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP EXAMINER DUNN, DARRIN D 

Ex Parte Nicastro 10/202,924 BAHR 102(b)/103(a)/112(2) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) CARDINAL LAW GROUP EXAMINER BUMGARNER, MELBA N 

Ex Parte Reinhardt 10/887,783 STAICOVICI 103(a) ALDON R. REINHARDT EXAMINER LU, JIPING 

REEXAMINATION 

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART 

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) 

Ex parte ANASCAPE, LTD. 90/008,373 6,102,802 SONG 103(a) LAW OFFICE OF DAVID H. JUDSON Third Party Requester: MICROSOFT CORPORATION EXAMINER FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL 

Ex parte CRYOVAC, INC. 90/006,430 6,287,613 ROBERTSON 103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: SEALED AIR CORPORATION EXAMINER JOHNSON, JERRY D 

EXAMINER AFFIRMED 

Ex parte JFE STEEL CORPORATION 90/008,756 6,740,174 DELMENDO 102(e)/103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: YOUNG & THOMPSON EXAMINER DIAMOND, ALAN D