Morris, vitronics, cruciferous

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 RB HEALTH (US) LLC 15763920 TOWNSEND 103 41.50 103 TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP MAEWALL, SNIGDHA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1713 Applied Materials, Inc. 15297257 TIMM 112(1)/103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC/AMT PHAM, THOMAS T

1723 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 15873028 WILSON 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL AKHTAR, KIRAN QURAISHI

1746 Henkel AG & Co. KGaA et al. 15405483 SMITH 103 Henkel Corporation BRADFORD, ELIZABETH

1779 Nalini GUPTA 15558734 WILSON 103 DAMBROSIO & MENON, P.L.L.C. ANDERSON, DENISE R

1783 Takahiro Morishita et al. 14002425 OWENS 102(b)/103 Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP MILLER, DANIEL H

1787 Solutia Inc. 15729959 BEST 103 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY SHUKLA, KRUPA

1789 INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.AR.L. 15302428 MCGEE 103 INVISTA NORTH AMERICA S.A.R.L. (RCS) (Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C.) Attn: Shannon Gonsalves JUSKA, CHERYL ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2187 Google LLC 16393425 TIMM 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. MYERS, PAUL R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2413 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15948189 ZADO 102/103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson ROUDANI, OUSSAMA

2434 Motorola Mobility LLC 16016588 SAADAT 102(a) Loppnow & Chapa [Motorola] LIPMAN, JACOB

2434 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 16430003 MacDONALD 103/OTDP Davis Wright Tremaine LLP ¡V ATIIP TABOR, AMARE F

2435 DROPBOX, INC. 15394385 LEE 103 DLA Piper LLP (US) DADA, BEEMNET W

2439 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company 15541089 BENNETT 103 Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A. BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J

2456 HELWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 14781301 McNEILL 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise SOLOMON, RUTH S.

2459 Cisco Technology, Inc. 14550885 HUME 103 Lee & Hayes PC/Cisco SHAH, MEHULKUMAR J

2467 Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy 15764355 CRAIG 103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL

2473 Michael ARMBRUSTER et al. 15737411 BISK 103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC CASTANEYRA, RICARDO H

2477 Apple Inc. 15745409 JEFFERY 102 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. YOUNG, STEVE R

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2615 International Business Machines Corporation 15954461 HUGHES 102/103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM ALHIJA, SAIF A

2672 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 16335158 ARPIN 102(a)(1)/103 HP Inc. REINIER, BARBARA DIANE

The Examiner’s interpretation of the term “criterion” is unreasonably broad, because it is untethered from the Specification’s disclosure (see Morris, 127 F.3d at 1054) and from the enlightenment provided by the dependent claims (see Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 1582 (Fed. Cir. 1996)).

Nevertheless, “interpreting what is meant by a word in a claim is not to be confused with adding an extraneous limitation appearing in the specification, which is improper.” In re Cruciferous Sprout Litigation, 301 F.3d 1343, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (emphasis omitted).

Morris, In re, 127 F.3d 1048, 44 USPQ2d 1023 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 904.01 , 2111 , 2111.01 , 2163 , 2173.05(a) , 2181

Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 39 USPQ2d 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 2111.01

Cruciferous Sprout Litig., In re, 301 F.3d 1343, 64 USPQ2d 1202 (Fed. Cir. 2002) 2111.02

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2862 Chevron USA Inc. et al. 13944407 GRIMES 103 OSHA BERGMAN WATANABE & BURTON LLP LIANG, LEONARD S

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

3626 LunaPBC 16377922 BAYAT 103 FLETCHER YODER P.C. PAULS, JOHN A

3652 Infineon Technologies AG 16009843 MANTIS MERCADER 102(a)(1)/103 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES BERRY JR, WILLIE WENDELL

3687 CHARGERBACK, INC. 16254530 FISCHETTI 103 41.50 112(b)/101 TI Law Group, PC LINDSEY III, JOHNATHAN J

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

3724 The Gillette Company LLC 16367430 GUIJT 102(a)(1)/103 112(b) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY RILEY, JONATHAN G

3741 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 15177825 ASTORINO 103 Snell & Wilmer (Pratt & Whitney) GOYAL, ARUN

3763 Carrier Corporation 16405851 STEPINA 103 112(b) Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C./Carrier Corporation TEITELBAUM, DAVID J

3783 SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 16110111 WARNER 102(b) 41.50 112(2) LAW OFFICE OF LOUIS WOO OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2421 Ty Ahmad-Taylor et al. 11451769 THOMAS 102/103 102/103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD KURIEN, CHRISTEN A

2424 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 16299426 BENNETT 102/103 102/103 Client 170101 c/o THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP TILAHUN, ALAZAR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2856 The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army 15814442 SMITH 103 103 U.S. ARMY CCDC-C5ISR CENTER Office of the Chief Counsel KOLB, NATHANIEL J

2896 COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBA 16710190 TIMM 103 103 M&G CommScope TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH

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

3635 CETRES HOLDINGS, LLC 16433425 KORNICZKY 102(b) 102(b) SHLESINGER, ARKWRIGHT & GARVEY LLP LAUX, JESSICA L

3637 BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH 16660082 MURPHY 103 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK

3643 Companion Labs, Inc. 16418596 PLENZLER 103 103 Run8 Patent Group, LLC LARSEN, JEFFREY R

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

3724 Rolling Razor, Inc. 15909816 SONG 103 103 Thomas Coester Law Corporation dba TCIPPO DONG, LIANG

3732 BRIGGS BELT SYSTEMS, LLC 16844049 MOHANTY 102(a)/103 102(a)/103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT LLC HADEN, SALLY CLINE

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1615 David Masters 12344361 SCHNEIDER 103/OTDP Thompson Patent Law Offices PC PARK, HAEJIN S

1618 OPKO IRELAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS, LTD. 15133206 LEBOVITZ 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP DICKINSON, PAUL W
1632 Rick Owens et al. 13205899 SCHNEIDER 103 McCarter & English, LLP/LifeCell CORDAS, EMILY ANN

1641 Jeffrey Borenstein et al. 12898307 GRIMES 103/OTDP LOGINOV & ASSOCIATES, PLLC MONTGOMERY, ANN Y

1652 Hiroko Tsuruta et al. 12234589 JENKS 103 SQUIRE PB (PAL Office) PROUTY, REBECCA E

1658 LifeCell Corporation 15378447 FREDMAN 103 OTDP McCarter & English, LLP/LifeCell REYNOLDS, FRED H

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1713 HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD. 16981589 DENNETT 102(a)/103 FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP TRAN, BINH X

1742 Novartis AG 15688106 BEST 103 ALCON RESEARCH, LLC DANIELS, MATTHEW J

1761 Diptarka Majumdar et al. 14008346 BUI 102/103 Ostrolenk Faber LLP NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D

1765 Dow Global Technologies LLC 16573250 BUI 103 The Dow Chemical Company/Dinsmore & Shohl ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

1773 EMD Millipore Corporation 15562110 SMITH 103 Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC OLIVERA, ANGEL J

1774 ABB Schweiz AG 17290492 HASTINGS 112(b) 112(b)/103 ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC CLEVELAND, TIMOTHY C

1783 Bernasconi, Brunello 15764306 SMITH 103 UNDERWOOD & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C GUO, TONG

1787 Solutia Inc. 15929116 BEST 103 41.50 103 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY SHUKLA, KRUPA

1792 Kraft Foods R & D, Inc. 15900355 WILSON 103 112(2) Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP WILLIAMS, LELA

1792 UPFIELD US INC. 15304663 WILSON 103 ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - Los Angeles ZILBERING, ASSAF

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2161 NetApp, Inc. 14947816 DEJMEK 103 Haynes and Boone, LLP (47415) NGUYEN, CINDY

2177 Accenture Global Solutions Limited 15596567 THOMAS 103 Harrity & Harrity, LLP SHALU, ZELALEM W

2178 DAVID OGLE et al. 12818639 SAADAT 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2423 Alexander R. Hood et al. 14923153 TIERNEY 112(a) Keller Preece PLLC / Adobe TRAN, HAI V

2441 VMWARE, INC. 15437450 PER CURIAM 112(b) 101/102(a)/(1)/103 Olympic Patent Works PLLC KATSIKIS, KOSTAS J

2456 ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 15663180 CHUNG 103 TUCKER ELLIS LLP ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N

2483 Steve Perlman et al. 12538076 CHUNG 103 PENILLA IP and SONY AN, SHAWN S

2483 Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation or Noth America 16661584 COURTENAY 103 PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS COMPANY OF AMERICA BAILEY, FREDERICK D

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2641 CellTrust Corporation 15846559 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Venjuris. P.C. DOAN, KIET M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2832 Champion Engine Technology, LLC 15296558 HOUSEL 103 ZIOLKOWSKI PATENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, SC (ZPS) GUGGER, SEAN A

2846 Siemens Industry, Inc. 16353514 OWENS 103 SIEMENS CORPORATIONIP IMTIAZ, ZOHEB S

2863 Psychology Software Tools, Inc. et al. 16859444 GUPTA 103/OTDP BLYNN L. SHIDELERTHE BLK LAW GROUP MILLER, DANIEL R

2876 6038283 et al 90014553 6,038,283 08/057,206 JEFFERY 103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. NASSER, ROBERT L

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

3626 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15729290 FISCHETTI 101 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM POUGHKEEPSIE PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3629 Comcast Interactive Media, LLC 13941940 FISCHETTI 101 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD OFORI-AWUAH, MAAME

3685 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15206359 MOHANTY 112(2) 101/103 IBM CORPORATION - Patent Center KHATRI, NILESH B

3691 Creditex Group, Inc. 14174001 MOHANTY 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) HAMILTON, LALITA M

3695 ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc. 14176172 SHAH 101 ACS (Affiliated Computer Services)/Finnegan KANG, IRENE S

3695 Nasdaq, Inc. 14691874 CRAWFORD 112(a)/112(b)/103 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC PARK, YONG S

3695 ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc. 14176170 SHAH 103/101 ACS (Affiliated Computer Services)/Finnegan KANG, IRENE S

3698 Mastercard International Incorporated 15464942 MOHANTY 102(a)(1)/103 101 MASTERCARD / PANITCH SCHWARZE KLOBERG, PAUL R

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

3715 THIRD EYE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 14888642 GUIJT 112(b)/103 KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. SAINT-VIL, EDDY

3715 Integrum AB 15825333 SONG 103 RMCK Law Group, PLC THAI, XUAN MARIAN

3732 adidas AG 16179738 CAPP 112(1) 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. LYNCH, MEGAN E

3732 Wayne Fujisaka 16157033 FITZPATRICK 103 FisherBroyles, LLP KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ

3733 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. 16316812 STAICOVICI 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS

3781 The Procter & Gamble Company 15344255 BAHR 102(a)(2)/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3794 NEXTLIFE WEARABLES LIMITED 14372494 MURPHY 103 Maine Cernota & Rardin ANTISKAY, BRIAN MICHAEL

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1792 Givaudan, S.A. 15497614 SNAY 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI & TRILLIS CO., LPA YOO, HONG THI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2425 VISLAB S.R.L. 14452804 BUI 112(1)/103 MAIORANA, PC ¡V AMBARELLA LOTFI, KYLE M

2454 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 13659472 ARPIN 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC CHANG, JULIAN

2483 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 15113369 BENNETT 103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. SECHSER, JILL D

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2666 Intergraph Corporation 16006186 PYONIN 102/103 41.50 112(2) Hexagon/Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP VARNDELL, ROSS E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2852 Micronas GmbH 15290406 SNAY 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. REISNER, NOAM S

Phillips, vitronics, merrill

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Matsuoka et al 13294451 - (D) HANLON 103 KILYK & BOWERSOX, P.L.L.C. YANG, JIE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Jerez et al 14222953 - (D) KRATZ 103 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO SMYTH, ANDREW P

2893 Ex Parte Ma et al 13474408 - (D) GUPTA 103 Bell & Manning, LLC YUSHIN, NIKOLAY K

2898 Ex Parte Liu et al 13286888 - (D) GUPTA 103 DARDI & HERBERT, PLLC ESKRIDGE, CORY W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Graydon et al 13233166 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 The Linde Group WARD, THOMAS JOHN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Rizzo et al 13466183 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1639 Ex Parte Ge et al 12868399 - (D) SMITH 103 Parker Highlander PLLC DINES, KARLA A

1657 Ex Parte Bayer et al 13856086 - (D) SCHNEIDER 101 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO SRIVASTAVA, KAILASH C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Daines-Martinez et al 12989096 - (D) ROSS 102 112(2)/103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC FITZSIMMONS, ALLISON GIONTA

1786 Ex Parte Nomura et al 12326311 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz YANG, JAY

2128 Ex Parte Geffin et al 13220613 - (D) CHEN 103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP KHAN, IFTEKHAR A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Cunningham et al 14053260 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC MCLEOD, MARSHALL M

2456 Ex Parte Rekimoto et al 13458657 - (D) KENNY 103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC KEEHN, RICHARD G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Kotecha et al 13706939 - (D) BAIN 103 VERIZON LAFONTANT, GARY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2886 Ex Parte Levy et al 13959621 - (D) CASHION 103 Entropy Matters LLC STOCK JR, GORDON J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte MACIOCCI et al 13216044 - (D) BENNETT 101 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED JEANTY, ROMAIN

3627 Ex Parte SPURGAT et al 13019783 - (D) FETTING 102 101/102 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook OBAID, FATEH M

3627 Ex Parte Walker et al 13920474 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 101/double patenting Maschoff Brennan/ PayPal SHEIKH, ASFAND M

3629 Ex Parte Schmidt et al 12491825 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 101/103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP BAHL, SANGEETA

3663 Ex Parte Maass et al 13265687 - (D) HOELTER 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP EVANS, GARRETT F

3689 Ex Parte ROY et al 11557507 - (D) LORIN 112(1) 103 41.50 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP MINCARELLI, JAN P

3689 Ex Parte Sinclair 11778560 - (D) FISCHETTI 112(1)/112(2)/103 GARVEY, SMITH & NEHRBASS, PATENT ATTORNEYS, L.L.C. RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Lander 12882192 - (R) GUIJT 102 VENJURIS, P.C. NGUYEN, SON T

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex parte USCO S.P.A Appellant Ex Parte 6412267 et al 09/825,581 90013496 - (D) HOFF 103 THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP Third Party Requester: NIXON PEABODY LLP GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original JONES, DAVID B

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3683 Ex parte STUBHUB, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8,521,618 B2 et al 13/492,599 90013113 - (D) SIU Concurring JEFFERY 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: ALLEN, DYER, DOPPELT, MILBRATH & GILCHRIST, P.A. HOTALING, JOHN M original MISIASZEK, MICHAEL

The claims are “of primary importance, in the effort to ascertain precisely what it is that is patented.” Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 1312 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (citing Merrill v. Yeomans, 94 U.S. 568, 570 (1876)).  Hence, we first “look to the words of the claims themselves . . . to define the scope of the patented invention” in the context of the particular claim in which the term appears.  Vitronics Corp., 90 F.3d 1576, 1582 (Fed. Cir. 1996).  “[T]he context in which a term is used in the asserted claim can be highly instructive.”  Phillips, 415 F.3d at 1314.

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

Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 39 USPQ2d 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 2111.01

armbruster, marzocchi, angstadt, sullivan, vitronics

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Bastian 12420311 - (D) HORVATH 103 BEUSSE WOLTER SANKS & MAIRE, P. A. SHIN, ANDREW

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2855 Ex Parte Taylor et al 12830810 - (D) PAK 112(1)/112(2) ENDURANCE LAW GROUP PLC k-Space Associates, Inc. KAPLAN VERBITSKY, GAIL

As the predecessor to our reviewing court stated in In re Armbruster, 512 F.2d 676, 677 (CCPA 1975):

[A] specification disclosure which contains a teaching of the manner and process of making and using the invention in terms which correspond in scope to those used in describing and defining the subject matter sought to be patented must be taken as in compliance with the enabling requirement of the first paragraph of 112 unless there is reason to doubt the objective truth of the statements contained therein which must be relied on for enabling support.

(quoting In re Marzocchi, 439 F.2d 220 (CCPA 1971)).  However, the Examiner did not supply a sufficient reason to doubt the object truth of the statements in the Specification.  Nor did the Exminer proffer any evidence to show that the above spectra preprocessing steps could not be conducted without "undue experimentation."  In re Angstadt, 537 F.2d 498, 504 (CCPA 1976) (explaining that the Examiner has the "burden of giving reason, supported by the record as a whole, why the specification in not enabling.... Showing that the disclosure entails undue experimentation is part of the PTO's initial burden ....")  The Examiner did not even meaningfully address the Rule 132 Affidavits of record relied upon by Appellants to show that one of ordinary skill in the art would be able to perform the above spectra preprocessing steps recited in the claims based on the information provided in the Specification.  Compare Ans. 8 with App. Br. 6-7; In re Sullivan, 498 F.3d 1345, 1353 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (explaning that failure to meaningfully address submitted evidence is error). Rather than focusing on the sufficiency of any underlying evidence and/or any passages of the Specification relied upon by the affiants for their averments, the Examiner inappropriately ignored the contents of the Rule 132 Affidavits because the affiants were deemed experts, rather that one of ordinary skill in the art.  Ans. 8; see, e.g., Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 1585 (Fed. Cir. 1996) (explaining that an expert testimony can be relied on to show the state of the art, e.g., the knowledge of one possessing the ordinary level of skill in the pertinent art.)

Armbruster, In re, 512 F. 2d 676, 185 USPQ 152 (CCPA 1975) 608.01(b) , 2161 , 2181

Marzocchi, In re, 439 F.2d 220, 169 USPQ 367 (CCPA 1971)  2107.01 ,   2107.02 ,   2124 ,   2163 ,   2163.04 ,   2164.03 ,   2164.04 ,   2164.08

Angstadt, In re, 537 F.2d 498, 190 USPQ 214 (CCPA 1976) 2164.01 , 2164.06 , 2164.08(b)

Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 39 USPQ2d 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 2111.01

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Hanes 11669232 - (D) KAISER 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MESA, JOSE M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Rasmusson et al 12127462 - (D) FINK 112(2) 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC CRADDOCK, ROBERT J

Phillips, vitronics

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2495 Ex Parte Al-Azzawi 11450476 - (D) BEAMER 103 MOORE PATENTS LEWIS, LISA C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Schneider 10833431 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 103 FAY SHARPE LLP KANTAMNENI, SHOBHA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Card 12263163 - (D) HAAPALA 103 103 Lowe Graham Jones PLLC DANG, KHANH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Andersen et al 12226599 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 103 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC POLITO, NICHOLAS F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Becker et al 12391629 - (D) JESCHKE 102 102/103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) COLLINS, ANDREW WARREN

Here, neither party has identified intrinsic evidence to aid in the construction of “conduit,” and we have identified no such evidence in conflict with the construction provided by the combined dictionary definitions discussed above. See Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 1322–23 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (stating that judges may “‘rely on dictionary definitions when construing claim terms, so long as the dictionary definition does not contradict any definition found in or ascertained by a reading of the patent documents’”) (quoting Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 1584 n.6 (Fed. Cir. 1996)).

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

Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic Inc ., 90 F.3d 1576, 39 USPQ2d 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 2111.01

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Chen et al 11520564 - (D) HASTINGS 103 AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. PARSONS, THOMAS H

1789 Ex Parte Muncaster et al 11881197 - (D) KRATZ 103 JACK A. KANZ COLE, ELIZABETH M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Veazey et al 11551777 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MERCADO, RAMON A

2157 Ex Parte Unz 11704551 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG LLP GIRMA, ANTENEH B

2194 Ex Parte Natarajan et al 11624253 - (D) KAISER 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC DAO, TUAN C.

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2464 Ex Parte Sriram 12592416 - (D) HAAPALA 103 Carmen Patti Law Group, LLC NG, CHRISTINE Y

2497 Ex Parte BUDYTA et al 12115372 - (D) SILVERMAN 103/obviousness-type double patenting INGRASSIA FISHER & LORENZ, P.C. (GM) HOLMES, ANGELA R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2864 Ex Parte Power et al 13028308 - (D) KRATZ 112(1) 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP SUGLO, JANET L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte CHERNICK et al 12496196 - (D) GOODSON concurring BROWNE 103 obviousness-type double patenting LAMORTE & ASSOCIATES P.C. WONG, STEVEN B

3781 Ex Parte Heisner et al 12207696 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Baker Botts LLP POOS, MADISON LYNN

vitronics, best, crown operations, Jung, hyatt, schreiber

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Davidai 11454720 - (D) GREEN 103 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION CHONG, YONG SOO

1648 Ex Parte Doranz et al 10901399 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 Pepper/Integral Molecular, Inc. LUCAS, ZACHARIAH

1651 Ex Parte Morozov et al 11419593 - (D) FREDMAN 103 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DAVIS, RUTH A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Fryer et al 11441767 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. CHU, JOHN S Y

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Atkins 11536556 - (D) DILLON 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RIES, LAURIE ANNE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Barnett 11516600 - (D) FLOYD 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP (PWC) EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT

3764 Ex Parte Grind 12317586 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 Precor Incorporated Amer Sports North America THANH, LOAN H

3767 Ex Parte McFerran 10667056 - (D) GREEN 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC GRAY, PHILLIP A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Chu 10933702 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP (Broadcom) TABOR, AMARE F

2444 Ex Parte Jennings et al 11049808 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 103 SCULLY, SCOTT, MURPHY & PRESSER, P.C. RICHARDSON, THOMAS W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Norin et al 11593711 - (D) McKONE 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. SOROWAR, GOLAM

2677 Ex Parte Laksono 11285643 - (D) McKONE 103 103 VIXS Systems, Inc. c/o Davidson Sheehan LLP MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Xu 12039913 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 102/103 103 Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP ENAD, CHRISTINE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Cieslik et al 11628727 - (D) SPAHN 103 102/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION WALBERG, TERESA J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Yadav et al 10898849 - (D) GARRIS 103 PPG INDUSTRIES INC WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1741 Ex Parte Pinkham et al 11805373 - (D) METZ 103 Johns Manville LAZORCIK, JASON L

1782 Ex Parte Lovett et al 10588710 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Monro 11255090 - (D) HUGHES 102 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. JACOB, AJITH

2171 Ex Parte Torres et al 11304947 - (D) DILLON 102/103 IBM END IPLAW (GLF) c/o Garg Law Firm, PLLC NUNEZ, JORDANY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2446 Ex Parte Vellanki et al 10818227 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP NGUYEN, DUSTIN

2448 Ex Parte Gonen et al 10941790 - (D) BENOIT 103 WONG, CABELLO, LUTSCH, RUTHERFORD & BRUCCULERI, L.L.P. BUI, JONATHAN A

2456 Ex Parte Mamas 10492095 - (D) BOUCHER 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP BARQADLE, YASIN M

Although technical treatises and dictionaries fall within the category of extrinsic evidence, as they do not form a part of an integrated patent document, they are worthy of special note. Judges are free to consult such resources at any time in order to better understand the underlying technology and may also rely on dictionary definitions when construing claim terms, so long as the dictionary definition does not contradict any definition found in or ascertained by a reading of the patent documents. Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 1584 n. 6 (Fed. Cir. 1996).

Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 39 USPQ2d 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 2111.01

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Holtschneider 10929829 - (D) WINSOR 103 COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON CASCA, FRED A

2675 Ex Parte Walmsley et al 11176372 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Memjet c/o Cooley LLP HON, MING Y

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Miyaji et al 11772537 - (D) COURTENAY 102 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC KIM, JOHN K

The Examiner has the burden of providing reasonable proof that a claim limitation is an inherent characteristic of the prior art. In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252, 1254-55 (C.C.P.A. 1977); see also Crown Operations Int'l, LTD v. Solutia Inc., 289 F.3d 1367, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2002). The Examiner meets this "burden of production by `adequately explaining the shortcomings it perceives so that the applicant is properly notified and able to respond.'" In re Jung, 637 F.3d 1356, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (quoting Hyatt v. Dudas,492 F.3d 1365, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2007)). The burden of proof then shifts to the applicant "to prove that the subject matter shown to be in the prior art does not possess the characteristic relied on." Best, 562 F.2d at 1254-55; In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1478 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (holding that once the Examiner established a prima facie case of anticipation, the burden of proof was properly shifted to the inventor to rebut the finding of inherency).

In re MOUSA, 479 Fed. Appx. 348, 352 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (unpublished) 

Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112, 2112.01, 2112.02, 2114

Hyatt v. Dudas, 492 F.3d 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1373, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2163.04

Schreiber, In re, 128 F.3d 1473, 44 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2111.02, 2112, 2114

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte White 11213603 - (D) McCARTHY 103 CORRIGAN LAW OFFICE DONDERO, WILLIAM E  

FEDERAL CIRCUIT  

AFFIRMED IN PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1614 NOVO NORDISK INC. AND NOVO NORDISK A/S, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PADDOCK LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee. 2012-1031 6,677,358 09/459,526 PROST inequitable conduct 103 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Latham & Watkins LLP SPIVACK, PHYLLIS G

1614 NOVO NORDISK A/S AND NOVO NORDISK INC., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CARACO PHARMACEUTICAL LABORATORIES, LTD. AND SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., Defendants-Appellees. 2011-1223 6,677,358 09/459,526 PROST inequitable conduct 103 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Winston & Strawn LLP SPIVACK, PHYLLIS G