warner

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REVERSED 

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2431 Vipat, Harshawardhan et al. 14998060 - (D) BISK 103 Jordan IP Law, LLC CHIANG, JASON

2472 Ethernity Networks Ltd. 14166906 - (D) JEFFERY 103 RECHES PATENTS REYES ORTIZ, HECTOR E

2846 Allegro MicroSystems, LLC 15374154 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 DALY, CROWLEY, MOFFORD & DURKEE, LLP DUDA, RINA I

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

3669 SMARTDRIVE SYSTEMS, INC. 15151877 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Esplin & Associates, PC MERLINO, DAVID P

3672 COVAR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 15251940 - (D) BROWN 103 VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P. BEMKO, TARAS P

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

3715 Miller, Mark E. et al. 14318353 - (D) BAYAT 103 DERGOSITS & NOAH LLP THOMAS, ERIC M

“A rejection based on section 103 clearly must rest on a factual basis.” In re Warner, 379 F.2d 1011, 1017 (CCPA 1967).

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

3731 WestRock Linkx Systems Limited 14406158 - (D) SONG 103 WESTROCK COMPANY WEEKS, GLORIA R

3745 Dmitriy Baryshnikov 14833936 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. LAMBERT, WAYNE A

3771 Michael P. Marks et al. 15190047 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP DANG, ANH TIEU

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2651 Lyren, Philip Scott. et al. 15293251 - (D) PYONIN 103 103 PHILIP S. LYREN, PC MOHAMMED, ASSAD

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

3763 COOLIT SYSTEMS INC. 15462753 - (D) SILVERMAN 102/103 112(1)/112(2)/102 GANZ POLLARD, LLC LEO, LEONARD R

AFFIRMED 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1616 MEC Device Pharma International LLC 16122360 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1)/112(2) 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1724 EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES 13664871 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP OHARA, BRIAN R

1744 Lacasse, Maurice 14261048 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 FAY SHARPE LLP ZHAO, XIAO SI

1774 General Electric Company 14644286 - (D) DIXON 103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC GRIFFIN, WALTER DEAN

1783 tesa SE 13948398 - (D) CASHION 103 Briscoe, Kurt G. Norris McLaughlin, PA HANDVILLE, BRIAN

1793 The Coca-Cola Company et al. 14615888 - (D) RANGE 103/OTDP King & Spalding 1180 Peachtree St WONG, LESLIE A

1794 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 14713386 - (D) RANGE 103 103/OTDP Moser Taboada / Applied Materials, Inc. BAND, MICHAEL A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2455 Apple Inc. 14503355 - (D) ENGLE 103 DENTONS US LLP - Apple YU, XIANG

2464 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15528005 - (D) CHUNG 102 112(2)/102 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson NGUYEN, PHUONGCHAU BA

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2631 NEXGRID, LLC 14698807 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC BOLOURCHI, NADER

2688 General Electric Company 15703633 - (D) CUTITTA 103 Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP HAILE, BENYAM

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2844 PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V. 15246159 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Signify Holding B.V. YANG, AMY X

2847 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 14831235 - (D) DENNETT 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J

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

3681 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 14933153 - (D) WIEDER 101 Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. ROJAS, HAJIME S

3685 Richard Slater et al. 14320535 - (D) CALVE 112(2) 101 FBFK/Intuit FENSTERMACHER, JASON B

3688 Brian Boland et al. 13297180 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 Facebook/Fenwick PATEL, DIPEN M

3691 Jonathan Axelrad et al. 12905040 - (D) ENGLE 101 CARR & FERRELL LLP HAMILTON, LALITA M

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

3711 BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION et al. 15378449 - (D) WOOD 112(2)/102 112(2)/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN

3753 Doug Yelkin et al. 14262726 - (D) HOELTER 112(1)/112(2)/103 J.T. Hollin, Attorney at Law, P.C. CARY, KELSEY E

3762 DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 14248585 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 The Dow Chemical Company LAU, JASON

3775 DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC. 14532454 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP SIPP, AMY R.

3793 John S. Conti Kilmer et al. 14625430 - (D) HOELTER 112(1)/101 Insigne LLP CWERN, JONATHAN

REISSUE

REVERSED

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2652 Plantronics, Inc. 8,670,554 14660689 - (D) CHEN 112(1)/112(2)/103 PLANTRONICS, INC RALIS, STEPHEN J

AFFIRMED

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2833 John Siemon et al. 7,980,899 13944262 - (D) ENGLE 251/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP LEE, CHRISTOPHER E

REHEARING

GRANTED 

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2645 All Phase Consulting, Inc. 14971979 - (R) COURTENAY 112(1)/103 41.50 103 RICHARD A. BAKER, JR. New England Intellectual Property, LLC HUA, QUAN M

warner

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 Ex Parte Wang 12314273 - (D) GEIER 103 103 The Law Office of Lau & Associates, LLC MASHRUWALA, NIKHIL P

See In re Warner, 379 F.2d 1011, 1017 (CCPA 1967) (“The Patent Office has the initial duty of supplying the factual basis for its rejection. It may not, because it may doubt that the invention is patentable, resort to speculation, unfounded assumptions or hindsight reconstruction to supply deficiencies in its factual basis.”).

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

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Falcone et al 11998048 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 112(1)/112(2) BORSON LAW GROUP, PC YOON, TAE H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Sitton 12189339 - (D) HUME 103 KRUEGER ISELIN LLP (SC) PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2664 Ex Parte Winbush 12645806 - (D) PINKERTON 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP MOE, AUNG SOE

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 SAP AMERICA, INC. Requester, v. WELLOGIX TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7043486 et al 10/251,560 95001395 - (D) SIU 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP Third Party: KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP original Matthews, Lawson, McCutcheon & Joseph, PLLC DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original VEILLARD, JACQUES

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 CME GROUP, INC., NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, INC., and BOARD OF TRADE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, INC., Requester, v. REALTIME DATA LLC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7,777,651 et al 12/131,631 95001581 - (D) SIU 112(1)/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. Third Party: BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. HUGHES, DEANDRA M original JEANGLAUDE, JEAN BRUNER

2819 CME GROUP, INC., NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, INC., and BOARD OF TRADE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, INC., Requester, v. REALTIME DATA LLC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7,417,568 et al 10/434,305 95001533 - (D) SIU 112(1)/102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. Third Party: BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. HUGHES, DEANDRA M original JEANGLAUDE, JEAN BRUNER

2819 CME GROUP, INC., NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, INC., and BOARD OF TRADE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, INC., Requester, v. REALTIME DATA LLC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7,400,274 et al 11/685,733 95001544 - (D) SIU 112(1)/102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. Third Party: BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. HUGHES, DEANDRA M original JEANGLAUDE, JEAN BRUNER

warner, dystar, alcon

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Burchfield et al 12016280 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. CAMPBELL, SHANNON S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Daniel et al 12572769 - (D) FREDMAN 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC HUGHES, SAMUEL T

3737 Ex Parte IRIE 13768405 - (D) HOELTER 103 SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC AKAR, SERKAN

All statements premised on the exact location along 11b where the adhesive is applied, and specifically which side of protuberance 26 the adhesive can be found, are merely speculative because Sakamoto is silent in this regard (furthermore, Sakamoto does not illustrate any adhesive in any figure).

In such a situation, we are instructed by the predecessor to our reviewing court that

The Patent Office has the initial duty of supplying the factual basis for its rejection. It may not, because it may doubt that the invention is patentable, resort to speculation, unfounded assumptions or hindsight reconstruction to supply deficiencies in its factual basis. To the extent the Patent Office rulings are so supported, there is no basis for resolving doubts against their correctness. Likewise, we may not resolve doubts in favor of the Patent Office determination when there are deficiencies in the record as to the necessary factual bases supporting its legal conclusion of obviousness.

In re Warner, 379 F.2d 1011, 1017 (CCPA 1967) (emphasis added).

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

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 Ex Parte Bruce et al 11201410 - (D) DERRICK 103 103 STOUT, UXA, BUYAN & MULLINS, LLP GUPTA, YOGENDRA N

We find Appellants’ argument unpersuasive the Examiner erred reversibly because it fails to address the Examiner’s proffered combination of prior art teachings and reasoning, and it is not necessary that the motivation and reasoning be from the prior art. See, e.g., DyStar Textilfarben GmbH v. C.H. Patrick Co., 464 F.3d 1356, 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (stating motivation to modify the prior art “may be found in any number of sources, including common knowledge, the prior art as a whole, or the nature of the problem itself”) (cited with approval in Alcon Research LTD. v. Apotex, Inc., 687 F.3d 1362, 1368–69 (Fed. Cir. 2012). Nor is it of import that the motivation differs from that of Appellants. DyStar, 464 F.3d at 1368 (“We have repeatedly held that the motivation to modify a prior art reference to arrive at the claimed invention need not be the same motivation that the patentee had.”) As to the argument that disclosure of a single step during which both demolding and delensing occurs leads away from the Examiner’s position, we find it without persuasive merit. See, e.g., Dystar., 464 F.3d at 1364 (“We will not read into a reference a teaching away from a process where no such language exists.”)

Dystar textilfarben GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG v. C. H. Patrick Co., 464 F.3d 1356, 1360, 80 USPQ2d 1641, 1645 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2143.01 , 2144

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Baran 12771855 - (D) MAYBERRY 103 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 112(2) Rockwell Automation, Inc./FY WEINHOLD, INGRID M

3681 Ex Parte HAMILTON et al 12189225 - (D) WIEDER 103 102/103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1655 Ex Parte Wehling et al 12170946 - (D) KAMHOLZ 103 ALLISON JOHNSON, P.A. HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11554926 - (D) THOMAS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY POINT, RUFUS C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Ex Parte Camarillo 12022987 - (D) WOODS 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP HOLWERDA, STEPHEN

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

warner

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Westphal et al 12805950 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC PRAKASH, SUBBALAKSHMI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Schulz et al 11019606 - (D) FETTING 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP PAPPAS, PETER

2468 Ex Parte Khoo et al 11581980 - (D) FETTING 103 LAW OFFICES OF BARRY N. YOUNG HARLEY, JASON A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Carey 11302725 - (D) FRAHM 103 DOCKET CLERK SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte Salunkhe 12433439 - (D) OWENS 103 GE Power & Water Fletcher Yoder PC GILMAN, ALEXANDER

2858 Ex Parte Chandran et al 12194760 - (D) WILSON 103 HONEYWELL/IFL BROWN, LAMARR A

2894 Ex Parte Woo et al 12297899 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC TRAN, TONY

A rejection based on section 103 clearly must rest on a factual basis, and these facts must be interpreted without hindsight reconstruction of the invention from the prior art. In making this evaluation, all facts must be considered. The Patent Office has the initial duty of supplying the factual basis for its rejection. It may not, because it maydoubt that the invention is patentable, resort to speculation, unfounded assumptions or hindsight reconstruction to supply deficiencies in its factual basis.

Application of Warner, 379 F2d 1011, 1017 (CCPA 1967)

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

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Tondra 12284989 - (D) CAPP 102 KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. CAZAN, LIVIUS RADU

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte MCCLANAHAN et al 11952591 - (D) BEAMER 103 103 Conley Rose, P.C. HUANG, MIRANDA M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Evans 11762366 - (D) FETTING 103 obviousness-type double patenting FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova GOLDMAN, MICHAEL H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Ulics et al 12405324 - (D) GOODSON 103 103 AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS HOLDINGS LLC C/O MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC FLANIGAN, ALLEN J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1677 Ex Parte Hodges et al 10105050 - (D) FREDMAN 103/obviousness–type double patenting Davis Wright Tremaine LLP/SFO DO, PENSEE T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte MCCLANAHAN et al 11952586 - (D) BEAMER 103 Conley Rose, P.C. CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2466 Ex Parte Schmidt et al 11423946 - (D) JEFFERY 103 SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. GUADALUPE CRUZ, AIXA AMYR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Goldman et al 12169147 - (D) COURTENAY 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT FANG, PAKEE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte LU et al 12201976 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - Applied Materials HAN, JONATHAN

2824 Ex Parte Kau et al 12082137 - (D) DERRICK Dissenting WARREN 102/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. BYRNE, HARRY W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3688 Ex Parte Morris 10913071 - (D) FETTING 102/103 SCENERA RESEARCH, LLC WEISS, JOHN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Tholen et al 11648932 - (D) HOFFMAN 112(1)/102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY WIEHE, NATHANIEL EDWARD

wilson, warner

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2462 Ex Parte Sharma et al 11700441 - (D) Per Curiam 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WU, JIANYE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Wallingford et al 12014881 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. LIU, JONATHAN

The Examiner’s finding does not address the recited requirement for each of the regions to have first
and second portions with the recited characteristics. All words in a claim must be considered in judging the obviousness of the claimed subject matter. See In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382, 1385 (CCPA 1970).
...
In re Warner 379 F.2d 1011, 1016 (CCPA 1967) (“[T]he precise language of 35 U.S.C. § 102 that ‘(a) person shall be entitled to a patent unless,’ concerning novelty and unobviousness, clearly places a burden of proof on the Patent Office which requires it to produce the factual basis for its rejection of an application under sections 102 and 103.”).

Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970) 2143.03 , 2173.06

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

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3616 Ex Parte Peterson 12402662 - (D) SCANLON 103 112(2) Brooks Kushman P.C. / Meritor FRISBY, KEITH J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Stern 12033922 - (D) GREENHUT 103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global DWIVEDI, VIKANSHA S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Gerfast 11025022 - (D) ABRAHAM 112(2)/103 STEN GERFAST GLASS, ERICK DAVID

2878 Ex Parte ZHENG et al 12062892 - (D) WARREN 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP LE, BAO-LUAN Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Ward et al 11875026 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP HUANG, TSAN-YU J

3695 Ex Parte Darr 10798551 - (D) CRAWFORD 102(e)/103 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP OYEBISI, OJO O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Song 12112301 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3765 Ex Parte Smith et al 12186933 - (D) GOODSON 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. ANDERSON, AMBER R

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 Ex Parte Nord et al 12207265 - (D) PER CURIAM 102(e) FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS SONG, HOON K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1797 NALCO COMPANY Requester and Respondent v. BAKER HUGHES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7497943 et al 95001399 95001399 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC Third Party Requester: DAVIDSON , DAVIDSON & KAPPEL, LLC K&L GATES LLP KUNZ, GARY L original SINGH, PREM C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 MEDTRONIC, INC. Requester Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. NUVASIVE, INC. Patent Owner Appellant, and Cross-Respondent Ex Parte 7,207,949 et al 11/137,169 95001202 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) Third Party Requestor FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original BOCKELMAN, MARK

warner, sporck

custom search

REVERSED 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2852 Ex Parte Whitham 12392393 - (D) WILSON 103 WHITHAM, CURTIS & CHRISTOFFERSON & COOK, P.C. REISNER, NOAM S

2858 Ex Parte Schumacher et al 10555128 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP VALONE, THOMAS F

2862 Ex Parte Calcaterra et al 12122453 - (D) OWENS 103 RSW IPLAW/SEB IBM CORPORATION NGHIEM, MICHAEL P

That argument is unpersuasive as being unsupported by evidence.  The Examiner’s mere speculation is not a sufficient basis for a prima facie case of obviousness. See In re Warner, 379 F.2d 1011, 1017 (CCPA 1967); In re Sporck, 301 F.2d 686, 690 (CCPA 1962).

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

2881 Ex Parte Martin et al 12010026 - (D) ABRAHAM 102 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Kanthasamy 12428667 - (D) SCANLON 103 WINSTEAD PC KELLEHER, WILLIAM J

3676 Ex Parte Watson et al 10711631 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 SCHLUMBERGER ROSHARON CAMPUS FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Hengel et al 11432462 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Charles E. Leahy MAYE, AYUB A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Wein 11840283 - (D) LORIN 103 103 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. AHLUWALIA, NAVNEET K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Abraham et al 12259268 - (D) HOFFMANN 102 102 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. ISSING, GREGORY C

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Handekyn et al 11619239 - (D) STRAUSS 101/102(e) FAY SHARPE/LUCENT VO, CECILE H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Kim et al 10733725 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - IBM AUSTIN DENNISON, JERRY B

2493 Ex Parte Foreman 11950872 - (D) GALLIGAN 101/103 IBM AUSTIN IPLAW (DG) C/O DELIZIO GILLIAM, PLLC LESNIEWSKI, VICTOR D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 Ex Parte Kaiser et al 11951746 - (D) OWENS 102/103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) LIU, CHIA HOW MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Li et al 11706147 - (D) KIM 102/103 AT&T Legal Department - Roebuck ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 A10 NETWORKS, INC. Requester v. F5 NETWORKS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7395349 et al 10/644,692 95001510 - (D) CURCURI 102(e)/103 F5 Networks, Inc. c/o Lowe Graham Jones PLLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW GARRETT & DUNNER LLP PROCTOR, JASON SCOTT original SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI

2158 GOOGLE INC. Requester and Respondent v. WALKER DIGITAL, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8,041,711 et al 11/421,688 95002289 - (D) JEFFERY 102(e)/102/103 Ascenda Law Group, PC Third Party Requester: MILES & STOCKBRIDGE P.C. DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original HOCKER, JOHN P