REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Toland 10932481 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY LANKFORD JR, LEON B
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Paillard et al 12424225 - (D) NAGUMO 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC GIONTA FITZSIMMON, ALLISON
The Examiner’s attempt to shift the burden of proof regarding the obviousness of these limitations to Paillard fails for lack of the required evidentiary foundation. It is not enough to establish that a person having ordinary skill in the art would have considered the claimed invention chemically and physically reasonable: few inventions are not.
See, e.g., In re Crish, 393 F.3d 1253, 1259 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (“[W]hen the prior art evidence reasonably allows the PTO to conclude that a claimed feature is present in the prior art, the evidence ‘compels such a conclusion if the applicant produces no evidence or argument to rebut it.’” (quoting In re Spada, 911 F.2d 705, 708 n.3 (Fed. Cir. 1990)) and In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252, 1255, 195 USPQ 430, 433 (CCPA 1977) (“Where . . . the claimed and prior art products are identical or substantially identical, or are produced by identical or substantially identical processes, the PTO can require an applicant to prove that the prior art products do not necessarily or inherently possess the characteristics of his claimed product.”)
Crish, In re, 393 F.3d 1253, 73 USPQ2d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111.03, 2112
Spada, In re, 911 F.2d 705, 15 USPQ2d 1655 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2112.01
Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112, 2112.01, 2112.02, 2114
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Park et al 11700403 - (D) DIXON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. LIAO, HSINCHUN
2694 Ex Parte Rekieta et al 11647968 - (D) BENOIT 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED STEINBERG, JEFFREY S
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Hemmi et al 12132210 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 OSHA LIANG L.L.P. FIGUEROA, FELIX O
2837 Ex Parte Shimizu et al 12032128 - (D) BEST 103 BURR & BROWN ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Charters et al 11169084 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP SWARTZ, STEPHEN S
3635 Ex Parte Lyness 12130042 - (D) HILL 102/103 GE ENERGY GENERAL ELECTRIC C/O ERNEST G. CUSICK ADAMOS, THEODORE V
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Altmann et al 11114680 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH M
3742 Ex Parte Quiles et al 10483793 - (D) BUNTING 112(1)/103 DUGAN & DUGAN, PC JENNISON, BRIAN W
3744 Ex Parte Brahmbhatt 11277996 - (D) MORRISON 103 American Air Liquide, Inc. ABDUR RAHIM, AZIM
3744 Ex Parte Zhou et al 11649388 - (D) RICE 103 Trane William O'Driscoll COX, ALEXIS K
REVERSED 3744 Ex Parte McKendry 11724815 - (D) McCARTHY 103 R. MICHAEL WEST DUKE, EMMANUEL E
3752 Ex Parte Hornby 11802209 - (D) REIMERS 103 Manelli Selter PLLC REIS, RYAN ALEXANDER
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte ESBECK et al 11969835 - (D) PRAISS 102 102/103 SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP EDWARDS, LAURA ESTELLE
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11655566 - (D) PRATS 102/103 112(1) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HOPE, DARRIN
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Carlson et al 10406664 - (D) THOMAS 101/102 112(1) SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS LIPMAN, JACOB
2453 Ex Parte Hamalainen et al 11368395 - (D) SHIANG 102/103 101 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. NAJEE-ULLAH, TARIQ S
2491 Ex Parte Gilfix et al 11553287 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. COLLINS, JOSHUA L
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Kyle et al 11668044 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 103 35 CFR 41.50(b) 103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. TSVEY, GENNADIY
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Gross 10770804 - (D) LORIN 112(1)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 PATENTBEST OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF
3625 Ex Parte Peyrelevade et al 10024355 - (D) PETRAVICK 103 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP ZURITA, JAMES H
3645 Ex Parte OCONNER 11481360 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 102/103 Wolff & Samson PC HELLNER, MARK
3672 Ex Parte Smith 11999773 - (D) WEATHERLY 112(2)/103 103 Wisner & Associates FIORELLO,BENJAMIN F
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Kashihara 12392156 - (D) BROWN 102/103 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC MUROMOTO JR,ROBERT H
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Holah et al 11879592 - (D) SCHEINER 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP PAK, JOHN D
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Johansen 11747497 - (D) COLAIANNI dissenting NAGUMO 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. ZHU, WEIPING
1747 Ex Parte McCormack et al 10576659 - (D) KRATZ 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/112(2)/103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. FELTON, MICHAEL J
1777 Ex Parte Deorkar et al 11813434 - (D) PAK 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP ZALASKY, KATHERINE M
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Daniels et al 11186361 - (D) THOMAS 101/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP ZHANG, SHIRLEY X
2442 Ex Parte Xue et al 10666888 - (D) DIXON 112(1) 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP BLAIR, DOUGLAS B
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Sylvain 10784743 - (D) CLEMENTS 102/103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. KIM, WESLEY LEO
2646 Ex Parte Kim et al 11503710 - (D) DIXON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. MATHARU, MANPREET S
2673 Ex Parte Nagarajan et al 11467584 - (D) MILLS 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP ZIMMERMAN, MARK K
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Oezkan et al 12276680 - (D) WEATHERLY 103 HESPOS & PORCO LLP PEDDER, DENNIS H
3623 Ex Parte Boss et al 11170441 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC DICKERSON, TIPHANY B
3682 Ex Parte Wiseman et al 10742791 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(1) 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. BOVEJA, NAMRATA
3693 Ex Parte Mills 10463994 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LEMIEUX, JESSICA
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Heinrich 11146194 - (D) OSINSKI 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP PAGE, EVAN RANDALL
3718 Ex Parte Naicker et al 11253089 - (D) CAPP 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP ROWLAND, STEVE
3744 Ex Parte Beggs 11360783 - (D) CAPP 102 112(2)/102 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. ABDURRAHIM, AZIM
3754 Ex Parte Burkes 11040512 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KELLY, P.A. HOOK, JAMES F
3781 Ex Parte Ontjes et al 12757643 - (D) BROWN 103 Hovey Williams LLP EDWARDS,BRETT J
REHEARING
GRANTED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Smith 10701146 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(1)/103 Sue Z. Shaper COLLINS, TIMOTHY D
DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Zerbe et al 11647033 - (D) SNEDDEN BUTZEL LONG KASSA, TIGABU
REEXAMINATION
REHEARING
DENIED
1308 Ex parte Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Patent Owner and Appellant 90010759 5645651 ROBERTSON obviousness-type double patenting BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: HUSCH BLACKWELL SANDERS, LLP JOHNSON, JERRY D original YEE, DEBORAH
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2603 2785 2663 2664 2664 2663 2665 2616 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALBERTA TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTER, (doing business as TR Labs) AND TR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1687 4,956,835 07/255,748 5,850,505 08/551,709 6,377,543 08/954,247 6,404,734 09/167,409 6,421,349 08/893,491 6,654,379 09/414,474 6,914,880 09/314,518 7,260,059 10/187,314 O’MALLEY motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP; Stadheim & Grear Ltd. original NIXON PEABODY, LLP; Lambert Intellectual Property Law; FLYNN THIEL BOUTEL & TANIS P C CHIN, WELLINGTON; LE, DIEU MINH T; HYUN, SOON D; PHAM, BRENDA H; NGUYEN, STEVEN H D; GEORGE, KEITH M; TRAN, THIEN D; TRAN, PHUC H
DISMISSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2629 AEVOE CORP., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AE TECH CO., LTD., S&F CORPORATION (doing business as SF Planet Company and SF Planet Corporation), AND GREATSHIELD, INC., Defendants-Appellants. 2012-1422 8,044,942 13/160,404 O’MALLEY jurisdiction over contempt order Winston & Strawn LLP; Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC LIANG, REGINA
Crish, In re, 393 F.3d 1253, 73 USPQ2d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111.03, 2112
Spada, In re, 911 F.2d 705, 15 USPQ2d 1655 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2112.01
Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112, 2112.01, 2112.02, 2114
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Park et al 11700403 - (D) DIXON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. LIAO, HSINCHUN
2694 Ex Parte Rekieta et al 11647968 - (D) BENOIT 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED STEINBERG, JEFFREY S
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Hemmi et al 12132210 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 OSHA LIANG L.L.P. FIGUEROA, FELIX O
2837 Ex Parte Shimizu et al 12032128 - (D) BEST 103 BURR & BROWN ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Charters et al 11169084 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP SWARTZ, STEPHEN S
3737 Ex Parte Altmann et al 11114680 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH M
3742 Ex Parte Quiles et al 10483793 - (D) BUNTING 112(1)/103 DUGAN & DUGAN, PC JENNISON, BRIAN W
3744 Ex Parte Brahmbhatt 11277996 - (D) MORRISON 103 American Air Liquide, Inc. ABDUR RAHIM, AZIM
3744 Ex Parte Zhou et al 11649388 - (D) RICE 103 Trane William O'Driscoll COX, ALEXIS K
REVERSED 3744 Ex Parte McKendry 11724815 - (D) McCARTHY 103 R. MICHAEL WEST DUKE, EMMANUEL E
3752 Ex Parte Hornby 11802209 - (D) REIMERS 103 Manelli Selter PLLC REIS, RYAN ALEXANDER
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte ESBECK et al 11969835 - (D) PRAISS 102 102/103 SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP EDWARDS, LAURA ESTELLE
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11655566 - (D) PRATS 102/103 112(1) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HOPE, DARRIN
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Carlson et al 10406664 - (D) THOMAS 101/102 112(1) SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS LIPMAN, JACOB
2453 Ex Parte Hamalainen et al 11368395 - (D) SHIANG 102/103 101 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. NAJEE-ULLAH, TARIQ S
2491 Ex Parte Gilfix et al 11553287 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. COLLINS, JOSHUA L
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Kyle et al 11668044 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 103 35 CFR 41.50(b) 103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. TSVEY, GENNADIY
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Gross 10770804 - (D) LORIN 112(1)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 PATENTBEST OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF
3625 Ex Parte Peyrelevade et al 10024355 - (D) PETRAVICK 103 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP ZURITA, JAMES H
3645 Ex Parte OCONNER 11481360 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 102/103 Wolff & Samson PC HELLNER, MARK
3672 Ex Parte Smith 11999773 - (D) WEATHERLY 112(2)/103 103 Wisner & Associates FIORELLO,BENJAMIN F
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Kashihara 12392156 - (D) BROWN 102/103 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC MUROMOTO JR,ROBERT H
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Holah et al 11879592 - (D) SCHEINER 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP PAK, JOHN D
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Johansen 11747497 - (D) COLAIANNI dissenting NAGUMO 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. ZHU, WEIPING
1747 Ex Parte McCormack et al 10576659 - (D) KRATZ 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/112(2)/103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. FELTON, MICHAEL J
1777 Ex Parte Deorkar et al 11813434 - (D) PAK 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP ZALASKY, KATHERINE M
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Daniels et al 11186361 - (D) THOMAS 101/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP ZHANG, SHIRLEY X
2442 Ex Parte Xue et al 10666888 - (D) DIXON 112(1) 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP BLAIR, DOUGLAS B
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Sylvain 10784743 - (D) CLEMENTS 102/103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. KIM, WESLEY LEO
2646 Ex Parte Kim et al 11503710 - (D) DIXON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. MATHARU, MANPREET S
2673 Ex Parte Nagarajan et al 11467584 - (D) MILLS 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP ZIMMERMAN, MARK K
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Oezkan et al 12276680 - (D) WEATHERLY 103 HESPOS & PORCO LLP PEDDER, DENNIS H
3623 Ex Parte Boss et al 11170441 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC DICKERSON, TIPHANY B
3682 Ex Parte Wiseman et al 10742791 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(1) 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. BOVEJA, NAMRATA
3693 Ex Parte Mills 10463994 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LEMIEUX, JESSICA
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Heinrich 11146194 - (D) OSINSKI 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP PAGE, EVAN RANDALL
3718 Ex Parte Naicker et al 11253089 - (D) CAPP 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP ROWLAND, STEVE
3744 Ex Parte Beggs 11360783 - (D) CAPP 102 112(2)/102 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. ABDURRAHIM, AZIM
3754 Ex Parte Burkes 11040512 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KELLY, P.A. HOOK, JAMES F
3781 Ex Parte Ontjes et al 12757643 - (D) BROWN 103 Hovey Williams LLP EDWARDS,BRETT J
REHEARING
GRANTED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Smith 10701146 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(1)/103 Sue Z. Shaper COLLINS, TIMOTHY D
DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Zerbe et al 11647033 - (D) SNEDDEN BUTZEL LONG KASSA, TIGABU
REEXAMINATION
REHEARING
DENIED
1308 Ex parte Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Patent Owner and Appellant 90010759 5645651 ROBERTSON obviousness-type double patenting BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: HUSCH BLACKWELL SANDERS, LLP JOHNSON, JERRY D original YEE, DEBORAH
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2603 2785 2663 2664 2664 2663 2665 2616 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALBERTA TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTER, (doing business as TR Labs) AND TR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1687 4,956,835 07/255,748 5,850,505 08/551,709 6,377,543 08/954,247 6,404,734 09/167,409 6,421,349 08/893,491 6,654,379 09/414,474 6,914,880 09/314,518 7,260,059 10/187,314 O’MALLEY motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP; Stadheim & Grear Ltd. original NIXON PEABODY, LLP; Lambert Intellectual Property Law; FLYNN THIEL BOUTEL & TANIS P C CHIN, WELLINGTON; LE, DIEU MINH T; HYUN, SOON D; PHAM, BRENDA H; NGUYEN, STEVEN H D; GEORGE, KEITH M; TRAN, THIEN D; TRAN, PHUC H
DISMISSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2629 AEVOE CORP., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AE TECH CO., LTD., S&F CORPORATION (doing business as SF Planet Company and SF Planet Corporation), AND GREATSHIELD, INC., Defendants-Appellants. 2012-1422 8,044,942 13/160,404 O’MALLEY jurisdiction over contempt order Winston & Strawn LLP; Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC LIANG, REGINA
