REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Reynolds 13434463 - (D) CURCURI 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - Synaptics SCHNIREL, ANDREW B
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Amano 13634354 - (D) MacDONALD 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP HARE, DAVID R
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Iaizzo et al 10876301 - (D) ADAMS 103 41.50 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) BERHANU, ETSUB D
Although this
Board has subject matter expertise, [] the Board cannot accept general conclusions about what is “basic knowledge” or “common sense” as a replacement for documentary evidence for core factual findings in a determination of patentability. . . . To hold otherwise would be to embark down a slippery slope which would permit the examining process to deviate from the well-established and time-honored requirement that rejections be supported by evidence. It would also ultimately “render the process of appellate review for substantial evidence on the record a meaningless exercise.”
K/S Himpp v. Hear-Wear Technologies LLC, 751 F.3d 1362, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (quoting In re Zurko, 258 F.3d 1385—86 (Fed. Cir. 2001)); see generally, Manual of Patent Examining Procedure § 2144.03(C) (“If applicant adequately traverses the examiner’s assertion of official notice, the examiner must provide documentary evidence in the next Office action if the rejection is to be maintained”).
Zurko, In re, 258 F.3d 1379, 59 USPQ2d 1693 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2144.03
3779 Ex Parte BANIK et al 14092505 - (D) CAPP 102/103 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC KASZTEJNA, MATTHEW JOHN
3779 Ex Parte Zappia et al 13599929 - (D) CHANG 102 Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC TORRES DIAZ, ARNALDO
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Quintard et al 13386342 - (D) SNAY 102/103 112(2) American Air Liquide, Inc. MARKOFF, ALEXANDER
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Manning 13184168 - (D) SNAY 112(2) 102/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/MICRON NGUYEN, VAN THU T
2865 Ex Parte Schmidt 13132861 - (D) GARRIS 112(2)/101/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP ISHIZUKA, YOSHIHISA
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Wright et al 12765362 - (D) TIMM 112(2) KRATON POLYMERS U.S. LLC KRUER, KEVIN R
3662 Ex Parte Sautron et al 13529204 - (D) LENTIVECH 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. NGUYEN, NGA X
3673 Ex Parte Rensink 13666253 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP KURILLA, ERIC J
3682 Ex Parte Skowronek et al 12052962 - (D) KIM 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP BROWN, ALVIN L
3682 Ex Parte Urban et al 13211079 - (D) KIM 103 101/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Chi) BOVEJA, NAMRATA
3691 Ex Parte Baldrick et al 13599739 - (D) FINAMORE 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Mittermeyer et al 12048647 - (D) BROWNE 103 Tucker Ellis LLP CARPENTER, WILLIAM R
3765 Ex Parte Kaufman 13234624 - (D) REIMERS 112(1) 103 BELZER PC KINSAUL, ANNA KATHRYN
3775 Ex Parte Kubiak et al 12577688 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) SEVILLA, CHRISTIAN ANTHONY
REHEARING
GRANTED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte WHITEHOUSE 12976289 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 41.50 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP TRAN, ELLEN C
