fracalossi, seattle box, york prod., ngai, kohler, mills, bozek, boe

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Alzer et al 11/341,253 SCHEINER 103(a) FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG EXAMINER PEPITONE, MICHAEL F

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Lo 11/047,057 DIXON 102(e)/103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER
SHIN, KYUNG H

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Hild et al 10/775,601 O’NEILL 103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER TAWFIK, SAMEH

3723 Ex Parte Emami et al 11/063,653 O’NEILL 103(a) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX EXAMINER GRANT, ALVIN J

3761 Ex Parte Fields 11/124,337 SPAHN 103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER
CHAPMAN, GINGER T

3729 Ex Parte Nishii et al 10/517,445 O’NEILL 103(a) WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK L.L.P. EXAMINER NGUYEN, DONGHAI D
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2477 Ex Parte Uhlemann 11/039,392 KOHUT 103(a) 103(a) Eschweiler & Associates (Lantiq) EXAMINER ZHOU, YONG

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Walker et al 09/939,239 McCARTHY 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER DESANTO, MATTHEW F

In re Fracalossi, 681 F.2d 792, 794 (CCPA 1982)(evidence sufficient to establish lack of novelty also establishes a prima facie case of obviousness)
AFFIRMED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Ramberg et al 10/934,064 LUCAS 102(b)/103(a) SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC EXAMINER IQBAL, NADEEM

2184 Ex Parte Von Stein et al 10/532,666 JEFFERY 103(a) BACON & THOMAS, PLLC EXAMINER MAMO, ELIAS

2188 Ex Parte Bonola 10/980,538 DANG 102(b) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER CHERY, MARDOCHEE

2829 Ex Parte Krieger et al 11/078,873 MACDONALD 102(b) SPANSION LLC C/O MURABITO , HAO & BARNES LLP EXAMINER TRAN, LONG K

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2895 Ex Parte Lin et al 10/274,961 BROCKETTI 102(a)/103(a) HARRITY & HARRITY, LLP EXAMINER WOJCIECHOWICZ, EDWARD JOSEPH

Appellants‟ claim language uses the phrase “substantially aligned”. “When a word of degree is used [it is necessary to] determine whether the… specification provides some standard for measuring that degree.” See Seattle Box Co.. v. Indus. Crating & Packing, Inc., 731 F.2d 818, 826 (Fed. Cir. 1984). We find that nothing in Appellants‟ Specification, except for Appellants‟ own drawings, for providing some standard for measuring that degree. Therefore, we construe the term “substantially aligned” as “substantially” is often construed in patent claims as “largely but not wholly that which is specified.” See York Prods., Inc. v. Cent. Tractor Farm & Family Ctr., 99 F.3d 1568, 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1996).

Seattle Box Co. v. Industrial Crating & Packing, Inc., 731 F.2d 818, 221 USPQ 568 (Fed. Cir. 1984) .2173.05(b)

York Products, Inc. v. Central Tractor Farm & Family Center, 99 F.3d 1568, 40 USPQ2d 1619 (Fed. Cir. 1996) . . . . . . . . . .2181

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Masterson et al 10/334,548 O’NEILL 102(b)/103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER NGUYEN, VU Q

3671 Ex Parte Kroening 11/029,163 O’NEILL 103(a) 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) ROBERT PLATT BELL EXAMINER HARTMANN, GARY S

Printed matter may patentably distinguish a claimed invention from the prior art when the critical question of whether there is a new and unobvious functional relationship between the printed matter and the substrate is answered in the affirmative. In re Ngai, 367 F.3d 1336, 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2004). To show a new and unobvious functional relationship, it has to be shown that the printed matter would not achieve its purpose without the substrate and the substrate without the printed matter would similarly be unable to produce the desired result. Id. at 1339.

Ngai, In re, 367 F.3d 1336, 70 USPQ2d 1862 (Fed. Cir. 2004) . . . . . . . . . . 2106.01, 2112.01

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Wan 11/183,354 O’NEILL 102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA
REHEARING

GRANTED, 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Ohki 11/118,385 OWENS 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) McDermott Will & Emery LLP EXAMINER ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

Murakami is not limited to its preferred embodiments. See In re Kohler, 475 F.2d 651, 653 (CCPA 1973); In re Mills, 470 F.2d 649, 651 (CCPA 1972); In re Bozek, 416 F.2d 1385, 1390 (CCPA 1969). Instead, all disclosures therein must be evaluated for what they would have fairly suggested to one of ordinary skill in the art. See In re Boe, 355 F.2d 961, 965 (CCPA 1966).

DENIED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Aurenz 11/140,398 BLANKENSHIP 102(e)/103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER HEFFINGTON, JOHN M

thompson, kuhle

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Cleary et al 10/207,627 KIMLIN 103(a) E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY EXAMINER SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Parsons et al 10/496,546 GARRIS dissenting-in-part and concurring-in-part NAGUMO 103(a) FERRELLS, PLLC EXAMINER SALVATORE, LYNDA

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Frye 10/200,734 HORNER 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) DAVIS, BROWN, KOEHN, SHORS & ROBERTS, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, XUAN LAN T
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2172 Ex Parte 6408307 et al 90/008,398 08/920,044 Ex parte Civix DDI LLC, Appellant and Patent Owner PER CURIAM concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part TURNER 102(b)/103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: LATHROP & GAGE LLP FOR THE THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: Robert A. Saltzbert Morrison & Foerster LLP EXAMINER LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original EXAMINER ALAM, HOSAIN T

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Staffel et al 11/021,405 FREDMAN 103(a) KAMMER BROWNING PLLC EXAMINER MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA

1634 Ex Parte Herman 11/007,582 FREDMAN 103(a) SMITHS DETECTION INC. EXAMINER FORMAN, BETTY J

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Groezinger 10/591,198 PAK 103(a) Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC EXAMINER LIN, KUANG Y

1763 Ex Parte Toussaint et al 11/735,189 GUEST 103(a) COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY EXAMINER LACLAIR, DARCY D

See In re Thompson, 545 F.2d 1290, 1294 (CCPA 1976) (“Eliminating the cost of the preliminary step of wax impregnation would have been sufficient motivation”); In re Kuhle, 526 F.2d 553, 555 (CCPA 1975) (“deletion of the switch member (and other elements) found in Smith and Sherrard, thereby deleting their function, was an obvious expedient”).

Kuhle, In re, 526 F.2d 553, 188 USPQ 7 (CCPA 1975). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2144.04

1764 Ex Parte Adur et al 10/567,292 GARRIS 103(a) POLYONE CORPORATION EXAMINER BOYLE, ROBERT C

1772 Ex Parte Xiao et al 11/082,445 OWENS concurring NAGUMO 103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER DANG, THUAN D

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Ahokas 10/946,567 BROCKETTI 103(a) NOKIA CORPORATION c/o Ware, Fressola, Van Der Sluys & Adolphson LLP EXAMINER SALOMON, PHENUEL S

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Cummins 11/384,593 PETRAVICK 102(b) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER BOVEJA, NAMRATA

3682 Ex Parte Srinivasan et al 09/805,336 FISCHETTI 101/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC EXAMINER JANVIER, JEAN D

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Carter et al 11/706,929 HOELTER 103(a) STEVEN WESEMAN CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION EXAMINER MORGAN, EILEEN P

AK steel, hengehold

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Wang et al 09/767,538 GRIMES 102(e)/103(a) Yingyi Wang Hypromatrix , Inc. EXAMINER LUNDGREN, JEFFREY S

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2122 Ex Parte Root et al 11/035,651 DANG 103(a) Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global EXAMINER RIFKIN, BEN M

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Jamieson 09/789,401 NAPPI 103(a) MISSION/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER WARREN, MATTHEW E

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Ralph et al 11/107,610 CALVE 102(b) NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, P.A. EXAMINER CARTER, TARA ROSE E

3721 Ex Parte Tatsuno 11/698,949 HORNER 103(a) WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. EXAMINER LOPEZ, MICHELLE
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2481 Ex Parte Lin et al 10/493,347 KRIVAK obviousness-type double patenting/102(b)/103(a) Joseph S Tripoli Thomson Multimedia Licensing Inc EXAMINER CHIO, TAT CHI

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Aggour et al 11/552,538 PETRAVICK 102(b)/103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER KANG, IRENE S
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1773 Ex Parte 7090906 et al 95/001,010, 95/001,020 & 90/010,016 ANEMOSTAT PRODUCTS and TECHNICAL GLASS PRODUCTS Requesters and Respondents v. Patent of O’KEEFFE’S, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant LEBOVITZ 102(b)/103(a)/112(1)/112(2) FOR PATENT OWNER: JONES DAY FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: NICHOLAS J. TUCCILLO McCORMICK, PAULDING & HUBER, LLP EXAMINER STEIN, STEPHEN J FLIESLER MEYER LLP original EXAMINER CHEN, VIVIAN

The phrase “consisting essentially of” in a patent claim “has long been understood to permit inclusion of components not listed in a claim, provided that they do not ‘materially affect the basic and novel properties of the invention.’” AK Steel Corp. v. Sollac, 344 F.3d 1234, 1239 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (citations omitted)

AK Steel Corp. v. Sollac, 344 F.3d 1234, 68 USPQ2d 1280 (Fed. Cir. 2003) . . . . . . . 2111.03, 2163, 2164.08
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte McDonnell et al 11/119,703 GAUDETTE 103(a) Loctite Corporation EXAMINER TOLIN, MICHAEL A

1783 Ex Parte Buttgen et al 10/487,038 GARRIS 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER O'HERN, BRENT T

1787 Ex Parte Wiercinski et al 11/257,511 GUEST 103(a) W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN EXAMINER HUANG, CHENG YUAN

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 Ex Parte Bartek et al 10/326,004 HOMERE 101/103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER BECKER, SHASHI KAMALA

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Gierl et al 11/622,722 DANG 112(1) O'Shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.C. EXAMINER BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL

2627 Ex Parte Arya 11/143,273 KRIVAK 102(b) HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP EXAMINER DRAVININKAS, ADAM B

2627 Ex Parte Arya 11/144,002 KRIVAK 112(2)/102(b) HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP EXAMINER DRAVININKAS, ADAM B

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Saaski et al 10/809,043 DANG 102(b) HOFFMANN & BARON, LLP EXAMINER LEON, EDWIN A

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Ueno 10/549,453 McCARTHY 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC EXAMINER ROSE, ROBERT A

Furthermore, the Board does not review procedural issues or engage in the supervision of Examiners. See In re Hengehold, 440 F.2d 1395, 1403 (CCPA 1971).

Hengehold, In re, 440 F.2d 1395, 169 USPQ 473 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .821
3785 Ex Parte Mueller et al 11/068,060 HORNER 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C EXAMINER COX, ALEXIS K

hoch

REVERSED

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Rissanen 11/017,063 CRAWFORD 103(a) BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD EXAMINER THEIN, MARIA TERESA T
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1774 Ex Parte Breithhaupt 12/149,046 OWENS 103(a) BACON & THOMAS, PLLC EXAMINER COOLEY, CHARLES E

1767 Ex Parte Millero et al 11/213,136 ADAMS 103(a) PPG Industries, Inc. EXAMINER MCCULLEY, MEGAN CASSANDRA

1771 Ex Parte Stockwell et al 11/711,415 PAK 102(b)/103(a) Raymond F. Keller BASF Catalysts LLC EXAMINER SINGH, PREM C

See In re Hoch, 428 F.2d 1341, 1342 n. 3 (CCPA 1970)(“Where a reference is relied on to support a rejection, whether or not in a ‘minor capacity,’ there would appear to be no excuse for not positively including the reference in the statement of the rejection.”).

Hoch, In re, 428 F.2d 1341, 166 USPQ 406 (CCPA 1970) . . . . 706.02(j), 1207.03, 2144.08

lyell, IPXL

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1641 Ex Parte Zhang 10/705,109 McCOLLUM 112(1)/103(a) BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP EXAMINER GRUN, JAMES LESLIE

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Walker et al 10/748,364 COURTENAY 103(a) VISTA PRINT USA, INC. EXAMINER JONES, HUGH M

2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Young 10/632,348 FRAHM 103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER
LIANG, REGINA

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Beabes et al 11/687,035 KIM 103(a) Gibb Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLC EXAMINER JUNG, ALLEN J
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Wiechers 10/635,453 KRIVAK 102(b)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER SINGH, SATWANT K

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Williams 11/167,701 McCARTHY 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP EXAMINER JOHNSON, BLAIR M
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER REVERSED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2155 Ex Parte 6470405 et al Inter Partes NVIDIA, CORP. Requestor, Appellant v. RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner, Respondent 95/001,178 EASTHOM obviousness-type double patenting/102(e)/103(a) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC Third Party Requester: Haynes and Boone, LLP EXAMINER ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original EXAMINER WILEY, DAVID ARMAND

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2143 Ex Parte 7287109 et al Inter Partes RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner v. NVIDIA CORP. Requestor 95/001,166 EASTHOM 102(e)/obviousness-type double patenting FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC Third Party Requester: Haynes and Boone, LLP EXAMINER ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original EXAMINER NEURAUTER, GEORGE C
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Pulendran et al 10/769,635 FREDMAN 102(b) ADRIANO & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER JUEDES, AMY E

1638 Ex Parte Vance et al 10/623,930 MILLS 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER
KUMAR, VINOD

In addition, a claim purportedly directed to more than one statutory class of invention is indefinite because it is unclear what would constitute infringement of the claim. Cf. Ex parte Lyell, 17 USPQ2d 1548, 1551 (BPAI 1990) (“[A] single claim which purports to be both a product or machine and a process is ambiguous and is properly rejected under 35 USC 112, second paragraph, for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the invention.”); IPXL Holdings, L.L.C. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (A single claim covering both an apparatus and a method of using that apparatus is indefinite because it is unclear what acts constitute infringement of the claim).

Lyell, Ex parte, 17 USPQ2d 1548 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1990) . . . . . . . . . 2173.05(p)

IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005).. . . . . . . . 2173.05(p)
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Brooker et al 11/050,393 ADAMS 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2492 Ex Parte Hasson et al 10/894,482 ZECHER 102(b)/103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER KIM, TAE K

2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Stoev et al 11/192,422 BAUMEISTER 102(b)/103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER LABBEES, EDNY

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Schwemberger et al 11/014,897 HOELTER 103(a) WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC EXAMINER LOPEZ, MICHELLE
REHEARING

DENIED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Higuchi et al 11/238,144 FREDMAN 102(b)/103(a) THORPE NORTH & WESTERN, LLP. EXAMINER SCHUBERG, LAURA J

celeritas, wiseman, kubin

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Srinivas et al 11/916,685 GREEN 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, INC. EXAMINER HEYER, DENNIS

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Kotnis et al 10/380,392 KRATZ 103(a) HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS LLC EXAMINER SELLMAN, CACHET I

1716 Ex Parte Choi et al 11/173,210 FRANKLIN 103(a) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX EXAMINER ZERVIGON, RUDY

1731 Ex Parte Bagala 11/277,897 FRANKLIN concurring NAGUMO 103(a) BASF CORPORATION EXAMINER ABU ALI, SHUANGYI

1731 Ex Parte Brady et al 11/275,416 GUEST 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER SMITH, JENNIFER A

1741 Ex Parte Willden et al 10/942,501 FRANKLIN 102(b)/103(a) HUGH P. GORTLER EXAMINER DANIELS, MATTHEW J

1781 Ex Parte Shimek et al 10/620,038 NAGUMO 102(e)/103(a) GENERAL MILLS, INC. EXAMINER BEKKER, KELLY JO

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Lee 10/423,942 BROCKETTI 102(b)/103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER ALMO, KHAREEM E

2829 Ex Parte VanBuskirk et al 11/095,849 MACDONALD 102(b) SPANSION LLC C/O MURABITO , HAO & BARNES LLP EXAMINER MAI, ANH D

2837 Ex Parte Takagi et al 11/446,507 KRIVAK 102(a) KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP EXAMINER COLON SANTANA, EDUARDO

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Schuller et al 10/423,471 CRAWFORD 103(a) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. EXAMINER GATLING, STACIE D

3657 Ex Parte Walters et al 10/741,760 PATE III 102(b)/103(a) Chrysler Group LLC EXAMINER BURCH, MELODY M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Jansen et al 10/221,379 PATE III 102(b)/103(a) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER EREZO, DARWIN P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1649 Ex Parte German 10/642,093 ADAMS 112(1)/103(a) BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP EXAMINER HAYES, ROBERT CLINTON

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Busam et al 09/955,665 WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a) HARMAN - BRINKS HOFER CHICAGO Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione EXAMINER TRAN, NGHI V

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Cook Jr et al 10/480,326 CRAWFORD 103(a) SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP EXAMINER SHAH, AMEE A

3664 Ex Parte Ban et al 10/989,432 ASTORINO 112(2)/102(b) DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) EXAMINER TRAN, KHOI H

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Borzym 10/762,430 PATE III 103(a) Thomas N. Young Young & Basile P.C. EXAMINER RACHUBA, MAURINA T

3734 Ex Parte Falahee 10/689,124 GREENHUT 102(e)/103(a) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE, ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER YABUT, DIANE D

3761 Ex Parte Zander et al 11/025,645 SPAHN 102(a)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(b) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. Tara Pohlkotte EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F

The question of whether a prior art reference “teaches away” from the claimed subject matter is irrelevant to an anticipation analysis. See Celeritas Technologies Ltd. v. Rockwell Int’l Corp., 150 F.3d 1354, 1361 (Fed. Cir. 1998) (“A reference is no less anticipatory if, after disclosing the invention, the reference then disparages it. Thus, the question whether a reference ‘teaches away’ from the invention is inapplicable to an anticipation analysis.”) (Citations omitted).

Celeritas Technologies Ltd. v. Rockwell International Corp., 150 F.3d 1354, 47 USPQ2d 1516 (Fed. Cir. 1998) . . 2123, 2131.05
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1724 Ex Parte 7105091 et al 10/883,378 7,105,091 Ex parte KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. LEE 103(a) PATENT OWNER: GOODWIN PROCTER, LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: BORIS M. KHUDENKO, Ph.D., P.E. KHUDENKO ENGINEERING, INC. EXAMINER DIAMOND, ALAN D original EXAMINER PRINCE, FRED G

EXAMINER REVERSED 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2624 Ex Parte 7088862 et al 95/001,179 7,088,862 MVTec SOFTWARE GmbH Requester and Appellant v. COGNEX CORPORATION Patent Owner and Respondent SIU 102/103(a) PATENT OWNER COGNEX CORPORATION PROSKAUER ROSE, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER FOLEY & LARDNER LLP EXAMINER LAROSE, COLIN M original EXAMINER MARIAM, DANIEL G

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2621 Ex Parte 6771808 et al 95/001,176 6,771,808 MVTec SOFTWARE GmbH Third Party Requester, Appellant v. COGNEX CORPORATION Patent Owner, Respondent SIU 102/103 PATENT OWNER COGNEX CORPORATION PROSKAUER ROSE LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER FOLEY & LARDNER LLP EXAMINER LAROSE, COLIN M original EXAMINER WERNER, BRIAN P
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Wallach et al 10/761,370 WALSH 103(a) Browdy and Neimark, PLLC EXAMINER POPA, ILEANA

“[Appellants] are, in effect, arguing that a structure suggested by the prior art, and, hence, potentially in the possession of the public, is patentable to them because it also possesses an Inherent, but hitherto unknown, function which they claim to have discovered. This is not the law. A patent on such a structure would remove from the public that which is in the public domain by virtue of its inclusion in, or obviousness from, the prior art.” In re Wiseman, 596 F.2d 1019, 1023 (CCPA 1979); see also In re Kubin, 561 F.3d 1351, 1357-58 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

Wiseman, In re, 596 F.2d 1019, 201 USPQ 658 (CCPA 1979) 2141.02, 2145, 2164.06(c)

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Jux et al 11/224,395 COLAIANNI 103(a) CIBA VISION CORPORATION EXAMINER ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J

1733 Ex Parte Bruckner et al 10/380,792 COLAIANNI 103(a) PROSKAUER ROSE LLP EXAMINER MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE

1741 Ex Parte Lindsay et al 10/895,594 FRANKLIN obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) Dority & Manning, P.A. EXAMINER FORTUNA, JOSE A

1763 Ex Parte Carter et al 12/054,476 COLAIANNI 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER ASDJODI, MOHAMMAD REZA

1767 Ex Parte Ito 11/364,327 PRATS 103(a) SUGHRUE-265550 EXAMINER MCCULLEY, MEGAN CASSANDRA

1785 Ex Parte Campbell et al 11/378,780 TIMM 103(a) EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY EXAMINER SHEWAREGED, BETELHEM

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Kalliokulju et al 10/118,656 KOHUT 103(a) WARE FRESSOLA VAN DER SLUYS & ADOLPHSON, LLP EXAMINER EHICHIOYA, FRED I

2156 Ex Parte Kalthoff et al 11/273,598 MANTIS MERCADER 102(e) SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP EXAMINER LIAO, JASON G

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Fellenstein et al 10/205,571 BLANKENSHIP 103(a) CAHN & SAMUELS, LLP EXAMINER CALDWELL, ANDREW T

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Jacob et al 10/386,974 SMITH 103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER PANWALKAR, VINEETA S

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Hidaka et al 11/704,916 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP EXAMINER LAM, TUAN THIEU

2824 Ex Parte Hudgens 11/447,821 MANTIS MERCADER 102(e)/103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, VAN THU T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte McClendon et al 09/923,362 CRAWFORD 103(a) STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER REFAI, RAMSEY

3679 Ex Parte Knowles 09/982,928 PATE III 103(a) STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP EXAMINER BOCHNA, DAVID

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3751 Ex Parte Braxton 10/034,720 ADAMS 103(a) VAN OPHEM & VANOPHEM, PC REMY J VANOPHEM, PC EXAMINER LE, HUYEN D

3761 Ex Parte Schlinz et al 10/883,378 LEE 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. Tara Pohlkotte EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F

3783 Ex Parte Botelho et al 10/825,989 PATE III 103(a) HODGSON RUSS LLP EXAMINER KAMEN, NOAH P
REHEARING

DENIED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Armstrong et al 10/889,481 OWENS 103(a) FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY EXAMINER TRAN LIEN, THUY

DENIED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2187 Ex Parte Cochran et al 10/879,401 LUCAS 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER CYGIEL, GARY W
VACATED

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte King 11/031,648 GRIMES 102(b) 37 CFR § 41.50(b) 103(a) Vista IP Law Group LLP EXAMINER HELLER, TAMMIE K

klein, mapelsden, johnson4

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Dente et al 11/600,401 MILLS 103(a) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) EXAMINER SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L

The Board must provide sound reasoning and substantial evidence to support a finding of analogous art,
such as solving a similar problem. In re Klein, 98 USPQ2d 1991, 1993 (Fed. Cir. 2011).

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Ni et al 11/467,449 COLAIANNI 103(a) LOWE HAUPTMAN HAM & BERNER, LLP EXAMINER ALEJANDRO MULERO, LUZ L

1721 Ex Parte Marcello et al 11/187,030 COLAIANNI 103(a) OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC. EXAMINER ZHANG, RACHEL L

1731 Ex Parte Noland et al 10/917,188 KRATZ 103(a) MARSH, FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP EXAMINER SMITH, JENNIFER A

1765 Ex Parte Gaddy et al 10/956,528 COLAIANNI 103(a) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION EXAMINER HAIDER, SAIRA BANO

1784 Ex Parte Serra et al 11/553,568 ROBERTSON 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) BARNES & THORNBURG LLP EXAMINER KRUPICKA, ADAM C

1784 Ex Parte Solomon et al 11/147,881 CRAWFORD 103(a) BARNES & THORNBURG LLP EXAMINER KRUPICKA, ADAM C

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Driesch et al 11/207,055 DANG 103(a) WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, L.L.P. (IBM) EXAMINER RUIZ, ANGELICA

2171 Ex Parte Orsolini et al 11/112,136 HUGHES 102(b)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER SALOMON, PHENUEL S

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Ex Parte Ishigaki et al 10/568,513 STEPHENS 102(e)/103(a) SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS EXAMINER AVERY, JEREMIAH L

2451 Ex Parte Lee 10/696,148 SAADAT 102(e) MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION EXAMINER WALSH, JOHN B

2452 Ex Parte Yamamoto 10/170,756 DROESCH 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER WIDHALM, ANGELA M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Michelson 10/371,757 McCARTHY 103(a) MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP EXAMINER BROWN, MICHAEL A
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Roberts et al 11/119,907 COLAIANNI 103(a) MEREK, BLACKMON & VOORHEES, LLC EXAMINER SAVAGE, MATTHEW O

In re Mapelsden, 329 F.2d 321, 322 (CCPA 1964) (stating that “[t]he issue [in determining obviousness] lies in what the combination of references makes obvious to the person of ordinary skill and not whether a feature of one reference can be bodily incorporated in the other to produce the subject matter claimed”).

1783 Ex Parte Kornfalt et al 10/581,261 PAK 102(b)/103(a) NOVAK, DRUCE + QUIGG L.L.P. - PERGO EXAMINER O'HERN, BRENT T
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2153 Ex Parte 6687746 et al 90/010,012 09/386,529 TURNER 103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. FOR THE THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: Richard D. McLeod Electronic Frontier Foundation EXAMINER WOOD, WILLIAM H original EXAMINER CHOUDHARY, ANITA

EXAMINER REVERSED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3304 Ex Parte 4944514 et al 90/007,015 07/283,863 SONG 103(a) For Patent Owner: VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. For Third Party Requester: 3M Innovative Properties Company EXAMINER FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL original EXAMINER CHIU, RALEIGH W

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3651 Ex Parte 7210573 et al 90/009,221 90/011,997 10/505,063 ROBERTSON 103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: MCGARRY BAIR PC FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER FOSTER, JIMMY G original EXAMINER BIDWELL, JAMES R
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Radhakrishnan et al 11/346,442 WALSH 103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

1617 Ex Parte Burke 11/897,291 WALSH 103(a) USDA-ARS-OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NATIONAL CTR FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH EXAMINER
BROWN, COURTNEY A

1645 Ex Parte Eberz et al 10/486,187 LEBOVITZ 103(a) Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC EXAMINER SHAHNAN SHAH, KHATOL S

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Mihan et al 10/588,390 PAK 102(b) DILWORTH IP, LLC EXAMINER NGUYEN, COLETTE B

1736 Ex Parte Cetel 10/023,565 ROBERTSON 112(1)/103(a) Pratt & Whitney EXAMINER SHEEHAN, JOHN P

See In re Johnson, 162 F.2d 924, 928 (CCPA 1947) (“The flakes produced by the Braunbeck process are neither transitory or ephemeral but are by nature tangible and permanent pending the subsequent treatment to which they are subjected.”).

1765 Ex Parte Ganapathiappan 11/069,518 COLAIANNI concurring NAGUMO 102(a,e)/102(b)/103(a)/112(1) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER BUTTNER, DAVID J

1771 Ex Parte Winemiller et al 11/126,001 KRATZ 103(a) ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company EXAMINER MCAVOY, ELLEN M

1782 Ex Parte Dawe et al 11/086,105 COLAIANNI 103(a) Sealed Air Corporation EXAMINER WOOD, ELLEN S

1798 Ex Parte Kressner et al 10/325,469 HASTINGS 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER COLE, ELIZABETH M

1798 Ex Parte Kressner et al 11/165,437 HASTINGS 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER COLE, ELIZABETH M

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Forman et al 11/080,098 HUGHES 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER STARKS, WILBERT L

2176 Ex Parte Wolska et al 10/713,863 CHANG 103(a) JONES DAY EXAMINER HUTTON JR, WILLIAM D

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Belanger et al 11/492,553 HOFF 103(a) Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC EXAMINER CULLER, JILL E

2872 Ex Parte Lang et al 11/438,895 WHITEHEAD, JR. 102(b)/103(a) MCNAIR LAW FIRM, P.A. EXAMINER DOAK, JENNIFER L

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Rowse et al 09/683,885 CRAWFORD 103(a) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL EXAMINER OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P

3634 Ex Parte Lutkus et al 10/829,101 ASTORINO 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER MITCHELL, KATHERINE W
REHEARING

DENIED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Voss et al 10/858,656 COLAIANNI 103(a) BASF CORPORATION EXAMINER HANDAL, KAITY V

klein

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte NARWANKAR et al 10/851,561 FRANKLIN 103(a) Applied Materials, Inc. EXAMINER GAMBETTA, KELLY M

1733 Ex Parte Shimizu et al 10/497,664 SMITH 103(a) McDermott Will & Emery EXAMINER ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

1734 Ex Parte Jones 11/411,858 HANLON 102(a,e,b)/103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER KOSLOW, CAROL M

1785 Ex Parte Wilde et al 11/194,498 NAGUMO 112(2)/103(a) HARNESS DICKEY & PIERCE, PLC EXAMINER HIGGINS, GERARD T

1786 Ex Parte Collias et al 11/606,821 SMITH 102(a)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER MATZEK, MATTHEW D

1786 Ex Parte Collias et al 11/606,820 SMITH 102(a)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER MATZEK, MATTHEW D

1798 Ex Parte Hamann 11/271,005 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. EXAMINER NELSON, MICHAEL B

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Gunasekar et al 10/903,590 HUGHES 103(a) VERIZON EXAMINER TRAN, MYLINH T

2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Berthou et al 10/531,081 HAHN 103(a) LOWE HAUPTMAN HAM & BERNER, LLP EXAMINER MCNALLY, KERRI L

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Hahn-Carlson et al 11/120,630 MOHANTY 101/112(2)/103(a) CRAWFORD MAUNU PLLC EXAMINER SHAAWAT, MUSSA A

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Peppel 11/089,183 McCARTHY 102(b)/103(a) KLEIN, O'NEILL & SINGH, LLP EXAMINER VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG

3767 Ex Parte Babaev 11/536,928 HORNER 103(a) Bacoustics, LLC EXAMINER CARPENTER, WILLIAM R
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Charmot et al 10/814,749 MILLS 103(a) SENNIGER POWERS LLP (ILPS) EXAMINER YOUNG, MICAH PAUL

The Board must provide sound reasoning and substantial evidence to support a finding of analogous art, such as solving a similar problem. In re Klein, 98 USPQ2d 1991 (Fed. Cir. 2011).

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2826 Ex Parte Yun et al 11/374,644 RUGGIERO 102(b)/103(a) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC EXAMINER KUO, WENSING W

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Rodriguez et al 11/176,531 PATE III 102(b)/103(a) William D. Durkee EXAMINER LAVINDER, JACK W

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Robieu et al 10/711,950 HORNER 103(a) GUDRUN E. HUCKETT DRAUDT EXAMINER CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a)

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3651 Ex Parte 6328180 et al 90/010,115 09/172,556 Ex parte Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. Appellant and Patent Owner TURNER 102(b)/103(a) PATENT OWNER: DOCKET CLERK THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: PAUL MORICO BAKER BOTTS, L.L.P. EXAMINER JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original EXAMINER NOLAND, KENNETH W

EXAMINER REVERSED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1635 Ex Parte 6103490 et al 90/010,557 08/261,989 Ex parte DANISCO U.S., INC. LEBOVITZ obviousness-type double-patenting FOR PATENT OWNER: ROPES & GRAY, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: MICHAEL W. KRENICKY NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC. EXAMINER CAMPELL, BRUCE R original EXAMINER SHIBUYA, MARK LANCE
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Letari et al 11/909,287 WALSH 103(a) ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. EXAMINER KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Zhao et al 11/957,423 McKELVEY 103(a) THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EXAMINER FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1762 Ex Parte Yu et al 10/867,146 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS

1763 Ex Parte Mentak 11/494,911 HANLON 103(a) SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY (US) LLP EXAMINER WANG, CHUN CHENG

1783 Ex Parte Kelly 10/889,998 NAGUMO 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) CANTOR COLBURN LLP EXAMINER O'HERN, BRENT T

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Metsatahti et al 10/715,162 DANG 103(a) Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP EXAMINER SAEED, USMAAN

2168 Ex Parte Gent et al 11/303,048 DANG 103(a) PERKINS COIE LLP EXAMINER MORRISON, JAY A

2192 Ex Parte Roth et al 10/927,859 HUGHES 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER YIGDALL, MICHAEL J

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Riche et al 10/284,080 JEFFERY 102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) LADAS & PARRY EXAMINER DENNISON, JERRY B

2451 Ex Parte DeBruine et al 09/814,426 SAADAT 103(a) FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova EXAMINER DIVECHA, KAMAL B

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 11/093,322 HOFF 102(e) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD EXAMINER SABOURI, MAZDA

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Wirbeleit et al 11/099,755 JEFFERY 112(1)/103(a) WILLIAMS, MORGAN & AMERSON EXAMINER HU, SHOUXIANG

2815 Ex Parte Jung et al 10/969,995 DILLON 103(a) SHERR & VAUGHN, PLLC EXAMINER DIAZ, JOSE R

2815 Ex Parte Artaki et al 10/870,102 ROBERTSON 112(1)/103(a) IP Legal Services EXAMINER LEE, EUGENE

2839 Ex Parte Drescher et al 10/541,723 BAUMEISTER 103(a) Delphi Technologies, Inc. EXAMINER IMAS, VLADIMIR

2874 Ex Parte Whitehead 11/240,400 HAHN 102(e)/103(a) Emcore Corporation EXAMINER RAHLL, JERRY T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Kusic 11/454,309 MOHANTY 103(a) TOM KUSIC EXAMINER DINH, TIEN QUANG

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Larsen 10/690,421 SPAHN 102(b)/103(a) Thompson E. Fehr EXAMINER LEWIS, RALPH A

3748 Ex Parte Lamb et al 11/535,100 HORNER 103(a) Jerome R. Drouillard EXAMINER DAVIS, MARY ALICE

3763 Ex Parte Weaver et al 10/768,571 SAINDON 103(a) Bingham McCutchen LLP EXAMINER STIGELL, THEODORE J

3768 Ex Parte Mullick et al 11/045,838 ASTORINO 102(b)/103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER LE, LONG V

basell

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Gately et al 10/267,565 WALSH 112(1)/103(a) Leon R.Yankwich,Esq. YANKWICH & ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER KIM, YUNSOO

1657 Ex Parte Ueda et al 11/315,161 WALSH 103(a) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP EXAMINER GITOMER, RALPH J

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Hladik et al 11/062,482 MILLS 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER EGWIM, KELECHI CHIDI
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Green et al 11/114,453 WALSH 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting GENERAL MILLS, INC. EXAMINER DEES, NIKKI H

Cf. In re Basell Poliolefine Italia S.P.A., 547 F.3d 1371, 1378 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (the disclosure of a copending application may be used to learn the meaning of claims and to interpret the coverage of a claim).

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Muraoka et al 10/454,629 GREEN obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) SUGHRUE-265550 EXAMINER GHALI, ISIS A D

1616 Ex Parte Cornes et al 10/560,097 ADAMS 103(a) SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION , INC. EXAMINER RICHTER, JOHANN R

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Ming et al 11/133,007 PAK 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. EXAMINER DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

1764 Ex Parte Arioglu et al 11/199,142 KIMLIN 103(a) IP Authority, LLC Ramraj Soundararajan EXAMINER NGUYEN, TRI V

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2466 Ex Parte Vu 11/047,264 RUGGIERO 102(b)/103(a) JENKINS, WILSON, TAYLOR & HUNT, P. A. EXAMINER DECKER, CASSANDRA L

2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Sowden et al 10/388,757 DILLON 103(a) LOWE HAUPTMAN HAM & BERNER, LLP EXAMINER PERVAN, MICHAEL

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 Ex Parte Datta et al 11/028,378 KRIVAK 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER REAMES, MATTHEW L

2895 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11/438,657 HAHN 103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER RICHARDS, N DREW

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Chandrashekhar et al 10/155,768 FISCHETTI 101/103(a) WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. EXAMINER BAIRD, EDWARD J