REVERSED
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Berenstein et al 10/063,315 SCHEINER 103(a) VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP EXAMINER SEVERSON, RYAN J
3735 Ex Parte Shuros et al 11/616,073 WALSH 103(a) PAULY, DEVRIES SMITH & DEFFNER, L.L.C. EXAMINER TOTH, KAREN E
3739 Ex Parte Plaza 10/820,480 WALSH 103(a) CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP EXAMINER PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F
3761 Ex Parte Hutson et al 10/308,703 SAINDON 103(a) Tessari Patent Law Group, PLLC EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F
3761 Ex Parte Tabor et al 11/024,954 SAINDON 102(b) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Kolter et al 11/406,320 FREDMAN 112(2)/103(a) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP EXAMINER DICKINSON, PAUL W
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Bulleit et al 10/858,366 DESHPANDE 103(a) 103(a) AT&T Legal Department - MB EXAMINER SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M
The ordering of references in the rejection is insignificant in the Examiner's obviousness determination. See In re Bush, 296 F.2d 491, 496 (CCPA 1961) (“[W]e deem it to be of no significance, but merely a matter of exposition, that the rejection is stated to be on A in view of B instead of B in view of A, or to term one reference primary and the other secondary.”).
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1638 Ex Parte Eubanks 10/614,255 WALSH 103(a) Mary Wilkes Eubanks EXAMINER ROBINSON, KEITH O NEAL
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Lewis et al 10/299,284 NAPPI 103(a) AT&T Legal Department - Moazzam EXAMINER RAMPURIA, SHARAD K
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Abernathie 11/258,697 FREDMAN 102(b)/103(a) NEXXT Spine, LLC EXAMINER LUONG, PETER
“Where a claim lists elements separately, ‘the clear implication of the claim language’ is that those elements are ‘distinct component[s]’ of the patented invention”. Becton, Dickinson and Co. v. Tyco Healthcare Group, LP, 616 F.3d 1249, 1254 (Fed. Cir. 2010).
...
While we appreciate the Examiner’s point, it is disfavored to interpret a single element as satisfying two different limitations in a claim. See CAE Screenplates, Inc. v. Heinrich Fiedler GmbH & Co., 224 F.3d 1308, 1317 (Fed.Cir.2000) (“In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, we must presume that the use of... different terms in the claims connotes different meanings.”).
REHEARING
DENIED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1636 Ex Parte Gellman et al 11/482,638 PRATS 102(b) Intellectual Property Dept./Dewitt Ross & Stevens Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation EXAMINER GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M
Monday, March 12, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Ex Parte Ota et al 11/022,701 NAGUMO 102(b)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER VO, HAI
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Castelli et al 09/916,935 JEFFERY 112(1)/102(e) F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC EXAMINER VINCENT, DAVID ROBERT
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Bolza-Schunemann 10/537,783 BAUMEISTER 103(a) Douglas R Hanscom Jones Tullar & Cooper EXAMINER ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Eidenschink 10/932,679 GREEN 103(a) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC EXAMINER SEVERSON, RYAN J
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Ahonen 11/356,522 McKELVEY 112(1)/103(a) 112(1)/103(a) Richard A. Arrett VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. EXAMINER ROGERS, MARTIN K
AFFIRMED
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Otterstedt 11/147,414 MacDONALD 103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER WHITE, DYLAN C
2837 Ex Parte Roehm et al 11/395,482 PER CURIAM 103(a) STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY EXAMINER DUDA, RINA I
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Ex Parte Ota et al 11/022,701 NAGUMO 102(b)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER VO, HAI
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Castelli et al 09/916,935 JEFFERY 112(1)/102(e) F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC EXAMINER VINCENT, DAVID ROBERT
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Bolza-Schunemann 10/537,783 BAUMEISTER 103(a) Douglas R Hanscom Jones Tullar & Cooper EXAMINER ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Eidenschink 10/932,679 GREEN 103(a) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC EXAMINER SEVERSON, RYAN J
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Ahonen 11/356,522 McKELVEY 112(1)/103(a) 112(1)/103(a) Richard A. Arrett VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. EXAMINER ROGERS, MARTIN K
AFFIRMED
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Otterstedt 11/147,414 MacDONALD 103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER WHITE, DYLAN C
2837 Ex Parte Roehm et al 11/395,482 PER CURIAM 103(a) STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY EXAMINER DUDA, RINA I
Thursday, March 8, 2012
gentry gallery, cohn, hammack
REVERSED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Fujibayashi et al 11/585,282 BLANKENSHIP 102(b)/103(a) STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER GARLAND, STEVEN R
2195 Ex Parte Jiang et al 10/750,589 JEFFERY 103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER WAI, ERIC CHARLES
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Burrell et al 11/515,279 KIM 103(a) WILLIAMS MULLEN EXAMINER NIQUETTE, ROBERT R
3761 Ex Parte Guidotti 10/323,665 PRATS 103(a) BURNS, DOANE, SWECKER & MATHIS, L.L.P. EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Heruth et al 11/374,793 GREEN 102(b) SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A EXAMINER STOKLOSA, JOSEPH A
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3102 Ex Parte 4915435 et al Ex parte TRACTUS MEDICAL, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 90/010,466 07/333,634 SONG 103(a) DOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN PLLC EXAMINER GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original EXAMINER SONG, ROBERT
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Wells 10/931,952 McCARTHY 102(b)/103(a) 102(b) LAMBERT & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER LE, TAN
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Samuels et al 11/438,518 McCARTHY 102(b)/103(a) 102(b) E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY EXAMINER VAN, QUANG T
3761 Ex Parte Olson et al 11/508,670 FREDMAN 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F
AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Chen et al 11/859,502 GARRIS 112(1)/103(a) Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global EXAMINER THERKORN, ERNEST G
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Brierley et al 09/519,266 HOMERE 103(a) FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P EXAMINER CONYERS, DAWAUNE A
2184 Ex Parte Ahonen 10/517,001 CHEN 102(e) WARE FRESSOLA VAN DER SLUYS & ADOLPHSON, LLP EXAMINER NAM, HYUN
2185 Ex Parte Rhoads et al 10/764,617 HOMERE 102(e) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER LI, ZHUO H
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Pricer et al 09/752,355 HOMERE 103(a) JAMES M. STOVER TERADATA CORPORATION EXAMINER STRANGE, AARON N
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Yoon 11/408,722 STEPHENS 112(2)/102(a) HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP EXAMINER THOMAS, LUCY M
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2833 Ex Parte 6767247 et al JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. (DOING BUSINESS AS PPC, INC.) Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of BELDEN INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent 95/000,119 10/359,498 DELMENDO 112(1)/112(2)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting FOLEY & LARDNER LLP EXAMINER RUBIN, MARGARET R original EXAMINER TA, THO DAC
Gentry Gallery, Inc. v. Berkline Corp., 134 F.3d 1473, 1479 (Fed. Cir. 1998) (patent claims directed to a sectional sofa found invalid for violating the written description requirement because they did not limit the location of the reclining controls to the console area in direct conflict with the original disclosure, which identified the console as the only possible location of the controls).
Gentry Gallery, Inc. v. Berkline Corp., 134 F.3d 1473, 45 USPQ2d 1498 (Fed. Cir. 1998) . . . . . .2163, 2163.05...
In re Cohn, 438 F.2d 989, 999 (CCPA 1971) (“We might find appellant’s arguments to be convincing if the sole issue were whether the instant claims were adequately supported under the requirements of the first paragraph. However, we cannot even reach that issue since we are not satisfied that these claims comply with the second paragraph of §112.”); In re Hammack, 427 F.2d 1378, 1381 (CCPA 1970) (“[The examiner] seems to question whether certain claims, or certain recitations therein, are supported by the disclosure . . . Nevertheless, it is clear that the examiner and board considered all the claims to be indefinite and that they expressly relied only on the second paragraph of section 112 as grounds for rejection.”).
Cohn, In re, 438 F.2d 984, 169 USPQ 95 (CCPA 1971). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2173.03
Hammack, In re, 427 F.2d 1378, 166 USPQ 204 (CCPA 1970). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2173.03
2833 Ex Parte 6530807 et al JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. (DOING BUSINESS AS PPC, INC.) Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of BELDEN INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent 95/000,112 09/852,343 DELMENDO 305/112(2)/103(a) FOLEY & LARDNER LLP EXAMINER RUBIN, MARGARET R original EXAMINER TA, THO DAC
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Fujibayashi et al 11/585,282 BLANKENSHIP 102(b)/103(a) STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER GARLAND, STEVEN R
2195 Ex Parte Jiang et al 10/750,589 JEFFERY 103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER WAI, ERIC CHARLES
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Burrell et al 11/515,279 KIM 103(a) WILLIAMS MULLEN EXAMINER NIQUETTE, ROBERT R
3761 Ex Parte Guidotti 10/323,665 PRATS 103(a) BURNS, DOANE, SWECKER & MATHIS, L.L.P. EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Heruth et al 11/374,793 GREEN 102(b) SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A EXAMINER STOKLOSA, JOSEPH A
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3102 Ex Parte 4915435 et al Ex parte TRACTUS MEDICAL, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 90/010,466 07/333,634 SONG 103(a) DOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN PLLC EXAMINER GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original EXAMINER SONG, ROBERT
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Wells 10/931,952 McCARTHY 102(b)/103(a) 102(b) LAMBERT & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER LE, TAN
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Samuels et al 11/438,518 McCARTHY 102(b)/103(a) 102(b) E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY EXAMINER VAN, QUANG T
3761 Ex Parte Olson et al 11/508,670 FREDMAN 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F
AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Chen et al 11/859,502 GARRIS 112(1)/103(a) Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global EXAMINER THERKORN, ERNEST G
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Brierley et al 09/519,266 HOMERE 103(a) FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P EXAMINER CONYERS, DAWAUNE A
2184 Ex Parte Ahonen 10/517,001 CHEN 102(e) WARE FRESSOLA VAN DER SLUYS & ADOLPHSON, LLP EXAMINER NAM, HYUN
2185 Ex Parte Rhoads et al 10/764,617 HOMERE 102(e) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER LI, ZHUO H
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Pricer et al 09/752,355 HOMERE 103(a) JAMES M. STOVER TERADATA CORPORATION EXAMINER STRANGE, AARON N
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Yoon 11/408,722 STEPHENS 112(2)/102(a) HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP EXAMINER THOMAS, LUCY M
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2833 Ex Parte 6767247 et al JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. (DOING BUSINESS AS PPC, INC.) Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of BELDEN INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent 95/000,119 10/359,498 DELMENDO 112(1)/112(2)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting FOLEY & LARDNER LLP EXAMINER RUBIN, MARGARET R original EXAMINER TA, THO DAC
Gentry Gallery, Inc. v. Berkline Corp., 134 F.3d 1473, 1479 (Fed. Cir. 1998) (patent claims directed to a sectional sofa found invalid for violating the written description requirement because they did not limit the location of the reclining controls to the console area in direct conflict with the original disclosure, which identified the console as the only possible location of the controls).
Gentry Gallery, Inc. v. Berkline Corp., 134 F.3d 1473, 45 USPQ2d 1498 (Fed. Cir. 1998) . . . . . .2163, 2163.05...
In re Cohn, 438 F.2d 989, 999 (CCPA 1971) (“We might find appellant’s arguments to be convincing if the sole issue were whether the instant claims were adequately supported under the requirements of the first paragraph. However, we cannot even reach that issue since we are not satisfied that these claims comply with the second paragraph of §112.”); In re Hammack, 427 F.2d 1378, 1381 (CCPA 1970) (“[The examiner] seems to question whether certain claims, or certain recitations therein, are supported by the disclosure . . . Nevertheless, it is clear that the examiner and board considered all the claims to be indefinite and that they expressly relied only on the second paragraph of section 112 as grounds for rejection.”).
Cohn, In re, 438 F.2d 984, 169 USPQ 95 (CCPA 1971). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2173.03
Hammack, In re, 427 F.2d 1378, 166 USPQ 204 (CCPA 1970). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2173.03
2833 Ex Parte 6530807 et al JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. (DOING BUSINESS AS PPC, INC.) Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of BELDEN INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent 95/000,112 09/852,343 DELMENDO 305/112(2)/103(a) FOLEY & LARDNER LLP EXAMINER RUBIN, MARGARET R original EXAMINER TA, THO DAC
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte CHARTIER et al 12/028,932 SMITH 103(a) American Air Liquide, Inc. EXAMINER NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D
1771 Ex Parte Schweickhardt 11/007,024 TIMM 103(a) Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. EXAMINER VASISTH, VISHAL V
[T]he combination is more than just a simple substitution of one known equivalent for another. The Examiner’s “recognized equivalents” rationale is inadequate given the differences between the products of the references.
AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Reeves et al 10/892,731 NAGUMO 103(a) ABEL LAW GROUP, LLP EXAMINER TALBOT, BRIAN K
1788 Ex Parte Efremova et al 11/413,876 COLAIANNI 103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER VO, HAI
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Winkler et al 10/285,939 HOMERE 103(a) MHKKG / GLOBALFOUNDRIES EXAMINER CLEARY, THOMAS J
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Honcharenko 10/424,693 DIXON 112(1)/103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER LEE, JUSTIN YE
REHEARING
DENIED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3651 Ex Parte 6328180 et al Ex parte Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. Appellant and Patent Owner 90/010,115 09/172,556 TURNER 103(a) DOCKET CLERK EXAMINER JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original EXAMINER NOLAND, KENNETH W
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte CHARTIER et al 12/028,932 SMITH 103(a) American Air Liquide, Inc. EXAMINER NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D
1771 Ex Parte Schweickhardt 11/007,024 TIMM 103(a) Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. EXAMINER VASISTH, VISHAL V
[T]he combination is more than just a simple substitution of one known equivalent for another. The Examiner’s “recognized equivalents” rationale is inadequate given the differences between the products of the references.
AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Reeves et al 10/892,731 NAGUMO 103(a) ABEL LAW GROUP, LLP EXAMINER TALBOT, BRIAN K
1788 Ex Parte Efremova et al 11/413,876 COLAIANNI 103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER VO, HAI
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Winkler et al 10/285,939 HOMERE 103(a) MHKKG / GLOBALFOUNDRIES EXAMINER CLEARY, THOMAS J
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Honcharenko 10/424,693 DIXON 112(1)/103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER LEE, JUSTIN YE
REHEARING
DENIED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3651 Ex Parte 6328180 et al Ex parte Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. Appellant and Patent Owner 90/010,115 09/172,556 TURNER 103(a) DOCKET CLERK EXAMINER JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original EXAMINER NOLAND, KENNETH W
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
REVERSED
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Hornik et al 11/027,061 FETTING 112(2)/103(a) NIXON PEABODY LLP EXAMINER PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL
This concept is taught generally in a first semester undergraduate statistics course, such that such a student, let alone one of ordinary skill, would have understood the metes and bounds of this limitation.
3731 Ex Parte Wu et al 11/613,827 SCHEINER 103(a) FULWIDER PATTON LLP EXAMINER HOUSTON, ELIZABETH
3738 Ex Parte Lambrecht et al 11/115,064 BAHR 103(a) KAGAN BINDER, PLLC EXAMINER STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN
3761 Ex Parte Popp et al 11/215,865 SAINDON 102(b) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M
3767 Ex Parte Gellman 10/062,357 SAINDON 103(a) BROWN RUDNICK LLP EXAMINER GRAY, PHILLIP A
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Boock et al 10/458,482 BAHR 103(a) 103(a) NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP EXAMINER SWEET, THOMAS
AFFIRMED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Barton et al 10/891,784 CHEN 103(a) RONALD M. ANDERSON MICROSOFT CORPORATION EXAMINER FABER, DAVID
DENIED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1654 Ex Parte West et al 11/129,941 McCOLLUM 102(b) Paul R. Morico Baker Botts L.L.P. EXAMINER HA, JULIE
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Hornik et al 11/027,061 FETTING 112(2)/103(a) NIXON PEABODY LLP EXAMINER PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL
This concept is taught generally in a first semester undergraduate statistics course, such that such a student, let alone one of ordinary skill, would have understood the metes and bounds of this limitation.
3731 Ex Parte Wu et al 11/613,827 SCHEINER 103(a) FULWIDER PATTON LLP EXAMINER HOUSTON, ELIZABETH
3738 Ex Parte Lambrecht et al 11/115,064 BAHR 103(a) KAGAN BINDER, PLLC EXAMINER STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN
3761 Ex Parte Popp et al 11/215,865 SAINDON 102(b) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M
3767 Ex Parte Gellman 10/062,357 SAINDON 103(a) BROWN RUDNICK LLP EXAMINER GRAY, PHILLIP A
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Boock et al 10/458,482 BAHR 103(a) 103(a) NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP EXAMINER SWEET, THOMAS
AFFIRMED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Barton et al 10/891,784 CHEN 103(a) RONALD M. ANDERSON MICROSOFT CORPORATION EXAMINER FABER, DAVID
DENIED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1654 Ex Parte West et al 11/129,941 McCOLLUM 102(b) Paul R. Morico Baker Botts L.L.P. EXAMINER HA, JULIE
Saturday, March 3, 2012
steele, wilson
REVERSED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Burdick et al 11/007,247 POTHIER 102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (MICROSOFT CORPORATION) EXAMINER
HICKS, MICHAEL J
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Brimdyr 10/924,504 CRAWFORD 112(2)/103(a) OCCHIUTI ROHLICEK & TSAO, LLP EXAMINER BURGESS, JOSEPH D
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Wilkowske et al 11/033,098 GRIMES 103(a) SJM/AFD-WILEY EXAMINER SMITH, FANGEMONIQUE A
3767 Ex Parte Albert et al 11/161,549 SAINDON 103(a) WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP EXAMINER BOSWORTH, KAMI A
3767 Ex Parte Lilley et al 11/161,543 SAINDON 102(e)/103(a) WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP EXAMINER SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Goettsch 12/134,270 HOUSEL 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) FRASER CLEMENS MARTIN & MILLER LLC EXAMINER KERNS, KEVIN P
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Adelman et al 11/946,701 KIM 112(2)/101/103(a)/102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC EXAMINER FISHER, PAUL R
Before a proper review of the rejections under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 103(a) can be performed, the subject matter encompassed by the claims on appeal must be reasonably understood without resort to speculation. Since the claims fail to satisfy the requirements under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, we are constrained to reverse, pro forma, the Examiner’s rejections under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 103(a). See In re Steele, 305 F.2d 859, 862 (CCPA 1962) (A prior art rejection cannot be sustained if the hypothetical person of ordinary skill in the art would have to make speculative assumptions concerning the meaning of claim language.); see also In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382, 1385 (CCPA 1970) (“If no reasonably definite meaning can be ascribed to certain terms in the claim, the subject matter does not become obvious-the claim becomes indefinite.”)
Steele, In re, 305 F.2d 859, 134 USPQ 292 (CCPA 1959) . . . . . . . . . . . . .2143.03, 2173.06
Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970).. . . . . . . . . . . .2143.03, 2173.06
AFFIRMED
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Thomason et al 10/507,772 LORIN 103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER HAYLES, ASHFORD S
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Burdick et al 11/007,247 POTHIER 102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (MICROSOFT CORPORATION) EXAMINER
HICKS, MICHAEL J
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Brimdyr 10/924,504 CRAWFORD 112(2)/103(a) OCCHIUTI ROHLICEK & TSAO, LLP EXAMINER BURGESS, JOSEPH D
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Wilkowske et al 11/033,098 GRIMES 103(a) SJM/AFD-WILEY EXAMINER SMITH, FANGEMONIQUE A
3767 Ex Parte Albert et al 11/161,549 SAINDON 103(a) WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP EXAMINER BOSWORTH, KAMI A
3767 Ex Parte Lilley et al 11/161,543 SAINDON 102(e)/103(a) WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP EXAMINER SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Goettsch 12/134,270 HOUSEL 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) FRASER CLEMENS MARTIN & MILLER LLC EXAMINER KERNS, KEVIN P
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Adelman et al 11/946,701 KIM 112(2)/101/103(a)/102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC EXAMINER FISHER, PAUL R
Before a proper review of the rejections under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 103(a) can be performed, the subject matter encompassed by the claims on appeal must be reasonably understood without resort to speculation. Since the claims fail to satisfy the requirements under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, we are constrained to reverse, pro forma, the Examiner’s rejections under 35 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 103(a). See In re Steele, 305 F.2d 859, 862 (CCPA 1962) (A prior art rejection cannot be sustained if the hypothetical person of ordinary skill in the art would have to make speculative assumptions concerning the meaning of claim language.); see also In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382, 1385 (CCPA 1970) (“If no reasonably definite meaning can be ascribed to certain terms in the claim, the subject matter does not become obvious-the claim becomes indefinite.”)
Steele, In re, 305 F.2d 859, 134 USPQ 292 (CCPA 1959) . . . . . . . . . . . . .2143.03, 2173.06
Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970).. . . . . . . . . . . .2143.03, 2173.06
AFFIRMED
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Thomason et al 10/507,772 LORIN 103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER HAYLES, ASHFORD S
Friday, March 2, 2012
AFFIRMED
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Harrison 11/309,509 GREENHUT 103(a) K&L Gates LLP EXAMINER ADDIE, RAYMOND W
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Fischer 11/176,839 GRIMES 103(a) Workman Nydegger EXAMINER SINGH, SUNIL K
3743 Ex Parte SUKUP 11/307,136 FREDMAN 102(b) ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. EXAMINER LU, JIPING
3763 Ex Parte Falahee 10/444,882 FREDMAN 103(a) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE, ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER STIGELL, THEODORE J
3784 Ex Parte Taras et al 10/987,960 GREENHUT 102(b)/103(a) Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier EXAMINER ALI, MOHAMMAD M
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Harrison 11/309,509 GREENHUT 103(a) K&L Gates LLP EXAMINER ADDIE, RAYMOND W
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Fischer 11/176,839 GRIMES 103(a) Workman Nydegger EXAMINER SINGH, SUNIL K
3743 Ex Parte SUKUP 11/307,136 FREDMAN 102(b) ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. EXAMINER LU, JIPING
3763 Ex Parte Falahee 10/444,882 FREDMAN 103(a) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE, ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER STIGELL, THEODORE J
3784 Ex Parte Taras et al 10/987,960 GREENHUT 102(b)/103(a) Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier EXAMINER ALI, MOHAMMAD M
Thursday, March 1, 2012
REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Gerrish 11/414,770 BONILLA 103(a) COLOPLAST A/S EXAMINER YU, GINA C
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Buergel et al 10/786,349 WARREN 102(b)/103(a) Elsa Keller EXAMINER MILLER, MICHAEL G
1741 Ex Parte Zobl et al 10/533,560 WARREN 103(a) LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP EXAMINER KEMMERLE III, RUSSELL J
1741 Ex Parte Scobie 12/606,277 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) Manelli Selter PLLC EXAMINER HALPERN, MARK
1778 Ex Parte Schipper 10/762,095 FRANKLIN 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) Faegre Baker Daniels LLP EXAMINER KURTZ, BENJAMIN M
1785 Ex Parte McLeod et al 12/021,646 WARREN 103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER REDDY, SATHAVARAM I
1798 Ex Parte Matsuura et al 10/556,635 SMITH 103(a) KILYK & BOWERSOX, P.L.L.C. EXAMINER ORTIZ, ANGELA Y
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 11/297,302 FRAHM 102(b) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER JACOB, AJITH
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Lim 10/488,657 HUGHES 102(e)/103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER NALVEN, ANDREW L
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Vander Veen et al 10/456,715 WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a) JOHN J. OSKOREP, ESQ. LLC EXAMINER SABOURI, MAZDA
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Stanczak 10/895,717 BARRETT 102(b)/103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER BELLINGER, JASON R
3622 Ex Parte Seretti et al 11/090,379 CRAWFORD 101 Dickstein Shapiro LLP EXAMINER RETTA, YEHDEGA
3635 Ex Parte Collison et al 11/284,178 ASTORINO 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER PAINTER, BRANON C
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Mathews et al 11/139,889 CRAWFORD 101/102(b) THOMPSON COBURN LLP EXAMINER MENDIRATTA, VISHU K
3742 Ex Parte Peterson et al 11/060,937 McCARTHY 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA
3783 Ex Parte Carbonne et al 10/549,570 ASTORINO 102(b)/103(a) YOUNG & THOMPSON EXAMINER COLEMAN, KEITH A
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3662 Ex Parte 6937187 et al SiRF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Requester v. GLOBAL LOCATE, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95/001,376 COCKS 102(b)/103(a) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER ISSING, GREGORY C
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Elder et al 10/929,922 GUEST 103(a) 103(a) CARSTENS & CAHOON, LLP EXAMINER THAKUR, VIREN A
2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Winter et al 10/821,490 KRIVAK 103(a) 112(1)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER HUNTSINGER, PETER K
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Walters et al 11/463,025 WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a) 103(a) Faegre Baker Daniels LLP EXAMINER HANNAHER, CONSTANTINE
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 Ex Parte Sollami 11/264,811 ASTORINO 112(2)/103(a) 112(2)/103(a) JAMES N VIDEBECK EXAMINER SINGH, SUNIL
3694 Ex Parte Segal et al 09/774,768 CRAWFORD 103(a) 103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER ROSEN, ELIZABETH H
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Kleen et al 11/007,492 PRATS 103(a) 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER REMALY, MARK DONALD
AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Classen et al 10/564,433 SMITH 103(a) BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION EXAMINER STINSON, FRANKIE L
1715 Ex Parte Yadav 10/698,564 COLAIANNI Concurring-In-Part and Dissenting-In-Part WARREN 103(a) PPG INDUSTRIES INC EXAMINER LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY
1741 Ex Parte Hernandez-Munoa 10/837,961 PER CURIAM 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER CORDRAY, DENNIS R
1765 Ex Parte Anderson et al 11/888,419 PAK 103(a)/non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER COONEY, JOHN M
1772 Ex Parte Young 11/058,528 GUEST 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) Kenneth P. Glynn EXAMINER HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA
1782 Ex Parte Maziers et al 10/535,959 KATZ 103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN
1784 Ex Parte FINDIKOGLU 11/923,232 SCHAFER 102(b)/103(a) LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC EXAMINER LANGMAN, JONATHAN C
1798 Ex Parte Merry 10/561,290 SMITH 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER ORTIZ, ANGELA Y
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Kessen et al 10/902,593 KRIVAK 103(a) IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC EXAMINER TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R
2444 Ex Parte Milstein et al 10/668,438 CHEN 103(a) WESTMAN CHAMPLIN (MICROSOFT CORPORATION) EXAMINER BENGZON, GREG C
2452 Ex Parte Partridge 10/096,193 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) VERIZON LEGAL DEPARTMENT EXAMINER WINDER, PATRICE L
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Roufoogaran et al 11/618,863 ROBERTSON 102(e)/103(a) TKHR (Broadcom) EXAMINER TRAN, JANY
2821 Ex Parte Bateman 10/776,497 DROESCH 102(e)/103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C EXAMINER KARACSONY, ROBERT
2838 Ex Parte Ben-Yaacov 10/989,337 BAUMEISTER 102(b) DR. MARK M. FRIEDMAN EXAMINER PATEL, RAJNIKANT B
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Seretti et al 11/625,067 CRAWFORD 101/103(a) Dickstein Shapiro LLP EXAMINER RETTA, YEHDEGA
3633 Ex Parte GRAFENAUER 11/533,634 McCARTHY 112(2)/103(a) ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. EXAMINER FONSECA, JESSIE T
3651 Ex Parte Buck et al 11/811,846 STAICOVICI 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. Tara Pohlkotte EXAMINER WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R
3667 Ex Parte Euchner et al 11/641,470 LORIN 103(a) PITNEY BOWES INC. EXAMINER CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Hawkins et al 11/133,814 CRAWFORD 112(1)/112(2)/102(b)/103(a) KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLPEXAMINER SUHOL, DMITRY
3736 Ex Parte Pflueger 10/093,774 SAINDON 102(b)/103(a) STOUT, UXA, BUYAN & MULLINS LLP EXAMINER FOREMAN, JONATHAN M
3742 Ex Parte Keegan 10/463,259 ROBERTSON 112(2)/103(a) HOUSTON ELISEEVA EXAMINER ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3734 Ex Parte 7351248 et al Ex parte Centurion Medical Products Corporation, Patent Owner and Appellant 90/009,638 ROBERTSON 103(a) RADER, FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC EXAMINER CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original EXAMINER NGUYEN, VI X
REHEARING
DENIED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1621 Ex Parte 5700460 et al Ex parte BAYER CROPSCIENCE, LP Appellant 90/008,317 LEBOVITZ 103(a) Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC EXAMINER KUNZ, GARY L original EXAMINER BURN, BRIAN M
DENIED
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Hickey et al 10/003,471 LORIN 103(a) MICHAEL O. SCHEINBERG EXAMINER JANVIER, JEAN D
DENIED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3672 Ex Parte 7213656 et al TESCO CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95/001,117 LEBOVITZ 103(a) MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER STEPHENSON, DANIEL P
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Gerrish 11/414,770 BONILLA 103(a) COLOPLAST A/S EXAMINER YU, GINA C
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Buergel et al 10/786,349 WARREN 102(b)/103(a) Elsa Keller EXAMINER MILLER, MICHAEL G
1741 Ex Parte Zobl et al 10/533,560 WARREN 103(a) LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP EXAMINER KEMMERLE III, RUSSELL J
1741 Ex Parte Scobie 12/606,277 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) Manelli Selter PLLC EXAMINER HALPERN, MARK
1778 Ex Parte Schipper 10/762,095 FRANKLIN 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) Faegre Baker Daniels LLP EXAMINER KURTZ, BENJAMIN M
1785 Ex Parte McLeod et al 12/021,646 WARREN 103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER REDDY, SATHAVARAM I
1798 Ex Parte Matsuura et al 10/556,635 SMITH 103(a) KILYK & BOWERSOX, P.L.L.C. EXAMINER ORTIZ, ANGELA Y
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 11/297,302 FRAHM 102(b) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER JACOB, AJITH
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Lim 10/488,657 HUGHES 102(e)/103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER NALVEN, ANDREW L
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Vander Veen et al 10/456,715 WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a) JOHN J. OSKOREP, ESQ. LLC EXAMINER SABOURI, MAZDA
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Stanczak 10/895,717 BARRETT 102(b)/103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER BELLINGER, JASON R
3622 Ex Parte Seretti et al 11/090,379 CRAWFORD 101 Dickstein Shapiro LLP EXAMINER RETTA, YEHDEGA
3635 Ex Parte Collison et al 11/284,178 ASTORINO 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER PAINTER, BRANON C
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Mathews et al 11/139,889 CRAWFORD 101/102(b) THOMPSON COBURN LLP EXAMINER MENDIRATTA, VISHU K
3742 Ex Parte Peterson et al 11/060,937 McCARTHY 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA
3783 Ex Parte Carbonne et al 10/549,570 ASTORINO 102(b)/103(a) YOUNG & THOMPSON EXAMINER COLEMAN, KEITH A
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3662 Ex Parte 6937187 et al SiRF TECHNOLOGY, INC. Requester v. GLOBAL LOCATE, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95/001,376 COCKS 102(b)/103(a) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER ISSING, GREGORY C
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Elder et al 10/929,922 GUEST 103(a) 103(a) CARSTENS & CAHOON, LLP EXAMINER THAKUR, VIREN A
2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Winter et al 10/821,490 KRIVAK 103(a) 112(1)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER HUNTSINGER, PETER K
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Walters et al 11/463,025 WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a) 103(a) Faegre Baker Daniels LLP EXAMINER HANNAHER, CONSTANTINE
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 Ex Parte Sollami 11/264,811 ASTORINO 112(2)/103(a) 112(2)/103(a) JAMES N VIDEBECK EXAMINER SINGH, SUNIL
3694 Ex Parte Segal et al 09/774,768 CRAWFORD 103(a) 103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER ROSEN, ELIZABETH H
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Kleen et al 11/007,492 PRATS 103(a) 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER REMALY, MARK DONALD
AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Classen et al 10/564,433 SMITH 103(a) BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION EXAMINER STINSON, FRANKIE L
1715 Ex Parte Yadav 10/698,564 COLAIANNI Concurring-In-Part and Dissenting-In-Part WARREN 103(a) PPG INDUSTRIES INC EXAMINER LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY
1741 Ex Parte Hernandez-Munoa 10/837,961 PER CURIAM 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER CORDRAY, DENNIS R
1765 Ex Parte Anderson et al 11/888,419 PAK 103(a)/non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER COONEY, JOHN M
1772 Ex Parte Young 11/058,528 GUEST 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) Kenneth P. Glynn EXAMINER HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA
1782 Ex Parte Maziers et al 10/535,959 KATZ 103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN
1784 Ex Parte FINDIKOGLU 11/923,232 SCHAFER 102(b)/103(a) LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC EXAMINER LANGMAN, JONATHAN C
1798 Ex Parte Merry 10/561,290 SMITH 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER ORTIZ, ANGELA Y
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Kessen et al 10/902,593 KRIVAK 103(a) IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC EXAMINER TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R
2444 Ex Parte Milstein et al 10/668,438 CHEN 103(a) WESTMAN CHAMPLIN (MICROSOFT CORPORATION) EXAMINER BENGZON, GREG C
2452 Ex Parte Partridge 10/096,193 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) VERIZON LEGAL DEPARTMENT EXAMINER WINDER, PATRICE L
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Roufoogaran et al 11/618,863 ROBERTSON 102(e)/103(a) TKHR (Broadcom) EXAMINER TRAN, JANY
2821 Ex Parte Bateman 10/776,497 DROESCH 102(e)/103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C EXAMINER KARACSONY, ROBERT
2838 Ex Parte Ben-Yaacov 10/989,337 BAUMEISTER 102(b) DR. MARK M. FRIEDMAN EXAMINER PATEL, RAJNIKANT B
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Seretti et al 11/625,067 CRAWFORD 101/103(a) Dickstein Shapiro LLP EXAMINER RETTA, YEHDEGA
3633 Ex Parte GRAFENAUER 11/533,634 McCARTHY 112(2)/103(a) ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. EXAMINER FONSECA, JESSIE T
3651 Ex Parte Buck et al 11/811,846 STAICOVICI 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. Tara Pohlkotte EXAMINER WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R
3667 Ex Parte Euchner et al 11/641,470 LORIN 103(a) PITNEY BOWES INC. EXAMINER CHEUNG, MARY DA ZHI WANG
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Hawkins et al 11/133,814 CRAWFORD 112(1)/112(2)/102(b)/103(a) KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLPEXAMINER SUHOL, DMITRY
3736 Ex Parte Pflueger 10/093,774 SAINDON 102(b)/103(a) STOUT, UXA, BUYAN & MULLINS LLP EXAMINER FOREMAN, JONATHAN M
3742 Ex Parte Keegan 10/463,259 ROBERTSON 112(2)/103(a) HOUSTON ELISEEVA EXAMINER ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3734 Ex Parte 7351248 et al Ex parte Centurion Medical Products Corporation, Patent Owner and Appellant 90/009,638 ROBERTSON 103(a) RADER, FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC EXAMINER CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original EXAMINER NGUYEN, VI X
REHEARING
DENIED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1621 Ex Parte 5700460 et al Ex parte BAYER CROPSCIENCE, LP Appellant 90/008,317 LEBOVITZ 103(a) Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC EXAMINER KUNZ, GARY L original EXAMINER BURN, BRIAN M
DENIED
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Hickey et al 10/003,471 LORIN 103(a) MICHAEL O. SCHEINBERG EXAMINER JANVIER, JEAN D
DENIED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3672 Ex Parte 7213656 et al TESCO CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95/001,117 LEBOVITZ 103(a) MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER STEPHENSON, DANIEL P
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
howard, dealertrack
REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Sadamitsu et al 10/985,880 KRATZ 103(a) CLARK & BRODY EXAMINER SONG, MATTHEW J
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Richardson et al 10/507,862 KRIVAK 103(a) Joseph S. Tripoli Thomson Licensing Inc. EXAMINER VU, THONG H
2174 Ex Parte Mendel et al 11/177,100 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b) Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC EXAMINER JOHNSON, GRANT D
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Schedivy 10/645,048 COURTENAY 103(a) F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC EXAMINER YENKE, BRIAN P
2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Park et al 10/893,325 JEFFERY 103(a) ROBERT E. BUSHNELL & LAW FIRM EXAMINER WILLIS, RANDAL L
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Lindfors et al 11/658,542 GRIMES 103(a) Mark P. Stone EXAMINER CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Gazdic et al 10/119,663 KAUFFMAN 103(a) NIXON PEABODY LLP EXAMINER BUMGARNER, MELBA N
3721 Ex Parte Lang et al 10/189,798 CLARKE 103(a) VENABLE LLP EXAMINER DURAND, PAUL R
3737 Ex Parte Maschke et al 11/489,878 PRATS 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER KISH, JAMES M
3742 Ex Parte Kottilingam et al 11/036,991 McCARTHY 103(a) Siemens Corporation EXAMINER HEINRICH, SAMUEL M
3752 Ex Parte Burghaus et al 11/439,660 KAUFFMAN 102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773 Ex Parte Hedman 10/371,826 FRANKLIN 103(a) 103(a) KELLY LOWRY & KELLEY, LLP EXAMINER CHORBAJI, MONZER R
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Cross et al 10/323,272 DANG 102(e) 102(e) GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. c/o Williams, Morgan & Amerson EXAMINER RIAD, AMINE
2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Seeger et al 10/886,910 Per Curiam 102(e) 102(e) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER ROSARIO, DENNIS
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Heruth et al 10/873,764 SCHEINER 103(a) 103(a) MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. EXAMINER VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG
3771 Ex Parte Pidcock 11/274,361 ASTORINO 102(b) 102(b)/103(a) DESIGN IP, P.C. EXAMINER DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA
The Examiner also determines that “it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to make the flexible massaging element of one piece.” Ans. 5 (citing to Howard v. Detroit Stove Works, 150 U.S. 164 (1893)).
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1725 Ex Parte 7049546 et al THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY Requester and Appellant v. Patent of ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95/000,205 PER CURIAM 112(2)/112(1)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 112(2)/112(1) GEORGE R. CORRIGAN CORRIGAN LAW OFFICE EXAMINER DEB, ANJAN K original EXAMINER SHAW, CLIFFORD C
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte INGVOLDSTAD 12/566,038 BONILLA 103(a) GE HEALTHCARE, INC. EXAMINER KUMAR, SHAILENDRA
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Liu et al 11/940,539 SMITH 103(a) HONEYWELL/UOP EXAMINER WOOD, ELIZABETH D
1762 Ex Parte Teschner 10/565,701 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) JOHNS MANVILLE EXAMINER MULCAHY, PETER D
1767 Ex Parte Li 11/447,581 PER CURIAM 103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER GODENSCHWAGER, PETER F
1772 Ex Parte JUENKE et al 11/531,994 GARRIS 102(b)/103(a) (Weatherford) Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP EXAMINER GONZALEZ, MADELINE
1775 Ex Parte Morton et al 11/351,024 GARRIS 102(b)/103(a) INFINEUM USA L.P. EXAMINER HINES, LATOSHA D
1782 Ex Parte Shilling et al 10/931,534 COLAIANNI 102(b)/103(a) ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. EXAMINER THAKUR, VIREN A
1787 Ex Parte Abe et al 12/226,042 McKELVEY 103(a)/112(2) Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/Ann Arbor EXAMINER HUANG, CHENG YUAN
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Harvey et al 10/648,140 COURTENAY 103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER LEWIS, ALICIA M
2179 Ex Parte Conally et al 10/400,051 PER CURIUM 103(a) Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global EXAMINER BECKER, SHASHI KAMALA
2181 Ex Parte Glenn et al 10/225,329 WEINBERG 102(e)/103(a) MISSION/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER UNELUS, ERNEST
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Molaro et al 10/402,167 HUGHES 102(e)/103(a) Jonathan O. Owens HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP EXAMINER GEE, JASON KAI YIN
2439 Ex Parte Gimenez 10/367,657 THOMAS 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER SIMITOSKI, MICHAEL J
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Hayem et al 10/733,861 HOMERE 103(a) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD EXAMINER CASCA, FRED A
2618 Ex Parte Biundo et al 10/392,562 BAUMEISTER 102(a)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER LU, ZHIYU
2618 Ex Parte Luers 10/562,348 MORGAN 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER HUANG, WEN WU
2627 Ex Parte Duong 10/867,330 MORGAN 101/112(1)/112(2) Henri Duong EXAMINER LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY
Moreover, claim 7 is so manifestly abstract as to preempt the fundamental concept or idea of recording printing materials in recording materials, thus foreclosing innovation in this area. See Dealertrack, Inc. v. Huber, ___ F.3d ___, 2012 WL 164439 at *16, No. 2009-1566, slip op. at *35 (Fed. Cir. 2012). Claim 7, being manifestly abstract, is therefore not patentable subject matter. See Dealertrack, ___ F.3d at ___, 2012 WL 164439 at *14, No. 2009-1566, slip op. at *30.
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Cabral et al 10/989,639 JEFFERY 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC EXAMINER PHAM, THANHHA S
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte MacLennan 11/534,131 KAUFFMAN 103(a) VENABLE, CAMPILLO, LOGAN & MEANEY, P.C. EXAMINER EPPS, TODD MICHAEL
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Miller et al 10/935,389 PRATS 103(a) VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. Richard A. Arrett EXAMINER SONNETT, KATHLEEN C
3735 Ex Parte Grace 11/436,258 FRANKLIN 103(a) RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. EXAMINER GILBERT, SAMUEL G
3737 Ex Parte Hsieh et al 10/243,057 MILLS 102(e)/103(a) GE HEALTHCARE c/o FLETCHER YODER, PC EXAMINER Lauritzen, Amanda
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Sadamitsu et al 10/985,880 KRATZ 103(a) CLARK & BRODY EXAMINER SONG, MATTHEW J
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Richardson et al 10/507,862 KRIVAK 103(a) Joseph S. Tripoli Thomson Licensing Inc. EXAMINER VU, THONG H
2174 Ex Parte Mendel et al 11/177,100 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b) Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC EXAMINER JOHNSON, GRANT D
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Schedivy 10/645,048 COURTENAY 103(a) F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC EXAMINER YENKE, BRIAN P
2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Park et al 10/893,325 JEFFERY 103(a) ROBERT E. BUSHNELL & LAW FIRM EXAMINER WILLIS, RANDAL L
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Lindfors et al 11/658,542 GRIMES 103(a) Mark P. Stone EXAMINER CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Gazdic et al 10/119,663 KAUFFMAN 103(a) NIXON PEABODY LLP EXAMINER BUMGARNER, MELBA N
3721 Ex Parte Lang et al 10/189,798 CLARKE 103(a) VENABLE LLP EXAMINER DURAND, PAUL R
3737 Ex Parte Maschke et al 11/489,878 PRATS 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER KISH, JAMES M
3742 Ex Parte Kottilingam et al 11/036,991 McCARTHY 103(a) Siemens Corporation EXAMINER HEINRICH, SAMUEL M
3752 Ex Parte Burghaus et al 11/439,660 KAUFFMAN 102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER CERNOCH, STEVEN MICHAEL
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773 Ex Parte Hedman 10/371,826 FRANKLIN 103(a) 103(a) KELLY LOWRY & KELLEY, LLP EXAMINER CHORBAJI, MONZER R
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Cross et al 10/323,272 DANG 102(e) 102(e) GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. c/o Williams, Morgan & Amerson EXAMINER RIAD, AMINE
2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Seeger et al 10/886,910 Per Curiam 102(e) 102(e) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER ROSARIO, DENNIS
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Heruth et al 10/873,764 SCHEINER 103(a) 103(a) MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. EXAMINER VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG
3771 Ex Parte Pidcock 11/274,361 ASTORINO 102(b) 102(b)/103(a) DESIGN IP, P.C. EXAMINER DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA
The Examiner also determines that “it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to make the flexible massaging element of one piece.” Ans. 5 (citing to Howard v. Detroit Stove Works, 150 U.S. 164 (1893)).
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1725 Ex Parte 7049546 et al THE LINCOLN ELECTRIC COMPANY Requester and Appellant v. Patent of ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95/000,205 PER CURIAM 112(2)/112(1)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 112(2)/112(1) GEORGE R. CORRIGAN CORRIGAN LAW OFFICE EXAMINER DEB, ANJAN K original EXAMINER SHAW, CLIFFORD C
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte INGVOLDSTAD 12/566,038 BONILLA 103(a) GE HEALTHCARE, INC. EXAMINER KUMAR, SHAILENDRA
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Liu et al 11/940,539 SMITH 103(a) HONEYWELL/UOP EXAMINER WOOD, ELIZABETH D
1762 Ex Parte Teschner 10/565,701 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) JOHNS MANVILLE EXAMINER MULCAHY, PETER D
1767 Ex Parte Li 11/447,581 PER CURIAM 103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER GODENSCHWAGER, PETER F
1772 Ex Parte JUENKE et al 11/531,994 GARRIS 102(b)/103(a) (Weatherford) Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP EXAMINER GONZALEZ, MADELINE
1775 Ex Parte Morton et al 11/351,024 GARRIS 102(b)/103(a) INFINEUM USA L.P. EXAMINER HINES, LATOSHA D
1782 Ex Parte Shilling et al 10/931,534 COLAIANNI 102(b)/103(a) ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. EXAMINER THAKUR, VIREN A
1787 Ex Parte Abe et al 12/226,042 McKELVEY 103(a)/112(2) Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/Ann Arbor EXAMINER HUANG, CHENG YUAN
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Harvey et al 10/648,140 COURTENAY 103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER LEWIS, ALICIA M
2179 Ex Parte Conally et al 10/400,051 PER CURIUM 103(a) Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global EXAMINER BECKER, SHASHI KAMALA
2181 Ex Parte Glenn et al 10/225,329 WEINBERG 102(e)/103(a) MISSION/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER UNELUS, ERNEST
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Molaro et al 10/402,167 HUGHES 102(e)/103(a) Jonathan O. Owens HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP EXAMINER GEE, JASON KAI YIN
2439 Ex Parte Gimenez 10/367,657 THOMAS 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER SIMITOSKI, MICHAEL J
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Hayem et al 10/733,861 HOMERE 103(a) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD EXAMINER CASCA, FRED A
2618 Ex Parte Biundo et al 10/392,562 BAUMEISTER 102(a)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER LU, ZHIYU
2618 Ex Parte Luers 10/562,348 MORGAN 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER HUANG, WEN WU
2627 Ex Parte Duong 10/867,330 MORGAN 101/112(1)/112(2) Henri Duong EXAMINER LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY
Moreover, claim 7 is so manifestly abstract as to preempt the fundamental concept or idea of recording printing materials in recording materials, thus foreclosing innovation in this area. See Dealertrack, Inc. v. Huber, ___ F.3d ___, 2012 WL 164439 at *16, No. 2009-1566, slip op. at *35 (Fed. Cir. 2012). Claim 7, being manifestly abstract, is therefore not patentable subject matter. See Dealertrack, ___ F.3d at ___, 2012 WL 164439 at *14, No. 2009-1566, slip op. at *30.
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Cabral et al 10/989,639 JEFFERY 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC EXAMINER PHAM, THANHHA S
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte MacLennan 11/534,131 KAUFFMAN 103(a) VENABLE, CAMPILLO, LOGAN & MEANEY, P.C. EXAMINER EPPS, TODD MICHAEL
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Miller et al 10/935,389 PRATS 103(a) VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. Richard A. Arrett EXAMINER SONNETT, KATHLEEN C
3735 Ex Parte Grace 11/436,258 FRANKLIN 103(a) RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. EXAMINER GILBERT, SAMUEL G
3737 Ex Parte Hsieh et al 10/243,057 MILLS 102(e)/103(a) GE HEALTHCARE c/o FLETCHER YODER, PC EXAMINER Lauritzen, Amanda
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
REVERSED
Ex Parte Abramson et al
Ex Parte Agee et al
Ex Parte Apperson et al
Ex Parte Blythe et al
Ex Parte Bradshaw et al
Ex Parte Choudary et al
Ex Parte Fujikawa et al
Ex Parte Groenendaal
Ex Parte 6594565 et al
Ex Parte Kotera
Ex Parte Kuczynski et al
Ex Parte Leimkuhler
Ex Parte Makofsky
Ex Parte Minoguchi et al
Ex Parte 7334846 et al
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Ex Parte Bodin et al
Ex Parte Daly et al
Ex Parte Gannoe et al
Ex Parte Hsu
Ex Parte Sandberg
Ex Parte Smaldone et al
AFFIRMED
Ex Parte Basilier et al
Ex Parte Bodin et al
Ex Parte Bose
Ex Parte Cohen
Ex Parte Eroz et al
Ex Parte Gerber
Ex Parte Goldman et al
Ex Parte Herman et al
Ex Parte Inoue et al
Ex Parte Johanson et al
Ex Parte Joyce et al
Ex Parte Keohane et al
Ex Parte Kim et al
Ex Parte Koch et al
Ex Parte Kotera
Ex Parte Kurzweil et al
Ex Parte Muller
Ex Parte Ohnishi et al
Ex Parte Onion
Ex Parte Russell et al
Ex Parte Welsh et al
Ex Parte Zhuk et al
Ex Parte Abramson et al
Ex Parte Agee et al
Ex Parte Apperson et al
Ex Parte Blythe et al
Ex Parte Bradshaw et al
Ex Parte Choudary et al
Ex Parte Fujikawa et al
Ex Parte Groenendaal
Ex Parte 6594565 et al
Ex Parte Kotera
Ex Parte Kuczynski et al
Ex Parte Leimkuhler
Ex Parte Makofsky
Ex Parte Minoguchi et al
Ex Parte 7334846 et al
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Ex Parte Bodin et al
Ex Parte Daly et al
Ex Parte Gannoe et al
Ex Parte Hsu
Ex Parte Sandberg
Ex Parte Smaldone et al
AFFIRMED
Ex Parte Basilier et al
Ex Parte Bodin et al
Ex Parte Bose
Ex Parte Cohen
Ex Parte Eroz et al
Ex Parte Gerber
Ex Parte Goldman et al
Ex Parte Herman et al
Ex Parte Inoue et al
Ex Parte Johanson et al
Ex Parte Joyce et al
Ex Parte Keohane et al
Ex Parte Kim et al
Ex Parte Koch et al
Ex Parte Kotera
Ex Parte Kurzweil et al
Ex Parte Muller
Ex Parte Ohnishi et al
Ex Parte Onion
Ex Parte Russell et al
Ex Parte Welsh et al
Ex Parte Zhuk et al
Monday, February 27, 2012
REVERSED
Ex Parte Chen et al
Ex Parte Chen et al
Ex Parte Eberhart et al
Ex Parte EMMELMANN
Ex Parte De Jong
Ex Parte Mitsui et al
Ex Parte Suzuki et al
Ex Parte Suzuki et al
Ex Parte Wilson et al
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Ex Parte Sauciuc et al
Ex Parte 6554446 et al
AFFIRMED
Ex Parte Bouzekri
Ex Parte Braunecker et al
Ex Parte Eschke et al
Ex Parte Kegel
Ex Parte Lee
Ex Parte Lobregt
Ex Parte Long et al
Ex Parte Pitts
Ex Parte Schilling
REHEARING
Ex Parte 6623381 et al
Ex Parte Chen et al
Ex Parte Chen et al
Ex Parte Eberhart et al
Ex Parte EMMELMANN
Ex Parte De Jong
Ex Parte Mitsui et al
Ex Parte Suzuki et al
Ex Parte Suzuki et al
Ex Parte Wilson et al
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Ex Parte Sauciuc et al
Ex Parte 6554446 et al
AFFIRMED
Ex Parte Bouzekri
Ex Parte Braunecker et al
Ex Parte Eschke et al
Ex Parte Kegel
Ex Parte Lee
Ex Parte Lobregt
Ex Parte Long et al
Ex Parte Pitts
Ex Parte Schilling
REHEARING
Ex Parte 6623381 et al
Friday, February 24, 2012
falko-gunter
REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Mishra 11/494,166 McCOLLUM 112(1) KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP EXAMINER SAUCIER, SANDRA E
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Gorthy et al 09/942,834 BARRY 103(a) IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. EXAMINER COONEY, ADAM A
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2858 Ex Parte Nair 11/582,069 STEPHENS 103(a) Delphi Technologies, Inc. EXAMINER NATALINI, JEFF WILLIAM
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Song 11/716,256 McCOLLUM 102(b)/103(a) Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC EXAMINER HAYES, KRISTEN C
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Hueil et al 11/711,979 CALVE 103(a) K&L Gates LLP EXAMINER CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C
3731 Ex Parte Tischler et al 11/753,829 FREDMAN 103(a) VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. EXAMINER MILES, JONATHAN WADE
3732 Ex Parte Wyllie et al 11/536,724 COCKS 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER SINGH, SUNIL K
3733 Ex Parte Jacobs et al 10/746,749 SCHEINER 102(b)/103(a) Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP EXAMINER HOFFMAN, MARY C
3739 Ex Parte MULIER et al 11/966,769 GRIMES 102(b)/103(a) Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) EXAMINER COHEN, LEE S
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1642 Ex Parte Chiang et al 11/155,288 MILLS 112(1) 112(1) Davis Wright Tremaine LLP/MannKind Corporation EXAMINER HALVORSON, MARK
(1) [E]xamples are not necessary to support the adequacy of a written description[;] (2) the written description standard may be met . . . even where actual reduction to practice of an invention is absent; and (3) there is no per se rule that an adequate written description of an invention that involves a biological macromolecule must contain a recitation of known structure. Falko-Gunter Falkner v. Inglis, 448 F.3d 1357, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2006).
2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Che et al 11/542,354 SIU 102(b) 102(b) HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP EXAMINER WONG, KIN C
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Whitman 10/127,310 FREDMAN 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) Tyco Healthcare Group LP d/b/a Covidien EXAMINER LEUBECKER, JOHN P
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte De Simone 11/576,130 ADAMS 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Koivisto et al 11/007,028 DIXON 103(a) Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP EXAMINER SALOMON, PHENUEL S
2174 Ex Parte Lyudovyk et al 11/374,444 WINSOR 102(e)/103(a) HAMILTON & TERRILE, LLP EXAMINER JOHNSON, GRANT D
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Watanabe 10/398,907 RUGGIERO 102(e)/103(a) RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC EXAMINER LIN, WEN TAI
2600 Communications
2626 Ex Parte Krishnan 10/858,578 MORGAN 103(a) Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP EXAMINER SAINT CYR, LEONARD
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Gertner 11/142,599 McCARTHY 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) MEREK, BLACKMON & VOORHEES, LLC EXAMINER MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Schutz 10/977,616 CALVE 103(a) LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP EXAMINER FRANCIS, FAYE
REHEARING
DENIED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Watts et al 10/837,106 DIXON 102(e)/102(b)/obviousness-type double patenting TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED EXAMINER AUVE, GLENN ALLEN
DENIED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2874 Ex Parte 6,868,220 et al PANDUIT CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS Patent Owner and Respondent 95/000,412 LEBOVITZ 102(b)/103(a)/112(2) MERCHANT & GOULD PC EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER PALMER, PHAN T H
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Mishra 11/494,166 McCOLLUM 112(1) KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP EXAMINER SAUCIER, SANDRA E
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Gorthy et al 09/942,834 BARRY 103(a) IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. EXAMINER COONEY, ADAM A
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2858 Ex Parte Nair 11/582,069 STEPHENS 103(a) Delphi Technologies, Inc. EXAMINER NATALINI, JEFF WILLIAM
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Song 11/716,256 McCOLLUM 102(b)/103(a) Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC EXAMINER HAYES, KRISTEN C
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Hueil et al 11/711,979 CALVE 103(a) K&L Gates LLP EXAMINER CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C
3731 Ex Parte Tischler et al 11/753,829 FREDMAN 103(a) VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. EXAMINER MILES, JONATHAN WADE
3732 Ex Parte Wyllie et al 11/536,724 COCKS 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER SINGH, SUNIL K
3733 Ex Parte Jacobs et al 10/746,749 SCHEINER 102(b)/103(a) Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP EXAMINER HOFFMAN, MARY C
3739 Ex Parte MULIER et al 11/966,769 GRIMES 102(b)/103(a) Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) EXAMINER COHEN, LEE S
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1642 Ex Parte Chiang et al 11/155,288 MILLS 112(1) 112(1) Davis Wright Tremaine LLP/MannKind Corporation EXAMINER HALVORSON, MARK
(1) [E]xamples are not necessary to support the adequacy of a written description[;] (2) the written description standard may be met . . . even where actual reduction to practice of an invention is absent; and (3) there is no per se rule that an adequate written description of an invention that involves a biological macromolecule must contain a recitation of known structure. Falko-Gunter Falkner v. Inglis, 448 F.3d 1357, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2006).
2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Che et al 11/542,354 SIU 102(b) 102(b) HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP EXAMINER WONG, KIN C
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Whitman 10/127,310 FREDMAN 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) Tyco Healthcare Group LP d/b/a Covidien EXAMINER LEUBECKER, JOHN P
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte De Simone 11/576,130 ADAMS 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Koivisto et al 11/007,028 DIXON 103(a) Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP EXAMINER SALOMON, PHENUEL S
2174 Ex Parte Lyudovyk et al 11/374,444 WINSOR 102(e)/103(a) HAMILTON & TERRILE, LLP EXAMINER JOHNSON, GRANT D
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Watanabe 10/398,907 RUGGIERO 102(e)/103(a) RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC EXAMINER LIN, WEN TAI
2600 Communications
2626 Ex Parte Krishnan 10/858,578 MORGAN 103(a) Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP EXAMINER SAINT CYR, LEONARD
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Gertner 11/142,599 McCARTHY 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) MEREK, BLACKMON & VOORHEES, LLC EXAMINER MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Schutz 10/977,616 CALVE 103(a) LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP EXAMINER FRANCIS, FAYE
REHEARING
DENIED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Watts et al 10/837,106 DIXON 102(e)/102(b)/obviousness-type double patenting TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED EXAMINER AUVE, GLENN ALLEN
DENIED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2874 Ex Parte 6,868,220 et al PANDUIT CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS Patent Owner and Respondent 95/000,412 LEBOVITZ 102(b)/103(a)/112(2) MERCHANT & GOULD PC EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER PALMER, PHAN T H
Thursday, February 23, 2012
thorner
REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Takigawa et al 11/707,008 WALSH 102(b)/103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Evans et al 11/823,993 LORIN 112(2)/103(a) MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP HARTFORD EXAMINER DELCOTTO, GREGORY R
1763 Ex Parte Krause et al 12/009,873 SMITH 103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER LEONARD, MICHAEL L
1778 Ex Parte Rosenblatt et al 11/625,397 SMITH 103(a) JOEL I. ROSENBLATT EXAMINER ANDERSON, DENISE R
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2192 Ex Parte LaFontaine 10/333,655 POTHIER 102(e)/103(a) ARTHUR G. SCHAIER CARMODY & TORRANCE LLP EXAMINER DAO, THUY CHAN
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte Ferri et al 10/718,064 DIXON 102(e)/103(a) IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. EXAMINER TRAN, ELLEN C
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Nyland 10/848,829 McCARTHY 102(b)/103(a) Merchant & Gould P.C. EXAMINER POON, PETER M
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Howland et al 10/145,840 WALSH 103(a) FULWIDER PATTON LLP EXAMINER SZMAL, BRIAN SCOTT
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte Takigawa et al 11/383,889 SMITH 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) LAUBSCHER & LAUBSCHER, P.C. EXAMINER JUSKA, CHERYL ANN
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Brunedal et al 11/907,965 BARRETT 103(a) 103(a) NOVAK, DRUCE + QUIGG L.L.P. - PERGO EXAMINER WENDELL, MARK R
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Warkentine et al 11/752,105 FREDMAN 101/102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP EXAMINER HOBAN, MELISSA A
3774 Ex Parte LAZZARA et al 09/237,605 HORNER 103(a) 103(a) NIXON PEABODY, LLP EXAMINER PREBILIC, PAUL B
REEXAMINATION
REVERSED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2603 Ex Parte 5388101 et al Ex parte EON Corp. IP Holdings, LLC, Appellant and Patent Owner 90/010,383 TURNER 103(a) DAFFER MCDANIEL LLP EXAMINER FOSTER, ROLAND G original EXAMINER CHIN, WELLINGTON
REVERSED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2172 Ex Parte 6,253,216 et al Ex parte Tele-Publishing, Inc., Appellant and Patent Owner 90/010,792 TURNER 102(e)/103(a) NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP EXAMINER ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original EXAMINER KINDRED, ALFORD W
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Fisch 10/381,225 MILLS 103(a) Ira J Schaefer , Esq. Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. EXAMINER JAGOE, DONNA A
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Blacker et al NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC 11/482,103 SMITH 103(a) EXAMINER BURKHART, ELIZABETH A
1774 Ex Parte McCLANAHAN et al 11/954,281 SMITH 103(a) HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC BASF CORPORATION EXAMINER JANCA, ANDREW JOSEPH
1777 Ex Parte Beplate 10/387,854 SMITH 103(a) Thompson E. Fehr EXAMINER MENON, KRISHNAN S
3723 Ex Parte Dilger et al 10/858,654 HORNER 103(a) COLLARD & ROE, P.C. EXAMINER REDDING, DAVID A
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Witecha 11/043,179 PER CURIAM 103(a) LOWE HAUPTMAN HAM & BERNER, LLP EXAMINER BATTULA, PRADEEP CHOUDARY
And even assuming that were so, this mere description of Appellant’s preferred embodiment would not be a clear and unmistakable disclaimer of the plain meaning of “mailer” given above.
See Thorner v. Sony Computer, No. 2011-1114, slip op. at 7 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 1, 2012) (“It is likewise not enough that the only embodiments, or all of the embodiments, contain a particular limitation. We do not read limitations from the specification into claims; we do not redefine words. Only the patentee can do that. To constitute disclaimer, there must be a clear and unmistakable disclaimer.”).
3764 Ex Parte Osborn et al 11/651,746 SCHEINER 102(b)/103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER ANDERSON, CATHARINE L
3764 Ex Parte Wheeler et al 11/800,343 ADAMS 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER ANDERSON, CATHARINE L
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Takigawa et al 11/707,008 WALSH 102(b)/103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Evans et al 11/823,993 LORIN 112(2)/103(a) MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP HARTFORD EXAMINER DELCOTTO, GREGORY R
1763 Ex Parte Krause et al 12/009,873 SMITH 103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER LEONARD, MICHAEL L
1778 Ex Parte Rosenblatt et al 11/625,397 SMITH 103(a) JOEL I. ROSENBLATT EXAMINER ANDERSON, DENISE R
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2192 Ex Parte LaFontaine 10/333,655 POTHIER 102(e)/103(a) ARTHUR G. SCHAIER CARMODY & TORRANCE LLP EXAMINER DAO, THUY CHAN
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte Ferri et al 10/718,064 DIXON 102(e)/103(a) IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. EXAMINER TRAN, ELLEN C
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Nyland 10/848,829 McCARTHY 102(b)/103(a) Merchant & Gould P.C. EXAMINER POON, PETER M
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Howland et al 10/145,840 WALSH 103(a) FULWIDER PATTON LLP EXAMINER SZMAL, BRIAN SCOTT
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte Takigawa et al 11/383,889 SMITH 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) LAUBSCHER & LAUBSCHER, P.C. EXAMINER JUSKA, CHERYL ANN
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Brunedal et al 11/907,965 BARRETT 103(a) 103(a) NOVAK, DRUCE + QUIGG L.L.P. - PERGO EXAMINER WENDELL, MARK R
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Warkentine et al 11/752,105 FREDMAN 101/102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP EXAMINER HOBAN, MELISSA A
3774 Ex Parte LAZZARA et al 09/237,605 HORNER 103(a) 103(a) NIXON PEABODY, LLP EXAMINER PREBILIC, PAUL B
REEXAMINATION
REVERSED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2603 Ex Parte 5388101 et al Ex parte EON Corp. IP Holdings, LLC, Appellant and Patent Owner 90/010,383 TURNER 103(a) DAFFER MCDANIEL LLP EXAMINER FOSTER, ROLAND G original EXAMINER CHIN, WELLINGTON
REVERSED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2172 Ex Parte 6,253,216 et al Ex parte Tele-Publishing, Inc., Appellant and Patent Owner 90/010,792 TURNER 102(e)/103(a) NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP EXAMINER ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original EXAMINER KINDRED, ALFORD W
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Fisch 10/381,225 MILLS 103(a) Ira J Schaefer , Esq. Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. EXAMINER JAGOE, DONNA A
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Blacker et al NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC 11/482,103 SMITH 103(a) EXAMINER BURKHART, ELIZABETH A
1774 Ex Parte McCLANAHAN et al 11/954,281 SMITH 103(a) HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC BASF CORPORATION EXAMINER JANCA, ANDREW JOSEPH
1777 Ex Parte Beplate 10/387,854 SMITH 103(a) Thompson E. Fehr EXAMINER MENON, KRISHNAN S
3723 Ex Parte Dilger et al 10/858,654 HORNER 103(a) COLLARD & ROE, P.C. EXAMINER REDDING, DAVID A
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Witecha 11/043,179 PER CURIAM 103(a) LOWE HAUPTMAN HAM & BERNER, LLP EXAMINER BATTULA, PRADEEP CHOUDARY
And even assuming that were so, this mere description of Appellant’s preferred embodiment would not be a clear and unmistakable disclaimer of the plain meaning of “mailer” given above.
See Thorner v. Sony Computer, No. 2011-1114, slip op. at 7 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 1, 2012) (“It is likewise not enough that the only embodiments, or all of the embodiments, contain a particular limitation. We do not read limitations from the specification into claims; we do not redefine words. Only the patentee can do that. To constitute disclaimer, there must be a clear and unmistakable disclaimer.”).
3764 Ex Parte Osborn et al 11/651,746 SCHEINER 102(b)/103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER ANDERSON, CATHARINE L
3764 Ex Parte Wheeler et al 11/800,343 ADAMS 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER ANDERSON, CATHARINE L
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