REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Code 12/012,297 WALSH 103(a) Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. CHOI, FRANK I
“The Patent Office has the initial duty of supplying the factual basis for its rejection. It may not . . . resort to speculation, unfounded assumptions or hindsight reconstruction to supply deficiencies” in the cited references. In re Warner, 379 F.2d 1011, 1017 (CCPA 1967).
Warner, In re, 379 F.2d 1011, 154 USPQ 173 (CCPA 1967) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2142
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Nordness et al 10/316,964 GRIMES 102(e)/103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. KIDWELL, MICHELE M
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Bena et al 11/714,935 HOMERE 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) CANTOR COLBURN LLP IMAS, VLADIMIR
AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Yoo et al 11/466,922 GAUDETTE 103(a) DUANE MORRIS LLP (TSMC) DHINGRA, RAKESH KUMAR
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Wachtfogel et al 11/599,216 NAPPI 112(1)/102(b) Husch Blackwell LLP SHELEHEDA, JAMES R
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Baumgartner et al 11/866,110 ZECHER 101/102(b) IBM CORPORATION ENGLUND, TERRY LEE
The Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, predecessor court to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, held that “[e]ach case is determined on its own merits. In reviewing specific rejections of specific claims, this court does not consider allowed claims in other applications or patents.” In re Gyurik, 596 F.2d 1012, 1018 n. 15 (CCPA 1979) (citations omitted).
Monday, May 7, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
REVERSED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Andruszkiewicz et al 10/865,539 HOMERE 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SAVLA, ARPAN P
AFFIRMED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2188 Ex Parte Irish et al 11/297,312 KUMAR 102(b) IBM Corporation TRAN, DENISE
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Hyndman et al 10/863,946 HOMERE 102(e)/103(a) Anderson Gorecki & Manaras, LLP ZECHER, CORDELIA P K
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte KAMPA et al 11/470,488 FREDMAN 103(a) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC MEDWAY, SCOTT J
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Andruszkiewicz et al 10/865,539 HOMERE 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SAVLA, ARPAN P
AFFIRMED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2188 Ex Parte Irish et al 11/297,312 KUMAR 102(b) IBM Corporation TRAN, DENISE
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Hyndman et al 10/863,946 HOMERE 102(e)/103(a) Anderson Gorecki & Manaras, LLP ZECHER, CORDELIA P K
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte KAMPA et al 11/470,488 FREDMAN 103(a) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC MEDWAY, SCOTT J
Thursday, May 3, 2012
REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Ferris et al 10/836,516 GAUDETTE 112(1)/103(a) CANTOR COLBURN LLP DHINGRA, RAKESH KUMAR
1726 Ex Parte Tamura et al 11/234,239 HOUSEL 102(b)/103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LEWIS, BEN
1774 Ex Parte Steuerwald et al 10/515,306 GAUDETTE 103(a) BACON & THOMAS, PLLC RAMDHANIE, BOBBY
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Trantow 10/280,889 WINSOR 102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP SALL, EL HADJI MALICK
It has been suggested that “[a] claim drawn to such a computer readable medium that covers both transitory and non-transitory embodiments may be amended to narrow the claim to cover only statutory embodiments to avoid a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 101 by adding the limitation ‘non-transitory’ to the claim.” David J. Kappos, Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media, 1351 OFF. GAZ. PAT. OFFICE 212 (Feb. 23, 2010).
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Fulton et al 10/839,112 MILLS 103(a) WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC SZMAL, BRIAN SCOTT
AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Deka 11/711,495 OWENS 102(e)/103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. CHRISS, JENNIFER A
1787 Ex Parte Brown 11/157,617 GAUDETTE 103(a)/112(1)/112(2) E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY FREEMAN, JOHN D
1787 Ex Parte Brown 11/195,325 GAUDETTE 102(e)/103(a)/112(2) E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY FREEMAN, JOHN D
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Ferris et al 10/836,516 GAUDETTE 112(1)/103(a) CANTOR COLBURN LLP DHINGRA, RAKESH KUMAR
1726 Ex Parte Tamura et al 11/234,239 HOUSEL 102(b)/103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LEWIS, BEN
1774 Ex Parte Steuerwald et al 10/515,306 GAUDETTE 103(a) BACON & THOMAS, PLLC RAMDHANIE, BOBBY
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Trantow 10/280,889 WINSOR 102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP SALL, EL HADJI MALICK
It has been suggested that “[a] claim drawn to such a computer readable medium that covers both transitory and non-transitory embodiments may be amended to narrow the claim to cover only statutory embodiments to avoid a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 101 by adding the limitation ‘non-transitory’ to the claim.” David J. Kappos, Subject Matter Eligibility of Computer Readable Media, 1351 OFF. GAZ. PAT. OFFICE 212 (Feb. 23, 2010).
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Fulton et al 10/839,112 MILLS 103(a) WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC SZMAL, BRIAN SCOTT
AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Deka 11/711,495 OWENS 102(e)/103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. CHRISS, JENNIFER A
1787 Ex Parte Brown 11/157,617 GAUDETTE 103(a)/112(1)/112(2) E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY FREEMAN, JOHN D
1787 Ex Parte Brown 11/195,325 GAUDETTE 102(e)/103(a)/112(2) E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY FREEMAN, JOHN D
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
REVERSED
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 Ex Parte Haacke et al 10/503,426 GONSALVES 103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER MIDKIFF, ANASTASIA
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Linford et al 10/847,640 SAINDON 112(1)/112(2)/102(a,b)/103(a) BRIAN C. KUNZLER EXAMINER SAFAVI, MICHAEL
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Elahi et al 10/842,960 KAUFFMAN 102(b)/103(a) KEIVAN RAZAVI EXAMINER PATEL, TAJASH D
AFFIRMED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Davis et al 10/052,250 DESHPANDE 103(a) 103(a) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, CHAU T
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte DelMonego et al 11/266,557 TURNER 103(a) 103(a) Siemens Corporation EXAMINER FUELLING, MICHAEL
REHEARING
DENIED
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Chan et al 11/428,607 KIM 103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER HAYLES, ASHFORD S
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 Ex Parte Haacke et al 10/503,426 GONSALVES 103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER MIDKIFF, ANASTASIA
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Linford et al 10/847,640 SAINDON 112(1)/112(2)/102(a,b)/103(a) BRIAN C. KUNZLER EXAMINER SAFAVI, MICHAEL
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Elahi et al 10/842,960 KAUFFMAN 102(b)/103(a) KEIVAN RAZAVI EXAMINER PATEL, TAJASH D
AFFIRMED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Davis et al 10/052,250 DESHPANDE 103(a) 103(a) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, CHAU T
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte DelMonego et al 11/266,557 TURNER 103(a) 103(a) Siemens Corporation EXAMINER FUELLING, MICHAEL
REHEARING
DENIED
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Chan et al 11/428,607 KIM 103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER HAYLES, ASHFORD S
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1625 Ex Parte Talasila et al 10/510,064 GREEN 112(1)/103(a) DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, INC. EXAMINER CHANG, CELIA C
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Yamazaki et al 10/638,326 TIMM 103(a) OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC EXAMINER LEWIS, BEN
1733 Ex Parte SUGITATSU et al 12/543,798 PER CURIAM 112(1) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE
1736 Ex Parte Miller 11/387,307 SMITH 103(a) HONEYWELL/UOP EXAMINER RUMP, RICHARD M
1746 Ex Parte Colson et al 11/228,445 KRATZ 103(a) DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP EXAMINER LEE, JAEYUN
1747 Ex Parte Nakano et al 12/326,257 NAGUMO 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER SHEH, ANTHONY H
1783 Ex Parte Flanigan et al 09/974,710 GARRIS 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER SIMONE, CATHERINE A
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Chen et al 10/703,021 HUGHES 102(b)/103(a) DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER BELOUSOV, ANDREY
2165 Ex Parte Vos et al 09/990,770 KRIVAK 103(a) Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP c/o CPA Global EXAMINER HICKS, MICHAEL J
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Onomatsu 10/830,345 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b)/103(a) OSHA LIANG L.L.P. EXAMINER EKPO, NNENNA NGOZI
2434 Ex Parte Kasamura 10/986,306 WINSOR 103(a) Studebaker & Brackett PC EXAMINER HAILU, TESHOME
2464 Ex Parte Barthel et al 11/035,720 HAHN 102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(e) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER OVEISSI, MANSOUR
2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Christiansen 10/417,949 HOMERE 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER KAU, STEVEN Y
2626 Ex Parte Steinbiss 10/499,466 GONSALVES 102(e) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER SAINT CYR, LEONARD
2626 Ex Parte Boillot et al 10/607,760 GONSALVES 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC EXAMINER WOZNIAK, JAMES S
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Mauder et al 11/016,963 KRIVAK 103(a) DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA EXAMINER PHAM, THANH V
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Mangelsen et al 11/284,202 ASTORINO 103(a) MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. EXAMINER RAMSEY, JEREMY C
3665 Ex Parte Bader et al 11/153,042 KERINS 112(2)/103(a) LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP EXAMINER KISWANTO, NICHOLAS
3671 Ex Parte Payne et al 11/365,194 ABRAMS 103(a) DEERE & COMPANY EXAMINER TROUTMAN, MATTHEW D
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Kinskey 11/070,203 SPAHN 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) Terry Kinskey EXAMINER MEISLIN, DEBRA S
3731 Ex Parte Mead 11/014,669 BONILLA 103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK EXAMINER SONNETT, KATHLEEN C
3738 Ex Parte Aray 11/893,291 GRIMES 112(2)/103(a) Ricardo A. Fuenmayor Aray EXAMINER HOBAN, MELISSA A
3741 Ex Parte Kim 11/171,699 SAADAT 102(b)/103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER KIM, CRAIG SANG
3748 Ex Parte Mischler et al 11/265,709 SAINDON 103(a) GE GPO- Transportation- The Small Patent Law Group EXAMINER TRIEU, THAI BA
3752 Ex Parte McGloughlin et al 11/225,389 SPAHN 103(a) MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC EXAMINER HWU, DAVIS D
3761 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 10/326,912 SPAHN 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M
3761 Ex Parte Raycheck et al 11/240,943 GREEN 102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M
3763 Ex Parte Gonzales et al 10/695,295 HORNER 103(a) APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION EXAMINER VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG
3767 Ex Parte McIntosh 12/034,186 McCARTHY 103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK EXAMINER SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Ji et al 11/384,706 HOUSEL 102(b) 102(b) MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION EXAMINER CANTELMO, GREGG
1772 Ex Parte Aizenberg et al 11/227,808 NAGUMO 102(b)/102(e) 102(b)/obviousness-type double patenting HITT GAINES, PC ALCATEL-LUCENT EXAMINER KILPATRICK, BRYAN T
1774 Ex Parte Aizenberg et al 11/227,759 NAGUMO 103(a) 103(a) HITT GAINES, PC ALCATEL-LUCENT EXAMINER JANCA, ANDREW JOSEPH
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Jansen et al 11/288,406 THOMAS 102(a)/103(a) 103(a) SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. Ira Matsil EXAMINER CLEARY, THOMAS J
2168 Ex Parte Zenz 10/750,003 CHEN 112(2)/103(a) 101/103(a) SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP EXAMINER MORRISON, JAY A
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Nyman et al 10/392,275 POTHIER 102(e) 101 WARE FRESSOLA VAN DER SLUYS & ADOLPHSON, LLP EXAMINER IBRAHIM, MOHAMED
2478 Ex Parte Venigalla 11/489,751 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) 103(a) MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. EXAMINER LIN, KENNY S
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte D'EVELYN et al 10/870,385 KRIVAK 112(2)/103(a) 112(2) TOM TILDEN c/o WEST CORPORATION EXAMINER KIM, WESLEY LEO
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Cheng et al 10/743,178 ASTORINO 103(a) 112(2) WPAT, PC EXAMINER JOHNSON, BLAIR M
3646 Ex Parte Lutz et al 11/611,348 BROWN 112(2)/103(a) 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE P.C. EXAMINER PALABRICA, RICARDO J
3661 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 10/847,817 BROWN 103(a) 103(a) Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global EXAMINER CAMBY, RICHARD M
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3681 Ex Parte 6,260,682 et al 90/009,861 09/450,410 SONG 102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER BONCK, RODNEY H
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Kaplan 10/852,407 LEBOVITZ 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting Pabst Patent Group LLP EXAMINER PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN
1624 Ex Parte Sneddon et al 11/292,325 ADAMS 112(1)/obviousness-type double patenting HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. EXAMINER BALASUBRAMANIAN, VENKATARAMAN
1641 Ex Parte Keenan et al 10/467,440 GREEN 103(a) BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C. EXAMINER YU, MELANIE J
1647 Ex Parte Ashkenazi et al 10/893,802 MILLS 102(e)/102(f)/103(a) Arnold & Porter LLP (24126) EXAMINER STUCKER, JEFFREY J
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Bergman 10/051,860 COLAIANNI 103(a) PERKINS COIE LLP/SEMITOOL EXAMINER STINSON, FRANKIE L
1717 Ex Parte Ferranti et al 10/636,309 HASTINGS 103(a) MICHAEL O. SCHEINBERG EXAMINER PADGETT, MARIANNE L
1733 Ex Parte Oehring et al 11/805,043 HASTINGS 103(a) MICHAUD-Kinney Group LLP EXAMINER ROE, JESSEE RANDALL
1744 Ex Parte Boven et al 11/358,308 GARRIS 112(2)/103(a) CANTOR COLBURN LLP EXAMINER HINDENLANG, ALISON L
1782 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 10/721,583 GARRIS 112(2)/103(a) REED SMITH LLP EXAMINER THAKUR, VIREN A
1784 Ex Parte Benson et al 11/061,327 WARREN 102(b) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER SAMPLE, DAVID R
1784 Ex Parte Benson et al 09/515,978 WARREN 102(b) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER SAMPLE, DAVID R
1788 Ex Parte Hadj Romdhane et al 11/295,764 HANLON 102(b)/103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER CHANG, VICTOR S
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Chadha 11/139,204 KRIVAK 103(a) STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER UDDIN, MOHAMMED R
2168 Ex Parte Chayes et al 10/603,034 KRIVAK 101/103(a) LEE & HAYES, PLLC EXAMINER MORRISON, JAY A
2168 Ex Parte Duevel et al 11/062,553 KRIVAK 101/103(a) SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP EXAMINER LY, CHEYNE D
2173 Ex Parte Nelson et al 11/045,820 PER CURIAM 103(a) VOLENTINE & WHITT PLLC EXAMINER LEE, TING ZHOU
2183 Ex Parte Donofrio 11/237,006 ARBES 103(a) MISSION/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER LI, AIMEE J
2184 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 11/513,639 PERRY 102(e)/103(a) LARSON NEWMAN, LLP EXAMINER SNYDER, STEVEN G
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Zriny et al 11/204,440 HOFF 112(2)/103(a) GARLICK & MARKISON (ALU) EXAMINER INGVOLDSTAD, BENNETT
2437 Ex Parte Huberman et al 10/695,198 BARRY 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER GELAGAY, SHEWAYE
2452 Ex Parte Lemchen 09/746,947 DANG 102(e) Law Offices of Daniel L. Dawes EXAMINER DOAN, DUYEN MY
2453 Ex Parte Delhumeau et al 11/377,464 POTHIER 102(b)/103(a) HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC EXAMINER FABBRI, ANTHONY E
2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Bell et al 10/233,679 CHEN 112(1)/112(2)/251 STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER BRIER, JEFFERY A
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Adler et al 10/697,012 BISK 102(b)/102(e) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP EXAMINER POMPEY, RON EVERETT
2814 Ex Parte Elliott et al 11/424,183 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. EXAMINER WEISS, HOWARD
2884 Ex Parte Betancourt et al 11/388,274 FRAHM 102(e)/103(a) GORDON & JACOBSON, P.C. EXAMINER LEE, SHUN K
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Schoenberg 10/824,705 TURNER 103(a) King & Spalding LLP (Trizetto Customer Number) EXAMINER RAPILLO, KRISTINE K
3635 Ex Parte Daysh et al 11/801,869 BROWN 112(1)/103(a) WITHERS & KEYS, LLC EXAMINER GITLIN, MATTHEW J
3643 Ex Parte Patterson 11/134,531 ABRAMS 103(a) DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP EXAMINER VALENTI, ANDREA M
3657 Ex Parte Ohta 10/819,249 STAICOVICI 103(a) DOBRUSIN & THENNISCH PC EXAMINER NGUYEN, XUAN LAN T
3695 Ex Parte Shaw et al 10/032,535 FISCHETTI 112(1)/103(a) JOHN ALEXANDER GALBREATH EXAMINER OYEBISI, OJO O
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Henry et al 10/985,178 BROWN 103(a) MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, KIEN T
3721 Ex Parte St. Germain et al 11/224,809 SPAHN 103(a) REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. EXAMINER DESAI, HEMANT
3762 Ex Parte Lau et al 11/235,684 ASTORINO 103(a) FULWIDER PATTON LLP EXAMINER DIETRICH, JOSEPH M
3724 Ex Parte Schmidt 10/966,733 KERINS 103(a) HENRICKS SLAVIN AND HOLMES LLP EXAMINER ALIE, GHASSEM
3761 Ex Parte Soerens et al 11/217,587 STAICOVICI 102(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. Tara Pohlkotte EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M
REHEARING
DENIED
2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Ditzik 11/023,361 BLANKENSHIP 112(1)/112(2) MILES & STOCKBRIDGE PC EXAMINER BODDIE, WILLIAM
DENIED
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Krishnan et al 10/731,421 GREEN 103(a) Faegre Baker Daniels LLP STOKLOSA, JOSEPH A
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1625 Ex Parte Talasila et al 10/510,064 GREEN 112(1)/103(a) DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, INC. EXAMINER CHANG, CELIA C
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Yamazaki et al 10/638,326 TIMM 103(a) OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC EXAMINER LEWIS, BEN
1733 Ex Parte SUGITATSU et al 12/543,798 PER CURIAM 112(1) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE
1736 Ex Parte Miller 11/387,307 SMITH 103(a) HONEYWELL/UOP EXAMINER RUMP, RICHARD M
1746 Ex Parte Colson et al 11/228,445 KRATZ 103(a) DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP EXAMINER LEE, JAEYUN
1747 Ex Parte Nakano et al 12/326,257 NAGUMO 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER SHEH, ANTHONY H
1783 Ex Parte Flanigan et al 09/974,710 GARRIS 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER SIMONE, CATHERINE A
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Chen et al 10/703,021 HUGHES 102(b)/103(a) DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER BELOUSOV, ANDREY
2165 Ex Parte Vos et al 09/990,770 KRIVAK 103(a) Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP c/o CPA Global EXAMINER HICKS, MICHAEL J
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Onomatsu 10/830,345 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b)/103(a) OSHA LIANG L.L.P. EXAMINER EKPO, NNENNA NGOZI
2434 Ex Parte Kasamura 10/986,306 WINSOR 103(a) Studebaker & Brackett PC EXAMINER HAILU, TESHOME
2464 Ex Parte Barthel et al 11/035,720 HAHN 102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(e) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER OVEISSI, MANSOUR
2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Christiansen 10/417,949 HOMERE 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER KAU, STEVEN Y
2626 Ex Parte Steinbiss 10/499,466 GONSALVES 102(e) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER SAINT CYR, LEONARD
2626 Ex Parte Boillot et al 10/607,760 GONSALVES 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC EXAMINER WOZNIAK, JAMES S
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Mauder et al 11/016,963 KRIVAK 103(a) DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA EXAMINER PHAM, THANH V
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Mangelsen et al 11/284,202 ASTORINO 103(a) MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. EXAMINER RAMSEY, JEREMY C
3665 Ex Parte Bader et al 11/153,042 KERINS 112(2)/103(a) LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP EXAMINER KISWANTO, NICHOLAS
3671 Ex Parte Payne et al 11/365,194 ABRAMS 103(a) DEERE & COMPANY EXAMINER TROUTMAN, MATTHEW D
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Kinskey 11/070,203 SPAHN 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) Terry Kinskey EXAMINER MEISLIN, DEBRA S
3731 Ex Parte Mead 11/014,669 BONILLA 103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK EXAMINER SONNETT, KATHLEEN C
3738 Ex Parte Aray 11/893,291 GRIMES 112(2)/103(a) Ricardo A. Fuenmayor Aray EXAMINER HOBAN, MELISSA A
3741 Ex Parte Kim 11/171,699 SAADAT 102(b)/103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER KIM, CRAIG SANG
3748 Ex Parte Mischler et al 11/265,709 SAINDON 103(a) GE GPO- Transportation- The Small Patent Law Group EXAMINER TRIEU, THAI BA
3752 Ex Parte McGloughlin et al 11/225,389 SPAHN 103(a) MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC EXAMINER HWU, DAVIS D
3761 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 10/326,912 SPAHN 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M
3761 Ex Parte Raycheck et al 11/240,943 GREEN 102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M
3763 Ex Parte Gonzales et al 10/695,295 HORNER 103(a) APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION EXAMINER VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG
3767 Ex Parte McIntosh 12/034,186 McCARTHY 103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK EXAMINER SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Ji et al 11/384,706 HOUSEL 102(b) 102(b) MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION EXAMINER CANTELMO, GREGG
1772 Ex Parte Aizenberg et al 11/227,808 NAGUMO 102(b)/102(e) 102(b)/obviousness-type double patenting HITT GAINES, PC ALCATEL-LUCENT EXAMINER KILPATRICK, BRYAN T
1774 Ex Parte Aizenberg et al 11/227,759 NAGUMO 103(a) 103(a) HITT GAINES, PC ALCATEL-LUCENT EXAMINER JANCA, ANDREW JOSEPH
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Jansen et al 11/288,406 THOMAS 102(a)/103(a) 103(a) SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. Ira Matsil EXAMINER CLEARY, THOMAS J
2168 Ex Parte Zenz 10/750,003 CHEN 112(2)/103(a) 101/103(a) SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP EXAMINER MORRISON, JAY A
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Nyman et al 10/392,275 POTHIER 102(e) 101 WARE FRESSOLA VAN DER SLUYS & ADOLPHSON, LLP EXAMINER IBRAHIM, MOHAMED
2478 Ex Parte Venigalla 11/489,751 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) 103(a) MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. EXAMINER LIN, KENNY S
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte D'EVELYN et al 10/870,385 KRIVAK 112(2)/103(a) 112(2) TOM TILDEN c/o WEST CORPORATION EXAMINER KIM, WESLEY LEO
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Cheng et al 10/743,178 ASTORINO 103(a) 112(2) WPAT, PC EXAMINER JOHNSON, BLAIR M
3646 Ex Parte Lutz et al 11/611,348 BROWN 112(2)/103(a) 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE P.C. EXAMINER PALABRICA, RICARDO J
3661 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 10/847,817 BROWN 103(a) 103(a) Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global EXAMINER CAMBY, RICHARD M
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3681 Ex Parte 6,260,682 et al 90/009,861 09/450,410 SONG 102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER BONCK, RODNEY H
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Kaplan 10/852,407 LEBOVITZ 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting Pabst Patent Group LLP EXAMINER PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN
1624 Ex Parte Sneddon et al 11/292,325 ADAMS 112(1)/obviousness-type double patenting HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. EXAMINER BALASUBRAMANIAN, VENKATARAMAN
1641 Ex Parte Keenan et al 10/467,440 GREEN 103(a) BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C. EXAMINER YU, MELANIE J
1647 Ex Parte Ashkenazi et al 10/893,802 MILLS 102(e)/102(f)/103(a) Arnold & Porter LLP (24126) EXAMINER STUCKER, JEFFREY J
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Bergman 10/051,860 COLAIANNI 103(a) PERKINS COIE LLP/SEMITOOL EXAMINER STINSON, FRANKIE L
1717 Ex Parte Ferranti et al 10/636,309 HASTINGS 103(a) MICHAEL O. SCHEINBERG EXAMINER PADGETT, MARIANNE L
1733 Ex Parte Oehring et al 11/805,043 HASTINGS 103(a) MICHAUD-Kinney Group LLP EXAMINER ROE, JESSEE RANDALL
1744 Ex Parte Boven et al 11/358,308 GARRIS 112(2)/103(a) CANTOR COLBURN LLP EXAMINER HINDENLANG, ALISON L
1782 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 10/721,583 GARRIS 112(2)/103(a) REED SMITH LLP EXAMINER THAKUR, VIREN A
1784 Ex Parte Benson et al 11/061,327 WARREN 102(b) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER SAMPLE, DAVID R
1784 Ex Parte Benson et al 09/515,978 WARREN 102(b) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER SAMPLE, DAVID R
1788 Ex Parte Hadj Romdhane et al 11/295,764 HANLON 102(b)/103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER CHANG, VICTOR S
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Chadha 11/139,204 KRIVAK 103(a) STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER UDDIN, MOHAMMED R
2168 Ex Parte Chayes et al 10/603,034 KRIVAK 101/103(a) LEE & HAYES, PLLC EXAMINER MORRISON, JAY A
2168 Ex Parte Duevel et al 11/062,553 KRIVAK 101/103(a) SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP EXAMINER LY, CHEYNE D
2173 Ex Parte Nelson et al 11/045,820 PER CURIAM 103(a) VOLENTINE & WHITT PLLC EXAMINER LEE, TING ZHOU
2183 Ex Parte Donofrio 11/237,006 ARBES 103(a) MISSION/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER LI, AIMEE J
2184 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 11/513,639 PERRY 102(e)/103(a) LARSON NEWMAN, LLP EXAMINER SNYDER, STEVEN G
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Zriny et al 11/204,440 HOFF 112(2)/103(a) GARLICK & MARKISON (ALU) EXAMINER INGVOLDSTAD, BENNETT
2437 Ex Parte Huberman et al 10/695,198 BARRY 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER GELAGAY, SHEWAYE
2452 Ex Parte Lemchen 09/746,947 DANG 102(e) Law Offices of Daniel L. Dawes EXAMINER DOAN, DUYEN MY
2453 Ex Parte Delhumeau et al 11/377,464 POTHIER 102(b)/103(a) HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC EXAMINER FABBRI, ANTHONY E
2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Bell et al 10/233,679 CHEN 112(1)/112(2)/251 STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER BRIER, JEFFERY A
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Adler et al 10/697,012 BISK 102(b)/102(e) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP EXAMINER POMPEY, RON EVERETT
2814 Ex Parte Elliott et al 11/424,183 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. EXAMINER WEISS, HOWARD
2884 Ex Parte Betancourt et al 11/388,274 FRAHM 102(e)/103(a) GORDON & JACOBSON, P.C. EXAMINER LEE, SHUN K
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Schoenberg 10/824,705 TURNER 103(a) King & Spalding LLP (Trizetto Customer Number) EXAMINER RAPILLO, KRISTINE K
3635 Ex Parte Daysh et al 11/801,869 BROWN 112(1)/103(a) WITHERS & KEYS, LLC EXAMINER GITLIN, MATTHEW J
3643 Ex Parte Patterson 11/134,531 ABRAMS 103(a) DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP EXAMINER VALENTI, ANDREA M
3657 Ex Parte Ohta 10/819,249 STAICOVICI 103(a) DOBRUSIN & THENNISCH PC EXAMINER NGUYEN, XUAN LAN T
3695 Ex Parte Shaw et al 10/032,535 FISCHETTI 112(1)/103(a) JOHN ALEXANDER GALBREATH EXAMINER OYEBISI, OJO O
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Henry et al 10/985,178 BROWN 103(a) MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, KIEN T
3721 Ex Parte St. Germain et al 11/224,809 SPAHN 103(a) REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. EXAMINER DESAI, HEMANT
3762 Ex Parte Lau et al 11/235,684 ASTORINO 103(a) FULWIDER PATTON LLP EXAMINER DIETRICH, JOSEPH M
3724 Ex Parte Schmidt 10/966,733 KERINS 103(a) HENRICKS SLAVIN AND HOLMES LLP EXAMINER ALIE, GHASSEM
3761 Ex Parte Soerens et al 11/217,587 STAICOVICI 102(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. Tara Pohlkotte EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M
REHEARING
DENIED
2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Ditzik 11/023,361 BLANKENSHIP 112(1)/112(2) MILES & STOCKBRIDGE PC EXAMINER BODDIE, WILLIAM
DENIED
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Krishnan et al 10/731,421 GREEN 103(a) Faegre Baker Daniels LLP STOKLOSA, JOSEPH A
Monday, April 30, 2012
suitco surface
REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Mariani et al 11/847,446 KRATZ 103(a) Cabot Corporation/ LAK EXAMINER EMPIE, NATHAN H
In re Suitco Surface, Inc., 603 F.3d 1255, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (“The broadest-construction rubric coupled with the term “comprising” does not give the PTO an unfetter license to interpret claims to embrace anything remotely related to the claimed Invention.” )
1722 Ex Parte Somervell et al 11/111,211 PER CURIAM 102(a)/103(a) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED EXAMINER CHU, JOHN S Y
1771 Ex Parte David et al 11/275,277 KRATZ 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER BOYER, RANDY
1781 Ex Parte Zhong et al 11/344,469 PAK 103(a) BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. EXAMINER DEES, NIKKI H
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Waddington 10/349,766 HOMERE 103(a) ACCENTURE CHICAGO 28164 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER ROBERTSON, DAVID
2127 Ex Parte Weinrich et al 11/412,158 HOFF 102(b)/103(a) INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. , IP DEPARTMENT EXAMINER ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS R
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Keohane et al 10/640,849 POTHIER 112(2)/103(a) Greg Goshorn, P.C. EXAMINER HUSSAIN, TAUQIR
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Kaplan et al 11/125,833 BAUMEISTER 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP EXAMINER SHEDRICK, CHARLES TERRELL
2629 Ex Parte Budd et al 10/764,638 HUGHES 103(a) Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP EXAMINER LEFKOWITZ, SUMATI
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Werder et al 11/414,153 PRATS 102(b)/103(a) IPLM GROUP, P.A. EXAMINER ALTER, ALYSSA MARGO
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2618 Ex Parte 7274926 et al HTC CORP. Third Party Requester and Appellant v. IPCOM GMBH Patent Owner and Respondent 95/001,210 10/089,623 TURNER 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) JOHN S. PRATT, ESQ KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER FOSTER, ROLAND G original EXAMINER CHAN, RICHARD
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Sheridan 10/923,865 COLAIANNI 101/112(1)/112(2) 102(b)/103(a) BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC EXAMINER MCDONOUGH, JAMES E
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2193 Ex Parte Shapiro 11/428,376 HAHN 103(a) obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) LEMAIRE PATENT LAW FIRM, P.L.L.C. EXAMINER VU, TUAN A
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1623 Ex Parte Berger et al 10/498,946 BONILLA 102(b) Robert M Barrett Attorneys for Applicants Bell Boyd & Lloyd EXAMINER MAIER, LEIGH C
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Ivanov 11/199,620 KATZ 103(a) DAFFER MCDANIEL LLP EXAMINER HORNING, JOEL G
1716 Ex Parte Richardson et al 11/318,122 DELMENDO 102(e)/103(a) MARTINE PENILLA GROUP, LLP EXAMINER KACKAR, RAM N
1734 Ex Parte Horton et al 11/042,679 COLAIANNI 103(a) AKERMAN SENTERFITT EXAMINER KOSLOW, CAROL M
1765 Ex Parte Yang et al 11/235,624 SMITH 102(e)/103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER BERMAN, SUSAN W
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Smith et al 11/023,318 HUGHES 102(e)/103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Dai et al 10/875,970 HUGHES 103(a) EXAMINER NGUYEN, DUSTIN STEVEN M. GREENBERG CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP
2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Amir et al 11/349,413 MORGAN 102(e)/103(a) ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER SELLERS, DANIEL R
2614 Ex Parte Hirschburger et al 10/685,280 DILLON 103(a) GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD. EXAMINER PAUL, DISLER
2617 Ex Parte Newbury et al 11/263,578 BARRY 103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Alcatel-Lucent EXAMINER DANIEL JR, WILLIE J
2617 Ex Parte Chaudhri et al 11/188,435 JEFFERY 103(a) MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC EXAMINER PEACHES, RANDY
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Nenov et al 10/250,696 CRAWFORD 112(2)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) James W. Hill, M. D. McDermott Will & Emery EXAMINER RAJ, RAJIV J
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Mariani et al 11/847,446 KRATZ 103(a) Cabot Corporation/ LAK EXAMINER EMPIE, NATHAN H
In re Suitco Surface, Inc., 603 F.3d 1255, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (“The broadest-construction rubric coupled with the term “comprising” does not give the PTO an unfetter license to interpret claims to embrace anything remotely related to the claimed Invention.” )
1722 Ex Parte Somervell et al 11/111,211 PER CURIAM 102(a)/103(a) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED EXAMINER CHU, JOHN S Y
1771 Ex Parte David et al 11/275,277 KRATZ 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER BOYER, RANDY
1781 Ex Parte Zhong et al 11/344,469 PAK 103(a) BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. EXAMINER DEES, NIKKI H
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Waddington 10/349,766 HOMERE 103(a) ACCENTURE CHICAGO 28164 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER ROBERTSON, DAVID
2127 Ex Parte Weinrich et al 11/412,158 HOFF 102(b)/103(a) INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. , IP DEPARTMENT EXAMINER ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS R
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Keohane et al 10/640,849 POTHIER 112(2)/103(a) Greg Goshorn, P.C. EXAMINER HUSSAIN, TAUQIR
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Kaplan et al 11/125,833 BAUMEISTER 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP EXAMINER SHEDRICK, CHARLES TERRELL
2629 Ex Parte Budd et al 10/764,638 HUGHES 103(a) Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP EXAMINER LEFKOWITZ, SUMATI
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Werder et al 11/414,153 PRATS 102(b)/103(a) IPLM GROUP, P.A. EXAMINER ALTER, ALYSSA MARGO
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2618 Ex Parte 7274926 et al HTC CORP. Third Party Requester and Appellant v. IPCOM GMBH Patent Owner and Respondent 95/001,210 10/089,623 TURNER 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) JOHN S. PRATT, ESQ KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER FOSTER, ROLAND G original EXAMINER CHAN, RICHARD
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Sheridan 10/923,865 COLAIANNI 101/112(1)/112(2) 102(b)/103(a) BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC EXAMINER MCDONOUGH, JAMES E
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2193 Ex Parte Shapiro 11/428,376 HAHN 103(a) obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) LEMAIRE PATENT LAW FIRM, P.L.L.C. EXAMINER VU, TUAN A
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1623 Ex Parte Berger et al 10/498,946 BONILLA 102(b) Robert M Barrett Attorneys for Applicants Bell Boyd & Lloyd EXAMINER MAIER, LEIGH C
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Ivanov 11/199,620 KATZ 103(a) DAFFER MCDANIEL LLP EXAMINER HORNING, JOEL G
1716 Ex Parte Richardson et al 11/318,122 DELMENDO 102(e)/103(a) MARTINE PENILLA GROUP, LLP EXAMINER KACKAR, RAM N
1734 Ex Parte Horton et al 11/042,679 COLAIANNI 103(a) AKERMAN SENTERFITT EXAMINER KOSLOW, CAROL M
1765 Ex Parte Yang et al 11/235,624 SMITH 102(e)/103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER BERMAN, SUSAN W
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Smith et al 11/023,318 HUGHES 102(e)/103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Dai et al 10/875,970 HUGHES 103(a) EXAMINER NGUYEN, DUSTIN STEVEN M. GREENBERG CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP
2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Amir et al 11/349,413 MORGAN 102(e)/103(a) ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES EXAMINER SELLERS, DANIEL R
2614 Ex Parte Hirschburger et al 10/685,280 DILLON 103(a) GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD. EXAMINER PAUL, DISLER
2617 Ex Parte Newbury et al 11/263,578 BARRY 103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Alcatel-Lucent EXAMINER DANIEL JR, WILLIE J
2617 Ex Parte Chaudhri et al 11/188,435 JEFFERY 103(a) MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC EXAMINER PEACHES, RANDY
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Nenov et al 10/250,696 CRAWFORD 112(2)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) James W. Hill, M. D. McDermott Will & Emery EXAMINER RAJ, RAJIV J
Friday, April 27, 2012
unigene, spormann, dulberg, mayo
REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Kato et al 11/727,472 SMITH 103(a) MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP EXAMINER RHEE, JANE J
1731 Ex Parte Uzunian et al 11/530,522 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) BASF CORPORATION EXAMINER ABU ALI, SHUANGYI
1763 Ex Parte Tabary et al 11/574,172 NAGUMO 103(a) ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP EXAMINER LI, AIQUN
1764 Ex Parte Callander et al 11/552,591 COLAIANNI 103(a) EDWIN A. SISSON , ATTORNEY AT LAW . LLC EXAMINER LEE, DORIS L
1788 Ex Parte Hayashi et al 11/572,522 COLAIANNI 112(1)/103(a) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. EXAMINER DESAI, ANISH P
1789 Ex Parte Sarma et al 11/251,654 OWENS 102(b) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) JONES DAY EXAMINER YOO, HONG THI
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Factor et al 11/192,480 HUGHES 102(e) Stephen C. Kaufman IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER REYES, MARIELA D
2174 Ex Parte Williams et al 11/135,507 THOMAS 102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER KUMAR, ANIL N
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Kushnarenko 11/357,081 HUGHES 102(b)/103(a) EITAN MEHULAL LAW GROUP EXAMINER TRA, ANH QUAN
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Kinross 10/927,905 BAHR 103(a) HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC EXAMINER REDMAN, JERRY E
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Fulton et al 10/839,112 MILLS 103(a) WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC EXAMINER SZMAL, BRIAN SCOTT
3762 Ex Parte Wallace et al 10/841,069 PRATS 102(b)/103(a) VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP/BSC - NEUROMODULATION EXAMINER PATTON, AMANDA K
Thus, “[o]bviousness requires more than a mere showing that the prior art includes separate references covering each separate limitation in a claim under examination.” Unigene Laboratories, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc., 655 F.3d 1352, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2011).
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Liversidge et al 11/372,227 FRANKLIN 103(a) 103(a) Elan Drug Delivery, Inc. c/o Foley & Lardner EXAMINER MILLIGAN, ADAM C
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773 Ex Parte Daniel et al 11/537,679 COLAIANNI 103(a) 103(a) FAY SHARPE LLP / XEROX - PARC EXAMINER KWAK, DEAN P
Obviousness cannot be predicated on what is unknown. In re Spormann, 363 F.2d 444, 448 (CCPA 1966).
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Kaplan 11/129,275 THOMAS 103(a) 103(a) TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. EXAMINER YEN, SYLING
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Pinder et al 10/015,351 CHEN 103(a) 103(a) MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY EXAMINER NOBAHAR, ABDULHAKIM
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Wilson 11/931,384 CRAWFORD 103(a) 103(a) ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. EXAMINER SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M
3684 Ex Parte Celi et al 10/324,535 KIM 103(a) 103(a) Novak Druce + Quigg LLP EXAMINER FIELDS, BENJAMIN S
3689 Ex Parte Doyle et al 10/663,509 DESHPANDE 103(a) 102(b)/103(a)
CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER MOONEYHAM, JANICE A
3695 Ex Parte Volchek et al 11/957,999 KIM 103(a) 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) WIGGIN AND DANA LLP EXAMINER MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B
See In re Dulberg, 289 F.2d 522, 523 (CCPA 1961) (making something separable is obvious).
Dulberg, In re, 289 F.2d 522, 129 USPQ 348 (CCPA 1961) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2144.04
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Daspit et al 09/569,178 HORNER 103(a) 103(a) TYCO FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS - WILLFIRE HC LLC EXAMINER HWU, DAVIS D
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Jenkins et al 11/446,564 FRANKLIN 103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting Elan Drug Delivery, Inc. c/o Foley & Lardner EXAMINER BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA
1618 Ex Parte Van Bommel et al 10/596,920 ADAMS 103(a) 103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H
1636 Ex Parte O'BEIRNE et al 10/521,495 MILLS 102(b)/103(a) GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES CORP. EXAMINER BOESEN, CHRISTIAN C
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Tanaka et al 11/666,830 LORIN 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER YANG, JIE
1734 Ex Parte Bouet-Griffon et al 10/561,010 GAUDETTE 103(a) Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC EXAMINER LEE, REBECCA Y
1741 Ex Parte Liu et al 11/022,283 BEST 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER CORDRAY, DENNIS R
1745 Ex Parte Wargo et al 11/325,519 COLAIANNI 103(a) ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE EXAMINER CHAN, SING P
1765 Ex Parte Scurati et al 11/305,279 ADAMS 112(1) 103(a)
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC. EXAMINER ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA
1771 Ex Parte Bandali 11/635,324 COLAIANNI 103(a) LyondellBasell Industries EXAMINER SINGH, PREM C
1775 Ex Parte Ririe 10/478,453 SMITH 103(a) MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP EXAMINER BEISNER, WILLIAM H
1783 Ex Parte Cornelisse 11/068,705 COLAIANNI 103(a) DAY PITNEY LLP ACCOUNT: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. EXAMINER WATKINS III, WILLIAM P
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Thomas 11/363,239 HUGHES 103(a) SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP EXAMINER WU, YICUN
2177 Ex Parte Gebert et al 09/782,850 PER CURIAM Res Judicata/103(a) InfoPrint Solutions/ Blakely EXAMINER QUELER, ADAM M
2192 Ex Parte Shapiro 11/428,369 HAHN 103(a) LEMAIRE PATENT LAW FIRM, P.L.L.C. EXAMINER DAO, THUY CHAN
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Hong et al 10/139,301 KUMAR 103(a) THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, DUSTIN
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Golestani et al 10/953,356 SMITH 103(a) CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC EXAMINER EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR
In the event of further prosecution, the Examiner should evaluate claim 1 in light of the recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 132 S.Ct. 1289 (2012), to determine whether claim 1 recites anything more than the combination of a law of nature with a known step of allocating.
2625 Ex Parte Sievert et al 10/909,237 RUGGIERO 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER DICKER, DENNIS T
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Denneler et al 10/416,071 MacDONALD 103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER HAMMOND, BRIGGITTE R
2835 Ex Parte Neal et al 11/584,126 HUGHES 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER PAPE, ZACHARY
2857 Ex Parte Randall 11/174,118 DIXON 103(a) MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP EXAMINER BUI, BRYAN
2871 Ex Parte Vesely et al 10/098,681 DILLON 103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO MORIN & OSHINSKY LLP EXAMINER CHUNG, DAVID Y
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Doyle et al 11/303,606 CRAWFORD 102(b) IM IP Law PLLC EXAMINER OYEBISI, OJO O
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Martinek 10/972,464 SCHEINER 103(a) Tyco Healthcare Group LP d/b/a Covidien EXAMINER SONNETT, KATHLEEN C
3735 Ex Parte Shah et al 10/861,837 FRANKLIN 103(a) Gates & Cooper LLP EXAMINER TOTH, KAREN E
3738 Ex Parte Hazebrouck et al 11/860,833 BONILLA 102(b)/103(a) BARNES & THORNBURG LLP EXAMINER HOBAN, MELISSA A
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3625 Ex Parte 7,379,900 et al Ex parte Variant Holdings, LLC and Variant, Inc., Appellants and Patent Owners 90/010,701 09/504,374 TURNER 102(b)/102(e) STEPHEN WREN EXAMINER CHOI, WOO H original EXAMINER ZURITA, JAMES H
REHEARING
DENIED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Levine et al 11/510,094 WALSH 103(a) ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB EXAMINER KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Kato et al 11/727,472 SMITH 103(a) MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP EXAMINER RHEE, JANE J
1731 Ex Parte Uzunian et al 11/530,522 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) BASF CORPORATION EXAMINER ABU ALI, SHUANGYI
1763 Ex Parte Tabary et al 11/574,172 NAGUMO 103(a) ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP EXAMINER LI, AIQUN
1764 Ex Parte Callander et al 11/552,591 COLAIANNI 103(a) EDWIN A. SISSON , ATTORNEY AT LAW . LLC EXAMINER LEE, DORIS L
1788 Ex Parte Hayashi et al 11/572,522 COLAIANNI 112(1)/103(a) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. EXAMINER DESAI, ANISH P
1789 Ex Parte Sarma et al 11/251,654 OWENS 102(b) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) JONES DAY EXAMINER YOO, HONG THI
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Factor et al 11/192,480 HUGHES 102(e) Stephen C. Kaufman IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER REYES, MARIELA D
2174 Ex Parte Williams et al 11/135,507 THOMAS 102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER KUMAR, ANIL N
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Kushnarenko 11/357,081 HUGHES 102(b)/103(a) EITAN MEHULAL LAW GROUP EXAMINER TRA, ANH QUAN
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Kinross 10/927,905 BAHR 103(a) HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC EXAMINER REDMAN, JERRY E
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Fulton et al 10/839,112 MILLS 103(a) WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC EXAMINER SZMAL, BRIAN SCOTT
3762 Ex Parte Wallace et al 10/841,069 PRATS 102(b)/103(a) VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP/BSC - NEUROMODULATION EXAMINER PATTON, AMANDA K
Thus, “[o]bviousness requires more than a mere showing that the prior art includes separate references covering each separate limitation in a claim under examination.” Unigene Laboratories, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc., 655 F.3d 1352, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2011).
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Liversidge et al 11/372,227 FRANKLIN 103(a) 103(a) Elan Drug Delivery, Inc. c/o Foley & Lardner EXAMINER MILLIGAN, ADAM C
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773 Ex Parte Daniel et al 11/537,679 COLAIANNI 103(a) 103(a) FAY SHARPE LLP / XEROX - PARC EXAMINER KWAK, DEAN P
Obviousness cannot be predicated on what is unknown. In re Spormann, 363 F.2d 444, 448 (CCPA 1966).
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Kaplan 11/129,275 THOMAS 103(a) 103(a) TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. EXAMINER YEN, SYLING
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Pinder et al 10/015,351 CHEN 103(a) 103(a) MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY EXAMINER NOBAHAR, ABDULHAKIM
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Wilson 11/931,384 CRAWFORD 103(a) 103(a) ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. EXAMINER SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M
3684 Ex Parte Celi et al 10/324,535 KIM 103(a) 103(a) Novak Druce + Quigg LLP EXAMINER FIELDS, BENJAMIN S
3689 Ex Parte Doyle et al 10/663,509 DESHPANDE 103(a) 102(b)/103(a)
CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER MOONEYHAM, JANICE A
3695 Ex Parte Volchek et al 11/957,999 KIM 103(a) 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) WIGGIN AND DANA LLP EXAMINER MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B
See In re Dulberg, 289 F.2d 522, 523 (CCPA 1961) (making something separable is obvious).
Dulberg, In re, 289 F.2d 522, 129 USPQ 348 (CCPA 1961) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2144.04
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Daspit et al 09/569,178 HORNER 103(a) 103(a) TYCO FIRE PROTECTION PRODUCTS - WILLFIRE HC LLC EXAMINER HWU, DAVIS D
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Jenkins et al 11/446,564 FRANKLIN 103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting Elan Drug Delivery, Inc. c/o Foley & Lardner EXAMINER BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA
1618 Ex Parte Van Bommel et al 10/596,920 ADAMS 103(a) 103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H
1636 Ex Parte O'BEIRNE et al 10/521,495 MILLS 102(b)/103(a) GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES CORP. EXAMINER BOESEN, CHRISTIAN C
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Tanaka et al 11/666,830 LORIN 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER YANG, JIE
1734 Ex Parte Bouet-Griffon et al 10/561,010 GAUDETTE 103(a) Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC EXAMINER LEE, REBECCA Y
1741 Ex Parte Liu et al 11/022,283 BEST 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER CORDRAY, DENNIS R
1745 Ex Parte Wargo et al 11/325,519 COLAIANNI 103(a) ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE EXAMINER CHAN, SING P
1765 Ex Parte Scurati et al 11/305,279 ADAMS 112(1) 103(a)
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC. EXAMINER ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA
1771 Ex Parte Bandali 11/635,324 COLAIANNI 103(a) LyondellBasell Industries EXAMINER SINGH, PREM C
1775 Ex Parte Ririe 10/478,453 SMITH 103(a) MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP EXAMINER BEISNER, WILLIAM H
1783 Ex Parte Cornelisse 11/068,705 COLAIANNI 103(a) DAY PITNEY LLP ACCOUNT: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. EXAMINER WATKINS III, WILLIAM P
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Thomas 11/363,239 HUGHES 103(a) SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP EXAMINER WU, YICUN
2177 Ex Parte Gebert et al 09/782,850 PER CURIAM Res Judicata/103(a) InfoPrint Solutions/ Blakely EXAMINER QUELER, ADAM M
2192 Ex Parte Shapiro 11/428,369 HAHN 103(a) LEMAIRE PATENT LAW FIRM, P.L.L.C. EXAMINER DAO, THUY CHAN
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Hong et al 10/139,301 KUMAR 103(a) THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, DUSTIN
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Golestani et al 10/953,356 SMITH 103(a) CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC EXAMINER EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR
In the event of further prosecution, the Examiner should evaluate claim 1 in light of the recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 132 S.Ct. 1289 (2012), to determine whether claim 1 recites anything more than the combination of a law of nature with a known step of allocating.
2625 Ex Parte Sievert et al 10/909,237 RUGGIERO 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER DICKER, DENNIS T
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Denneler et al 10/416,071 MacDONALD 103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER HAMMOND, BRIGGITTE R
2835 Ex Parte Neal et al 11/584,126 HUGHES 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER PAPE, ZACHARY
2857 Ex Parte Randall 11/174,118 DIXON 103(a) MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP EXAMINER BUI, BRYAN
2871 Ex Parte Vesely et al 10/098,681 DILLON 103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO MORIN & OSHINSKY LLP EXAMINER CHUNG, DAVID Y
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Doyle et al 11/303,606 CRAWFORD 102(b) IM IP Law PLLC EXAMINER OYEBISI, OJO O
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Martinek 10/972,464 SCHEINER 103(a) Tyco Healthcare Group LP d/b/a Covidien EXAMINER SONNETT, KATHLEEN C
3735 Ex Parte Shah et al 10/861,837 FRANKLIN 103(a) Gates & Cooper LLP EXAMINER TOTH, KAREN E
3738 Ex Parte Hazebrouck et al 11/860,833 BONILLA 102(b)/103(a) BARNES & THORNBURG LLP EXAMINER HOBAN, MELISSA A
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3625 Ex Parte 7,379,900 et al Ex parte Variant Holdings, LLC and Variant, Inc., Appellants and Patent Owners 90/010,701 09/504,374 TURNER 102(b)/102(e) STEPHEN WREN EXAMINER CHOI, WOO H original EXAMINER ZURITA, JAMES H
REHEARING
DENIED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Levine et al 11/510,094 WALSH 103(a) ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB EXAMINER KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S
Thursday, April 26, 2012
chevenard, boon
REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Mandigo et al 11/246,966 PER CURIAM 103(a) WIGGIN AND DANA LLP EXAMINER IP, SIKYIN
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Cochran et al 10/981,005 HOMERE 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER PULLIAM, CHRISTYANN R
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Bruna 10/532,961 BROWN 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER MATTER, KRISTEN CLARETTE
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Keller et al 10/498,863 GARRIS 102(e)/103(a) 103(a) ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. EXAMINER DICUS, TAMRA
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Noguchi 11/153,085 KEFFERY 101/103(a) 103(a) RSW IP Law IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER YEN, SYLING
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Wetherall et al 09/825,139 NAPPI 103(a) 103(a) HOUSTON ELISEEVA EXAMINER BARQADLE, YASIN M
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex Parte Brough 10/586,072 FREDMAN 103(a) LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD EXAMINER SHEN, WU CHENG WINSTON
1653 Ex Parte Szeles et al 10/200,939 FREDMAN 103(a) COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY EXAMINER DRISCOLL, LORA E BARNHART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Aeling et al 10/868,679 PER CURIAM 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER WATKINS III, WILLIAM P
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Gaur et al 10/790,966 SMITH 103(a) Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.P.A. EXAMINER ZECHER, CORDELIA P K
2444 Ex Parte Allen et al 10/726,457 SMITH 103(a) HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC EXAMINER CHEEMA, UMAR
2453 Ex Parte Salmi et al 10/099,853 POTHIER 102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 103(a) Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, THUONG
2453 Ex Parte Coon et al 10/773,649 THOMAS 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER NAJEE-ULLAH, TARIQ S
2492 Ex Parte Gilbert et al 10/181,598 SMITH 103(a) PEARNE & GORDON LLP EXAMINER DAVIS, ZACHARY A
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Herner et al 10/955,549 SMITH 102(e)/103(a) DUGAN & DUGAN, PC EXAMINER GOODWIN, DAVID J
2885 Ex Parte Wang 11/500,094 MacDONALD 102(b)/103(a) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Darmer et al 10/754,975 PER CURIAM 103(a) TURNER PADGET GRAHAM & LANEY, P.A. EXAMINER KWIECINSKI, RYAN D
3643 Ex Parte Peinetti et al 12/170,275 McCOLLUM 103(a) PITTS & LAKE P C EXAMINER NGUYEN, SON T
3652 Ex Parte McGurn 11/373,347 SAINDON 103(a) Thomas & Karceski, P.C. EXAMINER KEENAN, JAMES W
See In re Chevenard, 139 F.2d 711, 712-13 (CCPA 1943) (declining to consider the belated challenge by an appellant to an examiner’s assertion as to “common knowledge” in the art “in the absence of any demand by appellant for the examiner to produce authority for his statement”); In re Boon, 439 F.2d 724, 728 (CCPA 1971) (requiring “a challenge to judicial notice … contain adequate information or argument so that on its face it creates a reasonable doubt regarding the circumstances justifying the judicial notice”).
Chevenard, In re, 139 F.2d 71, 60 USPQ 239 (CCPA 1943) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2144.03
3688 Ex Parte Avissar 11/372,407 TURNER 102(e) Naomi Assia Law Offices C/O Landon IP Inc. EXAMINER WEISS, JOHN
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Bales et al 11/343,294 GREEN 103(a) MAYBACK & HOFFMAN, P.A. EXAMINER LLOYD, EMILY M
3761 Ex Parte Frye et al 10/874,409 McCOLLUM 103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER WIEST, PHILIP R
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1775 Ex Parte 6623846 et al Guardian Industries Corporation Patent Owner and Appellant v. Cardinal CG Company Requester and Respondent 95/000,424 09/797,903 ROBERTSON 103(a) MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Chi) EXAMINER DIAMOND, ALAN D original EXAMINER KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Mandigo et al 11/246,966 PER CURIAM 103(a) WIGGIN AND DANA LLP EXAMINER IP, SIKYIN
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Cochran et al 10/981,005 HOMERE 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER PULLIAM, CHRISTYANN R
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Bruna 10/532,961 BROWN 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER MATTER, KRISTEN CLARETTE
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Keller et al 10/498,863 GARRIS 102(e)/103(a) 103(a) ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. EXAMINER DICUS, TAMRA
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Noguchi 11/153,085 KEFFERY 101/103(a) 103(a) RSW IP Law IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER YEN, SYLING
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Wetherall et al 09/825,139 NAPPI 103(a) 103(a) HOUSTON ELISEEVA EXAMINER BARQADLE, YASIN M
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex Parte Brough 10/586,072 FREDMAN 103(a) LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD EXAMINER SHEN, WU CHENG WINSTON
1653 Ex Parte Szeles et al 10/200,939 FREDMAN 103(a) COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY EXAMINER DRISCOLL, LORA E BARNHART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Aeling et al 10/868,679 PER CURIAM 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER WATKINS III, WILLIAM P
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Gaur et al 10/790,966 SMITH 103(a) Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.P.A. EXAMINER ZECHER, CORDELIA P K
2444 Ex Parte Allen et al 10/726,457 SMITH 103(a) HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC EXAMINER CHEEMA, UMAR
2453 Ex Parte Salmi et al 10/099,853 POTHIER 102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 103(a) Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, THUONG
2453 Ex Parte Coon et al 10/773,649 THOMAS 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER NAJEE-ULLAH, TARIQ S
2492 Ex Parte Gilbert et al 10/181,598 SMITH 103(a) PEARNE & GORDON LLP EXAMINER DAVIS, ZACHARY A
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Herner et al 10/955,549 SMITH 102(e)/103(a) DUGAN & DUGAN, PC EXAMINER GOODWIN, DAVID J
2885 Ex Parte Wang 11/500,094 MacDONALD 102(b)/103(a) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Darmer et al 10/754,975 PER CURIAM 103(a) TURNER PADGET GRAHAM & LANEY, P.A. EXAMINER KWIECINSKI, RYAN D
3643 Ex Parte Peinetti et al 12/170,275 McCOLLUM 103(a) PITTS & LAKE P C EXAMINER NGUYEN, SON T
3652 Ex Parte McGurn 11/373,347 SAINDON 103(a) Thomas & Karceski, P.C. EXAMINER KEENAN, JAMES W
See In re Chevenard, 139 F.2d 711, 712-13 (CCPA 1943) (declining to consider the belated challenge by an appellant to an examiner’s assertion as to “common knowledge” in the art “in the absence of any demand by appellant for the examiner to produce authority for his statement”); In re Boon, 439 F.2d 724, 728 (CCPA 1971) (requiring “a challenge to judicial notice … contain adequate information or argument so that on its face it creates a reasonable doubt regarding the circumstances justifying the judicial notice”).
Chevenard, In re, 139 F.2d 71, 60 USPQ 239 (CCPA 1943) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2144.03
3688 Ex Parte Avissar 11/372,407 TURNER 102(e) Naomi Assia Law Offices C/O Landon IP Inc. EXAMINER WEISS, JOHN
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Bales et al 11/343,294 GREEN 103(a) MAYBACK & HOFFMAN, P.A. EXAMINER LLOYD, EMILY M
3761 Ex Parte Frye et al 10/874,409 McCOLLUM 103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER WIEST, PHILIP R
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1775 Ex Parte 6623846 et al Guardian Industries Corporation Patent Owner and Appellant v. Cardinal CG Company Requester and Respondent 95/000,424 09/797,903 ROBERTSON 103(a) MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Chi) EXAMINER DIAMOND, ALAN D original EXAMINER KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
cescon, ergo, noah
REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1626 Ex Parte Dietrich et al 11/320,121 FREDMAN 103(a) FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG EXAMINER KOSACK, JOSEPH R
See In re Cescon, 474 F.2d 1331, 1334 (CCPA 1973) (concluding that, although not every compound within the scope of the claims was tested, the evidence of secondary considerations was sufficient where evidence showed a correlation and there was no factual basis to expect the compounds to behave differently in different environments).
1636 Ex Parte Koide 09/903,412 FREDMAN 102(e)/103(a) VIKSNINS HARRIS & PADYS PLLP EXAMINER WESSENDORF, TERESA D
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Kolz et al 11/463,342 ARBES 103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER
CHANG, JEFFREY
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Cochran et al 09/726,852 HOMERE 112(2)/102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER POLTORAK, PIOTR
2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Weirauch 10/618,115 GIANNETTI 102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(a)/112(2)HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER FEILD, JOSEPH H
The use of means-plus-function language in a claim does not excuse Appellant from complying with the claim definiteness requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph. See Ergo Licensing, LLC v. CareFusion 303 LLC, Inc., No. 2011-1229, 2012 WL 987833 at *1 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 26, 2012); Noah Sys., Inc. v. Intuit Inc., No. 2011-1390, 2012 WL 1150216 at *7 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 9, 2012). If an Applicant does not disclose structure for a means plus function term, the claim is indefinite. Ergo, 2012 WL 987833 at *1. The indefiniteness analysis requires us first to construe the claim. Noah, 2012 WL 1150216 at *7. Normally this is a two-step process. First, the claimed function must be determined. Next, the corresponding structure in the written description of the patent that performs that function must be identified. Id.
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Caddell 11/043,343 ZECHER 102(b)/103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER LE, DANG D
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Camp 11/168,044 ROBERTSON 103(a) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. EXAMINER LIU, HARRY K
3674 Ex Parte Verwoerd 10/550,133 LEE 112(1)/103(a) COLLARD & ROE, P.C. EXAMINER
LEE, GILBERT Y
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Goshgarian 10/427,351 ADAMS 103(a) MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. EXAMINER SEVERSON, RYAN J
3735 Ex Parte Jina 11/277,731 ADAMS 102(e)/103(a) SHAY GLENN LLP EXAMINER D'ANGELO, MICHAEL J
3761 Ex Parte Roberts et al 11/733,964 ADAMS 103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER TREYGER, ILYA Y
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2818 Ex Parte 6,314,051 et al RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant and Respondent v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Requestor and MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Requester, Cross-Appellant and Respondent 95/001,107 & 95/001,132 09/629,497 EASTHOM 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original EXAMINER NGUYEN, TAN
2818 Ex Parte 6,266,285 et al RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant and Respondent v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS, CO., LTD. Requestor and MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC. Requestor, Cross-Appellant and Respondent 95/001,106 & 95/001,131 09/566,551 EASTHOM 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original EXAMINER NGUYEN, TAN
AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Cherepy et al 11/445,569 OWENS 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY EXAMINER HOBAN, MATTHEW E
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Nancy Soetens et al 10/171,971 RUGGIERO 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D
2471 Ex Parte Krause 09/790,998 SMITH 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER WONG, WARNER
2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Citta et al 10/340,973 MOORE 103(a) ZENITH ELECTRONICS LLC EXAMINER
ODOM, CURTIS B
2611 Ex Parte Tierno 10/668,562 HOMERE 103(a) Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP EXAMINER MALEK, LEILA
2613 Ex Parte Azadet 10/219,905 SAADAT 102(e)/103(a) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP EXAMINER LI, SHI K
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Guha et al 10/699,399 HOMERE 103(a) FLEIT GIBBONS GUTMAN BONGINI & BIANCO P.L. EXAMINER JAGAN, MIRELLYS
2887 Ex Parte Brady et al 11/564,408 HUGHES 103(a) WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. EXAMINER MARSHALL, CHRISTLE I
2895 Ex Parte Hovis et al 11/522,164 Per Curiam 112(2) 102(b) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER
WOJCIECHOWICZ, EDWARD JOSEPH
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Sarkar et al 11/216,797 PER CURIAM 103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER LAN, TZU-HSIANG
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Nesbitt 11/330,499 GREEN 103(a) K&L Gates LLP EXAMINER SWEET, THOMAS
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1626 Ex Parte Dietrich et al 11/320,121 FREDMAN 103(a) FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG EXAMINER KOSACK, JOSEPH R
See In re Cescon, 474 F.2d 1331, 1334 (CCPA 1973) (concluding that, although not every compound within the scope of the claims was tested, the evidence of secondary considerations was sufficient where evidence showed a correlation and there was no factual basis to expect the compounds to behave differently in different environments).
1636 Ex Parte Koide 09/903,412 FREDMAN 102(e)/103(a) VIKSNINS HARRIS & PADYS PLLP EXAMINER WESSENDORF, TERESA D
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Kolz et al 11/463,342 ARBES 103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER
CHANG, JEFFREY
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Cochran et al 09/726,852 HOMERE 112(2)/102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER POLTORAK, PIOTR
2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Weirauch 10/618,115 GIANNETTI 102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(a)/112(2)HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER FEILD, JOSEPH H
The use of means-plus-function language in a claim does not excuse Appellant from complying with the claim definiteness requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph. See Ergo Licensing, LLC v. CareFusion 303 LLC, Inc., No. 2011-1229, 2012 WL 987833 at *1 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 26, 2012); Noah Sys., Inc. v. Intuit Inc., No. 2011-1390, 2012 WL 1150216 at *7 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 9, 2012). If an Applicant does not disclose structure for a means plus function term, the claim is indefinite. Ergo, 2012 WL 987833 at *1. The indefiniteness analysis requires us first to construe the claim. Noah, 2012 WL 1150216 at *7. Normally this is a two-step process. First, the claimed function must be determined. Next, the corresponding structure in the written description of the patent that performs that function must be identified. Id.
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Caddell 11/043,343 ZECHER 102(b)/103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER LE, DANG D
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Camp 11/168,044 ROBERTSON 103(a) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. EXAMINER LIU, HARRY K
3674 Ex Parte Verwoerd 10/550,133 LEE 112(1)/103(a) COLLARD & ROE, P.C. EXAMINER
LEE, GILBERT Y
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Goshgarian 10/427,351 ADAMS 103(a) MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. EXAMINER SEVERSON, RYAN J
3735 Ex Parte Jina 11/277,731 ADAMS 102(e)/103(a) SHAY GLENN LLP EXAMINER D'ANGELO, MICHAEL J
3761 Ex Parte Roberts et al 11/733,964 ADAMS 103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER TREYGER, ILYA Y
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2818 Ex Parte 6,314,051 et al RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant and Respondent v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Requestor and MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Requester, Cross-Appellant and Respondent 95/001,107 & 95/001,132 09/629,497 EASTHOM 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original EXAMINER NGUYEN, TAN
2818 Ex Parte 6,266,285 et al RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant and Respondent v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS, CO., LTD. Requestor and MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC. Requestor, Cross-Appellant and Respondent 95/001,106 & 95/001,131 09/566,551 EASTHOM 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original EXAMINER NGUYEN, TAN
AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Cherepy et al 11/445,569 OWENS 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY EXAMINER HOBAN, MATTHEW E
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Nancy Soetens et al 10/171,971 RUGGIERO 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D
2471 Ex Parte Krause 09/790,998 SMITH 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER WONG, WARNER
2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Citta et al 10/340,973 MOORE 103(a) ZENITH ELECTRONICS LLC EXAMINER
ODOM, CURTIS B
2611 Ex Parte Tierno 10/668,562 HOMERE 103(a) Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP EXAMINER MALEK, LEILA
2613 Ex Parte Azadet 10/219,905 SAADAT 102(e)/103(a) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP EXAMINER LI, SHI K
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Guha et al 10/699,399 HOMERE 103(a) FLEIT GIBBONS GUTMAN BONGINI & BIANCO P.L. EXAMINER JAGAN, MIRELLYS
2887 Ex Parte Brady et al 11/564,408 HUGHES 103(a) WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. EXAMINER MARSHALL, CHRISTLE I
2895 Ex Parte Hovis et al 11/522,164 Per Curiam 112(2) 102(b) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER
WOJCIECHOWICZ, EDWARD JOSEPH
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Sarkar et al 11/216,797 PER CURIAM 103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER LAN, TZU-HSIANG
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Nesbitt 11/330,499 GREEN 103(a) K&L Gates LLP EXAMINER SWEET, THOMAS
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