kemps

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2188 Ex Parte Lu 11220731 - (D) NEW 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. TRAN, DENISE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Rand et al 11437912 - (D) CALDWELL 103 OKAMOTO & BENEDICTO, LLP GORNEY, BORIS

2451 Ex Parte Cullen et al 09993865 - (D) THOMAS 103 WILMERHALE/BOSTON PATEL, DHAIRYA A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 SILERGY TECHNOLOGY, INC., Third Party Requester and Appellant v. MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC., Patent Owner and Respondent 95001625 7714558 11/216,276 MARTIN 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.77 102 PERKINS COIE LLP TIBBITS, PIA FLORENCE original ZHANG, JUE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Vysma et al 10966413 - (D) BAHR 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP SHAPIRO, JEFFREY ALAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Kusleika 10682696 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102/103 POPOVICH, WILES & O'CONNELL, PA TYSON, MELANIE RUANO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Agarwalla et al 09969294 - (D) BUSCH 102 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC TODD, GREGORY G

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Okoroanyanwu et al 11805139 - (D) SMITH 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP DUDA, KATHLEEN

For obviousness to be established, the cited prior art need not recognize the problem solved by the Appellants. See In re Kemps, 97 F.3d 1427, 1430 (Fed. Cir. 1996).

1729 Ex Parte Fuller et al 11676449 - (D) SMITH 112(1)/112(2) 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MARKS, JACOB B

1736 Ex Parte Wang et al 10993507 - (D) OBERMANN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 SIMMONS PERRINE MOYER BERGMAN PLC ZIMMER, ANTHONY J

1744 Ex Parte Angadjivand et al 11766889 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY SMITH, JEREMIAH R  

1763 Ex Parte Reese et al 11490303 - (D) PAK 103 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC LEONARD, MICHAEL L

1786 Ex Parte Skoog et al 12337171 - (D) SMITH 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. SALVATORE, LYNDA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Rajaram et al 09972519 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. TORRES, MARCOS L

2627 Ex Parte Katsuma et al 11128279 - (D) BARRY 102/103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH ALUNKAL, THOMAS D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte McOsker et al 10059614 - (D) WALSH 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

gyurik, asahi/america, sachs

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Zong et al 10291549 - (D) GREEN 102 Pepper Hamilton LLP MARVICH, MARIA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Harvey et al 11270793 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 Baker Botts LLP MITIKU, BERHANU

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Zeidman 09767819 - (D) CALDWELL 103 ROBERT MARC ZEIDMAN SCHNURR, JOHN R

2454 Ex Parte Wang et al 10667313 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PARK, JEONG S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Hornbach et al 11194347 - (D) HORNER 103 BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP (hill-rom) KELLEHER, WILLIAM J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte White 11878337 - (D) GRIMES 103 Dennis J. White SINGH, SUNIL K

3736 Ex Parte Murphy et al 10494584 - (D) ASTORINO 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN

3737 Ex Parte Zeijlemaker 10673778 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) SMITH, RUTH S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte McKenna 10890798 - (D) PERRY 103/obviousness-type double patenting 103/obviousness-type double patenting Yudell Isidore Ng Russell PLLC GELAGAY, SHEWAYE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Feng et al 10982029 - (D) BEST 103 HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP BLAN, NICOLE R

1765 Ex Parte Sosa et al 11456297 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC MULLIS, JEFFREY C

1782 Ex Parte Malfait et al 10504311 - (D) PAK 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP PATTERSON, MARC A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2415 Ex parte TYPHOON TOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Appellant 90009464 5675362 08/319,464 LEBOVITZ 102/103 BLANK ROME LLP FERRIS III, FRED O original BRIER, JEFFERY A

2467 Ex Parte Schultz 10809164 - (D) CALDWELL 103 Wilson Ham & Holman CHOI, EUNSOOK

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Findlater et al 10325646 - (D) HOFF 103 ADDMG - 27975 OMETZ, DAVID LOUIS

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Ginzel et al 10586077 - (D) HOELTER 103 Cozen O'Connor O BRIEN, JEFFREY D

3685 Ex Parte Cromer et al 11039700 - (D) PETRAVICK 112(2)/103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. HUANG, TSAN-YU J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Grafton 10912221 - (D) ADAMS 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE

Lastly, we are not persuaded by Appellant‟s contentions relating to the prosecution of another application (App. Br. 9). “Each case is determined on its own merits.” In re Gyurik, 596 F.2d 1012, 1017 (CCPA 1979).

3774 Ex Parte Mathis et al 11132788 - (D) HOELTER 102 SHAY GLENN LLP MATTHEWS, WILLIAM H

In deciding Asahi/America, our reviewing court stated that ""[t]here are some devices so simple that a mere construction of them is all that is necessary to constitute reduction to practice." Sachs v. Wadsworth, 48 F.2d 928, 929, 18 C.C.P.A. 1284 (C.C.P.A.1931).

3777 Ex Parte Jensen et al 10984319 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CHAO, ELMER M

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Disteldorf et al 11878318 - (D) GAUDETTE 103/obviousness-type double patenting NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 
3731 Ex Parte Greenberg et al 10962001 - (D) GRIMES 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK TANNER, JOCELIN C

japikse, ochiai, montgomery

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Mitchell 11373342 - (D) BEST 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION GONZALEZ, MADELINE

The Examiner argues that these missing elements would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art. Ans. 12-13. In support of this argument, the Examiner cites In re Japikse, 181 F.2d 1019 (CCPA 1950).

The Examiner’s reliance on Japikse is misplaced. The Examiner cites that case as standing for the broad proposition that “shifting the position of a particular element is unpatentable as long as the operation of the device is not modified.” Ans. 12. This is too broad a reading of the case. Japikse involved an obviousness rejection where the only difference between the claimed invention and a single reference was the location of a starting switch. Japikse, 181 F.2d at 1023. This case involves multiple differences between the claimed invention and a combination of references.

In essence, the Examiner is attempting to create a per se rule of upatentability as a substitute for the detailed inquiry required by § 103. Reliance on such per se rules is legal error. In re Ochiai, 71 F.3d 1565, 1570 (Fed. Cir. 1995).

Japikse, In re, 181 F.2d 1019, 86 USPQ 70 (CCPA 1950) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2144.04

Ochiai, In re, 71 F.3d 1565, 37 USPQ2d 1127 (Fed. Cir. 1995) . . . . . . . . 706.02(n), 2116.01, 2144.08

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Prummel 10513282 - (D) DIXON 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS NORTON, JENNIFER L

2172 Ex Parte Foxenland 11463123 - (D) BENOIT 102/103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP GREENE, SABRINA LETICIA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Naidoo et al 09954976 - (D) HOFF 103 Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP VO, TUNG T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Shearer et al 11470641 - (D) BAHR 103 Cindy Murphy LLC (Goodrich) BONZELL, PHILIP J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Turnpaugh et al 11619739 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P. A. BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER

3736 Ex Parte Heruth et al 12351414 - (D) ADAMS 102 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN

3743 Ex Parte Larsen et al 11485474 - (D) VANOPHEM 103 Whirlpool Patents Company - MD 0750 PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES

3777 Ex Parte Brabrand 10725431 - (D) KERINS 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP RAMIREZ, JOHN FERNANDO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Chang et al 09858387 - (D) JEFFERY 103 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. TORRES, MARCOS L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Howard et al 10585386 - (D) JUNG 103 103 Carlson Gaskey & Olds HESS, DOUGLAS A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1635 Ex Parte Kmiec et al 11890595 - (D) FREDMAN 102 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP WILMINGTON SCHNIZER, RICHARD A

It may be that the Federal Circuit would not interpret claim 9 to require an efficacy requirement in cancer treatment, but in Montgomery the Court found that “efficacy is inherent in carrying out the claim steps.” In re Montgomery, 677 F.3d 1375, 1381 (Fed. Cir. 2012). Montgomery also teaches that even if the prior art “merely proposed the administration of [an active agent] for treatment or prevention of [a disease] (without actually doing so), it would still anticipate.” Id. at 1382.

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Oravitz et al 11246466 - (D) HASTINGS 103 PPG Industries, Inc. RIPA, BRYAN D

1765 Ex Parte Thorman et al 11897361 - (D) BEST 112(1)/102/103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC LU, C CAIXIA

1767 Ex Parte De Munck et al 10568699 - (D) KIMLIN 103 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY HEINCER, LIAM J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Allegrezza 09839581 - (D) ELLURU 103 PHILIP H. BURRUS, IV PARRY, CHRISTOPHER L

2448 Ex Parte Chandra et al 09872920 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN SHINGLES, KRISTIE D

2478 Ex Parte Stochosky 10781029 - (D) WINSOR 101/103 (Apple) WONG, CABELLO, LUTSCH, RUTHERFORD & BRUCCULERI, LLP SMARTH, GERALD A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Sato et al 09771547 - (D) ELLURU 103 HAUPTMAN KANESAKA BERNER PATNET AGENTS, LLP AGGARWAL, YOGESH K

2625 Ex Parte Dauer et al 10000692 - (D) STEPHENS 102 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP LETT, THOMAS J

2626 Ex Parte Gardner et al 10669475 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED CHAWAN, VIJAY B

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Chen 11512000 - (D) EASTHOM 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP CHI, SUBERR L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Brooks 11187517 - (D) SPAHN 103 Brooks & Cameron, PLLC HAWK, NOAH CHANDLER

3641 Ex Parte Staley 11021822 - (D) SPAHN 102 LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP KLEIN, GABRIEL J

american academy, bicon, phillips

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Sonnenrein et al 10517740 - (D) DILLON 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP HOLLIDAY, JAIME MICHELE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Jiang 11033434 - (D) CALVE 112(2) Westinghouse Electric Company LLC MONDT, JOHANNES P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Massicotte et al 11503617 - (D) GRIMES 102 Gauthier & Connors LLP MILES, JONATHAN WADE

3737 Ex Parte Deckman et al 11775452 - (D) GREEN 103 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI CWERN, JONATHAN

We agree with Appellants that the Examiner has failed to set forth a prima facie case of obviousness.

We recognize that during prosecution before the Office, claims are to be given their broadest reasonable interpretation consistent with the Specification as it would be interpreted by one of ordinary skill in the art. In re American Academy Of Science Tech Center, 367 F.3d 1359, 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2004). Claim language, however, “should not [be] treated as meaningless.” Bicon, Inc. v. Straumann Co., 441 F.3d 945, 951 (Fed. Cir. 2006). Moreover, “the claims themselves provide substantial guidance as to the meaning of particular claim terms.” Philips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 1314 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc).

American Academy of Science Tech. Center, In re, 367 F.3d 1359, 70 USPQ2d 1827 (Fed. Cir. 2004) . . . . . 2111, 2111.01

Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 75 USPQ2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2005) . 2111, 2111.01, 2143.01, 2258

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Runov et al 10985630 - (D) GONSALVES 102 103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/APPLE SONG, DAEHO D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2832 Ex Parte Diederichs et al 11326903 - (D) WEINBERG 112(2)/102/103 112(2)/102/103 THE MAXHAM FIRM MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Swedek et al 10444921 - (D) OSINSKI 112(1)/103 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. SHAKERI, HADI

3742 Ex Parte Leisner et al 11742357 - (D) FITZPATRICK 102/103 102/103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) MAYE, AYUB A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 ZUMBOX, INC. Requester and Appellant  v. PITNEY BOWES, INC. Patent  Owner and  Respondent  95001301 7,058,586 09/741,238 COCKS 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. CRAVER, CHARLES R original WILDER, CYNTHIA B

1647 Ex Parte HUNT 12498293 - (D) GRIMES 103 ALLERGAN, INC. SHUKLA, RAM R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Arora 09908039 - (D) DANG 103 LARSON NEWMAN, LLP SHEPARD, JUSTIN E

2466 Ex Parte Kliger et al 09943424 - (D) DIXON 103 Weiss & Arons, LLP DECKER, CASSANDRA L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Wallace et al 11176598 - (D) BONILLA 103 VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F

3746 Ex Parte Kabir et al 11333570 - (D) WOOD 112(2)/102/103 Chamberlain, Hrdicka, White, Williams & Aughtry, P.C. BERTHEAUD, PETER JOHN

unigene

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Vig et al 11435917 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 LARSON NEWMAN, LLP CHENG, DIANA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Harpell 11516381 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1)/103 JACK PAAVILA MULLER, BRYAN R

3736 Ex Parte Fuller et al 11998692 - (D) JENKS 102 TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Rohall 10994780 - (D) POTHIER 103 101 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC CHEEMA, AZAM M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Collins et al 09858080 - (D) DANG 103 101 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BATURAY, ALICIA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Marshall et al 11811608 - (D) KAMHOLZ 103 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

3738 Ex Parte Wang et al 11784886 - (D) PRATS 102/103 102 SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP SCHALL, MATTHEW WAYNE

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
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Forry et al 10840042 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CORDRAY, DENNIS R

1741 Ex Parte Forry et al 11105998 - (D) PER CURIAM 112(1)/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CORDRAY, DENNIS R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 Ex Parte Davis et al 10364704 - (D) BAUMEISTER Concurring JEFFERY 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) AT&T Legal Department - TKHR SAINT CYR, LEONARD

2626 Ex Parte Habermas 10741250 - (D) HOMERE 103 General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. SMITS, TALIVALDIS IVARS

2628 Ex Parte Walton et al 11260966 - (D) DANG 101/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WASHBURN, DANIEL C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 ARROW COMMUNICATION LABORATORIES, INC. Requester v. JOHN MEZALINGUA ASSOCIATES Patent Owner, Appellant 95001071 - (D) 6,737,935 10/309,376 LEBOVITZ 102/103 JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, INC. C/O SCHMEISER OLSEN & WATTS TON, MY TRANG original SUMMONS, BARBARA

2898 Ex Parte Ryu et al 11236111 - (D) WINSOR 103 F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC MALDONADO, JULIO J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Bahar et al 10365864 - (D) KAMHOLZ 103 CAHILL vonHELLENS & GLAZER P.L.C. YU, MICKEY

3785 Ex Parte Kitazawa et al 11791538 - (D) KAMHOLZ 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH WALBERG, TERESA J

leithem, mintz

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2183 Ex Parte Bell et al 10840560 - (D) DROESCH 103 DILLON & YUDELL LLP FENNEMA, ROBERT E

2193 Ex Parte Bosworth et al 09741219 - (D) HUME 103 Squire Sanders (US) LLP VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Oka et al 10658549 - (D) CHEN 102 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LAM, HUNG H

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Wong et al 11706833 - (D) KOHUT 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 PATENT LAW GROUP LLP CHO, JAMES HYONCHOL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Weber et al 11700915 - (D) SNEDDEN 102/103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP HOUSTON, ELIZABETH

3744 Ex Parte Baumann 10755632 - (D) McCARTHY 103 ALCOA TECHNICAL CENTER FLANIGAN, ALLEN J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Pasquier et al 10516610 - (D) McKELVEY 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11004446 - (D) GREEN 102/obviousness-type double patenting THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE Riggs II, Larry

1631 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11900442 - (D) GREEN 102/obviousness-type double patenting THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE RIGGS II, LARRY D

1631 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11893554 - (D) GREEN 102/obviousness-type double patenting THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE RIGGS II, LARRY D

1631 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11897103 - (D) GREEN 102/obviousness-type double patenting THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE RIGGS II, LARRY D

1631 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11895989 - (D) GREEN 102/obviousness-type double patenting THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE RIGGS II, LARRY D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Linz et al 10641221 - (D) GARRIS 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S

1762 Ex Parte Yadav et al 10435222 - (D) KIMLIN 112(1)/112(2)/102/103/obviousness-type double patenting PPG INDUSTRIES INC YOON, TAE H

1772 Ex Parte Ulin et al 10539045 - (D) TORCZON 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. WHITE, DENNIS MICHAEL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Morikawa 11253600 - (D) BARRY 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP CASANOVA, JORGE A

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Pelz et al 09913992 - (D) DIXON 112(1)/103 KENYON & KENYON LLP WEST, JEFFREY R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Rodriguez 10571337 - (D) PETRAVICK 103 LAW OFFICE OF DELIO & PETERSON, LLC. AMSDELL, DANA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Davidson 10410082 - (D) ASTORINO 103 MICHAEL W. GOLTRY THAI, XUAN MARIAN

3744 Ex Parte Laskaris et al 11530267 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY PETTITT, JOHN F

3768 Ex Parte Haider et al 10697518 - (D) KAMHOLZ 102/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY CATTUNGAL, SANJAY  

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3775 Ex Parte Biedermann et al 10306057 - (D) GREENHUT 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP RAMANA, ANURADHA

We have not altered the thrust of the rejection so as to deprive Appellants a fair opportunity to respond. Request at 3 citing In re Leithem, 661 F .3d 1316,1319, 100 USPQ 2d 1155, 115 8 (Fed. Cir. 2011 ). Rather, we have merely relied upon a reference akin to a technical dictionary to confirm the meaning of terms used in the references before us...

Finally, Appellants contend we overlooked objective indicia of nonobviousness. Request 7-8. The record does not actually contain any objective indicia of nonobviousness like that discussed in Mintz v. Dietz and Watson (Fed. Cir. No. 2010-1341, May 30, 2012) (cited by Appellants).

lockwood, ariad

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Newell et al 10455588 - (D) KRIVAK 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MCLEAN, NEIL R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Sisken 11488331 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK HOLLM, JONATHAN A

3752 Ex Parte Bevilacqua et al 10561065 - (D) JUNG 112(1)/112(2)/103 HEDMAN & COSTIGAN, P.C. KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

3783 Ex Parte Tanida et al 11632269 - (D) VANOPHEM 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. COLEMAN, KEITH A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Kikinis 09875546 - (D) BARRY 112(1)/102/103 112(1) BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. SALCE, JASON P

"[I]t is 'not a question of whether one skilled in the art might be able to construct the patentee's device from the teachings of the disclosure . . . . Rather, it is a question whether the application necessarily discloses that particular device.'" Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1565, 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (quoting Jepson v. Coleman, 314 F.2d 533, 536 (CCPA 1963)). See also Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Eli Lilly and Co., 598 F.3d 1336, 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2010) ("[W]e have repeatedly stated that actual 'possession' or reduction to practice outside of the specification is not enough. Rather . . . it is the specification itself that must demonstrate possession."). "A description which renders obvious the invention for which an earlier filing date is sought is not sufficient." Lockwood, 107 F.3d at 1572.

Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1505, 41 USPQ2d 1961 (Fed. Cir. 1997) . . . . . . . 2133.03(a), 2163, 2163.02

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3778 Ex Parte Digiacomantonio et al 10852629 - (D) JENKS 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY HAND, MELANIE JO

3788 Ex Parte Oh 11541368 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 103 IMPERIUM PATENT WORKS GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Stirniman et al 10644054 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 Tabarrok & Zahrt (SEAGATE-10/11) MACARTHUR, SYLVIA

1765 Ex Parte Li et al 12247756 - (D) PRATS 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC LENIHAN, JEFFREY S

1765 Ex Parte Berzinis et al 11260711 - (D) KIMLIN 112(2) 112(1)/102 SABIC Geloy SABIC Innovative Plastics - IP Legal MULLIS, JEFFREY C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Lowthert et al 09765246 - (D) ELLURU 103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. RAMAN, USHA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Bergh et al 11549797 - (D) KIM 103/obviousness-type double patenting Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Bilotti et al 11348543 - (D) SAINDON 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC LOW, LINDSAY M

3731 Ex Parte Shabty et al 11942865 - (D) MILLS 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC SIMPSON, SARAH A

3732 Ex Parte Laux 11711186 - (D) GRIMES 103 KLAUS J. BACH & ASSOCIATES ROSEN, ERIC J

loughlin, barker, lockwood

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Lee et al 11169430 - (D) HOELTER 102 Mark P. Levy Thompson Hine LLP WENDELL, MARK R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Eichberger et al 10566033 - (D) BROWNE 103 LEYDIG, VOIT AND MAYER VAN, QUANG T

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte James et al 11594600 - (D) KIMLIN 102 102/103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION BEST, ZACHARY P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Chen et al 10815233 - (D) MORGAN 103 103 Greg Goshorn, P.C. JACOB, MARY C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Toppo 11491718 - (D) ADAMS 102/103 LOWE HAUPTMAN HAM & BERNER, LLP KIM, JENNIFER M

1634 Ex Parte Lutz et al 10927669 - (D) ADAMS 103 Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. BAUSCH, SARAE L

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Garner et al 10521225 - (D) METZ 112(1)/102/103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP CANO, MILTON I

1772 Ex Parte Gjerde et al 10921010 - (D) HASTINGS 103 PHYNEXUS, INC. JARRETT, LORE RAMILLANO

1781 Ex Parte Bechtold et al 10961654 - (D) McKELVEY 103 KAGAN BINDER, PLLC BADR, HAMID R

We have considered applicant’s remaining arguments and find none that warrant reversal of the Examiner’s rejection based on Hansen, Søe and the European Patent Application. Cf. Loughlin v. Ling, 103 USPQ2d 1413 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

1786 Ex Parte McManus 11398786 - (D) GARRIS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CLARK, GREGORY D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Blakey et al 10961410 - (D) EVANS 103 Accenture/Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2478 Ex Parte Suzuki 10953326 - (D) POTHIER 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R

2485 Ex Parte Shibata et al 11326203 - (D) DILLON 103 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LEE, Y YOUNG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Schroeder 09994634 - (D) COURTENAY 112(1)/102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PHAM, TUAN

We are mindful that the question of written description support should not be confused with the question of what would have been obvious to the artisan. Whether one skilled in the art would find the instantly claimed invention obvious in view of the disclosure is not an issue in the “written description” inquiry. In re Barker, 559 F.2d 588, 593 (CCPA 1977). A description which renders obvious the invention for which the benefit of an earlier date is sought is not sufficient. Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1565, 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

Barker, In re, 559 F.2d 588, 194 USPQ 470 (CCPA 1977) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2161, 2163

Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1505, 41 USPQ2d 1961 (Fed. Cir. 1997) . . . . . . . 2133.03(a), 2163, 2163.02

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Ex Parte Kanflod et al 10539148 - (D) MEDLEY 112(1)/112(2)/103 Mark P. Stone MACARTHUR, VICTOR L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Gavin 10873066 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Lewis and Roca LLP MCCULLOCH JR, WILLIAM H

3731 Ex Parte Wyman et al 10679438 - (D) ADAMS 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP SONNETT, KATHLEEN C

3742 Ex Parte Collins et al 11047348 - (D) HORNER 103 SUMMA, ADDITON & ASHE, P.A. VAN, QUANG T

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3761 The Procter and Gamble Company Requester v. Playtex Products, Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001415 6923789 10/081,528 GUEST 103 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, L.L.P. FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL original CHAPMAN, GINGER T  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3724 ZUND SYSTEMTECHNIK AG & ZUND AMERICA, INC. Requester v. Patent of MIKKELSEN GRAPHIC ENGINEERING, INC. Patent Owner 95001354 6,672,187 10/087,626 LEBOVITZ 102/103 JANSSON, SHUPE & MUNGER, LTD DAWSON, GLENN K original ASHLEY, BOYER DOLINGER

innovatit, atofina

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte HENRY et al 11278656 - (D) KIMLIN 103 Sheridan Ross PC XU, XIAOYUN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Vinci 11149829 - (D) BARRY 103 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP MOBIN, HASANUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Corson 09765593 - (D) BARRY 103 Carr & Ferrell LLP (SCEA) RAMAN, USHA

2437 Ex Parte Smith 12965459 - (D) 7,571,315 JEFFERY 251/112(2) SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. FIELDS, COURTNEY D

2443 Ex Parte Dilman et al 09813415 - (D) KOHUT 103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

2444 Ex Parte Santos et al 11047254 - (D) EVANS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BENGZON, GREG C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Libbus et al 10992319 - (D) ADAMS 102/103 Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A. ALTER, ALYSSA MARGO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Boucher et al 11229902 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND

Thus, the Examiner's finding of a very sight overlap between the claimed and prior art ranges for height of the replicated structures is insufficient to support an anticipation rejection. Innovatit Seafood Systems, LLC, et al. v. Commissioner for Patents 573 F.Supp. 2d 96, 99 (D.D.C. 2008) ("The Federal Circuit has declined to find anticipation inccases of slight overlap") (citing Atofina, 441 F.3d at 1000).

Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp, 441 F.3d 991 USPQ2d 1417 (Fed. Cir. 2006) . . . . . . 2131.03

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Fosbinder 11742399 - (D) FITZPATRICK 102 102/103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) MAYE, AYUB A

3766 Ex Parte Sliepen et al 11231116 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC BEHRINGER, LUTHER G

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Sun et al 10535501 - (D) KIMLIN 103 American Air Liquide, Inc. STALDER, MELISSA A

1741 Ex Parte Matsufuji et al 11248274 - (D) GARRIS 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

1763 Ex Parte Wade et al 11274534 - (D) McKELVEY 103 Lewis Rice USELDING, JOHN E

1771 Ex Parte Haigh et al 11717343 - (D) KIMLIN 103 ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company WEISS, PAMELA HL

1774 Ex Parte Adams et al 10583758 - (D) KIMLIN 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY MCCAIG, BRIAN A

1798 Ex Parte Creux et al 10560068 - (D) KIMLIN 112(1)/112(2) 103/double patenting Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP COLE, ELIZABETH M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 11380772 - (D) DANG 103 IBM CORPORATION RICHARDSON, JAMES E

2187 Ex Parte Kinnan 10999178 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CYGIEL, GARY W

2195 Ex Parte Ishwar et al 10431556 - (D) DANG 102/103 Wilson Ham & Holman WAI, ERIC CHARLES

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Hamedi 10870724 - (D) WEINBERG 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BELANI, KISHIN G

2451 Ex Parte Patterson et al 10896101 - (D) COURTENAY 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DAFTUAR, SAKET K

2478 Ex Parte Netravali et al 10953551 - (D) McNAMARA 102/103 CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Tran 11323789 - (D) DILLON 102/103 CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC VIANA DI PRISCO, GERMAN