voss, borkowski, arkley, fisher, aller, dreyfus, waite

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Enenkiel 11165342 - (D) DIXON 103 SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP LIU, HEXING

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Euvino et al 11140790 - (D) KERINS 103 CPA Global CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY LEE, BENJAMIN P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Kobayashi 11622380 - (D) SAINDON 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 SENNIGER POWERS LLP SHAKERI, HADI

See In re Voss, 557 F.2d 812, 816 n.11 (CCPA 1977) (“reversal is not a mandate to the PTO to issue a patent and does not preclude the PTO from reopening prosecution”) (citing In re Borkowski, 505 F.2d 713, 718 (CCPA 1974) (the Board may not force the granting of patents on inventions that do not comply with the statutes)); see also In re Arkley, 455 F.2d 586, 589 (CCPA 1972) (rejecting the notion that the reversal of a rejection indicates that a patent should be granted); In re Fisher, 448 F.2d 1406, 1407 (CCPA 1971) (“we pass only on rejections actually made and do not decree the issuance of patents … the Patent Office can always reopen prosecution”).

Borkowski, In re, 505 F.2d 713, 184 USPQ 29 (CCPA 1974) 715.07

3763 Ex Parte Schneider et al 11646744 - (D) SNEDDEN 102/103 ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION Kite & Key, LLC SHUMATE, VICTORIA PEARL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Gillis et al 11592452 - (D) SAINDON 102 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS BROWN, MICHAEL A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte BANOWSKI et al 11960348 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Henkel Corporation KARPINSKI, LUKE E

“[W]here the general conditions of a claims are disclosed in the prior art, it is not inventive to discover the optimum or workable ranges by routine experimentation.” In re Aller, 220 F.2d 454, 456 (CCPA 1955) (citing In re Dreyfus, 73 F.2d 931 (CCPA 1934); In re Waite, 168 F.2d 104 (CCPA 1948)).

Aller, In re, 220 F.2d 454, 105 USPQ 233 (CCPA 1955) 2144.05

1631 Ex Parte Homayouni et al 11215635 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE LLP LIN, JERRY

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Gauthier et al 11613625 - (D) TIMM 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. CHAN, SING P

1746 Ex Parte Gauthier et al 11330776 - (D) TIMM 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. GOFF II, JOHN L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Wigard et al 11350394 - (D) POTHIER 102 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2832 Ex Parte Ludwig 10676249 - (D) JEFFERY 102 Lester F. Ludwig FLETCHER, MARLON T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Hardison 10674758 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/103 WILLIAMSON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, LLC FLICK, JASON E

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2748 Ex parte GRYPHON NETWORKS CORP. 90010978 6130937 08/853,563 PERRY 102/103 HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. WEAVER, SCOTT LOUIS original FOSTER, ROLAND G

bozek, mintz, perfect web, paperless

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Maguire et al 11876965 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL MOHADDES, LADAN

1734 Ex Parte Eckhardt et al 10257760 - (D) HASTINGS 112(2)/103 MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. FELTON, AILEEN BAKER

AFFIRMED IN PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Akimoto et al 11276662 - (D) OBERMANN 103 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. KOCH, GEORGE R

1773 Ex Parte May et al 11838384 - (D) OBERMANN 103 102/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP LUDLOW, JAN M

An examiner’s reasoning “may include recourse to logic, judgment, and common sense available to the person of ordinary skill,” which does “not necessarily require explication in any reference or expert opinion.” See Perfect Web Techs., Inc. v. InfoUSA, Inc., 587 F.3d 1324, 1328-29 (Fed. Cir. 2009); In re Bozek, 416 F.2d 1385, 1390 (CCPA 1969) (examiner may rely on “common knowledge and common sense of the person of ordinary skill in the art without any specific hint or suggestion in a particular reference”). However, “the mere recitation of the words ‘common sense’ without any support adds nothing to the obviousness equation.” Mintz v. Dietz & Watson, Inc., 679 F.3d 1372, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Giniger 11355500 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 Berenbaum Weinshienk PC SUTTON, DARRYL C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Cruickshank et al 09995056 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 ARRIS PATEL, DHAIRYA A

2488 Ex Parte Battles 10859029 - (D) FRAHM 101/102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PERUNGAVOOR, SATHYANARAYA V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2665 Ex Parte Jeon et al 11907460 - (D) FRAHM 112(1)/112(2)/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. AHMED, SAMIR ANWAR

2665 Ex Parte Tu et al 11003229 - (D) EVANS 102/103 KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. JOHNS, ANDREW W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Russell et al 11581620 - (D) OSINSKI 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. LEACH, ERIN MARIE BOYD

3651 Ex Parte Hart et al 12115729 - (D) DANIELS 102 BERENATO & WHITE, LLC HESS, DOUGLAS A  

REHEARING  
DENIED Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Zhao-Wilson et al 11378032 - (D) PRATS 102 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN MARTINELL, JAMES

See 35 U.S.C. § 6 (Board’s duty is to review adverse decisions of examiners); see also, Paperless Accounting, Inc. v. Bay Area Rapid Transit System, 804 F.2d 659, 663 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (rejection in final rejection not commented on in examiner’s answer not an adverse decision considered by Board).

Paperless Accounting v. Bay Area Rapid Transit System, 804 F.2d 659, 231 USPQ 649 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2133.01

angstadt, atlas powder2, falkner, vaeck, masham

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1622 Ex Parte Machhammer et al 10815873 - (D) PRATS 112(1) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. OH, TAYLOR V

Accordingly, it is “well settled that patent applicants are not required to disclose every species encompassed by their claims, even in an unpredictable art.” In re Vaeck, 947 F.2d 488, 496 (Fed. Cir. 1991).

For example, in Falkner v. Inglis, the court affirmed the conclusion of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences that claims to a modified pox virus vaccine were enabled, despite the fact that the specification focused on viruses other than pox virus, provided no examples directed to pox virus, and discussed pox virus only in general terms relating to the inventive disclosure. Falkner v. Inglis, 448 F.3d 1357, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2006).

Vaeck, In re, 947 F.2d 448, 20 USPQ2d 1438 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2107.01, 2144.08, 2164.01, 2164.01(c), 2164.03, 2164.06(b), 2164.08

Falkner v. Inglis, 448 F.3d 1357, 79 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2163

However, it is well settled that a claim does not lack enablement merely because it encompasses inoperative embodiments. See Atlas Powder Co. v. E.I. du Pont De Nemours & Co., 750 F.2d 1569, 1576 (Fed. Cir. 1984); see also In re Angstadt, 537 F.2d 498 (CCPA 1976).

Atlas Powder Co. v. E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., 750 F.2d 1569, 224 USPQ 409 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 2111.03, 2164.01, 2164.08(b)

Angstadt, In re, 537 F.2d 498, 190 USPQ 214 (CCPA 1976) 2164.01, 2164.06, 2164.08(b)

1646 Ex Parte Chen et al 10723955 - (D) McCOLLUM 101/112(1) Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP LI, RUIXIANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 Ex Parte Patton et al 10845438 - (D) MacDONALD 102 Gerald W. Maliszewski BECKLEY, JONATHAN R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Godwin et al 11302759 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 DOCKET CLERK JACKSON, ERNEST ADEYEMI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte Belanger et al 11789584 - (D) MacDONALD 103 AT&T Legal Department - SZ ABELSON, RONALD B

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Matocha 11295915 - (D) McKEOWN 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LUKE, DANIEL M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Foerster et al 10734671 - (D) JENKS 102 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN

A “recitation with respect to the manner in which a claimed apparatus is intended to be employed does not differentiate the claimed apparatus from a prior art apparatus” if the prior art apparatus teaches all the structural limitations of the claim. Ex parte Masham, 2 USPQ2d 1647 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1987).

Masham, Ex parte, 2 USPQ2d 1647 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1987) 2114

falkner, lizardtech, seid

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1636 Ex Parte FISHER et al 09293670 - (D) PRATS 112(1)/103 Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP WESSENDORF, TERESA D

As the Federal Circuit has noted:

A claim will not be invalidated on section 112 grounds simply because the embodiments of the specification do not contain examples explicitly covering the full scope of the claim language. That is because the patent specification is written for a person of skill in the art, and such a person comes to the patent with the knowledge of what has come before. Placed in that context, it is unnecessary to spell out every detail of the invention in the specification; only enough must be included to convince a person of skill in the art that the inventor possessed the invention and to enable such a person to make and use the invention without undue experimentation.

Falkner v. Inglis, 448 F.3d 1357, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (quoting LizardTech, Inc. v. Earth Resource Mapping, PTY, Inc., 424 F.3d 1336, 1345 (Fed.Cir.2005)).

LizardTech, Inc. v. Earth Resource Mapping, Inc., 424 F.3d 1336, 76 USPQ2d 1724 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2161.01, 2163

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1775 Ex Parte Stewart et al 11784719 - (D) OBERMANN 103 USDA, ARS, OTT BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Knutson et al 10084773 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 THOMSON MULTIMEDIA LICENSING INC. SHEPARD, JUSTIN E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Fuchs et al 11188545 - (D) ASTORINO 112(1)/103 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY LOW, LINDSAY M

3761 Ex Parte Carlucci et al 10239599 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3767 Ex Parte Ghannoum et al 10641947 - (D) REIMERS Concurring McCARTHY 112(2) ALCON GRAY, PHILLIP A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Brandon 12123513 - (D) BEST 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY INC DOUYETTE, KENNETH J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Damm et al 10303882 - (D) WARD 103 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. PATEL, DHAIRYA A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Sherman et al 11216531 - (D) MORRISON 103 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. KUMAR, RAKESH

As to the “ornamental shape”, it has long been held that features that relate to “ornamentation only and have no mechanical function whatsoever” cannot be relied upon for patentability of a claim in a utility patent application. In re Seid, 161 F.2d 229, 231 (CCPA 1947).

Seid, In re, 161 F.2d 229, 73 USPQ 431 (CCPA 1947) 2144.04

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Ex Parte Yoo 11344630 - (D) NAGUMO 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP (TSMC) RUGGLES, JOHN S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Thomsen 11314709 - (D) HUGHES 101/102 SAP AG c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC HOCKER, JOHN P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Akram et al 11384069 - (D) ARPIN 103 TRASK BRITT, P.C./ MICRON TECHNOLOGY STARK, JARRETT J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Fielden 11104231 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Clifford Kraft BELLINGER, JASON R

3634 Ex Parte Newman 11096784 - (D) OSINSKI 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP PUROL, DAVID M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Waggoner et al 11291069 - (D) POWELL 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP LEWIS, JUSTIN V
 
REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2743 Ex parte RONALD A. KATZ TECHNOLOGY LICENSING L.P. Appellant 90010044 90008229 90/010,130 5974120 08/480,185 CHEN 102 COOLEY LLP KIELIN, ERIK J original WOO, STELLA L

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Hatlestad et al 10787045 - (R) TURNER 102/103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. RANGREJ, SHEETAL

Oct 11, 2012

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte George et al 11564134 - (D) TIMM 103 103 PRITZKAU PATENT GROUP, LLC DHINGRA, RAKESH KUMAR

1763 Ex Parte Kannan et al 11503331 - (D) GARRIS 103 102/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - SABIC (CPP) MESH, GENNADIY

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 Ex Parte Wang 11912421 - (D) BEST 112(1)/103 GLOBAL IP SERVICES LEYSON, JOSEPH S  

REHEARING  

DENIED

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Li et al 10643628 - (D) C. THOMAS 103 HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG/ORACLE SAEED, USMAAN

hoch

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Drouillard 11056953 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 Hovey Williams LLP FRAZIER, BARBARA S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Lin 11779741 - (D) OWENS 102/103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP SULLIVAN, CALEEN O

1732 Ex Parte Onishi et al 11661213 - (D) NAGUMO 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. SAHA, BIJAY S

1741 Ex Parte Simon 11514456 - (D) GARRIS 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN S.C. FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

1754 Ex Parte Reiter 11191014 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Tabarrok & Zahrt (SEAGATE-10/11) BAND, MICHAEL A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Ex Parte Yao et al 11866334 - (D) DILLON 102 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EVANS, JEFFERSON A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3693 Ex Parte Grant, Jr. et al 10711705 - (D) MEDLOCK 102 Bank of America c/o Moore and Van Allen, PLLC NORMAN, SAMICA L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Stephens 10874060 - (D) KAMHOLZ 103 103 Miskin & Tsui-Yip LLP MILLER, BENA B

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Ryde et al 11979253 - (D) FREDMAN obviousness-type double patenting 103 Elan Drug Delivery, Inc. c/o Foley & Lardner AHMED, HASAN SYED

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

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

 

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 Ex Parte Little et al 11044959 - (D) COURTENAY 103 ADDMG - RIM RAHIM, MONJUR

2452 Ex Parte Plastina et al 10623235 - (D) HUME 103 SENNIGER POWERS LLP (MSFT) HUSSAIN, TAUQIR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2669 Ex Parte Sarraf et al 10342704 - (D) HOMERE 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc TUCKER, WESLEY J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Richards et al 11104219 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 Procopio - SPE DICKERSON, TIPHANY B

antor media, dilnot1, korpi, lincoln

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REVERSED 
1700 - Chemical and Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte HALLER et al 11/162,960 GAUDETTE 103 STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP MEHTA, MEGHA S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
3700 - Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Products
376 Ex Parte Sell 11/131,476 SNEDDEN 102/103 102/103 HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C ZHANG, JENNA

AFFIRMED
1700 - Chemical and Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Berti et al 11/654,425 McKELVEY 102 David J. Alexander ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

Lastly, we note that the Examiner’s “continuous” process holding is consistent with applicable precedent, including In re Di[l]not, 319 F.2d 188, 194 (CCPA 1963)(cited by the Examiner—Answer, page 6.). See also In re Korpi, 160 F.2d 564,566 (CCPA 1947) (case in which it was held to be obvious to convert batch process into continuous process) and In re Lincoln, 126 F.2d 477, 479 (CCPA 1942).

Dilnot, In re, 319 F.2d 188, 138 USPQ 248 (CCPA 1963) 2144.04

We have considered applicant’s remaining arguments and find none that warrant reversal of the Examiner’s rejections. Cf In re Antor Media Corp. 12 F.3d ___, ___, 2012 WL 3055928, 103 USPQ2d 1555, 1563 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

Patent Subject Matter Eligibility

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Koyata et al 11688041 - (D) McKELVEY 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. DEO, DUY VU NGUYEN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Septon 10899975 - (D) KIM 103 103 Gregory W. Osterloth Holland & Hart, LLP AGWUMEZIE, CHARLES C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Deitsch et al 11552700 - (D) COURTENAY 103 NBCUniversal Media, LLC c/o Fletcher Yoder, P.C. TELAN, MICHAEL R

Cf. Functional descriptive material consists of data structures and computer programs which impart functionality when employed as a computer component. See Interim Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications for Patent Subject Matter Eligibility (“Guidelines”), 1300 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 142 (November 22, 2005), especially pages 151-152. (The Manual of Patent Examining Procedure includes substantively the same guidance. See MPEP, 8th edition (revised Aug. 2012), § 2106.01.)

New Interim Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Examination Instructuons

Patentable subject matter

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Saadat et al 10898683 - (D) FREDMAN 103 USGI Medical, Inc. NGUYEN, TUAN VAN

Oct 4, 2012

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2878 Ex Parte SETBACKEN et al 11961864 - (D) WINSOR 103 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP LUU, THANH X

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Hoffman et al 09815731 - (D) FETTING 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP GORT, ELAINE L

3691 Ex Parte Chauvin et al 09944549 - (D) FETTING 103 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY VYAS, ABHISHEK

rijckaert

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REVERSED 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Dolores-Martinez-Serna Villagran et al  10913002 - (D)  NAGUMO 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY TRAN, LIEN THUY

In re Rijckaert, 9 F.3d 1531, 1534, 28 USPQ 1955, 1957 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (“That which may be inherent is not necessarily known. Obviousness cannot be predicated on what is unknown.”).

Rijckaert, In re, 9 F.3d 1531, 28 USPQ2d 1955 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 2112 , 2141.02 , 2144.08

Oct 2, 2012

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART  
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3783 Ex Parte Gerards et al  11209372 - (D)  HILL 102 102/103 Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P. COLEMAN, KEITH A

strahilevitz, de seversky, TAP

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1636 Ex Parte FISHER et al 09293670 - (D) PRATS 112(1)/103 Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP WESSENDORF, TERESA D

Moreover, “[working] examples are not required to satisfy section 112, first paragraph.” In re Strahilevitz, 668 F.2d 1229, 1232 (CCPA 1982).

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1775 Ex Parte Stewart et al 11784719 - (D) OBERMANN 103 USDA, ARS, OTT BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Knutson et al 10084773 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 THOMSON MULTIMEDIA LICENSING INC. SHEPARD, JUSTIN E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Fuchs et al 11188545 - (D) ASTORINO 112(1)/103 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY LOW, LINDSAY M

3761 Ex Parte Carlucci et al 10239599 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

To incorporate subject matter by reference, a host document must contain language “clearly identifying the subject matter which is incorporated and where it is to be found.” In re De Seversky, 474 F.2d 671, 674 (CCPA 1973).

De Seversky, In re, 474 F.2d 671, 177 USPQ 144 (CCPA 1973) . . . .201.06(c), 608.01(p), 1504.05


3767 Ex Parte Ghannoum et al 10641947 - (D) REIMERS Concurring McCARTHY 112(2) ALCON GRAY, PHILLIP A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Brandon 12123513 - (D) BEST 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY INC DOUYETTE, KENNETH J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Damm et al 10303882 - (D) WARD 103 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. PATEL, DHAIRYA A

In this context, the term “contain” is construed as an open ended term. See TAP Pharm. Prods., Inc. v. Owl Pharms., L.L.C., 419 F.3d 1346, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2005).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Sherman et al 11216531 - (D) MORRISON 103 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. KUMAR, RAKESH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Ex Parte Yoo 11344630 - (D) NAGUMO 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP (TSMC) RUGGLES, JOHN S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Thomsen 11314709 - (D) HUGHES 101/102 SAP AG c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC HOCKER, JOHN P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Akram et al 11384069 - (D) ARPIN 103 TRASK BRITT, P.C./ MICRON TECHNOLOGY STARK, JARRETT J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Fielden 11104231 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Clifford Kraft BELLINGER, JASON R

3634 Ex Parte Newman 11096784 - (D) OSINSKI 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP PUROL, DAVID M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Waggoner et al 11291069 - (D) POWELL 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP LEWIS, JUSTIN V  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2743 Ex parte RONALD A. KATZ TECHNOLOGY LICENSING L.P. Appellant 90010044 90008229 90/010,130 5974120 08/480,185 CHEN 102 COOLEY LLP KIELIN, ERIK J original WOO, STELLA L

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Hatlestad et al 10787045 - (R) TURNER 102/103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. RANGREJ, SHEETAL

Sep 27, 2012

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Pugh et al 11080605 - (D) SMITH 103 VALENCE TECHNOLOGY, INC. DOVE, TRACY MAE

1734 Ex Parte Thyssen et al 11611326 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HARTMAN GLOBAL IP LAW ZHU, WEIPING

1761 Ex Parte Lamb et al 12276658 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY DOUYON, LORNA M

1771 Ex Parte Wu et al 11172161 - (D) FRANKLIN 102 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY MCAVOY, ELLEN M

1777 Ex Parte Little et al 11564951 - (D) KRATZ 102/103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP ZALASKY, KATHERINE M

1782 Ex Parte Malmborg 10504984 - (D) KIMLIN 102/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC WOOD, ELLEN S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Arbitter et al 10899802 - (D) DANG 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL JANAKIRAMAN, NITHYA

2181 MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Requester, Appellant v. RAMBUS INC. Patent Owner, Respondent 95001109 6546446 10/028,077 EASTHOM 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original AUVE, GLENN ALLEN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Bai et al 11839700 - (D) KRIVAK 103 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC MORTELL, JOHN F

2629 Ex Parte Harley et al 11021300 - (D) DANG 103 Avago Technologies Limited Kathy Manke AMADIZ, RODNEY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Sim et al 12195425 - (D) HOFF 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PAPE, ZACHARY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Belokin 11544675 - (D) HORNER 102/103 JACK A. KANZ STERLING, AMY JO

3657 Ex Parte Rogge et al 11433914 - (D) ASTORINO 103 FREUDENBERG-NOK GENERAL PARTNERSHIP SY, MARIANO ONG

3657 Ex Parte Blackwood et al 10517834 - (D) MARTIN 103 NIXON PEABODY, LLP RASHID, MAHBUBUR

3689 Ex Parte Clawson 10255901 - (D) TURNER 103 STOEL RIVES LLP - SLC MOONEYHAM, JANICE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte Porten et al 11704035 - (D) MARTIN 102/103 KENYON & KENYON LLP VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA

3748 Ex Parte Gokhale et al 11167420 - (D) CAPP 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY TRIEU, THAI BA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Stevens 11441985 - (D) CALDWELL 103 103 OSHA LIANG LLP/Oracle TAKELE, MESEKER

2141 Ex Parte Gilboa et al 11324155 - (D) MCKEOWN 102 SAP AG c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC GUTIERREZ, ANDRES E

2166 Ex Parte Merenda et al 10390956 - (D) FRAHM 103 103 IBM Corporation HARPER, ELIYAH STONE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Lesartre et al 10935631 - (D) WINSOR 102 112(2)/102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DENNISON, JERRY B

2444 Ex Parte Allen et al 10675726 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101/103 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC PAPPAS, PETER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Rakesh et al 11139303 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN MILLER, ALAN S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Ostrovsky et al 11397122 - (D) GREEN 102/103 102/103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP SMITH, RUTH S

3762 Ex Parte Schouenborg 11543825 - (D) BONILLA 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT

3781 Ex Parte Metaxatos et al 11391715 - (D) HILL 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. MCKINLEY, CHRISTOPHER BRIAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Brown et al 11824517 - (D) GREEN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. SULLIVAN, DANIEL M

1616 Ex Parte Jang 11332606 - (D) GRIMES 103 MAYER & WILLIAMS PC FISHER, ABIGAIL L

1628 Ex Parte Simoes-Nunes et al 10942172 - (D) WALSH 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC QAZI, SABIHA NAIM

1654 Ex Parte Troup et al 10662678 - (D) WALSH 103 K&L Gates LLP HA, JULIE

1655 Ex Parte OKUNJI et al 09428203 - (D) FRANKLIN 102 USAMRMC ELIZABETH A. ARWINE FLOOD, MICHELE C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Gaag 11857662 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC IP, SIKYIN

1742 Ex Parte Norley et al 11452829 - (D) OBERMANN 103 WADDEY & PATTERSON, P.C. VARGOT, MATHIEU D

1746 Ex Parte Wegele 11899225 - (D) SMITH 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY LEE, JAEYUN

1746 Ex Parte Maziers 11596426 - (D) McKELVEY 102/103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC WYROZEBSKI LEE, KATARZYNA I

1765 Ex Parte Laverdure et al 11782259 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Fina Technology, Inc. ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

1765 Ex Parte Lorenz et al 12228690 - (D) SMITH 112(1) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC SERGENT, RABON A

1767 Ex Parte Wang et al 11646981 - (D) SMITH 103 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC. SCOTT, ANGELA C

1767 Ex Parte Evers 12166771 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA

1771 Ex Parte GUINTHER 11745803 - (D) HANLON 102/double patenting 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION MCAVOY, ELLEN M

1777 Ex Parte Trouilly et al 11461980 - (D) SMITH 103 K&L Gates LLP XU, XIAOYUN

1786 Ex Parte Patel et al 11578646 - (D) SMITH 103 The Dow Chemical Company SALVATORE, LYNDA

1787 Ex Parte Liu et al 11763622 - (D) SMITH 103/double patenting 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY CHEN, VIVIAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Barton et al 11007536 - (D) HOFF 102 Kunzler Needham Massey & Thorpe HILLERY, NATHAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Fiallos 09948976 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. HOSSAIN, FARZANA E

2426 Ex Parte Andersen et al 10074484 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. HUYNH, AN SON PHI

2427 Ex Parte Blair et al 10561024 - (D) KRIVAK 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC LUONG, ALAN H

2437 Ex Parte Bi et al 10416292 - (D) CALDWELL 103 AOL Inc./Finnegan WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L

2437 Ex Parte Khieu et al 10145328 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L

2452 Ex Parte Beckwith et al 10016529 - (D) HUGHES 103 IBM Corp. (AUS) c/o Ostrow Kaufman LLP TRAN, NAM T

2483 Ex Parte Alexander et al 10007136 - (D) DANG 102/103 ANDREWS KURTH LLP VO, TUNG T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Den Ouden 10211895 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 Duane Morris LLP (Entropic) BOCURE, TESFALDET

2618 Ex Parte Klassen et al 11097285 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 NORTON ROSE CANADA LLP NGUYEN, TU X

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Hwang 11026182 - (D) KOHUT 103 THE LAW OFFICES OF ANDREW D. FORTNEY, PH.D., P.C. POMPEY, RON EVERETT

2894 Ex Parte Richter et al 11531793 - (D) DANG 103 GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. c/o Williams, Morgan & Amerson PHAM, THANH V