rembrandt, tomlinson, wesslau

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Strebelle et al 11722598 - (D) GRIMES 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. VALENROD, YEVGENY

1649 Ex Parte Piliponsky et al 11875710 - (D) WALSH 102 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP MACFARLANE, STACEY NEE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Grohowski 11450059 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 Zitzmann Consulting, LLC ZHU, WEIPING

1754 Ex Parte Thiel 10841986 - (D) OWENS 102/103 PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. BAND, MICHAEL A

1792 Ex Parte van Krieken et al 10739036 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP CHAWLA, JYOTI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Gupta et al 10954816 - (D) BENOIT 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY OKEKE, ONYEDIKA C

2439 Ex Parte Van Brabant 10748008 - (D) CHEN 112(2)/102/103 NOVAK DRUCE & QUIGG, LLP WANG, HARRIS C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2699 Ex Parte Nurmi 11191152 - (D) FRAHM 103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC SHAPIRO, LEONID

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Pai et al 11350276 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (GD-AIS) PATEL, ISHWARBHAI B

2883 Ex Parte Farber et al 10398859 - (D) CURCURI 103 NIXON PEABODY, LLP RADKOWSKI, PETER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte SUTLIFF et al 11278927 - (D) POWELL 103 WONG, CABELLO, LUTSCH, RUTHERFORD & BRUCCULERI, L.L.P. BASTIANELLI, JOHN

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1754 Ex parte BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Patent Owner and Appellant 90011112 6,616,909 09/492,246 GUEST 103 BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE JOHNSON, JERRY D original STRICKLAND, JONAS N

In re Wesslau, 353 F.2d 238, 241 (CCPA 1965) (“It is impermissible within the framework of section 103 to pick and choose from any one reference only so much of it as will support a given position, to the exclusion of other parts necessary to the full appreciation of what such reference fairly suggests to one of ordinary skill in the art.”).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Nanikashvili et al 90010751 7,542,878 12706541 LEBOVITZ 102/103 102/103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE WEST, JEFFREY R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Smythe 11221386 - (D) VANOPHEM concurring-in-part HOELTER 103 obviousness-type double patenting Clifford Kraft PLUMMER, ELIZABETH A

3643 Ex Parte Krouse 11345070 - (D) HORNER 103 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP NGUYEN, SON T

3685 Ex Parte Andersson 11340890 - (D) FETTING 103 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP HEWITT II, CALVIN L

3692 Ex Parte Vales 11045937 - (D) PETRAVICK 103 103 KING & SPALDING BAIRD, EDWARD J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Yang et al 11304976 - (D) BONILLA 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Forest Laboratories, Inc. PURDY, KYLE A

1627 Ex Parte Breitenbach et al 11573327 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 Abel Law Group, LLP KAROL, JODY LYNN

1628 Ex Parte Chatlapalli et al 11478400 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 37 C.F.R § 41.50(b) 103 WYETH LLC SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L

1651 Ex Parte Breton et al 11314043 - (D) BONILLA 103 K&L Gates LLP MARX, IRENE

As stated in Tomlinson, after finding admixing of the compounds to be obvious:

As to the introductory language, ‘a process of inhibiting degradation of polypropylene caused by exposure to light,’ again we do not think these words can serve to patentably distinguish the claimed process from the prior art. That language in effect, states the result of admixing the two materials. While the references do not show a specific recognition of that result, its discovery by appellants is tantamount only to finding a property in the old composition, not in the nickel compound for which, it is argued, a new use has been found.

In re Tomlinson, 363 F.2d 928, 934 (CCPA 1966).

Tomlinson, In re, 363 F.2d 928, 150 USPQ 623 (CCPA 1966) 2112.02

1653 Ex Parte Chaudhry 11435204 - (D) JENKS 112(1) Butzel Long DRISCOLL, LORA E BARNHART

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Jenninger et al 12569533 - (D) McKELVEY 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE & QUIGG LLP GRESO, AARON J

1726 Ex Parte Yoo 11232872 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC LEE, CYNTHIA K

1729 Ex Parte Sennoun et al 10912298 - (D) OWENS 103 BrooksGroup CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG

1734 Ex Parte LaCourse et al 12419162 - (D) TIMM 103 ABEL LAW GROUP, LLP KOSLOW, CAROL M

1771 Ex Parte Chambard et al 10863041 - (D) GARRIS 103 Infineum USA L.P. VASISTH, VISHAL V

1778 Ex Parte Harnack et al 11563463 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

1791 Ex Parte Stokes et al 12051056 - (D) KIMLIN 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE & QUIGG LLP STULII, VERA

1791 Ex Parte Stokes et al 11863823 - (D) KIMLIN 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE & QUIGG LLP STULII, VERA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 10897353 - (D) THOMAS 102/103 IBM GOFMAN, ALEX N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Ex Parte Werner 10767785 - (D) DROESCH 103 AT & T Legal Department - WS WON, MICHAEL YOUNG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Manchev 11306485 - (D) PER CURIAM 112(1)/102 PETER B. MANCHEV HOLLIDAY, JAIME MICHELE

2642 Ex Parte Han 11545239 - (D) COURTENAY 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. VIANA DI PRISCO, GERMAN

2644 Ex Parte Kim et al 10845001 - (D) BUI 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR

2645 Ex Parte Anderson 10401517 - (D) MARTIN 103 HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. BRANDT, CHRISTOPHER M

2649 Ex Parte Karaoguz 10314292 - (D) KRIVAK 103 GARLICK & MARKISON DEAN, RAYMOND S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Lin et al 11174189 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 112(2)/103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP CAO, PHAT X

2853 Ex Parte Perez et al 10513052 - (D) SMITH 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SHAH, MANISH S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Chrosny et al 10996275 - (D) FETTING 101/102/103 PITNEY BOWES INC. POUNCIL, DARNELL A

In fact, these claims are ambiguous hybrid claims that the Examiner should review for definiteness. See Rembrandt Data Techs., LP v. AOL, LLC, 641 F.3d 1331, 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (“reciting both an apparatus and a method of using that apparatus renders a claim indefinite under section 112, paragraph 2”) (internal citation and quotations omitted).

3665 Ex Parte Herzog et al 10908792 - (D) HORNER 103 HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP BROADHEAD, BRIAN J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Worrick 11602521 - (D) TARTAL 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHOI, STEPHEN

3731 Ex Parte Avellanet et al 11452852 - (D) WALSH 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON TANNER, JOCELIN C

3738 Ex Parte Bonitati et al 11859425 - (D) WALSH 103 BARNES & THORNBURG LLP HOBAN, MELISSA A

3772 Ex Parte Patel 12154789 - (D) McCARTHY 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 AMIT V. PATEL JACKSON, BRANDON LEE

3779 Ex Parte Schara et al 11083277 - (D) FREDMAN 103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC SMITH, PHILIP ROBERT

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1632 THE FOUNDATION FOR TAXPAYER & CONSUMER RIGHTS Requester and Appellant v. Patent of WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION Patent Owner and Respondent 95000154 7029913 09/982,637 LEBOVITZ 102/103 Riverside Law LLP KUNZ, GARY L original WOITACH, JOSEPH T

2857 MEDICOMP, INC. Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of CARD GUARD SCIENTIFIC, LTD. Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent 95001312 7,542,878 11/059,791 LEBOVITZ 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 102/103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE NGUYEN, LINH M original RAYMOND, EDWARD

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Ex Parte Boni et al 11024146 - (D) FETTING 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) EBERSMAN, BRUCE I

clearvalue

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Safko et al 11705592 - (D) WARREN 103 THE COCA-COLA COMPANY GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Watanabe et al 11443130 - (D) BAHR 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC GORDEN, RAEANN

The facts of the present case are not like those in ClearValue, Inc. v. Pearl River Polymers, Inc., 668 F.3d 1340, 1344-45 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 2012), in which there was no allegation of criticality or any evidence demonstrating any difference across the prior art range, and in which the prior art contained an example at a point within the prior art range approaching the claimed range.

3737 Ex Parte Novak et al 11582746 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 COLEMAN SUDOL SAPONE, P.C. COOK, CHRISTOPHER L

3744 Ex Parte Minami 11818200 - (D) WOOD 102/103 OSHA LIANG L.L.P. ZEC, FILIP

3769 Ex Parte Schermeier et al 12094676 - (D) MORRISON 112(2)/102/103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC LIPITZ, JEFFREY BRIAN

3775 Ex Parte Dickinson et al 11365732 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Medtronic, Inc (Spinal/Krieg DeVault) BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Basappa et al 11999788 - (D) WARREN 103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP NGUYEN, THUY-AI N

1767 Ex Parte Olsen et al 10726744 - (D) KIMLIN 103 103 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP KOLLIAS, ALEXANDER C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Warburton 11222956 - (D) SNEDDEN 102/103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC HOLLM, JONATHAN A

3763 Ex Parte Bourne et al 10277215 - (D) BAHR 102/103 BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Boyd 11737050 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY KRASS, FREDERICK F

1615 Ex Parte Sikes et al 12056689 - (D) ADAMS 103 Mayer & Williams CRAIGO, WILLIAM A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Hara 10959115 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 WHITHAM, CURTIS & CHRISTOFFERSON & COOK, P.C. HUERTA, ALEXANDER Q

advanced cardiovascular, antor media, dike, kao

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex Parte Weiner et al 10168694 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 Pepper Hamilton LLP PARAS JR, PETER

1653 Ex Parte Brautigam et al 11001840 - (D) GRIMES 103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA HANLEY, SUSAN MARIE

Providing evidence that is commensurate in scope with the claims

does not mean that an applicant is required to test every embodiment within the scope of his or her claims. If an applicant demonstrates that an embodiment has an unexpected result and provides an adequate basis to support the conclusion that other embodiments falling within the claim will behave in the same manner, this will generally establish that the evidence is commensurate with [the] scope of the claims.

In re Kao, 639 F.3d 1057, 1068 (Fed. Cir. 2011).

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Ekanayake et al 10881341 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(2)/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY STULII, VERA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 Ex Parte Schneider et al 10600029 - (D) KRIVAK 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. REZA, MOHAMMAD W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Billinger et al 10053666 - (D) BROWNE 103 JACOBSON HOLMAN PLLC DINH, TIEN QUANG

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Wallach et al 10423927 - (D) SNEDDEN concurring FREDMAN 103 112(1) Browdy and Neimark, PLLC GAMBEL, PHILLIP

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Bump et al 11244651 - (D) JEFFERY 103 103 INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC.  PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Lehman et al 11579651 - (D) GONSALVES 102 102/103 Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz ALATA, YASSIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Banin et al 10145609 - (D) McKONE 102 102/103 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG RAO, SHRINIVAS H

“Enablement of prior art requires that the reference teach a skilled artisan to make or carry out what it discloses in relation to the claimed invention.” In re Antor Media Corp., 689 F.3d 1282, 1290 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

2885 Ex Parte Shibusawa et al 12071629 - (D) QUINN 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP SHALLENBERGER, JULIE A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Smalley et al 10523887 - (D) OSINSKI 103 102 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP COLLINS, MICHAEL

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Knight 10317438 - (D) EVANS 103 CASCADIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Harder et al 11221344 - (D) WARREN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 HAHN LOESER & PARKS, LLP IP, SIKYIN

1754 Ex Parte Tsakalakos et al 11081967 - (D) TORCZON 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY MOWLA, GOLAM

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Shepherd et al 10791019 - (D) THOMAS 112(1)/102/103 HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP SHIH, HAOSHIAN

2199 Ex Parte Van Berkel et al 10565926 - (D) HOMERE 101/102 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC BULLOCK JR, LEWIS ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Fong 11069575 - (D) GONSALVES 103 CARR & FERRELL LLP ALATA, YASSIN

2445 Ex Parte Dacosta 10782345 - (D) COURTENAY 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES JOO, JOSHUA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Ex Parte Levin 11355219 - (D) POTHIER 112(1)/103 DAVID W. WONG MAHASE, PAMESHANAND

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2826 Ex Parte Lee et al 11618453 - (D) WEINBERG 103 ISHIMARU & ASSOCIATES LLP AHMED, SELIM U

2893 Ex Parte Haberern et al 11681410 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. REAMES, MATTHEW L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Eadie et al 11565697 - (D) OSINSKI 112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. GREEN, RICHARD R

3695 Ex Parte Milosavljevic et al 09880170 - (D) KIM 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP OYEBISI, OJO O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Ward et al 10768263 - (D) KAUFFMAN 102/103 MILLER & MARTIN KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

Our reviewing court has on several prior occasions interpreted the term “integral” to cover more than a unitary construction. See, e.g., In re Dike, 394 F.2d 584, 589, (CCPA 1968) and Advanced Cardiovascular Sys. v. Scimed Life Sys., 887 F.2d 1070, 1074 (Fed.Cir.1989) (nothing of record limited “integral” to mean “of one-piece” construction).

boston scientific, flo healthcare

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Wollborn 10399633 - (D) PETTIGREW 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP PATEL, DHAIRYA A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Wang 10424785 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Reed Smith LLP ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E

3654 Ex Parte Tonna et al 11397457 - (D) POWELL 103 CARLSON GASKEY & OLDS KRUER, STEFAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Eftymiades 10181235 - (D) TARTAL 103 Nixon Peabody LLP ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA

3738 Ex Parte Nelson 10234070 - (D) GRIMES 103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

3742 Ex Parte Matthews et al 11735165 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 HAHN LOESER / LINCOLN  JENNISON, BRIAN W

3777 Ex Parte Baumgartner et al 10814830 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1) 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (PCPI) C/O FLETCHER YODER RAMIREZ, JOHN FERNANDO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Trouilly et al 11461963 - (D) WEATHERLY 103 102 K&L Gates LLP PASCUA, JES F

The Federal Circuit recently reiterated the well-established principle that “it is not proper to import from the patent’s written description limitations that are not found in the claims themselves.” Flo Healthcare Solutions, LLC v. Kappos, 697 F.3d 1367, 1375 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Jarus 12519678 - (D) TIMM 103 POLYONE CORPORATION SZEKELY, PETER A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Williams 10832514 - (D) COURTENAY 112(2)/103 Rogitz & Associates DOAN, DUC T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Fritsch et al 10538152 - (D) HOMERE 103 Siemens Corporation SINGH, HIRDEPAL

2647 Ex Parte Murray 11191108 - (D) COURTENAY 103 COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON  TRAN, PAUL P

“Combining two embodiments disclosed adjacent to each other in a prior art patent does not require a leap of inventiveness.” Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. v. Cordis Corp., 554 F.3d 982, 991 (Fed. Cir. 2009). 

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2112 Ex Parte Radich 10607967 - (D) HOMERE 103 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC C/O WESTMAN, CHAMPLIN & KELLY, P.A. CHAUDRY, MUJTABA M

otto, thibault, tokai

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1654 Ex Parte Von Nussbaum et al 11788649 - (D) WALSH 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP NIEBAUER, RONALD T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Eickhoff 11340978 - (D) TIMM 103 HONEYWELL/SLW LEWIS, BEN

1759 Ex Parte Kumagai et al 11906663 - (D) HASTINGS dissenting TORCZON 103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. WONG, EDNA

1775 Ex Parte Windsheimer 12007499 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Bosch MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP YOO, REGINA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 11696696 - (D) ADAMS 103 Covidien SHUMATE, VICTORIA PEARL

3767 Ex Parte Christenson et al 11413835 - (D) FREDMAN 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Kushwah et al 11084065 - (D) WINSOR 102 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 EMC CORPORATION VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP WITZENBURG, BRUCE A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2494 Ex Parte Challener et al 09758927 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. ABRISHAMKAR, KAVEH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Roszell 11120132 - (D) PRATS 103 MERCHANT & GOULD PC KARPINSKI, LUKE E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Cotton et al 11536431 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 HUGH P. GORTLER WYSZOMIERSKI, GEORGE P

"A strong case of prima facie obviousness ... cannot be overcome by a far weaker showing of objective indicia of nonobviousness." Tokai Corp. v. Easton Enterprises, Inc., 632 F. 3d 1358, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2011)

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Pennock et al 11771743 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 Brooks Kushman P.C./Harman HASSAN, AURANGZEB

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Opgenoorth et al 11516908 - (D) FETTING 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION OBAID, FATEH M

“[E]xpressions relating the apparatus to contents thereof during an intended operation are of no significance in determining patentability of the apparatus claim.” Ex parte Thibault, 164 USPQ 666, 667 (Bd. App. 1969). Furthermore, “inclusion of the material or article worked upon by a structure being claimed does not impart patentability to the claims.” In re Otto, 312 F.2d 937, 940 (CCPA 1963).

Thibault, Ex parte, 164 USPQ 666 (Bd. App. 1969) 2115

Otto, In re, 312 F.2d 937, 136 USPQ 458 (CCPA 1963) 2111.02, 2115

3685 Ex Parte Bonalle et al 10905078 - (D) FETTING 112(1)/103 BRUNDIDGE & STANGER, P.C. QAYYUM, ZESHAN

3686 Ex Parte Vinarov 11396846 - (D) FETTING 103 CARDINAL LAW GROUP LE, LINH GIANG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Elmer et al 11173849 - (D) DILLON 103 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC HEINRICH, SAMUEL M  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Wasser et al 11250578 - (R) MORRISON 102/103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC CHAUDRY, ATIF H

kerkhoven

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Van Patten 10363079 - (D) FREDMAN 103 KAGAN BINDER, PLLC HUI, SAN MING R

In Kerkhoven, the CCPA found: “It is prima facie obvious to combine two compositions each of which is taught by the prior art to be useful for the same purpose, in order to form a third composition which is to be used for the very same purpose.” In re Kerkhoven, 626 F.2d 846, 850 (CCPA 1980). Thus, Kerkhoven requires that the prior art recognize that each of two different compositions are useful for the same purpose.

Kerkhoven, In re, 626 F.2d 846, 205 USPQ 1069 (CCPA 1980) 2144.06

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Ex Parte Boulanger et al 10941831 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP BERDICHEVSKY, MIRIAM

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Rapp 11100515 - (D) CURCURI 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Mitreuter et al 11516619 - (D) GONSALVES 102/103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP MADAMBA, GLENFORD J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Lankston et al 11742540 - (D) CURCURI 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CHERVINSKY, BORIS LEO

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Stokes 11355353 - (D) JUNG 102/103 RICHARD L HUFF KWIECINSKI, RYAN D

3643 Ex Parte Werner et al 12164825 - (D) McCOLLUM 102/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) BANIANI, SHADI SHUNTI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Corvi et al 12357037 - (D) WALSH 103 Covidien FOREMAN, JONATHAN M

3738 Ex Parte Harris et al 10603952 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. WILLSE, DAVID H

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Lemley 11555477 - (D) SCHAFER 103 112(1) MILLER, MATTHIAS & HULL LLP KO, JASON Y

1744 Ex Parte Kramer et al 11345479 - (D) McKELVEY 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ABRAHAM, AMJAD A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Gregory et al 12042425 - (D) FREDMAN 103 102/103 WARF/MKE/QUARLES & BRADY LLP SZMAL, BRIAN SCOTT

3767 Ex Parte Hoarau et al 11716145 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 102/103 Covidien LP THOMAS, JR, BRADLEY G

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Ellington et al 11939012 - (D) WALSH 103 L'Oreal USA AL-AWADI, DANAH J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Daguier et al 10593463 - (D) BEST 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. KING, ROY V

1742 Ex Parte Grah et al 11142044 - (D) McKELVEY 103 37 CFR § 41.50(b) 112(4) Sealed Air Corporation BUTLER, PATRICK NEAL

1763 Ex Parte Shaffer et al 12179368 - (D) TIMM 103 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY FINK, BRIEANN R

1793 Ex Parte Amit 11837803 - (D) TORCZON 103 NIXON PEABODY, LLP MOORE, WALTER A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Gould 10326561 - (D) McKONE 102/103 COOL PATENT, P.C. ZAMAN, FAISAL M

2128 Ex Parte Hamlin et al 10768588 - (D) DESHPANDE 112(2)/103 LSI Corporation c/o Suiter Swantz pc llo SAXENA, AKASH

2176 Ex Parte Liebl et al 11181813 - (D) DANG 102/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) DYER, ANDREW R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Degertekin 11260238 - (D) CURCURI 103 GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. LARKIN, DANIEL SEAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3665 Ex Parte Hannah et al 12200825 - (D) HOELTER 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP MAWARI, REDHWAN K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Krivoruchko et al 11624343 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. MCEVOY, THOMAS M

classen, cybersource, research corp., santarus

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1641 Ex Parte Robert et al 10984252 - (D) SCHEINER 103 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK SHIBUYA, MARK LANCE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Karve et al 11931565 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. LI, MEIYA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte King et al 11810943 - (D) PLENZLER 103 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 101 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A. LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI

Although it is acknowledged that patent eligibility under § 101 is a course filter and that disqualifying abstractness of a claim must be manifest, that does not compel a conclusion that there is never a valid basis to hold that a claim is simply too abstract to qualify as patent eligible. See CyberSource Corp. v. Retail Decisions, Inc., 654 F.3d 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2011); see also Research Corp. Techs, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 627 F.3d 859 (Fed. Cir. 2010) and Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen Idec et al., 659 F.3d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 2011).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Lubbers et al 11479365 - (D) DILLON 102 102/103 Seagate Technology LLC Hall Estill Attorneys at Law DOAN, DUC T

Santarus, Inc. v. Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., 694 F.3d 1344, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (“Negative claim limitations are adequately supported when the specification describes a reason to exclude the relevant limitation. Such written description support need not rise to the level of disclaimer. In fact, it is possible for the patentee to support both the inclusion and exclusion of the same material.”).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1636 Ex Parte Hung et al 09761893 - (D) ADAMS 103 Shih-Chieh Hung Dept. of Orthop. and Traumetology, Vet. General Hospital-Taipei DUNSTON, JENNIFER ANN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Wu 11855243 - (D) METZ 103 Becton, Dickinson and Company YAGER, JAMES C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Rudolph et al 10936254 - (D) BENOIT 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC RABOVIANSKI, JIVKA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Ex Parte Kuhl et al 11498758 - (D) DILLON 102/103 CROWELL & MORING LLP MORTELL, JOHN F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Friedl et al 11797836 - (D) GONSALVES 102/103 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC BUI, BRYAN
 
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2153 FACEBOOK, INC. Third Party Requester and Appellant v. PRAGMATUS AV, LLC Patent Owner and Respondent 95001715 7421470 10/721,905 ZECHER 102/103 Reed Smith LLP CHOI, WOO H original STRANGE, AARON N

2153 FACEBOOK, INC. Third Party Requester and Appellant v. PRAGMATUS AV, LLC Patent Owner and Respondent 95001716 7433921 10/722,051 ZECHER 102/103 Reed Smith LLP CHOI, WOO H original STRANGE, AARON N

2181 NVIDIA CORPORATION Requester and Appellant v. RAMBUS INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95001472 6,715,020 10/037,171 SIU 103 Paul M. Anderson, PLLC ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original AUVE, GLENN ALLEN

huai-hung, kao, king

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Nishio et al 10933280 - (D) GRIMES 103 ACS LLC CERMAK NAKAJIMA LLP SIMS, JASON M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Ilnicki et al 11127487 - (D) McKONE 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 VOLENTINE & WHITT PLLC JEUDY, JOSNEL

See In re Huai-Hung Kao, 639 F.3d 1057, 1072-73 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (“Just as in King Pharmaceuticals, the informing step does not ‘transform[ ] the process of taking the drug.’” (quoting King Pharm., 616 F.3d at 1279)).

King Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Eon Labs Inc., 616 F.3d 1267, 95 USPQ2d 1833 (Fed. Cir. 2010) 2111.05

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2667 Ex Parte Rodriguez et al 11152686 - (D) DILLON 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Foley & Lardner LLP ROSARIO, DENNIS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Healey et al 11146745 - (D) BONILLA 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY OROPEZA, FRANCES P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3713 Ex parte ADC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 90009524 6193520 09/109,784 MARTIN 102/103 112(1)/112(2)/103 Whitaker Law Group WOOD, WILLIAM H original CHENG, JOE H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Bieley 11969199 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 HARLAN CLAYTON BIELEY JAVANMARD, SAHAR

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Roesler et al 11198707 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC SERGENT, RABON A

1787 Ex Parte Funakoshi et al 11783473 - (D) CRUMBLEY 103 SUGHRUE-265550 SHAH, SAMIR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Price et al 11499185 - (D) WEINBERG 103 HGST C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP PATEL, DHARTI HARIDAS

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Ex Parte Basner et al 11879325 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Glynn Tech Inc. LOFTUS, ANN E

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2875 SOUTHERN SALES & MARKETING GROUP, INC. Requester and Appellant v. WORLD FACTORY, INC. Patent Owner 95000104 6612713 10/068,424 COCKS 112(1) LAW OFFICES OF JAMES E. WALTON, PLLC RUBIN, MARGARET R original SAWHNEY, HARGOBIND S

amgen3, kubin

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Burns et al 11153720 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 L.C. BEGIN & ASSOCIATES, PLLC MCDONOUGH, JAMES E

An obviousness determination requires that a skilled artisan would have perceived a reasonable expectation of success in making the invention in light of the prior art. Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-LA Roche Ltd., 580 F.3d 1340, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (citing In re Kubin, 561 F.3d 1351, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2009)).

Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., 580 F.3d 1340, 92 USPQ2d 1289 (Fed. Cir. 2009) 2113

Kubin, Ex parte, 83 USPQ2d 1410 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int. 2007) 2143

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2826 Ex Parte SEAH Teo Leng 11465793 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 ISHIMARU & ASSOCIATES LLP TRAN, TAN N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Nichols et al 11465498 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 Jerome R. Drouillard MORGAN, EMILY M

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2682 HTC CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. IPCOM GMBH Patent Owner and Appellant 95001192 6,879,830 09/478,586 SIU 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original MILORD, MARCEAU

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Kim et al 11173070 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP CONLEY, OI K

1786 Ex Parte Harada et al 10333744 - (D) TORCZON 103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP THOMPSON, CAMIE S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Ma et al 11525982 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN Mission/BSTZ KARIMY, TIMOR

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2616 HTC CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. IPCOM GMBH Patent Owner and Appellant 95001212 7,245,636 10/111,511 SIU 102 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP WEAVER, SCOTT LOUIS original PHAN, MAN U