Feb 26, 2013

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Janning 11704446 - (D) HASTINGS 112(1)/102/103 John E. Menear KO, JASON Y

1758 Ex Parte BAUMANN et al 12254997 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) MEKHLIN, ELI S

1773 Ex Parte Valencia Avila et al 12731341 - (D) HOUSEL 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON CHORBAJI, MONZER R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Fambon et al 10505931 - (D) McKONE 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) THE JANSSON FIRM CHACKO, JOE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte KIM 11950187 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH BOSWORTH, KAMI A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 
1741 Ex Parte Tudryn et al 10677087 - (D) WARREN 103 103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP LAZORCIK, JASON L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Agrawal et al 11246001 - (D) DIXON 102 102 ORACLE HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG TRAN, BAO G

2172 Ex Parte Kuehner et al 10890690 - (D) NAPPI 103 101 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP PARKER,BRANDON

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Berberet et al 10182307 - (D) HOFF 103 103 Ostrow Kaufman LLP BROWN, RUEBEN M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2695 Ex Parte Jo et al 10942770 - (D) THOMAS 103 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP HOFFNER, LINH NGUYEN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Allen-Bradley et al 11415898 - (D) MORRISON 102/103 102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global YOUNGER, SEAN JERRARD

3767 Ex Parte Utterberg et al 11247931 - (D) FREDMAN 112(2)/102 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE PC OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

3769 Ex Parte Knox et al 12146976 - (D) FREDMAN 103 102/103 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated CRANDALL, LYNSEY P

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 
1723 Ex Parte Duranel et al 12305252 - (D) METZ 103/obviousness-type double patenting FINA TECHNOLOGY INC SMITH, JEREMIAH R

1723 Ex Parte Duranel et al 12305309 - (D) METZ 103/obviousness-type double patenting FINA TECHNOLOGY INC SMITH, JEREMIAH R

1733 Ex Parte Porat 10942158 - (D) NAGUMO 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB ZHENG, LOIS L

1747 Ex Parte Chisholm 11294373 - (D) SMITH 112(1)/103 STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG, LLP ROGERS, MARTIN K

1763 Ex Parte Munoz 11634319 - (D) KATZ 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting ROBERT A. KENT LI, AIQUN

1765 Ex Parte Cartier et al 12338498 - (D) HASTINGS 103 SABIC Innovative Plastics VALDEZ, DEVE E

1793 Ex Parte Kastenmayer et al 10523767 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 K&L Gates LLP YOO, HONG THI

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte GENGLER et al 11556856 - (D) DILLON 103 IBM CORPORATION PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID

2184 Ex Parte White et al 11232437 - (D) COURTENAY 102 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE P.L.C. PARK, ILWOO

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Le Goff 10548720 - (D) DANG 103 NXP B.V. TRAN, TRANG U

2454 Ex Parte Miller et al 10768201 - (D) McKONE 101/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC PARK, JEONG S

2462 Ex Parte Cummings et al 10228196 - (D) HOFF 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. MILLS, DONALD L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2664 Ex Parte Tewinkle et al 11584036 - (D) DANG 102/103 Simpson & Simpson, PLLC COWAN, EUEL K

2682 Ex Parte Steinbichler et al 11314181 - (D) SMITH 103 ALLEMAN HALL MCCOY RUSSELL & TUTTLE LLP WANG, JACK K

2691 Ex Parte Geaghan 11116576 - (D) STRAUSS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY SHERMAN, STEPHEN G

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2832 Ex Parte Saxl et al 11812447 - (D) RUGGIERO 102 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A

2893 Ex Parte Cai et al 11857569 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP THOMAS, TOM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3616 Ex Parte Revill et al 10537566 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. BECK, KAREN JANE AMORES

3645 Ex Parte Brooks 11160998 - (D) FLOYD 102 SCHLUMBERGER ROSHARON CAMPUS ALSOMIRI, ISAM A

3646 Ex Parte Bussard 11527906 - (D) JUNG 101/112(1)/112(2)/103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP KEITH, JACK W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Weiland 10533108 - (D) JUNG 112(1)/103 Daniels Patent Law PLLC MULLER,BRYAN R

3752 Ex Parte Miller 10537032 - (D) O’HEARN 102/103 KENYON & KENYON LLP GORMAN, DARREN W

3761 Ex Parte Zenker et al 10379210 - (D) BAHR 102/103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. SU, SUSAN SHAN

3764 Ex Parte CAO 11680806 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 LAW OFFICES OF J.F. LEE THANH, LOAN H

3767 Ex Parte Couvillon et al 10981098 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Mayer & Williams GRAY, PHILLIP A

3767 Ex Parte Alheidt et al 11031151 - (D) WALSH 103 Becton, Dickinson and Company GILBERT, ANDREW M

3769 Ex Parte Mathan et al 11336152 - (D) JENKS 102/103 HONEYWELL/IFL SORIANO, BOBBY GILES

3777 Ex Parte Murkowski et al 10597536 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Ward 10595033 - (D) PRATS 101 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. KASSA, TIGABU

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Hayhurst 10491511 - (D) SMITH 103 HANCOCK HUGHEY LLP HICKS, CHARLES N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Yoshimura 11186880 - (D) HOFF 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. SYED, NABIL H

herbert, mullin

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte Burger et al 11554113 - (D) COURTENAY 102 JAMES M. STOVER LEE, WILSON

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Chen et al 10676965 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC KARIKARI, KWASI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Morita et al 11392768 - (D) SPAHN 103 SUGHRUE-265550 JENNISON, BRIAN W

3753 Ex Parte Zerfas 11741142 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 112(1)/103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP BASTIANELLI, JOHN

3771 Ex Parte SCHERMEIER et al 11381662 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC STUART, COLIN W

3777 Ex Parte Ostrovsky 11289981 - (D) GREEN 103 Boston Scientific Corporation Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP ROY, BAISAKHI

3778 Ex Parte Steger et al 10336136 - (D) VANOPHEM 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. HAND, MELANIE JO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte Khan 10957488 - (D) GARRIS 103 112(1) Bracewell & Giuliani LLP BOYER, RANDY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Ahmed et al 10668949 - (D) MacDONALD 102/103 112(1) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) Siemens Corporation PHAM, HUNG Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Ly 10332672 - (D) SPAHN 103 103 RatnerPrestia ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA

It has long been held that an intermediate product or article can anticipate a claimed article even if the intermediate product is merely a stage in the final production of a non-anticipatory article. See In re Mullin, 481 F.2d 1333, 1335-6 (CCPA 1973) (an article that is intended and appreciated is no less anticipatory be it an intermediate structure rather than an end use item) (citing In re Herbert, 461 F.2d 1390, 1394 (CCPA 1972)).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Bright 11985180 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 JOHNS MANVILLE MUSSER, BARBARA J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Vogel et al 10369349 - (D) KIM 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MANSFIELD, THOMAS L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Watanabe 11680235 - (D) RICE 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC GORDEN, RAEANN

3775 Ex Parte Biegun et al 10534567 - (D) JENKS 112(1)/102/103 Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber WOODALL, NICHOLAS W

donohue, omega, santarus

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Perez-Camargo et al 10509951 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 K&L Gates LLP MAEWALL, SNIGDHA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Andreiko 10528036 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (Sybron) EIDE, HEIDI MARIE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte SCHNOEBELEN 12362521 - (D) GARRIS 103 103 FAY SHARPE / SHURTECH THOMAS, ALEXANDER S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Kilkki 10484829 - (D) BENOIT 103 103 Squire Sanders (US) LLP CHEEMA, UMAR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Forman et al 10636990 - (D) PETRAVICK 103 101 IBM CORPORATION JARRETT, SCOTT L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Taylor 11002382 - (D) WEATHERLY 103 102 HONEYWELL/BARNES RINEHART, KENNETH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Sasmal et al 10898549 - (D) GRIMES 103/obviousness-type double patenting PERGAMENT GILMAN & CEPEDA LLP LOVE, TREVOR M

1613 Ex Parte Zerbe et al 11635361 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 BUTZEL LONG LEA, CHRISTOPHER RAYMOND

1647 Ex Parte Helms et al 12074766 - (D) PRATS 102/103 Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing GAMETT, DANIEL C

However, as our reviewing court has explained, the fact that Matthews did not prepare a working example of its liposomes does not demonstrate that Matthews’ disclosure is non-enabling:

[F]ailures by those skilled in the art (having possession of the information disclosed by the publication) are strong evidence that the disclosure of the publication was nonenabling. By contrast, the fact that the author of a publication did not attempt to make his disclosed invention does not indicate one way or the other whether the publication would have been enabling.

In re Donohue, 766 F.2d 531, 533 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (emphasis added).  

Donohue, In re, 766 F.2d 531, 226 USPQ 619 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 2121.01, 2121.02, 2131.01

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1759 Ex Parte Alivisatos et al 11056430 - (D) HASTINGS 102 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP TAI, XIUYU

1762 Ex Parte Arendt et al 11949378 - (D) McKELVEY 103 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY REDDICK, MARIE L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Bright 11286446 - (D) STEPHENS 112(1)/251/103 Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt HAILU, TADESSE

“Negative claim limitations are adequately supported when the specification describes a reason to exclude the relevant limitation.” Santarus, Inc. v. Par Pharmaceutical Inc., 694 F.3d 1344 (Fed Cir. 2012). An express intent to confer on the claim language the novel meaning imparted by the negative limitation is required, such as an express disclaimer or independent lexicography in the written description that provides support for the negative limitation. Omega Engineering, Inc, v. Raytek Corp., 334 F.3d 1314, 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (citations omitted).

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2491 Ex Parte Winget et al 10724995 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Tucker Ellis LLP POPHAM, JEFFREY D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Kim et al 11377288 - (D) BRADEN 112(2)/102/103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. MIAH, LITON

2645 Ex Parte Kaplan 11112035 - (D) ARPIN 103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Freeouf 11301324 - (D) KOHUT 102/103 Alvin J. Riddles MASKELL, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Grilliot et al 11375735 - (D) HORNER 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 HONEYWELL/WOOD PHILLIPS DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE

3653 Ex Parte Ong 11848968 - (D) HORNER 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. GOKHALE, PRASAD V

3676 Ex Parte Tooley 11566659 - (D) TARTAL 101/102/103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP THOMPSON, KENNETH L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Keppler et al 11719851 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. BALDORI, JOSEPH B

3767 Ex Parte Van Antwerp et al 11897106 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Gates & Cooper LLP - Minimed PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

CCS, McGuire, Phillips

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Duquette 10683013 - (D) HORNER 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA

3721 Ex Parte Woodman et al 11803555 - (D) HORNER 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. GERRITY, STEPHEN FRANCIS

3764 Ex Parte Cassidy et al 11831265 - (D) FITZPATRICK 102/103 SHERRILL LAW OFFICES THANH, LOAN H


3767 Ex Parte Veasey et al 10315163 - (D) PLENZLER 102/103 OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC GRAY, PHILLIP A

3775 Ex Parte Measamer 11742110 - (D) CALVE 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC SCHAPER, MICHAEL T

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2676 Ex Parte Reese et al 10141571 - (D) BENOIT 102/103 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DULANEY, BENJAMIN O

As such, the Specification does not set forth a definition of “a copy-protection template” to limit the claim term. See CCS Fitness, Inc. v. Brunswick Corp., 288 F.3d 1359, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (Claim terms are properly construed to include limitations not otherwise inherent in the term when the Specification “clearly set[s] forth a definition of the disputed claim term.”). The exemplary embodiment is, however, an informative example of how to practice their invention. Cf. Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (explaining that examples in a specification may be used to teach an ordinarily skilled artisan how to practice the invention, rather than intending to limit the claims to the embodiments disclosed in the specification).

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

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Beck et al 11609517 - (D) CALVE 102 102/103 WILLIAMS, MORGAN & AMERSON P.C. ARCE, MARLON ALEXANDER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Wente et al 11650403 - (D) ASTORINO 112(1)/103 103 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP ALEXANDER, MELANIE P

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Jung 11698804 - (D) DIXON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. AFOLABI, MARK O

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Zeyher et al 11187785 - (D) DIXON 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP KHAN, OMER S

2688 Ex Parte Lee 10865952 - (D) FISHMAN 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP ALUNKAL, THOMAS D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Marshall et al 11536884 - (D) DIXON 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED POOS, JOHN W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Kagan et al 10698148 - (D) GRIMES 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP GRAY, PHILLIP A

3769 Ex Parte Wang et al 12165025 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 Covidien LP JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING

REHEARING  

GRANTED Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 1639 Ex Parte van der Lelie 11925382 - (D) WALSH 102 BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY BOESEN, CHRISTIAN C

See also, In re McGuire, 416 F.2d 1322, 1327-28 (CCPA 1969) (“Appellants argue the century-old status of the references but this argument does not impress us, absent some showing that the art tried and failed to solve some problem notwithstanding its presumed knowledge of the references. For aught that appears, as soon as the need for an inside tubing cutter was perceived it was produced out of the accumulated skill of the art.”).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Lin et al 11398138 - (R) DANG 102 Sony Corp of America - EVS PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Ex Parte Nathans et al 10392849 - (D) TURNER 103 Pay Rent, Build Credit, Inc. MONFELDT, SARAH M

Chase Elevator, McLaughlin

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Holahan 10542506 - (D) GREEN 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. JONES, DAMERON LEVEST

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte Kraft 11726548 - (D) TIMM 103 James Ray & Associates Intellectual Property, LLC SMITH, CHAIM A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Murthy et al 11286873 - (D) ZECHER 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 ORACLE HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG JOHNSON, JOHNESE T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Birk et al 11570578 - (D) ADAMS 112(2)/102/103 Hovey Williams LLP HAYES, KRISTEN C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Maschke 11311772 - (D) SAINDON 102/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION BEHRINGER, LUTHER G

3767 Ex Parte Ludwig et al 12167791 - (D) GRIMES 103 ABBOTT FULWIDER PATTON, LLP BOSQUES, EDELMIRA

3773 Ex Parte Parker 11099733 - (D) GRIMES 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK TYSON, MELANIE RUANO

3775 Ex Parte de Villiers et al 12025561 - (D) ASTORINO 102 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI SCHAPER, MICHAEL T

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1755 Ex Parte McGlynn et al 12417367 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 103 EMCORE CORPORATION BERNIER, LINDSEY A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Trosman et al 10748174 - (D) BAHR 103 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. MONDT, JOHANNES P

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 Ex Parte FUKUI et al 11560937 - (D) ADAMS 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Althofer 11359948 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1741 Ex Parte Hing et al 12216710 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC HOFFMANN, JOHN M

1766 Ex Parte Fujimoto et al 12227047 - (D) McKELVEY 103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. FANG, SHANE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Chen et al 11091212 - (D) HOMERE 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP STITT, ERIK V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 Ex Parte Kelley et al 11163225 - (D) ARPIN 103 IBM WHITHAM, CURTIS, CHRISTOFFERSON & COOK, P.C. POGMORE, TRAVIS D

In In re McLaughlin, the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals stated that:

Any judgment on obviousness is in a sense necessarily a reconstruction based upon hindsight reasoning, but [where, as here, that judgement] takes into account only knowledge which was within the level of ordinary skill at the time the claimed invention was made and does not include knowledge gleaned only from applicant’s disclosure, such a reconstruction is proper.

443 F.2d 1392, 1395, (CCPA 1971) (emphases added).  

McLaughlin, In re, 443 F.2d 1392, 170 USPQ 209 (CCPA 1971) 707.07(f) , 2145

2456 Ex Parte Gaal 11172822 - (D) GREENHUT 103 XEROX CORPORATION CHANG, TOM Y

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2677 Ex Parte Harrison 10885421 - (D) HUME 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. AMIN, JWALANT B

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Hutchens et al 10991705 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. HUR, JUNG H

2828 Ex Parte Freund 11371277 - (D) BRADEN 103 Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP KING, JOSHUA

2856 Ex Parte Quarry 11143544 - (D) WEINBERG 112(1)/103 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY MILLER, ROSE MARY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Roots et al 11301674 - (D) KIM 101/102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP THOMPSON, MICHAEL M

3685 Ex Parte Birkestrand et al 10406164 - (D) PETRAVICK 103 IBM HEWITT II, CALVIN L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Plocher 11200683 - (D) MILLS 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH YAO, SAMCHUAN CUA

3777 Ex Parte Perez-Cruet 11756274 - (D) WALSH 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC IP, JASON M

On the evidence of record, we affirm, as the Examiner’s reasoning is consistent with precedent:

While the omission of an element in a combination may constitute invention if the result of the new combination be the same as before, yet, if the omission of an element is attended by a corresponding omission of the function performed by that element, there is no invention if the elements retained perform the same function as before.

Richards v. Chase Elevator Co., 159 U.S. 477, 486 (1895).

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3993 Ex parte SIMS VIBRATION LABORATORY, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner 90009930 6298842 SONG 103 Wells St. John P.S. JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R
 
REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Stiles et al 12008354 - (D) COLAIANNI Butzel Long HORNING, JOEL G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Afrashteh et al 11407035 - (R) ZECHER 103 SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION SHEDRICK, CHARLES TERRELL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2826 Ex Parte Freedman 11381583 - (D) HOFF 103 Philip D. Freedman PC KUO, WENSING W

Feb 18, 2013

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Kwon et al 11779580 - (D) BEST 103 Fox Rothschild LLP / Coors Tek-Saint Gobain FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Brightbill 10243381 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. GRAY, PHILLIP A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1641 Ex Parte Alarcon et al 10428295 - (D) PRATS 103 Becton, Dickinson and Company (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP) YANG, NELSON C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Flint et al 12355050 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP WEDDLE, ALEXANDER MARION

1745 Ex Parte White 11263028 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C SELLS, JAMES D

1745 Ex Parte Shepard et al 11321825 - (D) PAK 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) OSELE, MARK A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Cheng et al 11259295 - (D) MacDONALD 102/103 IBM Corporation James R. Nock KIM, SUN M

Feb 15, 2013

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Delgado et al 11641511 - (D) OBERMANN 102/103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY ROGERS, MARTIN K

1779 Ex Parte Perez 12174213 - (D) KIMLIN 103 BARNES & THORNBURG LLP BASS, DIRK R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 10675443 - (D) COURTENAY 103 GARLICK & MARKISON POLLACK, MELVIN H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Hill et al 11425224 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC ALLEN, STEPHONE B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Kawano et al 11201829 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser SMITH, PHILIP ROBERT

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Ivanov 12387134 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 WEGMAN, HESSLER & VANDERBURG LUK, VANESSA TIBAY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Vilhunen 11346234 - (D) BAHR 103 112(2)/103 YOUNG & THOMPSON GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Classen et al 11990318 - (D) HASTINGS 112(1)/112(2)/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION GOLIGHTLY, ERIC WAYNE

1721 Ex Parte Thaler 11741632 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RODEE, CHRISTOPHER D

1726 Ex Parte Syed et al 11899420 - (D) WARREN 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK TAKEUCHI, YOSHITOSHI

1742 Ex Parte Soejima 11061549 - (D) HASTINGS 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP JOHNSON, CHRISTINA ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Lecrone et al 11343152 - (D) BRADEN 102 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC NGUYEN, KIM T

2176 Ex Parte LINDNER 11856180 - (D) DILLON 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HUTTON JR, WILLIAM D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Fairweather et al 10549210 - (D) NEW 102/103 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS SURVILLO, OLEG

2456 Ex Parte Andreev et al 11452181 - (D) HOMERE 112(2)/103/obviousness-type double patenting SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS FAN, HUA

2462 Ex Parte Agrawal 11077751 - (D) WEINBERG 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED DAVENPORT, MON CHERI S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2677 Ex Parte Maxwell et al 11341751 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC RICHER, AARON M

2691 Ex Parte Lindsay et al 11250273 - (D) QUINN 103 LAW OFFICE OF DALE B. HALLING CERULLO, LILIANA P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Zegula 11270493 - (D) BUI 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP FISHMAN, MARINA

2896 Ex Parte Brennan et al 11048968 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP KALAM, ABUL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Jarvis 11385128 - (D) SCANLON 103 CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Petri et al 10941158 - (D) DILLON 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP / AI HILLERY, NATHAN

3761 Ex Parte Marcelo et al 11745777 - (D) WEATHERLY 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON SU, SUSAN SHAN

3767 Ex Parte Harding et al 11281526 - (D) WALSH 103 Becton, Dickinson and Company MEHTA, BHISMA

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Thallner 11078136 - (D) GARRIS 103 KUSNER & JAFFE KOCH, GEORGE R

1779 Ex Parte Bene et al 10526498 - (D) KIMLIN 102 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC BASS, DIRK R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Liu et al 11601147 - (D) STRAUSS 103 ORACLE HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG CASANOVA, JORGE A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Foth et al 11503444 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. OBAID, FATEH M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Michelson 10911919 - (D) ABRAMS 102/103 MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA

3742 Ex Parte Gerhardinger 11200724 - (D) PLENZLER 102/103 MARSHALL & MELHORN, LLC PATEL, VINOD D

3761 Ex Parte Buhrow et al 11111531 - (D) RICE 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. CHAPMAN, GINGER T

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Nelson et al 10867046 - (D) KIMLIN 112(1) 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WALTERS JR, ROBERT S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Oberle et al 11233116 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. DADA, BEEMNET W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte Kasower 11173440 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP VYAS, ABHISHEK

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1646 Ex Parte Phillips 10946299 - (D) GRIMES 102 THE ECLIPSE GROUP LLP XIE, XIAOZHEN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Schaefer et al 11304185 - (D) OWENS 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 101 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC SIDDIQUEE, MUHAMMAD S

1742 Ex Parte Lasarov et al 11523140 - (D) TIMM 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP HAUTH, GALEN H

1771 Ex Parte Yen et al 12015861 - (D) KIMLIN 103 BATEMAN IP LAW GROUP STEIN, MICHELLE

1787 Ex Parte Donea et al 11774749 - (D) KIMLIN 112(2)/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP CHEN, VIVIAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2183 Ex Parte Jeremiassen et al 11381614 - (D) BUI 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED GIROUX, GEORGE

2183 Ex Parte Leijten 10526421 - (D) ARPIN 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD FAHERTY, COREY S

2185 Ex Parte Kelly et al 10545183 - (D) WEINBERG 112(1)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS THAI, TUAN V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2492 Ex Parte Raghunathan et al 10259569 - (D) THOMAS 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 112(1) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC PAN, PEILIANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2695 Ex Parte Lee 11682997 - (D) COURTENAY 102 SAKO IP, P.C. TZENG, FRED

2695 Ex Parte Sunwoo et al 11713663 - (D) DIXON 112(1)/103 Hollingsworth Davis WATKO, JULIE ANNE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Dyson et al 11446016 - (D) GONSALVES 102/103 LSI Corporation HITT GAINES, PC KIM, SUN M

2861 Ex Parte Young 12055002 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 WOODCOCK WASHBURN LLP FEGGINS, KRISTAL J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Trigg et al 11796905 - (D) DANIELS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY JUNGE, KRISTINA N S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Hurley 11906588 - (D) FREDMAN 112(2)/103 WOLFF & SAMSON, P.C. NELSON, KERI JESSICA  

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DENIED
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3992 RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant v. NVIDIA, CORP. Requester (Withdrawn) 95001169 6591353 EASTHOM FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP ESCALANTE, OVIDIO

3993 BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY Requester & Respondent v. MICHAEL J. VAILLANCOURT Patent Owner & Appellant 95000565 6699221 6,699,221 GUEST CARELLA, BYRNE, BAIN, GILFILLAN et al. CLARK, JEANNE MARIE