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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1779 Ex Parte Ostgaard et al 12465032 - (D) METZ 102/103 VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP SIEFKE, SAMUEL P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Marks et al 11423987 - (D) ANDERSON 102 37 CFR 41.50(b) 101 Yee & Associates, P.C. PAPPAS, PETER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte He 11169452 - (D) FLOYD concurring SPAHN 102/103 HONEYWELL/IFL MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Sandahl 12288070 - (D) PLENZLER 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

3721 Ex Parte Meixner et al 10593984 - (D) McCARTHY 103 Striker, Striker & Stenby LOPEZ, MICHELLE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2679 Ex Parte Putnam et al 10954529 - (D) THOMAS 103 103 GATES & COOPER LLP - Autodesk HAJNIK, DANIEL F

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Smith et al 11771376 - (D) SPAHN 103 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Gonze et al 11209427 - (D) HOELTER 103 103 Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. TRAN, DIEM T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Matheson et al 11217779 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 C. JAMES BUSHMAN MCDONOUGH, JAMES E

1747 Ex Parte Mizuno 11878228 - (D) GARRIS 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP FISCHER, JUSTIN R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte Ali et al 12012118 - (D) CAPP 112(1)/102/103 THE GATES CORPORATION REESE, ROBERT T

3665 Ex Parte Ng et al 11747808 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 KENYON & KENYON LLP ALGAHAIM, HELAL A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Blau et al 10727088 - (D) KIMLIN 103 TRASKBRITT, P.C./ ALLIANT TECH SYSTEMS HWU, DAVIS D

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Khanolkar et al 11868914 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1756 Ex Parte Chonlamaitri et al 11581360 - (D) KIMLIN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

1761 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12350631 - (D) OBERMANN 103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D

1771 Ex Parte Gray et al 12337036 - (D) PAK 102 37 CFR 41.50(b) 103 AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION LUEDEKA NEELY GROUP VASISTH, VISHAL V

1783 Ex Parte Nilsson et al 12349349 - (D) KRATZ 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG L.L.P. - PERGO WATKINS III, WILLIAM P

1785 Ex Parte NAGASHIMA et al 12716467 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. FALASCO, LOUIS V

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Chen et al 11358748 - (D) CURCURI 102 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. PILLAI, NAMITHA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Cameron 10074019 - (D) SHIANG 103 The Neudeck Law Firm C/O CPA Global BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Alsup et al 11354479 - (D) DILLON 101/102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(B) 103 Huntsman Law Group, PLLC PAN, YONGJIA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Fong et al 11887194 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY KEYS, ROSALYND ANN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Guillemette et al 11954340 - (D) NAGUMO 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. GOFF II, JOHN L

1758 Ex Parte Bruyker et al 11018757 - (D) KIMLIN 102/103 FAY SHARPE LLP / XEROX - PARC DAM, DUSTIN Q

1765 Ex Parte ZHANG et al 12234766 - (D) McKELVEY 103 MATTHIAS SCHOLL TISCHLER, FRANCES

1787 Ex Parte Bourcier et al 11734797 - (D) WARREN 103 Lewis Rice NAKARANI, DHIRAJLAL S

1792 Ex Parte Glydon 11209880 - (D) KRATZ 112(1)/112(2) 103 Hoffmann & Baron, LLP SMITH, CHAIM A

1792 Ex Parte Glydon 11209573 - (D) KRATZ 112(1)/112(2) 112(2)/103 Hoffmann & Baron, LLP SMITH, CHAIM A

1793 Ex Parte Chukwu 11986609 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103 Chi's Research Corporation MUKHOPADHYAY,BHASKAR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte England et al 10314471 - (D) COURTENAY 103 IBM/SVL SUGHRUE MION PLLC CHOJNACKI, MELLISSA M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2478 Ex Parte Schneider et al 11398112 - (D) CLEMENTS 112(2) 103 SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. MUSA, ABDELNABI O

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2675 Ex Parte Hohensee et al 10798045 - (D) SAADAT 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG, LLP WILLS, LAWRENCE E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2852 Ex Parte Seger et al 10544406 - (D) WINSOR 102 KENYON & KENYON LLP FULLER, RODNEY EVAN

2894 Ex Parte Cheng 11045167 - (D) SCANLON 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP MONDT, JOHANNES P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Wright et al 10922550 - (D) GREENHUT 103 AT&T Legal Department - MB TORIMIRO, ADETOKUNBO OLUSEGUN

3728 Ex Parte Jadin et al 11894927 - (D) ABRAMS 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. GEHMAN, BRYON P

3744 Ex Parte Moncavage 11880304 - (D) BUNTING 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 MAENNER & ASSOCIATES, LLC KOAGEL, JONATHAN BRYAN

3752 Ex Parte Seitz et al 11830288 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. TAYLOR IP, P.C. REIS, RYAN ALEXANDER

3766 Ex Parte Goetz et al 11119423 - (D) BUNTING 102/103 IPLM GROUP, P.A. DINGA, ROLAND

3788 Ex Parte McConnell 12021464 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA

REHEARING

DENIED 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte JENNINGS et al 11831830 - (D) DESHPANDE PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX WILKES, ZACHARY W

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Moppett et al 10541302 - (D) OBERMANN 103 FITZPATRICK CELLA HARPER & SCINTO GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte King et al 11584225 - (D) CLEMENTS 103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/ADOBE CONYERS, DAWAUNE A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Gervais et al 12157284 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 McCarter & English/ Neurochem CRUZ, KATHRIEN ANN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1775 Ex Parte Regan et al 12712345 - (D) OWENS 103 103 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY HURST, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Ferguson 10787925 - (D) NEW 103 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 BERESKIN & PARR LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. BELANI, KISHIN G

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Nalur 11566051 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(2) 103 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP DEGUIRE, KATHERINE E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Sebire 11431023 - (D) ANDERSON 102/103 Nokia Corporation Squire Sanders (US) LLP EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Merten et al 12288813 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP SPISICH, MARK

steele, gorman, process control, raytheon

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Alvarez et al 11702120 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP YAGER, JAMES C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2826 Ex Parte Xue et al 10910371 - (D) FISHMAN 101/112(1)/102/103 Duane Morris LLP (UDC) DICKEY, THOMAS L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Morikaku et al 11226278 - (D) CALVE 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC ANGWIN, DAVID PATRICK

3744 Ex Parte Meerpohl et al 10584164 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL

See In re Steele, 305 F.2d 859, 862 (CCPA 1962) (holding that the examiner and the board erred in relying on what were at best speculative assumptions as to the meaning of the claims and basing a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 103 thereon.)

Steele, In re, 305 F.2d 859, 134 USPQ 292 (CCPA 1959) 2143.03 , 2173.06

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Shekleton et al 11696752 - (D) KERINS 103 103 DEERE & COMPANY TROUTMAN, MATTHEW D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1646 Ex Parte Hunt 11499432 - (D) GRIMES 103 Allergan, Inc. FORD, VANESSA L

See In re Gorman, 933 F.2d 982, 986 (Fed. Cir. 1991) (test of obviousness is “whether the teachings of the prior art, taken as a whole, would have made obvious the claimed invention.”).

Gorman, In re, 933 F.2d 982, 18 USPQ2d 1885 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 707.07(f) , 2145

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Abd Elhamid et al 11464844 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER

1776 Ex Parte Alpert 11683812 - (D) GARRIS 101/112(1)/112(2)/102/103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. THERKORN, ERNEST G

Under the circumstances of this appeal, the issues presented by the § 112, 1st paragraph, rejection correspond to those presented by the § 101 rejection. See Process Control Corp. v. HydReclaim Corp., 190 F.3d 1350, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (“[A] claim containing a limitation impossible to meet may be held invalid under §112[, and], when a claim requires a means for accomplishing an unattainable result, the claimed invention must be considered inoperative as claimed and the claim must be held invalid under either §101 or §112 of 35 U.S.C.” quoting Raytheon Co. v. Roper Corp., 724 F.2d 951, 956 (Fed. Cir. 1983)).

Process Control Corp. v. HydReclaim Corp., 190 F.3d 1350, 52 USPQ2d 1029 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 706.03(d) , 2173.05(a)
DONNER 6: 217, 219, 224-26; 9: 80, 89-91
HARMON 2: 101, 123; 5: 10, 72, 76; 6: 384; 20: 176, 183

Raytheon v. Roper, 724 F.2d 951, 220 USPQ 592 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 2107.02 , 2164.08
DONNER 6: 91, 97, 99, 109-11, 215, 218, 221-23; 9: 79, 82, 88; 10: 43; 11: 137
HARMON 1: 66, 208; 2: 100, 102, 104, 106, 110, 126; 5: 9, 29, 70; 6: 127, 304, 358; 20: 183, 194

1791 Ex Parte Richards et al 10971317 - (D) OWENS concurring NAGUMO 102/103 WARF/MAD/QUARLES & BRADY LLP BADR, HAMID R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Muller et al 11040395 - (D) HUME 102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP LE, THU NGUYET T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Giannetti et al 10650638 - (D) ZECHER 112(1)/112(2)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

2492 Ex Parte Breiter et al 12171744 - (D) POTHIER 103 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. NAJJAR, SALEH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex Parte Lee et al 11486204 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. RAMAKRISHNAIAH, MELUR

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Topolinski 12359600 - (D) PLENZLER 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP PRONE, JASON D

3754 Ex Parte Mehus et al 10436454 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A. JACYNA, J CASIMER

3766 Ex Parte Stancer et al 11669519 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) BAYS, PAMELA M

VACATED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1626 Ex Parte TORRENS et al 11457720 - (D) FREDMAN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. HAVLIN, ROBERT H

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 FEI COMPANY Requester v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Patent Owner 95001313 7262411 11/295,148 SIU 112(2)/102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77 112(2) GREER, BURNS & CRAIN Third Party Reqeuster: Michael O. Scheinberg MENEFEE, JAMES A original NGUYEN, KIET TUAN

mostafazadeh, youman

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 
1745 Ex Parte Winter et al 11316077 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP CAILLOUET, CHRISTOPHER C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Snyder 11513423 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP ALAM, SHAHID AL

The recapture test was recently clarified by the Federal Circuit. See In re Shahram Mostafazadeh, 643 F.3d 1353 (Fed. Cir. 2011); In re Youman, 679 F.3d 1335 (Fed Cir. 2012).
Mostafazadeh HARMON 18:23

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex Parte Usuda et al 12202484 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 CERMAK NAKAJIMA LLP ACS LLC PARAS JR, PETER

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 
1789 Ex Parte Shannon et al 11848953 - (D) TIMM 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. COLE, ELIZABETH M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Cheng et al 11388084 - (D) BROWNE 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. Requester and Cross-Appellant v. APERIO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000517 6917696 10/798,457 COCKS 103 112(1)/103 37 C.F.R. 41.77(b) 103 Procopio / Leica Biosystmes Imaging, Inc. Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R original LU, TOM Y

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex parte I-WITNESS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 90011951 6,389,340 09/405,857 09/020,700 WHITE 103 VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: JONES DAY CABRERA, ZOILA E original CHIN, GARY

toledo, allen

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Hartman et al 11350705 - (D) McCARTHY 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 HAHN LOESER / LINCOLN JENNISON, BRIAN W

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Gaedke et al 10576370 - (D) BAHR 102/103 102/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION LU, JIPING

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 
1761 Ex Parte HILGERS et al 11839228 - (D) GARRIS 103 INNOVAR, LLC DIGGS, TANISHA

1767 Ex Parte Flanigan et al 11160279 - (D) McKELVEY 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL SALVITTI, MICHAEL A

We recognize that Inventor Flanigan testified that there is a desire to lessen dependence on fossil fuel polyols. However, that recognition is also taught by Kurth (¶ 0008). Lastly, the evidence will not credibly support a finding that those attempting to solve the long-felt need were aware of the prior art and failed to do so. Toledo Pressed Steel Co. v. Standard Parts, Inc., 307 U.S. 350, 356 (1939) ("[b]ut it does not appear that either was familiar with the relevant prior art"); In re Allen, 324 F.2d 993, 997 (CCPA 1963) (while appellant's arguments imply that there may be been an unsolved problem in the art, an allegation to this effect is not evidence of unobviousness unless it is shown, as was not done here, that [1] the widespread efforts of [2] skilled workers [3] having knowledge of the prior art [4] had failed to find a solution to the problem). Kurth seems to have addressed and solved at least part, if not all, of the problem.

1784 Ex Parte Cangemi et al 12180849 - (D) HASTINGS 103 CORNING INCORPORATED MCNEIL, JENNIFER C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Cascia et al 11001397 - (D) MacDONALD 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION LUU, CUONG V

2142 Ex Parte Falk et al 11125532 - (D) THOMAS 103 Kenneth F. Kozik STEVENS, ROBERT

2177 Ex Parte Farn 11396781 - (D) FREDMAN 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP QUELER, ADAM M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Collomb et al 11487312 - (D) WINSOR 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WIDHALM, ANGELA M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Martin et al 10658450 - (D) McKONE 103 GARLICK & MARKISON KIM, WESLEY LEO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Lathrop 10651335 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(1)/103 CATALYST LAW GROUP, APC GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR

3767 Ex Parte Cosmescu 11164712 - (D) PRATS 102/103 Zeman-Mullen & Ford, LLP GRAY, PHILLIP A

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Jerg et al 10562105 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Fors et al 11740344 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 103 GE Healthcare PHONGSVIRAJATI, POONSIN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Whited et al 11588572 - (D) RICE 103 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. SCRUGGS, ROBERT J

pfizer2, newell

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Sugitatsu et al 11627165 - (D) NAGUMO 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ZHU, WEIPING

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Chia et al 11978433 - (D) MILLS 103 The Dow Chemical Company ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY PURDY, KYLE A

See also, Pfizer, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc., 480 F.3d 1348, 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2007), holding secondary considerations may not be sufficient to overcome a prima facie case. (“[W]e hold that even if Pfizer showed that amlodipine besylate exhibits unexpectedly superior results, this secondary consideration does not overcome the strong showing of obviousness in this case. Although secondary considerations must be taken into account, they do not necessarily control the obviousness conclusion. Newell Cos., Inc. v. Kenney Mfg. Co., 864 F.2d 757, 768 (Fed.Cir.1988)”).

Pfizer, Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 480 F.3d 1348, 82 USPQd 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2143.01, 2145
HARMON 4: 92a, 315, 356, 363, 406, 428; 13: 299
DONNER 8: 92, 698

Newell Cos. v. Kenney Mfg. Co., 864 F.2d 757, 9 USPQ2d 1417 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 716.01(d), 716.04
HARMON 4: 33, 181

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Okada et al 11101573 - (D) HASTINGS 103 ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP HORNING, JOEL G

1765 Ex Parte CHUNG et al 12192476 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC BUTTNER, DAVID J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Imbimbo 11722849 - (D) CLEMENTS 103 ERICSSON INC. MINA, FATIMA P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte Wang et al 11437350 - (D) ANDERSON 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP PIGGUSH, AARON C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Schmidt 11294898 - (D) SCANLON 103 DAY PITNEY LLP CONLEY, FREDRICK C

3694 Ex Parte Antoo 11695499 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 VISA KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP RANKINS, WILLIAM E

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Appellant, v. TERESA STANEK REA, Acting Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Appellee, AND SYNTHES (U.S.A.) Appellee. 2012-1343 95/000,465 90/009,377 7,128,744 10/665,505 BRYSON 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson, & Bear, LLP; United States Patent and Trademark Office; Woodcock Washburn LLP REIP, DAVID OWEN original SWIGER III, JAMES L

eiselstein, festo, lockwood

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 
1747 Ex Parte Paul 11887719 - (D) NAGUMO 103 WOLFF & SAMSON, P.C. NGUYEN, THUKHANH T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2199 Ex Parte Hyttinen 10775545 - (D) BOUCHER 103 NOKIA CORPORATION c/o Ware, Fressola, Maguire & Barber LLP WU, QING YUAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Islam et al 10798824 - (D) ZECHER 103 CORE WIRELESS LICENSING S.a.r.l. c/o WARE, FRESSOLA, MAGUIRE & BARBER LLP DANG, HUNG Q

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2651 Ex Parte Rekimoto 11155487 - (D) DIXON 103 RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC BLAIR, KILE O

2677 Ex Parte Panesar et al 11025126 - (D) CLEMENTS 103 Intel Corporation Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC RICHER, JONI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Dresden 11877639 - (D) FETTING 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF

3685 Ex Parte Furlong et al 11107957 - (D) LORIN 112(1)/103 KRAMER & AMADO, P.C. RAVETTI, DANTE

We do not see in these passages any mention of “periodic access.” While the absence of these terms do not necessarily lead to the conclusion that there is inadequate written descriptive support (see “[T]he prior application need not describe the claimed subject matter in exactly the same terms as used in the claims . .
. . ” Eiselstein v. Frank, 52 F.3d 1035, 1038 . . . (Fed.Cir.1995)), nevertheless, “[w]hat is claimed by the patent application must be the same as what is disclosed in the specification; otherwise the patent should not issue.” Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., 535 U.S. 722, 736 (2002).

Eiselstein v. Frank, 52 F.3d 1035, 34 USPQ2d 1467 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 1302.01
HARMON 5: 153, 171, 172, 280; 6: 114; 18: 39
DONNER 9: 608-11; 10: 538, 542, 543, 552-55

Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., 535 U.S. 722, 122 S.Ct. 1831, 62 USPQ2d 1705 (2002) 1302.14, 2173.02
HARMON 7: 37; 8: 4, 20, 40, 168, 170, 197, 224, 229, 234-36, 239, 240, 241, 249, 257, 258, 260-62, 266-75
DONNER 3: 64, 66-91, 93-107, 109-14, 116-19, 191, 285, 289; 7: 405; 9: 216, 380, 426; 10: 289; 14: 342; 15: 1, 171-87
...
It may be obvious to provide “periodic access to the license-protected broadcast channel,” given a disclosure of repeated attempts by the ST to access license-protected content, but “[o]ne shows that one is “in possession” of the invention by describing the invention, with all its claimed limitations, not that which makes it obvious. ” Lockwood v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1565, 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1997). (Emphasis original).

Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1505, 41 USPQ2d 1961 (Fed. Cir. 1997)  2133.03(a),  2163,  2163.02
HARMON 4: 152, 158, 194; 5: 163, 171, 173; 6: 289; 18: 48, 50
DONNER 2: 573; 7: 234, 462; 8: 1847, 1848; 9: 380, 432, 444, 614-17

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AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Owen et al 10343135 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Reising Ethington Barnes Kisselle Learman & McCulloch LUGO, DAVID B

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2633 Ex Parte Mujtaba et al 11043025 - (D) BOUCHER 103 112(1)/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP VLAHOS, SOPHIA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2694 Ex Parte Simpkins 11282310 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 101 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC HICKS, CHARLES V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Yu 10833570 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 Blue Filament Law SAWHNEY, HARGOBIND S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Lamstein 10801240 - (D) HORNER 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC VALENTI, ANDREA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Gregory et al 12025499 - (D) BROWNE 102 obviousness-type double patenting FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

tate access, KCJ, mccormick, patlex, etter, freeman, abbott labs2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2666 Ex Parte Connell 12127099 - (D) MacDONALD 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP AKHAVANNIK, HADI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Angell et al 11769409 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. BROWN, ALVIN L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773 Ex Parte Harris et al 10529227 - (D) TIMM 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC TURK, NEIL N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2466 Ex Parte Rokui 11130171 - (D) POTHIER 103 KRAMER & AMADO, P.C. DECKER, CASSANDRA L

2493 Ex Parte Herbach et al 10699520 - (D) BOUCHER 103 Adobe / Finch & Maloney PLLC LE, CHAU D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 Ex Parte Kerestic 12133476 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 FISH & ASSOCIATES, PC ROSEN, ELIZABETH H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Yokota et al 11235108 - (D) ANDERSON 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP MAY, ROBERT J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Gatto et al 11616072 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. CHAMPAGNE, LUNA

The Federal Circuit has repeatedly emphasized that, as a general rule, when an indefinite article, such as “a,” is used with a term in an open-ended claim containing the transitional phrase “comprising,” the article is properly construed to mean “one or more.” See, e.g., Tate Access Floors, Inc. v. Interface Architectural Res., Inc., 279 F.3d 1357, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (“It is well settled that the term ‘a’ or ‘an’ ordinarily means ‘one or more.”’); KCJ Corp. v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 223 F.3d 1351, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2000).

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

VACATED
2306 FRESENIUS USA, INC., AND FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, INC., AND BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, Defendants-Cross Appellants. 2012-1334, -1335 5,247,434 07/688,174 DYK dissent NEWMAN declaratory judgment Fish & Richardson, P.C.; K&L Gates, LLP original KLARQUIST, SPARKMAN, CAMPBELL LEIGH & WHINSTON GORDON, PAUL P

Under the reissue statute, the PTO “had no power to revoke, cancel, or annul” a previously issued patent unless a reissue proceeding had been initiated by the patentee. McCormick Harvesting Mach. Co. v. C. Aultman & Co., 169 U.S. 606, 612 (1898); see also Patlex Corp. v. Mossinghoff, 758 F.2d 594, 601 (Fed. Cir. 1985). In 1980, Congress authorized ex parte reexamination to address this deficiency in the reissue statute. See Patent Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-517, 94 Stat. 3015 (1980) (codified as amended at 35 U.S.C. §§ 301–307). Like reissuance, ex parte reexamination is a curative proceeding meant to correct or eliminate erroneously granted patents. See In re Etter, 756 F.2d 852, 858 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (en banc); see also In re Freeman, 30 F.3d 1459, 1468 (Fed. Cir. 1994). Congress subsequently enacted additional provisions authorizing the PTO to conduct inter partes reexaminations, and more recently, inter partes review. See Abbott Labs. v. Cordis Corp., 710 F.3d 1318, 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2013) (discussing inter partes reexamination and inter partes review); Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”), Pub. L. No. 112-29, § 6(a), 125 Stat. 284, 299–304 (2011) (to be codified at 35 U.S.C. §§ 311–319).

Patlex Corp. v. Mossinghoff, 758 F.2d 594, 225 USPQ 243 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 2211, 2611

Etter, In re, 756 F.2d 852, 225 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 2242, 2258, 2279, 2286, 2642, 2686.04

Freeman, In re, 30 F.3d 1459, 31 USPQ2d 1444 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 706.03(w), 2250, 2666.01

toshiba, lucent

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Sikes et al 12133728 - (D) FREDMAN 103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. AL-AWADI, DANAH J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Reineke 11776152 - (D) HOUSEL 103 WALKER & JOCKE HOOVER, MATTHEW

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Losch et al 11522246 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB BAYOU, AMENE SETEGNE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Ex Parte Gao et al 11950196 - (D) PAK 103 112(1) SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. C/O LAW OFFICE OF GERALD MALISZEWSKI JELSMA, JONATHAN G

1779 Ex Parte Drohmann et al 10509641 - (D) SMITH 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP POPOVICS, ROBERT J

1789 Ex Parte LI et al 12036438 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(2) 102/103 Matheson Keys & Kordzik PLLC MATZEK, MATTHEW D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3665 Ex Parte Galbraith et al 11268691 - (D) FLOYD 103 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC BROADHEAD, BRIAN J

3674 Ex Parte Babiarz et al 12023683 - (D) HOFFMANN 102 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. PATEL, VISHAL A

3682 Ex Parte Rubie 11559803 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (CH) DURAN, ARTHUR D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Perez-Cruet et al 11738211 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC MI4 SPINE, LLC COTRONEO, STEVEN J
 
FEDERAL CIRCUIT  

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2182 2306 CONVOLVE, INC. AND MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee, AND SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC AND SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC., Defendant-Appellee. 2012-1074 6,314,473 09/262,781 4,916,635 07/243,315 O’MALLEY summary judgment (no induced infringement) 112(1) trade secret Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP; Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP original OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P.; CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP CAO, CHUN; MACDONALD, ALLEN R  

As we recently confirmed, when an alleged infringer “instructs users to use a product in an infringing way, there is sufficient evidence for a jury to find direct infringement.” Toshiba Corp. v. Imation Corp., 681 F.3d 1358, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (citing Lucent Tech., 580 F.3d at 1318). While a very close call, we find that Convolve presented enough evidence to preclude summary judgment on its inducement claims.

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