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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Liang et al 11366305 - (D) McKONE 102 OKAMOTO & BENEDICTO, LLP TABOR, AMARE F

2464 Ex Parte DelRegno et al 10860609 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 VERIZON YUEN, KAN

2485 Ex Parte Scheffler 11142830 - (D) DANG 102/103 Duane Morris LLP (Entropic) LEE, Y YOUNG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 Ex Parte Heath 11522408 - (D) SMITH 102/103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP RICHARDSON, JANY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Simonelli et al 11806483 - (D) WOOD 102/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

3768 Ex Parte Henning et al 11115965 - (D) BAHR 102/103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP EVOY, NICHOLAS LANE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Bajema et al 11831082 - (D) SMITH 102/103 102/103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP CORMIER, DAVID G

Further, we note that the product washed constitutes the material on which the flume washer performs work and, thus, does not confer a patentable limitation on the claimed flume washer. See, e.g., In re Otto, 312 F.2d 937, 939-40 (CCPA 1963); In re Rishoi, 197 F.2d 342, 344-45 (CCPA 1952) (“[T]here is no patentable combination between a device and the material upon which it works.”); In re Young, 75 F.2d 996 (CCPA 1935); In re Smith, 36 F.2d 302, 303 (CCPA 1929) (“It might be argued that the invention here consists in a combination of extra length carbons with the old machine, and that such a combination is patentable. It will be borne in mind that it has been long established that a person may not patent a combination of device and material upon which the device works, nor limit other persons from the use of similar material by claiming a device patent.”).

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

Young, In re, 75 F.2d 996, 25 USPQ 69 (CCPA 1935) 2115

1761 Ex Parte Manthiram et al 12752779 - (D) NAGUMO 35 USC 135(b)1 derivation 35 USC 135(b)1 derivation MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. CHIANG, TIMOTHY S

However, Congress has determined that

Sec. 135. Interferences
(b)
(1) A claim which is the same as, or for the same or substantially the same subject matter as, a claim of an issued patent may not be made in any application unless such a claim is made prior to one year from the date on which the patent was granted.

see In re McGrew, 120 F. 3d 1236 - Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 1997

McGrew, In re, 120 F.3d 1236, 43 USPQ2d 1632 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 715.05, 2304.02(c)

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Kostamaa et al 11608278 - (D) THOMAS 102 102 TERADATA CORPORATION RAHMAN, SABANA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Daume 10950503 - (D) DANIELS 103 103 SHLESINGER, ARKWRIGHT & GARVEY LLP CHIN SHUE, ALVIN C

3657 Ex Parte Kumper 11363539 - (D) TARTAL 103 103 Norris McLaughlin & Marcus PA NGUYEN, XUAN LAN T

3673 Ex Parte Canning 11679399 - (D) SPAHN 103 103 FAY SHARPE LLP KELLEHER, WILLIAM J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Cavalcante 11440170 - (D) SPAHN 102/103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. ALLEN, JEFFREY R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Fang et al 12341384 - (D) PRAISS 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC CATHEY JR, DAVID A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Munsell et al 11728395 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. FLYNN, RANDY A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Mori 11389034 - (D) HOUSEL 102 BAKER BOTTS LLP MARINI, MATTHEW G

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Wilson 11214355 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(2) 112(1) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE SAETHER, FLEMMING

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Frazer 11045866 - (D) ASTORINO 103 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG SCRUGGS, ROBERT J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 MODERUSTIC, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant v. AMERICAN FIREGLASS, INC., Requester and Respondent 95001724 7,976,360 11/319,957 MARTIN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 PATENT VENTURE GROUP ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN original NGUYEN, DUNG V

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Ashmore et al 12214425 - (D) SCHEINER 103 The Dow Chemical Company ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY ANTHOPOLOS, PETER

1628 Ex Parte Savola et al 10534091 - (D) GRIMES 103 JAMES C. LYDON GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V

1629 Ex Parte Chung et al 12094878 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC CRUZ, KATHRIEN ANN

1639 Ex Parte Choo et al 11514850 - (D) SCHEINER 103/obviousness-type double patenting ALSTON & BIRD LLP WESSENDORF, TERESA D

1643 Ex Parte Antonia et al 11433079 - (D) GRIMES 103 FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI, LLP SANG, HONG

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Goossens et al 12338396 - (D) McKELVEY 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - SABIC (LEXAN/CYCOLOY) SELLERS, ROBERT E

1767 Ex Parte Hara et al 12626739 - (D) McKELVEY 103/obviousness-type double patenting OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

1791 Ex Parte Fujita et al 11084937 - (D) SMITH 103 WARE, FRESSOLA, MAGUIRE & BARBER LLP BADR, HAMID R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2671 Ex Parte Schmidtler et al 10742131 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 Zilka-Kotab, PC DEMETER, HILINA K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Rice 11586367 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC PARSLEY, DAVID J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Brown et al 11971263 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM YORKTOWN SMITH, JASON C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Hoppe et al 11720812 - (D) NEW 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. PUTTLITZ, KARL J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Frost et al 11366900 - (D) METZ 103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C.c/o CPA Global BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1726 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11695236 - (D) NAGUMO 103 BrooksGroup WALLS, CYNTHIA KYUNG SOO

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Zuverink et al 11542266 - (D) ADAMS 103 Wolfe-SBMC DISTEFANO, GREGORY A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Card et al 11334445 - (D) ASTORINO 103 HINMAN, HOWARD & KATTELL, LLP NGUYEN, DONGHAI D

3734 Ex Parte Slazas et al 11662812 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON MENDOZA, MICHAEL G

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
2762 Ex parte AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Appellant and Patent Owner 90011367 5809492 08/769,694 MOHANTY 102/103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - GB; THIRD PARTY REQUESTER:IRELL & MANELLA LLP SAADAT,CAMERON original DOWNS, ROBERT W

2785 Ex parte ORACLE AMERICA, INC. Patent Owner & Appellant 90011521 6,192,476 08/988,431 BLANKENSHIP 102/103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP Third Party Requester: KING & SPALDING BONSHOCK, DENNIS G original BADERMAN, SCOTT T

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED
APPLE INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., AND SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, Defendants-Cross Appellants. 2012-1600, -1606, 2013-1146 PROST sealing orders Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP; Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP; The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

see also Apple Inc. v. Psystar Corp., 658 F.3d 1150, 1162 (9th Cir. 2011) (“The publication of materials that could result in infringement upon trade secrets has long been considered a factor that would overcome this strong presumption.”).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1646 SKINMEDICA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HISTOGEN INC., HISTOGEN AESTHETICS LLC, AND GAIL K. NAUGHTON, Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1560 6,372,494 09/313,538 7,118,746 09/979,813 PROST dissenting RADER claim construction summary judgment of non-infringement Latham & Watkins, LLP; Jones Day original STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. O HARA, EILEEN B

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Bard 12144348 - (D) GROSSMAN 101 LEAD DAWG SPORTS, LLC ARYANPOUR, MITRA

“[A] machine is a ‘concrete thing, consisting of parts, or of certain devices and combination of devices.’ This ‘includes every mechanical device or combination of mechanical powers and devices to perform some function and produce a certain effect or result.’” In re Ferguson, 558 F.3d 1359, 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (internal citations omitted).

Ferguson,In re, 558 F.3d 1359, 90 USPQ2d 1035 (Fed. Cir. 2009) 2106

3742 Ex Parte Brundage et al 11824301 - (D) ASTORINO 103 CORNING INCORPORATED VAN, QUANG T

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Grossman et al 10939737 - (D) JENKS 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) MAEWALL, SNIGDHA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3778 Ex Parte Ales et al 11540423 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. ANDERSON, CATHARINE L

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Kasahara et al 10537376 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP ABU ALI, SHUANGYI

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2181 Ex Parte Devine 10787376 - (D) POTHIER 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP VIDWAN, JASJIT S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Donnell et al 11640562 - (D) DeFRANCO 103 RATNERPRESTIA JAYNE, DARNELL M

3641 Ex Parte Marsac 10943746 - (D) ASTORINO 112(1) 103 CARSTENS & CAHOON, LLP CLEMENT, MICHELLERENEE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Stites et al 11846370 - (D) CALVE 103 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3778 Ex Parte Jordan 10522721 - (D) FREDMAN obviousness-type double patenting ROBERT E. BUSHNELL & LAW FIRM HO, TAN-UYEN THI

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1622 Ex Parte Howard et al 12610478 - (D) JENKS obviousness-type double patenting MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mad) KIFLE, BRUCK

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Styles et al 10856305 - (D) MacDONALD 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101/112(1) Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. GOFMAN, ALEX N

2173 Ex Parte Zurmuehl 10936776 - (D) DILLON 112(1)/102/103 SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP SHIH, HAOSHIAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Gross 10856220 - (D) LORIN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 STEVEN VOSEN ROJAS, HAJIME S

3644 Ex Parte Polachek 11487188 - (D) CAPP 112(2)/103 FORREST L. COLLINS LAW OFFICES, LLC BERONA, KIMBERLY SUE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Willeke et al 11569405 - (D) BUNTING 102/103 PAMELA A. KACHUR BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Trosser et al 10399713 - (D) FRANKLIN 102 102/103 NATH, GOLDBERG & MEYER PALENIK, JEFFREY T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte Gale et al 11716152 - (D) ANDERSON 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC FANTU, YALKEW

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte Lipscomb et al 12075604 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CIBA VISION CORPORATION LIU, XUE H

1755 Ex Parte Yokoyama 11513046 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SUGHRUE-265550 PILLAY, DEVINA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Chimitt et al 10706345 - (D) SHIANG 112(1)/102/103 UNISYS CORPORATION PARK, ILWOO

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2662 Ex Parte Abraham 11410743 - (D) HUGHES 103 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY FOSSELMAN, JOEL W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Menrik et al 10593039 - (D) HOELTER 103 HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP SCRUGGS,ROBERT J

3725 Ex Parte Endres et al 10581655 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 CROCKETT & CROCKETT, P.C. GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT

3765 Ex Parte Udelhofen et al 11010256 - (D) DeFRANCO 103 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. SUTTON, ANDREW W

3782 Ex Parte Nakaya et al 11286381 - (D) BUNTING 103 ADAMS & WILKS HELVEY, PETER N.

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2181 MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Requester, Appellant v. RAMBUS INC. Patent Owner, Respondent 95001026 6378020 09/545,648 EASTHOM 102 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original AUVE, GLENN ALLEN

See In re Lister, 583 F.3d 1307, 1316-1317 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (copyright registration date insufficient
evidence of public accessibility. “[I]n this case the government has not identified any evidence of the general practice of the Copyright Office, Westlaw, or Dialog with regard to database updates.”)

HARMON 3: 157a, 164

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Ansorge et al 11794515 - (D) PAK 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY AKRAM, IMRAN

1726 Ex Parte Junge et al 11215151 - (D) GARRIS 103 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC WALLS, CYNTHIA KYUNG SOO

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Pedret et al 11538972 - (D) DeFRANCO 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. / LEAR CORPORATION EBNER, KATY MEYER

3641 Ex Parte Moore et al 11317647 - (D) MORRISON 102/103 SNELL & WILMER L.L.P. (Main) LEE, BENJAMIN P

3653 Ex Parte Takahashi 11938372 - (D) BROWNE 103 Mr. Ryoichi Harada BUTLER, MICHAEL E

3663 Ex Parte Pickens et al 11673484 - (D) THOMAS 103 MERCHANT & GOULD EL CHANTI, HUSSEIN A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Miyamoto et al 11522357 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. HSU, RYAN

3752 Ex Parte Lawyer et al 12215661 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/102/103 William M. Hobby III KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

Further, the Examiner’s interpretation of “sprinkler housing” renders the claim terminology “sprinkler” meaningless.  Claims are construed with an eye toward giving effect to all terms in the claim.  Eicon Inc. v. Straumann Co., 441 F.3d 945, 950 (Fed. Cir. 2006).  See Stumbo v. Eastman Outdoors, Inc., 508 F.3d 1358, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (denouncing claim constructions which render phrases in claims superfluous).  Accordingly, the Examiner’s claim construction which reads the limitation “sprinkler” out of the claim is in error. 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Ritter et al 10951972 - (D) HOUSEL 103 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. TALBOT, BRIAN K

1777 Ex Parte Savage et al 11776098 - (D) NAGUMO 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. GIONTA FITZSIMMON, ALLISON

1777 Ex Parte KIM et al 12397102 - (D) KIMLIN 102/103 102/103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP XU, XIAOYUN

1781 Ex Parte Renavikar et al 11297722 - (D) TIMM 103 102/103 Winkle, PLLC c/o CPA Global MEHTA, MEGHA S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Fonte 11460100 - (D) SPAHN 103 102/103 Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE

3651 Ex Parte Ackley 11605328 - (D) HOSKINS 102/103 112(1) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC SINGH, KAVEL

3654 Ex Parte Mohr et al 11027286 - (D) GREENHUT 103 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. RIVERA, WILLIAM ARAUZ

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Xu et al 11711460 - (D) COURTENAY 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. MENGESHA, MULUGETA A

2452 Ex Parte Dawson et al 11243658 - (D) ANDERSON 103 Whitham, Curtis, & Christofferson. P.C. CHANG, JULIAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2874 Ex Parte Marquis et al 11764894 - (D) KALAN 103 VERIZON BEDTELYON, JOHN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Zivin 11517973 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(1) 112(1)/102 COOPER & DUNHAM, LLP ZUKANOVICH,BRANDY A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Baggot et al 11498864 - (D) KAUFFMAN 102/103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. CHOI, STEPHEN

3778 Ex Parte Roe et al 11133973 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ANDERSON, CATHARINE L

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Whirlpool Corporation Requester v. LG Electronics Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001561 7,762,098 12/125,117 GUEST 103 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Michael A. Hawes ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN original TAPOLCAI, WILLIAM E

AFFIRMED
3401 SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. Requester, Cross-Appellant, Respondent v. SYNTHES (U.S.A.) Patent Owner, Appellant, Respondent 90009378 6623486 SONG 103 WOODCOCK WASHBURN LLP Third Party Requester: Hunton & Williams, LLP REIP, DAVID OWEN original GARRETT, ROBERT E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Whirlpool Corporation Requester v. LG Electronics Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001523 7,428,820 12/125,117 GUEST 112(2) 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Michael A. Hawes ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN original TAPOLCAI, WILLIAM E

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1635 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V., MAXPLANCK-INNOVATION GMBH, WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Defendants-Appellants, AND ROBERT L. CARET, JAMES R. JULIAN, JR., DAVID J. GRAY, AND JAMES P. MCNAMARA, Defendants-Appellants. 2012-1540, -1541, -1661 7,056,704 10/832,432 7,078,196 10/832,248 REYNA Dissenting MOORE no exclusive original jurisdiction/indispensable party Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, LLP; Irell & Manella, LLP BOWMAN, AMY HUDSON

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte KIM 11536862 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 KED & ASSOCIATES, LLP RIGGLEMAN, JASON PAUL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Gross 10770664 - (D) LORIN 112(1)/103 PATENTBEST LONG, FONYA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Anzini et al 11728413 - (D) HOELTER 103 102/103 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. McCarter & English LLP DESAI, HEMANT

3745 Ex Parte Chaudhry et al 11299159 - (D) BROWNE 103 103 Carlson, Gaskey, & Olds, P.C./Sikorsky EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Fong et al 11887169 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY KEYS,ROSALYND ANN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Delamarche et al 12748847 - (D) KIMLIN 102/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP BARR, MICHAEL E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Osato 11346602 - (D) COURTENAY 103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Toler TANK, ANDREW L

2445 Ex Parte Schneider et al 11513427 - (D) MacDONALD 251/112(1)/102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. BIAGINI,CHRISTOPHER D

2451 Ex Parte Knight et al 10679654 - (D) MOORE 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP WALSH, JOHN B

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Ano 13008158 - (D) BUI 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED NGUYEN, DUY T V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Gross 10770767 - (D) LORIN 112(2)/102/103 112(1) PATENTBEST RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Pond 11405254 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. MAI, HAO D

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
1205 IMAGENETIX, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 90011742 5,569,676 LEBOVITZ 103/obviousness-type double patenting TechLaw LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CISLO & THOMAS LLP HUANG, EVELYN MEI original CRIARES, THEODORE J

The ultimate conclusion of obviousness is a legal conclusion to be reached after weighing all of the evidence on both sides. Apple Inc. v. ITC, Fed. Cir. 2012-1338, Aug. 7, 2013, slip op. at 15.

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Requester and Respondent v. SynQor, Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001207 7072190 10/812,314 PERRY 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD c/o KEATING & BENNETT, LLP TON, MY TRANG original NGUYEN, MATTHEW VAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 PACTIV LLC Patent Owner and Appellant 90011128 6183790 09/384,517 LEBOVITZ 103 PACTIV CORPORATION c/o NIXON PEABODY LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: HARTER SECREST & EMERY LLP JASTRZAB, KRISANNE MARIE original DRODGE, JOSEPH W

1723 PACTIV LLC Patent Owner and Appellant 90011130 5811142 08/763,719 LEBOVITZ 103 PACTIV CORPORATION c/o NIXON PEABODY LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: HARTER SECREST & EMERY LLP JASTRZAB, KRISANNE MARIE original DRODGE, JOSEPH W

1723 PACTIV LLC Patent Owner and Appellant 90011131 5,948,457 09/094,008 LEBOVITZ 103 PACTIV CORPORATION c/o NIXON PEABODY LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: HARTER SECREST & EMERY LLP JASTRZAB, KRISANNE MARIE original DRODGE, JOSEPH W

1761 PACTIV LLC Patent Owner and Appellant 90011132 6,231,905 09/168,659 LEBOVITZ 103 PACTIV CORPORATION c/o NIXON PEABODY LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: HARTER SECREST & EMERY LLP JASTRZAB, KRISANNE MARIE original BHAT, NINA NMN

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 MIKKELSEN GRAPHIC ENGINEERING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v ZUND AMERICA, INC., Defendant-Appellant. 2012-1472 6,619,168 09/951,167 6,672,187 10/087,626 DYK summary judgment of no invalidity/injunctive relief claim construction/infringement Jansson Shupe & Munger Ltd.; Boyle Fredrickson, S.C. ASHLEY, BOYER DOLINGER

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1655 Ex Parte Allec et al 10340662 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE

1628 Ex Parte Bryson 11699809 - (D) MILLS 103 Leak & Schroeder, PLLC THOMAS, TIMOTHY P

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Strange et al 12066263 - (D) PRAISS 102/103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 112(2) THE GRIFFITH LAW FIRM, A P.C. CAIN, EDWARD J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Dombroski et al 10944169 - (D) THOMAS 103 ORACLE HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG PULLIAM, CHRISTYANN R

2177 Ex Parte Harrington et al 11554498 - (D) FREDMAN 103 GOOGLE Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP QUELER, ADAM M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Carlsson et al 11659059 - (D) PRAISS 103 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY SAHA, BIJAY S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2677 Ex Parte Kasprzak et al 11143883 - (D) PETTIGREW 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1)/112(2) Siemens Corporation SAMS, MICHELLE L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Burgess et al 12348095 - (D) OSINSKI 103 102/103 PHILIP H. BURRUS, IV FIDEI, DAVID

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Hikasa et al 10576722 - (D) DELMENDO 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ROLLAND, ALEX A

1716 Ex Parte Meinhold et al 12181927 - (D) NAGUMO 103 103/obviousness-type double patenting NOVL Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP ZERVIGON, RUDY

1716 Ex Parte Kumar et al 10882084 - (D) HASTINGS 112(2)/103/obviousness-type double patenting PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX LUND, JEFFRIEROBERT

1726 Ex Parte Blaauw et al 11917577 - (D) GARRIS 112(2)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS TAKEUCHI, YOSHITOSHI

1733 Ex Parte Ahn 10583399 - (D) METZ 112(1)/103 Delio & Peterson LLC KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S

1743 Ex Parte Kingsford 11027540 - (D) TIMM 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) OCHYLSKI, RYAN M

1787 Ex Parte Haldeman et al 11381341 - (D) PAK 103 Lewis Rice CHEN, VIVIAN

1791 Ex Parte Qi et al 11417561 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP BEKKER, KELLY JO

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Bass et al 10262463 - (D) HOFF 103 AT&T Legal Department - JW ADDY, ANTHONY S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 Ex Parte Durrant et al 12218807 - (D) BUI 103 Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions, Inc. KIANNI, KAVEH C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Gibson 10553290 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 Bio Intellectual Property Service (Bio Ips) LAUX, JESSICA L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3764 Ex Parte Schwabe et al 11761742 - (D) HILL 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH GINSBERG, OREN ISAAC

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 PACTIV LLC Patent Owner and Appellant 90010976 5698250 08/627,137 LEBOVITZ 103 PACTIV CORPORATION c/o NIXON PEABODY LLPTHIRD PARTY REQUESTER: HARTER SECREST & EMERY LLP JASTRZAB, KRISANNE MARIE original DRODGE, JOSEPH W

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Bentley et al 10599657 - (D) NAGUMO 103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC ROBINSON, CHANCEITY N

1736 Ex Parte Kamiyama et al 12440531 - (D) OWENS 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE IQBAL, SYED TAHA

1741 Ex Parte Flynn et al 12080974 - (D) BEST 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(b) OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC. KEMMERLE III, RUSSELL J

1766 Ex Parte BREITENSTEIN et al 10586707 - (D) McKELVEY 103 BASF Corporation FANG, SHANE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Lindemann et al 10529334 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 Siemens Corporation PAPPAS, PETER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3722 Ex Parte King 11317551 - (D) MORRISON 102/103 REHRIG PACIFIC WELLINGTON, ANDREA L

3741 Ex Parte Scarinci 11255339 - (D) SPAHN 102/103 Krieg DeVault LLP NGUYEN, ANDREW H

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2651 Ex Parte Allen et al 11460750 - (D) McKEOWN 102 102/103 VERIZON LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Mauler et al 12442866 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP THOMAS, ALEXANDER S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2666 Ex Parte Kapur et al 10692450 - (D) THOMAS 102/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY WANG, CLAIRE X

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Birnkrant 11358201 - (D) BAHR 103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC SMITH, PHILIP ROBERT

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 HAMILTON BEACH BRANDS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SUNBEAM PRODUCTS, INC. (doing business as Jarden Consumer Solutions), Defendant-Appellee. 2012-1581 7,947,928 12/794,284 12/255,188 7,485,831 11/365,222 O’MALLEY Dissenting REYNA 102(b) on sale bar McGuire Woods LLP; Greenberg Traurig, LLP original PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP FUQUA, SHAWNTINA T

The on-sale bar applies when two conditions are satisfied before the critical date: (1) the claimed invention
must be the subject of a commercial offer for sale; and (2) the invention must be ready for patenting. Pfaff v. Wells Elecs., Inc., 525 U.S. 55, 67 (1998). An actual sale is not required for the activity to be an invalidating commercial offer for sale. Atlanta Attachment Co. v. Leggett & Platt, Inc., 516 F.3d 1361, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2008). An attempt to sell is sufficient so long as it is “sufficiently definite that another party could make a binding contract by simple acceptance.” Id. (citing Netscape Commc’ns Corp. v. Konrad, 295 F.3d 1315, 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2002)). “In determining such definiteness, we review the language of the proposal in accordance with the principles of general contract law.” Id.

Pfaff v. Wells Elecs., Inc., 525 U.S. 55, 48 USPQ2d 1641 (1998) 706.02(l)(2),   2133.03(b),   2133.03(c),   2163,   2163.02
DONNER 2: 3; 5: 254; 7: 497, 503-7, 509, 534; 8: 907, 908; 13: 169
HARMON 3: 168, 234, 235; 4: 349; 20: 160

netscape DONNER 7: 223, 236, 261, 264, 442, 475, 478, 483, 485, 609
HARMON 3: 207, 342

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex Parte Ji et al 11372246 - (D) MILLS 103 Parker Highlander PLLC PARAS JR, PETER

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Konno et al 10594462 - (D) SHIANG 103 AlbertDhand LLP QUADER, FAZLUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2491 Ex Parte Chen et al 10557953 - (D) QUINN 102/103 Hewlett-Packard Company HENNING, MATTHEW T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Roe et al 11724713 - (D) BAHR 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY TREYGER, ILYA Y

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1626 Ex Parte Semple et al 10535345 - (D) JENKS 112(1) 112(1) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. CHUNG, SUSANNAH LEE

The Examiner also takes the position that the breadth of the present claims is such that it could include compositions that may be unsuitable for pharmacological use (Ans. 15), however, it is not the function of the claims to exclude inoperative substances. In re Dinh-Nguyen, 492 F.2d 856, 859 (CCPA 1974).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Stieger et al 11531894 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50 112(2) K&L Gates LLP ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte JEANVOINE et al 12240068 - (D) OWENS 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. KEMMERLE III, RUSSELL J

1772 Ex Parte Sexton et al 11541337 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 EMCH, SCHAFFER, SCHAUB & PORCELLO CO NGUYEN, TAM M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Wachtfogel et al 11272344 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Husch Blackwell LLP Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz GUIRGUIS, MICHAEL M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte RHEE et al 11622166 - (D) ANDERSON 103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. HILTUNEN, THOMAS J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Steg 11405795 - (D) PLENZLER 102/103 KLAUS J. BACH VOLZ, ELIZABETH J

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2663 Ex Parte JOHNSTON et al 12634486 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 ROBERT E MALM NGUYEN, LUONG TRUNG

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant-Appellee, AND ASUSTEK COMPUTER, INC., AND ASUSTEK COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, Counterclaim Defendants-Appellees, v. O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Defendant/Counterclaimant-Appellant. 2012-1221, 6,856,519, 6,809,938, 6,900,993, 7,120,035, 7,417,382, 10/139,619, 10/690,102, 10/690,104, 10/690,103, 10/935,629 PROST exceptional case 285 attorney fees and costs Perkins Coie, LLP; Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP original GROSSMAN, TUCKER, PERREAULT & PFLEGER, PLLC; MURABITO, HAO & BARNES LLP HAN, YOUNGHUIE JESSICA; PATEL, RAJNIKANT B