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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Schulz-Harder 10506611 - (D) KIMLIN 103 Welsh Flaxman & Gitler MEHTA, MEGHA S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Dahlgren 11112640 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DESIR, JEAN WICEL

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Thallner 11715525 - (D) KIMLIN 103 William C. Milks, III SMITH, JEREMIAH R

1758 Ex Parte den Boer et al 11724326 - (D) KIMLIN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MERSHON, JAYNE L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Cohen et al 10425463 - (D) CURCURI 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BUSS, BENJAMIN J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Sayers et al 11267532 - (D) ANDERSON 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LUU, LE HIEN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Hu 12613828 - (D) POTHIER 103 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. c/o Conley Rose, P.C. TAYLOR,BARRY W

clearvalue, therasense, sanofi, schreiber, spada, bond

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Hibst et al 10567029 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. PATEL, SMITA S

1772 Ex Parte Johnson et al 12293602 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PREGLER, SHARON

We agree with Appellants that the Examiner erred in finding that the chemical microreactor integrated in a single chip illustrated in Villa's Figure 5 as disclosed in paragraphs 0052 and 0053 as well as paragraph 0064 of the reference, would have in fact described to one skilled in the art an embodiment that contains all claim elements arranged as specified in claim 1, either expressly or inherently, in a manner enabling one skilled in the art to practice the embodiment without undue experimentation,  Ans. 4-5, 8-9; App. Br. 5-7; Reply Br. 2-5. See, e.g., ClearValue, Inc. v. Pearl River Polymers, Inc., 668 F. 3d 1340, 1344 (Fed. Cir. 2012); Therasence, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson and Co., 593 F.3d 1325, 1332 (Fed. Cir. 2010); Sanofi-Synthelabo v. Apotex Inc., 550 F.3d 1075, 1083 (Fed. Cir. 2008); In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1477 (Fed. Cir, 1997); In re Spada, 911 F.2d 705, 708 (Fed. Cir. 1990); In re Bond, 910 F.2d 831, 832-33 (Fed. Cir. 1990).

Schreiber, In re, 128 F.3d 1473, 44 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2111.02, 2112, 2114

Spada, In re, 911 F.2d 705, 15 USPQ2d 1655 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2112.01

Bond, In re, 910 F.2d 831, 15 USPQ2d 1566 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2131, 2183, 2184

1773 Ex Parte Wetherill 12080341 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CORNING INCORPORATED WOODARD, JOYE L

1777 Ex Parte Schachtrup et al 11572182 - (D) PER CURIAM 112(2)/103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. KEYWORTH, PETER

1792 Ex Parte Baker et al 10761008 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(1)/112(2)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. LEFF, STEVEN N

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Christ et al 11298444 - (D) EVANS 102 SAP/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN SHMATOV, ALEXEY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Hardacker et al 11726560 - (D) HUGHES 102 Sony Corp of America - EVS LEE, MICHAEL

2424 Ex Parte Angel et al 10207837 - (D) JEFFERSON 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 OHLANDT GREELEY RUGGIERO & PERLE L.L.P. NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R

2431 Ex Parte Edwards et al 11069484 - (D) CHEN 102 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC WRIGHT, BRYAN F

2434 Ex Parte Wei 10997357 - (D) Per curiam 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1)/101 SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. WYSZYNSKI, AUBREY H

2455 Ex Parte Ly et al 11678978 - (D) DANG 102 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. LAZARO, DAVID R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Jain et al 11373082 - (D) EVANS 112(1)/102/103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED KARIKARI, KWASI

2643 Ex Parte KIM et al 11761736 - (D) KRIVAK 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. HTUN, SAN A

2646 Ex Parte Ye 11731680 - (D) KRIVAK 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. LAI, DANIEL
REVERSED 2672 Ex Parte Gonzalez et al 10571076 - (D) PRATS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PACHOL, NICHOLAS C

2691 Ex Parte Levin et al 11156172 - (D) THOMAS 103 Gerald W. Maliszewski WALTHALL, ALLISON N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Ramaswamy et al 10932151 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Wells St. John P.S. POMPEY, RON EVERETT

2823 Ex Parte Knapp et al 10548563 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC JEFFERSON, QUOVAUNDA

2828 Ex Parte Byren et al 11657215 - (D) OWENS 103 Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP (Raytheon) STAFFORD, PATRICK

2878 Ex Parte Van Dam et al 11353230 - (D) OWENS 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) HOWARD, RYAN D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Brandom et al 11335771 - (D) SNEDDEN 102/103 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ex Parte Brown et al 11468838 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP NGUYEN, STEVE N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Galvin et al 11946815 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC RUBIN, BLAKE J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2661 Ex Parte Jung et al 11901240 - (D) HUGHES 112(1) 103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE VILLECCO, JOHN M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Cho et al 12150197 - (D) TIMM 103 103 Cha & Reiter, LLC CHEN, XIAOLIANG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Oberhomburg 10573433 - (D) WOOD 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION PASCHALL, MARK H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Pollentier et al 11039991 - (D) NEW 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP PURDY, KYLE A

1612 Ex Parte Kato et al 10506335 - (D) SCHEINER 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC GULLEDGE, BRIAN M

1615 Ex Parte Breitenbach et al 10523908 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C AHMED, HASAN SYED

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Nashiki et al 11917110 - (D) KRATZ 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP MILLER, MICHAEL G

1729 Ex Parte Lai et al 11757843 - (D) SMITH 102 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC RUDDOCK, ULA CORINNA

1733 Ex Parte Aimone 11216498 - (D) WARREN 103 BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP KIECHLE, CAITLIN ANNE

1741 Ex Parte Nakamura et al 10506071 - (D) WARREN 103 OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC KEMMERLE III, RUSSELL J

1742 Ex Parte Russell et al 11643267 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CIBA VISION CORPORATION THROWER, LARRY W

1765 Ex Parte Facke et al 11219395 - (D) PAK 112(2)/102 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC SERGENT, RABON A

1786 Ex Parte Takashima et al 11932100 - (D) WARREN 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. CLARK, GREGORY D

1786 Ex Parte Schiffer et al 12233190 - (D) KIMLIN 103 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP CHOI, PETER Y

1791 Ex Parte Wittorff et al 12088982 - (D) PAK 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP DEES, NIKKI H

1793 Ex Parte Gutzmann et al 11779596 - (D) SMITH 103 Merchant & Gould Ecolab KING, FELICIA C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Ramesh et al 11600653 - (D) SMITH 103 TERADATA CORPORATION GIRMA, ANTENEH B

2163 Ex Parte Liebich et al 10975999 - (D) DANG 102 SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP NGUYEN, KIM T

2171 Ex Parte Muller et al 11608326 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP LEGGETT, ANDREA C.

2181 Ex Parte Gonzalez et al 11314844 - (D) DANG 103 Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hung PA LEE, CHUN KUAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Hu et al 10544577 - (D) SMITH 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC LUONG, ALAN H

2431 Ex Parte Arisawa et al 11059413 - (D) DIXON 102/103 RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC SU, SARAH

2442 Ex Parte Fontes et al 10973121 - (D) SMITH 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP RECEK, JASON D

2445 Ex Parte Redpath 10654214 - (D) DANG 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

2492 Ex Parte Ould-Brahim 10658701 - (D) BUI 102/103 RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP NAJJAR, SALEH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte Jaakkola 11133657 - (D) DANG 103 NOKIA CORPORATION c/o Ware, Fressola, Maguire & Barber LLP GELIN, JEAN ALLAND

2647 Ex Parte Hwang et al 11598675 - (D) COURTENAY 103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. BILODEAU, DAVID

2694 Ex Parte Rosenberg et al 11499426 - (D) MORGAN 102/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP HORNER, JONATHAN R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Maier 12029679 - (D) TIMM 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. AMRANY, ADI

2875 Ex Parte Kim et al 11782152 - (D) HOUSEL 102 Innovation Counsel LLP HAN, JASON

2886 Ex Parte Mueller et al 11702876 - (D) SMITH 102/103 SMYRSKI LAW GROUP, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION LEE, HWA S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Nesbitt 11151020 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 Hasse & Nesbitt LLC CANFIELD, ROBERT

3654 Ex Parte Serkh 12072342 - (D) SPAHN 103 The Gates Corporation LIU, HENRY Y

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Burnstein 12254937 - (D) ASTORINO 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC MENDIRATTA, VISHU K

3714 Ex Parte Nonaka 10697237 - (D) DeFRANCO 103 RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC MOSSER, ROBERT E

3746 Ex Parte Banister 10786718 - (D) MORRISON 103 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. FREAY, CHARLES GRANT

3788 Ex Parte Haggard et al 11868569 - (D) DANIELS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. DESAI, KAUSHIKKUMAR A

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Hahnle et al 10581459 - (D) WARREN 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. CORDRAY, DENNIS R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Pinto 11197697 - (R) JUNG 101/112(1)/112(2)/102 Kaplan Breyer Schwarz & Ottesen, LLP MICHENER, JOSHUA J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 SHANGHAI MEIHAO ELECTRIC INC. AND GENERAL PROTECHT GROUP INC. Requesters v. PASS & SEYMOUR, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001224 95000477 7,283,340 11/469,604 WEINBERG 102 BOND, SCHOENECK & KING, PLLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: ANDREWS KURTH, LLP; SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP NGUYEN, LINH M original BENENSON, BORIS

crish, spada, best

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Toland 10932481 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY LANKFORD JR, LEON B

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Paillard et al 12424225 - (D) NAGUMO 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC GIONTA FITZSIMMON, ALLISON

The Examiner’s attempt to shift the burden of proof regarding the obviousness of these limitations to Paillard fails for lack of the required evidentiary foundation. It is not enough to establish that a person having ordinary skill in the art would have considered the claimed invention chemically and physically reasonable: few inventions are not.

See, e.g., In re Crish, 393 F.3d 1253, 1259 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (“[W]hen the prior art evidence reasonably allows the PTO to conclude that a claimed feature is present in the prior art, the evidence ‘compels such a conclusion if the applicant produces no evidence or argument to rebut it.’” (quoting In re Spada, 911 F.2d 705, 708 n.3 (Fed. Cir. 1990)) and In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252, 1255, 195 USPQ 430, 433 (CCPA 1977) (“Where . . . the claimed and prior art products are identical or substantially identical, or are produced by identical or substantially identical processes, the PTO can require an applicant to prove that the prior art products do not necessarily or inherently possess the characteristics of his claimed product.”)

Crish, In re, 393 F.3d 1253, 73 USPQ2d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111.03, 2112

Spada, In re, 911 F.2d 705, 15 USPQ2d 1655 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2112.01

Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112, 2112.01, 2112.02, 2114

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Park et al 11700403 - (D) DIXON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. LIAO, HSINCHUN

2694 Ex Parte Rekieta et al 11647968 - (D) BENOIT 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED STEINBERG, JEFFREY S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Hemmi et al 12132210 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 OSHA LIANG L.L.P. FIGUEROA, FELIX O

2837 Ex Parte Shimizu et al 12032128 - (D) BEST 103 BURR & BROWN ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Charters et al 11169084 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP SWARTZ, STEPHEN S

3635 Ex Parte Lyness 12130042 - (D) HILL 102/103 GE ENERGY GENERAL ELECTRIC C/O ERNEST G. CUSICK ADAMOS, THEODORE V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Altmann et al 11114680 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH M

3742 Ex Parte Quiles et al 10483793 - (D) BUNTING 112(1)/103 DUGAN & DUGAN, PC JENNISON, BRIAN W

3744 Ex Parte Brahmbhatt 11277996 - (D) MORRISON 103 American Air Liquide, Inc. ABDUR RAHIM, AZIM

3744 Ex Parte Zhou et al 11649388 - (D) RICE 103 Trane William O'Driscoll COX, ALEXIS K
REVERSED 3744 Ex Parte McKendry 11724815 - (D) McCARTHY 103 R. MICHAEL WEST DUKE, EMMANUEL E

3752 Ex Parte Hornby 11802209 - (D) REIMERS 103 Manelli Selter PLLC REIS, RYAN ALEXANDER

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte ESBECK et al 11969835 - (D) PRAISS 102 102/103 SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP EDWARDS, LAURA ESTELLE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11655566 - (D) PRATS 102/103 112(1) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HOPE, DARRIN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Carlson et al 10406664 - (D) THOMAS 101/102 112(1) SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS LIPMAN, JACOB

2453 Ex Parte Hamalainen et al 11368395 - (D) SHIANG 102/103 101 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. NAJEE-ULLAH, TARIQ S

2491 Ex Parte Gilfix et al 11553287 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. COLLINS, JOSHUA L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Kyle et al 11668044 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 103 35 CFR 41.50(b) 103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. TSVEY, GENNADIY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Gross 10770804 - (D) LORIN 112(1)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 PATENTBEST OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF

3625 Ex Parte Peyrelevade et al 10024355 - (D) PETRAVICK 103 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP ZURITA, JAMES H

3645 Ex Parte OCONNER 11481360 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 102/103 Wolff & Samson PC HELLNER, MARK

3672 Ex Parte Smith 11999773 - (D) WEATHERLY 112(2)/103 103 Wisner & Associates FIORELLO,BENJAMIN F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Kashihara 12392156 - (D) BROWN 102/103 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC MUROMOTO JR,ROBERT H

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Holah et al 11879592 - (D) SCHEINER 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP PAK, JOHN D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Johansen 11747497 - (D) COLAIANNI dissenting NAGUMO 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. ZHU, WEIPING

1747 Ex Parte McCormack et al 10576659 - (D) KRATZ 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/112(2)/103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. FELTON, MICHAEL J

1777 Ex Parte Deorkar et al 11813434 - (D) PAK 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP ZALASKY, KATHERINE M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Daniels et al 11186361 - (D) THOMAS 101/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP ZHANG, SHIRLEY X

2442 Ex Parte Xue et al 10666888 - (D) DIXON 112(1) 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP BLAIR, DOUGLAS B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Sylvain 10784743 - (D) CLEMENTS 102/103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. KIM, WESLEY LEO

2646 Ex Parte Kim et al 11503710 - (D) DIXON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. MATHARU, MANPREET S

2673 Ex Parte Nagarajan et al 11467584 - (D) MILLS 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP ZIMMERMAN, MARK K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Oezkan et al 12276680 - (D) WEATHERLY 103 HESPOS & PORCO LLP PEDDER, DENNIS H

3623 Ex Parte Boss et al 11170441 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC DICKERSON, TIPHANY B

3682 Ex Parte Wiseman et al 10742791 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(1) 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. BOVEJA, NAMRATA

3693 Ex Parte Mills 10463994 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LEMIEUX, JESSICA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Heinrich 11146194 - (D) OSINSKI 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP PAGE, EVAN RANDALL

3718 Ex Parte Naicker et al 11253089 - (D) CAPP 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP ROWLAND, STEVE

3744 Ex Parte Beggs 11360783 - (D) CAPP 102 112(2)/102 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. ABDURRAHIM, AZIM

3754 Ex Parte Burkes 11040512 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KELLY, P.A. HOOK, JAMES F

3781 Ex Parte Ontjes et al 12757643 - (D) BROWN 103 Hovey Williams LLP EDWARDS,BRETT J

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Smith 10701146 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(1)/103 Sue Z. Shaper COLLINS, TIMOTHY D

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Zerbe et al 11647033 - (D) SNEDDEN BUTZEL LONG KASSA, TIGABU

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
1308 Ex parte Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Patent Owner and Appellant 90010759 5645651 ROBERTSON obviousness-type double patenting BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: HUSCH BLACKWELL SANDERS, LLP JOHNSON, JERRY D original YEE, DEBORAH

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2603 2785 2663 2664 2664 2663 2665 2616 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALBERTA TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTER, (doing business as TR Labs) AND TR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1687 4,956,835 07/255,748 5,850,505 08/551,709 6,377,543 08/954,247 6,404,734 09/167,409 6,421,349 08/893,491 6,654,379 09/414,474 6,914,880 09/314,518 7,260,059 10/187,314 O’MALLEY motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP; Stadheim & Grear Ltd. original NIXON PEABODY, LLP; Lambert Intellectual Property Law; FLYNN THIEL BOUTEL & TANIS P C CHIN, WELLINGTON; LE, DIEU MINH T; HYUN, SOON D; PHAM, BRENDA H; NGUYEN, STEVEN H D; GEORGE, KEITH M; TRAN, THIEN D; TRAN, PHUC H

DISMISSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2629 AEVOE CORP., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AE TECH CO., LTD., S&F CORPORATION (doing business as SF Planet Company and SF Planet Corporation), AND GREATSHIELD, INC., Defendants-Appellants. 2012-1422 8,044,942 13/160,404 O’MALLEY jurisdiction over contempt order Winston & Strawn LLP; Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC LIANG, REGINA

typhoon touch

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Miyamoto et al 11720390 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

1782 Ex Parte Sager et al 10698988 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 JDI PATENT PATTERSON, MARC A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Lou et al 11833773 - (D) ZECHER 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 MARTINE PENILLA GROUP, LLP AHLUWALIA, NAVNEET K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Rofougaran 11536351 - (D) DIXON 112(1)/102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SHAHEED, KHALID W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte DiMaggio 11384554 - (D) GREENHUT 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP BUTLER, MICHAEL E

3671 Ex Parte Woodruff 11402583 - (D) POWELL 103 Casimir Jones, S.C. MAYO-PINNOCK, TARA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Albrecht et al 11470717 - (D) McCARTHY 102 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) JENNISON,BRIAN W

Conversely, a prior art structure does not satisfy a functional limitation in an apparatus claim unless the structure is shown, under the applicable burdens of proof and production, to be capable of performing the recited function. This is true even if the structure might have been modified (e.g., programmed) to perform the recited function. Typhoon Touch Tech., Inc. v. Dell, Inc., 659 F.3d 1376, 1380-81 (Fed. Cir. 2011).
HARMON 5: 18, 19; 6: 12; MV6: 253, 283

3742 Ex Parte Konig et al 11665435 - (D) ABRAMS 102/103 KF ROSS PC JENNISON, BRIAN W
REVERSED 1779 Ex Parte Bene et al 12780301 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC BASS, DIRK R

3773 Ex Parte Stoltze et al 11541792 - (D) GREEN 102 Hoffmann & Baron LLP EREZO, DARWIN P

3782 Ex Parte Gold et al 11090808 - (D) McCARTHY 103 REILLY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM VANTERPOOL, LESTERL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1766 Ex Parte Scherer et al 11793481 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 102 KENYON & KENYON LLP DOLLINGER, MICHAEL M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2681 Ex Parte Bakarania et al 11423093 - (D) HOFF 103 103 Larson & Anderson, LLC WU, DANIEL J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 Ex Parte Cho et al 10898204 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 103 LOWE HAUPTMAN & HAM, LLP SEFER, AHMED N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Rawson 11982049 - (D) ASTORINO 112(2)/103 112(2) Patrick J. Walsh, Esq. VENNE, DANIEL V

3632 Ex Parte Pollard 12002408 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 103 J. BENNETT MULLINAX, LLC GARFT, CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Owen et al 11054032 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 102/103 102/103 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. McCarter & English LLP HELVEY, PETER N.

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Berner et al 11322448 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP KLINKEL, KORTNEY L

1618 Ex Parte Larsen et al 10421244 - (D) GREEN 103/obviousness-type double patenting CLARK & ELBING LLP PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Ernst et al 11215651 - (D) OBERMANN 103 BEEM PATENT LAW FIRM ROGERS, MARTIN K

1755 Ex Parte Rearick et al 10454714 - (D) KIMLIN 103 PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. AYAD, TAMIR

1756 Ex Parte Krempel-Hesse 11904299 - (D) KIMLIN 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH

1787 Ex Parte Wendt 12194814 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(2) 103 Florek & Endres PLLC ROBINSON, ELIZABETH A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Lee et al 10843766 - (D) KOHUT 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. TRAN, HAI V
AFFIRMED 2646 Ex Parte Sollenberger et al 11353369 - (D) BOUCHER 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C AFSHAR, KAMRAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Wilber et al 11845002 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 AlbertDhand LLP PATEL, HARSHAD C

2858 Ex Parte Yee et al 11932501 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 Avago Technologies Limited SHRIVASTAV, BRIJ B

2879 Ex Parte Zhu et al 10583236 - (D) HOUSEL 103 McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP HINES, ANNE M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3658 Ex Parte Bai et al 10752183 - (D) SPAHN 102/103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of:CPA Global BOES, TERENCE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Leong-Fern et al 11479543 - (D) OSINSKI 101/103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE UTAMA,ROBERT J

3717 Ex Parte Levitan et al 10809329 - (D) PLENZLER 103 DENNISON ASSOCIATES SHAH, MILAP

3748 Ex Parte Pulch et al 11498442 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY BOMBERG, KENNETH

3773 Ex Parte Stoltze et al 10020592 - (D) GREEN 102 HOFFMANN & BARON, LLP EREZO, DARWIN P

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Huang et al 10910867 - (D) DESHPANDE Siemens Corporation BIBBEE, JARED M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Shotwell 11564262 - (D) ASTORINO 103 LOWE HAUPTMAN & HAM, LLP STASHICK, ANTHONY D

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Requester Appelant and Cross-Respondent v. ILLUMINA INC. Patent Owner Respondent and Cross-Appellent 95000527 7598035 10/962,337 LEBOVITZ 102/103 102/103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN S.C. Third Party Requester: Life Technologies Corporation TURNER, SHARON L original LU, FRANK WEI MIN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1753 SWITECH MEDICAL AG Requester and Respondent v. SANUWAVE, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001321 6,972,116 10/099,876 GUEST 112(1)/103 112(2) HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: ADAMS AND REESE LLP JASTRZAB, KRISANNE MARIE original VERSTEEG, STEVEN H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 SPACECO BUSINESS SOLUCTIONS, INC. Requester, Respondent v. INNOVATIVE OFFICE PRODUCTS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95001869 7017874 10/305,565 MARTIN 103 DESIGN IP, P.C. Third Party Requester: SpaceCo Business Solutions, Inc. GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original BAXTER, GWENDOLYN WRENN

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP (doing business as Covidien), Defendant-Appellee. 2012-1412 RE 42,379 11/132,741 PER CURIAM no literal infringement, no infringement under doctrine of equivalents Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP; Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP WITCZAK, CATHERINE

gillis

custom search

REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Marti et al 11831244 - (D) ZECHER 102 TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP HOLLAND, SHERYL L

2167 Ex Parte Skow 10627492 - (D) CLEMENTS 103 HONEYWELL/IFL WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

2178 Ex Parte Hefetz et al 10628959 - (D) FRANKLIN 102 SAP Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. PATEL, MANGLESH M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Appelman et al 11015476 - (D) DROESCH 103 BOOKOFF McAndrews, PLLC PAPPAS, PETER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 Ex Parte Woods et al 11200798 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. MCCOMMAS, BRENDAN N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Escamilla et al 12024214 - (D) TIMM 103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP EDWARDS, ANTHONY Q

2884 Ex Parte Scherer et al 11836483 - (D) NAGUMO 103 Houston & Associates LLP LEE, SHUN K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte Skarman 12003307 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 VENABLE LLP KHATIB, RAMI

3689 Ex Parte Gross 10770742 - (D) LORIN 103 PATENTBEST RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

3695 Ex Parte Allen et al 09929886 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY CHENCINSKI, SIEGFRIED E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Ihle et al 11918458 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION ROGERS, LAKIYA G

3777 Ex Parte Lloyd 11599958 - (D) GREEN 103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD REARDON, ROCHELLE D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773 Ex Parte Eisenhardt et al 12638347 - (D) GARRIS 112(2)/103 103 KRIEG DEVAULT/ROCHE ALEXANDER, LYLE

It appears that Appellants consider claim 18 to be a dependent claim which depends from claim 1 (id.). This is not correct.

Claim 18 is directed to "[a] data storage unit for a system according to claim 1" wherein the recitation "for a system according to claim 1" merely describes the intended use of the claimed data storage unit. This intended use recitation does not cause claim 18 to be a dependent claim which includes all the claim 1 limitations and further limits claim 1 in accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.75(c). See also Ex parte Gillis, No. 2011-007483, 2013 WL 860588 at *2-*4 (PTAB March 4, 2013) ("[C]laims that refer to other claims are not necessarily dependent claims. . . . [T] the statute does not say that a dependent claim is one that contains a reference to another claim, merely that a dependent claim shall have a reference to another claim."). The only subject matter defined and required by claim 18 is the data storage unit by itself which on this record is indisputably taught by each of the applied references.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Lombardo et al 10457316 - (D) MORRISON 103 103 PRAXAIR, INC. MCDONALD, SHANTESE L

3778 Ex Parte Van Gompel et al 10095425 - (D) TARTAL 103 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. ANDERSON, CATHARINE L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Li et al 12009212 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 LyondellBasell Industries KEYS, ROSALYND ANN

1629 Ex Parte Klose et al 11009938 - (D) GRIMES 103 Jason D. Voight HUI, SAN MING R

1638 Ex Parte Frohberg et al 10371078 - (D) NEW 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP PAGE, BRENT T

1653 Ex Parte Bott et al 11676660 - (D) FREDMAN 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP DRISCOLL, LORA E BARNHART

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Knoff et al 11506022 - (D) HOUSEL 103 E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY MATZEK, MATTHEW D

1793 Ex Parte Bries et al 11609727 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY MOORE, WALTER A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Stahl et al 09950863 - (D) HOFF 102/103 THOMSON MULTIMEDIA LICENSING INC. HICKS, CHARLES N

2461 Ex Parte Yoakum et al 10742196 - (D) WINSOR 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. LEVITAN, DMITRY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Chinthakindi et al 11624712 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 LAW OFFICE OF CHARLES W. PETERSON, JR. BURLINGTON DOAN, NGA

2833 Ex Parte Potempa et al 11558617 - (D) METZ 103 James Ray Wood FISHMAN, MARINA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3658 Ex Parte Rastegar et al 10932580 - (D) OSINSKI 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Thomas Spinelli, Esq. KRAUSE, JUSTIN MITCHELL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Garrett 11490817 - (D) HOELTER 103 KLAUS J. BACH SHEARER, DANIEL R