mraz, hockerson-halberstadt

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 11156875 - (D) Ex Parte Hancock et al RUGGIERO 102(e) Vista IP Law Group LLP AL HASHEMI, SANA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2634 12262239 - (D) Ex Parte Faller et al RUGGIERO 112(1) Ryan, Mason & Lewis LLP BOCURE, TESFALDET

2642 11258472 - (D) Ex Parte Dunko KRIVAK 103 COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON PEREZ GUTIERREZ, RAFAEL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2844 11171758 - (D) Ex Parte Boerstler et al HASTINGS 102(b)/103 IBM CORP. (AUS) C/O THE LAW OFFICE OF JAMES BAUDINO, PLLC CRAWFORD, JASON

In this regard, while patent drawings can anticipate claims if the drawings clearly show the claimed structure, In re Mraz, 455 F.2d 1069,1072 (CCPA 1972), patent drawings not designated as being drawn to scale cannot be relied upon to define precise proportions of elements if the specification is completely silent on the issue. Hockerson-Halberstadt, Inc. v. Avia Group Int'l, Inc. 222 F.3d 951, 956 (Fed. Cir. 2000).

Mraz, In re, 455 F.2d 1069, 173 USPQ 25 (CCPA 1972) 2125

Hockerson-Halberstadt, Inc. v. Avia Group Int’l, 222 F.3d 951, 55 USPQ2d 1487 (Fed. Cir. 2000) 2125
DONNER 1: 476, 477; 2: 400; 3: 309, 437-41, 468, 479
HARMON 6: 144, 159, 162

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 11120720 - (D) Ex Parte Ge BROWN 103 Yaogen Ge SCRUGGS, ROBERT J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1775 12204511 - (D) Ex Parte Spittle et al GARRIS 103 BRINKS GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW

1783 10765707 - (D) Ex Parte Wellman et al GARRIS 112(2) 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1786 11593148 - (D) Ex Parte Kim et al PAK 103 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) WILSON, MICHAEL H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 11258405 - (D) Ex Parte Jung et al THOMAS 102(b)/103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC SINGH, AMRESH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 12338589 - (D) Ex Parte Popp NEW 103 DAFFER MCDANIEL LLP TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 11686153 - (D) Ex Parte Thomas BROWNE 103 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP (CHI) LEE, BENJAMIN P

3674 11857859 - (D) Ex Parte Bustos et al HOSKINS 103 SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION DITRANI, ANGELA M 

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 11330988 - (D) Ex Parte Clark et al SMEGAL 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. PRANGE, SHARON M

skvorecz

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 10949708 - (D
Ex Parte Singhal et al SHIANG 103 HARRITY & HARRITY, LLP PULLIAM, CHRISTYANN R

2179 11502488 - (D)
Ex Parte Menzl et al FREDMAN 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION ITURRALDE, ENRIQUE W

“The protocol of giving claims their broadest reasonable interpretation during examination does not include giving claims a legally incorrect interpretation. This protocol is solely an examination expedient, not a rule of claim construction.” In re Skvorecz, 580 F.3d 1262, 1267 (Fed. Cir. 2009).
HARMON 5: 148a, 159, 164; 6: 438a

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 11238197 - (D)
Ex Parte Rives et al FREDMAN 112(2)/103 AT&T Legal Department - HFZ TRAN, QUOC DUC

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424  11479715 - (D)
Ex Parte McCausland et al McKONE 102(e) 102(e)/103 VERIZON TILAHUN, ALAZAR

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 11234990 - (D)
Ex Parte Ayala et al FREDMAN 102(b) 103 BRINKS GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK FOREMAN, JONATHAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1622 11844050 - (D)
Ex Parte Yabunouchi et al NEW obviousness-type double patenting OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. SOLOLA, TAOFIQ A

1651 12704521 - (D)
Ex Parte Medoff et al MILLS 103 Xyleco, Inc. PYLA, EVELYN Y

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 12196368 - (D)
Ex Parte Neal et al OWENS 112(2) 112(1)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global CHEN, KEATH T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 11289106 - (D)
Ex Parte Ban et al FREDMAN 103 Kunzler Law Group KEATON, SHERROD L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2652 11446105 - (D)
Ex Parte Ordille et al YANG 103 Avaya by MUNCY, GEISSLER, OLDS & LOWE, PLLC NGUYEN, QUYNH H

2652 10957172 - (D)
Ex Parte Oliveira et al GRIMES 103 Fritzsche Patent c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (SEN) SHAH, ANTIM G

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2821 11114812 - (D)
Ex Parte Nagy et al HASTINGS 102(b)/103 Delphi Technologies, Inc. TRAN, CHUC

2833  11473638 - (D)
Ex Parte Regen et al KALAN 102(b)/102(e) CENTRAL COAST PATENT AGENCY, INC NGUYEN, PHUONGCHI T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3656  11228760 - (D)
Ex Parte Riches et al RICE 103 O'BRIEN JONES, PLLC (w/Ford Motor Co.)PILKINGTON, JAMES

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 90010811 - (D) Ex parte SUBSEA SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 5,900,195 08/694,397 HOELTER 103 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Third Party Requester Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, LTD. MCKANE, ELIZABETH L original KUHNS, ALLAN R

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 90010812 - (R) Ex Parte SUBSEA et al  6,402,201  09/517,383 HOELTER Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Third Party Requester Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, LTD. LEWIS, AARON J original LUU, TUYET PHUONG PHAM

ratti

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REVERSED

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2473 11239757 - (D) Ex Parte Malhotra et al 102(b) FRAHM WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. DUDA, ADAM K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2659 11032814 - (D) Ex Parte Dejean et al DIXON 102(b)/103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER SHAH, PARAS D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 10279042 - (D) Ex Parte Bolam OSINSKI 103 GE HEALTHCARE, INC. PARADISO, JOHN ROGER

3733 12092748 - (D) Ex Parte Frigg et al GRIMES 102(b)/103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 12011629 - (D) Ex Parte Boyden et al  NAPPI 112(2)/103 112(2)/102(b)/103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE ARTMAN, THOMAS R

2882 12011626 - (D) Ex Parte Boyden et al NAPPI 112(2)/102(b) 112(2)/102(b)/102(e)/103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE ARTMAN, THOMAS R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 11397025 - (D) Ex Parte Cox et al PARVIS 103 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC MCCARTHY, CHRISTOPHER S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 11035635 - (D) Ex Parte Sadjadi CURCURI 103 HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG LLP SANDERS, STEPHEN

2487 11062516 - (D) Ex Parte Babonneau et al CURCURI 103 JOSEPH S. TRIPOLI CZEKAJ, DAVID J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 12011627 - (D)  Ex Parte Boyden et al NAPPI 112(2) 102(e)/103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND ARTMAN, THOMAS R

2894 11159924 - (D) Ex Parte Davis et al GERSTENBLITH 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP MONDT, JOHANNES P

A change in the principle of operation of the primary reference can, in some circumstances, render a modification nonobvious. For example, a modification suggested by an examiner was considered to be nonobvious where the modification (1) necessitated a substantial reconstruction of the primary reference, and (2) changed the basic principles under which the primary reference was designed to operate. In re Ratti, 270 F.2d 810, 811-13 (CCPA 1959) (“This suggested combination of references would require a substantial reconstruction and redesign of the elements shown in [the primary reference] as well as a change in the basic principles under which the [primary reference] construction was designed to operate.” (emphasis added)).

Ratti, In re, 270 F.2d 810, 123 USPQ 349 (CCPA 1959) 2143.01
DONNER 6: 102; 8: 581-83, 721-23

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 11283547 - (D) Ex Parte Teichner et al STAICOVICI 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. KONG, SZE-HON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 11644442 - (D) Ex Parte Roth et al GERSTENBLITH 112(2)/103 FLETCHER YODER EVANS, GEOFFREY S

3742 11694214 - (D) Ex Parte McClain et al ASTORINO 103 Steven J. Rosen WASAFF, JOHN SAMUEL

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 11045167 - (D) Ex Parte Cheng SCANLON 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP MONDT, JOHANNES P

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REVERSED

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2614 11204034 - (D) Ex Parte Ishimura PARVIS 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP YANG, ANDREW GUS

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3686 10949070 - (D) Ex Parte DiMaggio et al GREENHUT 103 Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, LLP NAJARIAN, LENA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3632 11546649 - (D) Ex Parte Christian et al KAUFFMAN 103 103 JAMES M. BETTIS, JR. MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D

AFFIRMED

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1655 10598909 - (D) Ex Parte Wang et al FREDMAN 103 K&L Gates LLP MI, QIUWEN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2162 11836845 - (D) Ex Parte Hartwig et al ANDERSON 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP MYINT, DENNIS Y

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2131 95000564 - (D) JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. Requester v. GRAPHON CORP. Nes Sub, LLC Patent Owner 7,249,378 95000564 10/700,411 JEFFERY 314(a)/112(1)/102(a)/102(e)/103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Lewis and Roca, LLP Third Party Requester: Irell & Manella, LLP NGUYEN, MINH DIEU T original ZIA, SYED

2131 95000572 - (D) JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. Requester v. GRAPHON CORP. Patent Owner 7,269,847 95000572 10/712,190 JEFFERY 314(a)/112(1)/103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Lewis and Roca, LLP Third Party Requester: Irell & Manella, LLP HENEGHAN, MATTHEW E original ZIA, SYED

GRANTED

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2111 95001105 - (D) MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Requester, Appellant v. RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner, Respondent MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Requester, Appellant v. RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner, Respondent THIRD PARTY REQUESTERS: Novak Druce & Quigg, LLP 6751696 95001105 95001133 09/835,263 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EASTHOM ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original AUVE, GLENN ALLEN

phillips

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 11581196 - (D)
Ex Parte Dixon FRANKLIN 103 QUARLES & BRADY, LLP MACAULEY, SHERIDAN R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3655 11947201 - (D)
Ex Parte Thomas et al CAPP 112(2)/102/103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC HOLMES, JUSTIN

While the Examiner may be correct, in principle, that limitations from the specification are not read into the claims, claims must still be interpreted in light of the specification of which they are a part. Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2005).

Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 75 USPQ2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2111, 2111.01, 2143.01, 2258
HARMON 6: 27, 153, 297
DONNER 2: 548-50; 11: 227-36

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 12560786 - (D)
Ex Parte Burke et al PER CURIAM 103 NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER AKRAM, IMRAN

1767 12001830 - (D)
Ex Parte Dorr et al OWENS 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP SALVITTI, MICHAEL A

1793 12499205 - (D)
Ex Parte Johal HASTINGS 103 FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 12000629 - (D)
Ex Parte Mizutani BEST 103 OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC HUR, JUNG H

2833 11470668 - (D)
Ex Parte Asokan et al KALAN 102/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY FISHMAN, MARIN

2862 11241536 - (D)
Ex Parte Homer et al HASTINGS 101/102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY COSIMANO, EDWARD R

2899 11590183 - (D)
Ex Parte Zhai et al BUI 102 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP KIM, SU C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 09999378 - (D)
Ex Parte Hammann KIM 103/obviousness-type double patenting DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA RINES, ROBERT D

3629 11811229 - (D)
Ex Parte Wagner et al MEDLOCK 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP WILSON, CANDICE D C

venner, leapfrog

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2491 11833426 - (D)  Ex Parte Hamilton et al ANDERSON 103  IBM Corp. (END/RCR) c/o Rolnik Law Firm, P.C. COLLINS, JOSHUA L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 12782094 - (D)  Ex Parte Pedlow et al KIM 103 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES AGWUMEZIE, CHARLES C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 11761549 - (D) Ex Parte Stanton et al PER CURIAM 103 Wells St. John P.S. JELSMA, JONATHAN G

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 11283699 - (D) Ex Parte Klein et al PARVIS 103 SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP CASANOVA, JORGE A

First, we are not persuaded that Appellants identify a nonobvious distinction. We note “it is well settled that it is not ‘invention’ to broadly provide a mechanical or automatic means to replace manual activity which has accomplished the same result.” In re Venner, 262 F.2d 91, 95 (CCPA 1958) (citation omitted); see also Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. v. Fisher Price, Inc., 485 F.3d 1157, 1162 (Fed. Cir. 2007).

Venner, In re, 262 F.2d 91, 120 USPQ 193 (CCPA 1958) 2144.04
DONNER 6: 507

Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. v. Fischer Price, Inc., 485 F.3d 1157, 82 USPQ2d 1687 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2114, 2143.01
DONNER 8: 449-63, 878-80, 914-16, 1147-49, 1183-85, 1751-53, 1787-89; 10: 198-208
HARMON 4: 357, 364

2194 10072364 - (D) Ex Parte Sadot FISHMAN 103 Avaya by MUNCY, GEISSLER, OLDS & LOWE, PLLC ANYA, CHARLES E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2838 13420710 - (D) Ex Parte Grant  BUI 103 IMPERIUM PATENT WORKS FINCH III, FRED E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3721 12290596 - (D)  Ex Parte Caplan et al PLENZLER 103 McCarter & English LLP ACCOUNT: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. PARADISO, JOHN ROGER

dann

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Biasi et al 10951226 - (D) FETTING 101/103 PITNEY BOWES INC. CLARK, DAVID J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Mubarekyan et al 11260997 - (D) KALAN 112(2) 112(1)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS

1763 Ex Parte Krauter et al 12262346 - (D) McKELVEY 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP USELDING, JOHN E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Lietzau 10530613 - (D) WINSOR 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP NORTON, JENNIFER L

2183 Ex Parte Lataille et al 11526870 - (D) Per Curiam 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC PARTRIDGE, WILLIAM B

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte Gale et al 12721607 - (D) DIXON 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL WILLIAMS, ARUN C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Barta et al 11443701 - (D) HOFFMANN 102(b)/102(e)/103 BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP CHIN SHUE, ALVIN C

3694 Ex Parte Zellner 11969938 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 AT&T Legal Department - SZ CRANFORD, MICHAEL D

Yet the law is well established that the mere existence of differences between the prior art and the claim does not establish non-obviousness. See Dann v. Johnston, 425 U.S. 219, 230 (1976).

Dann v. Johnston, 425 U.S. 219, 189 USPQ 257 (1976) 716.01(a), 2141, 2141.03
DONNER 6: 390-93, 412, 543, 544; 10: 967-71

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Gonos 11415338 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CARLOS, ALVIN LEABRES

REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2895 Ex Parte BLANCHARD 11829514 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco P.L. GARCIA, JOANNIE A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte Sung 10508942 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP ZIEGLE, STEPHANIE M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Cecka et al 11436239 - (D) GRIMES 103 NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION OSTRUP, CLINTON T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Miller et al 12230035 - (D) OWENS 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC ABRAHAM, IBRAHIME A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Scherpbier et al 11549253 - (D) FETTING 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION PATEL, NEHA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Mathisen et al 11019534 - (D) BRADEN 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP YABUT, DIANE D

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex parte COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner 90009903 6,030,047 09/055,553 SONG 102/103 102/103 BARNESS & THORNBURG THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: LAW OFFICE OF JOHN W. HARBST WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE original BROWN, PETER R

eli lilly2, vas-cath

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte de Leon et al 11563377 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. RIEGLER, PATRICK F

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2671 Ex Parte Moroney et al 10770250 - (D) FREDMAN 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG, LLP MILIA, MARK R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3665 Ex Parte Green 11478389 - (D) HOELTER 103 KIM, KYUNG J KIM, KYUNG J

3684 Ex Parte Byers 12191050 - (D) FETTING 112(2) 103 GATES & COOPER LLP - Autodesk CASEY, ALEXIS M

3686 Ex Parte Brown 11509337 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1) Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc. PAULS, JOHN A

Whether a specification complies with the written description requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, is a question of fact. Regents of Univ. of Cal. v. Eli Lilly and Co., 119 F.3d 1559, 1566(Fed. Cir. 1997) (citing Vas-Cath Inc. v. Mahurkar, 935 F.2d 1555, 1563 (Fed. Cir. 1991)). The fundamental factual inquiry is whether the specification conveys with reasonable clarity to those skilled in the art that, as of the filing date sought, an applicant was in possession of the invention as now claimed. See, e.g., Vas-Cath, Inc., 935 F.2d at 1563-64.

Regents of the University of California v. Eli Lilly & Co., 119 F.3d 1559, 43 USPQ2d 1398 (Fed. Cir. 1997) , 2111.03, 2161.01, 2163, 2163.02, 2163.03
HARMON 5: 149, 158, 163, 173, 183; 6: 168; 8: 228; 10: 265; 12: 189, 197; 19: 400; 21: 153
DONNER 1: 418; 9: 294, 296, 444, 511-14, 530-32; 10: 985

Vas-Cath, Inc. v. Mahurkar, 935 F.2d 1555, 19 USPQ2d 1111 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 1504.20, 2161, 2161.01, 2163, 2163.02, 2164, 2181
HARMON 3: 73; 5: 14, 141, 153, 156, 161, 165; 11: 219; 20: 113, 178, 302
DONNER 9: 2, 368, 369, 388-90, 407, 496, 604, 610; 10: 48; 12: 109; 13: 126

seachange

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Krig et al 11775597 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Broadcom/BHGL ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3782 Ex Parte Wiedmeyer 11985102 - (D) SCANLON 102/103 PACTIV CORPORATION c/o NIXON PEABODY LLP DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R

We initially note that “[t]eaching away is irrelevant to anticipation.” Seachange Int’l, Inc. v. C-COR, Inc., 413 F.3d 1361, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2005).  Nevertheless, we agree with Appellant that Morita does not disclose dividing the embossed paper sheet 24 into first and second middle layer blanks.
HARMON 3: 34a; 6: 173, 189; 8: 58; 13: 51a, 83


AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Gabor 12179972 - (D) OWENS 103 Max Era Inc. c/o Dacheng Law Office, LLP KHAN, TAHSEEN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2167 Ex Parte Hartman 11868203 - (D) SHIANG 103 Yudell Isidore Ng Russell PLLC BADAWI, SHERIEF

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2478 Ex Parte Klaghofer et al 10490526 - (D) WINSOR 103 Siemens Corporation ALI, FARHAD

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2898 Ex Parte Yeh et al 11118309 - (D) TIMM 112(1)/102(e)/103 MACRONIX C/O HAYNES BEFFEL & WOLFELD LLP HU, SHOUXIANG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3776 Ex Parte Stewart 11708742 - (D) PLENZLER 103 ONOFRIO LAW KALACH, BRIANNE E

REHEARING

DENIED 

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3624 Ex Parte Joa et al 12211987 - (R) FETTING 103 Weiss & Arons, LLP FIELDS, BENJAMIN S

merck2, sakraida

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AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Reunamaki et al 11169765 - (D) Per Curiam 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP IQBAL, KHAWAR

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex parte DEXCOM, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 90011683 6,001,067 08/811,473 BARRETT 112(1)/103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original CARTER, RYAN CHRISTOPHER

"[W]hen an inventor tries to distinguish his claims from the prior art by introducing evidence of unexpected 'synergistic' properties, the evidence should at least demonstrate 'an effect greater than the sum of the several effects taken separately.'" Merck & Co., Inc. v. Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., 874 F.2d 804, 808-09 (Fed. Cir. 1989) (quoting Sakraida v. Ag Pro, Inc., 425 U.S. 273, 282 (1976)). The declaration fails to adequately set forth the results for the separate features that one of ordinary skill would have expected and therefore fails to establish a baseline against which to compare the sum of the results. See Shults Supp. Decl., para. 24. Thus, Appellant has not provided sufficient evidence that any improved results due to the "synergistic effects" would have been unexpected to one of ordinary skill in the art as compared to the closest prior art.

Merck & Co. v. Biocraft Laboratories, 874 F.2d 804, 10 USPQ2d 1843 (Fed. Cir. 1989) 716.02(a), 2123, 2144.05, 2144.08
HARMON 3: 56, 83; 4: 85, 177, 309, 312, 381; 6: 140; 7: 152, 170; 20: 536
DONNER 7: 706; 8: 351

Sakraida v. Ag Pro, Inc., 425 U.S. 273, 189 USPQ 449 (1979) 716.01(a), 2141
HARMON 4: 16, 102

ICON, morris

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART

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3652 Ex Parte Jonsson 10502017 - (D) FLOYD 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Mark P. Stone TIGHE, BRENDAN P

AFFIRMED 

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2871 Ex Parte Bluem et al 11468737 - (D) BUI 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY ARENDT, PAISLEY L

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3721 Ex Parte Simm et al 11497895 - (D) McCARTHY 103 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY SMITH, SCOTT A

Interpreting this recitation as broadly as the ordinary usage of the language and the disclosure of the Specification allow, see In re ICON Health & Fitness, Inc, 496 F.3d 1374, 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2007); In re Morris, 127 F.3d 1048, 1054 (Fed. Cir. 1997)), the term “having” does not limit the term “shell element” to an element including first and second shell element portions and nothing more.

icon HARMON 4: 198; 6: 422
DONNER 2: 82-94; 8: 216-38, 299-310; 926-47; 1799-1820; 10: 78-90

Morris, In re, 127 F.3d 1048, 44 USPQ2d 1023 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 904.01, 2111,2111.01, 2163, 2173.05(a), 2181