all dental

11213648

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Fetzer et al 11345905 - (D) COLAIANNI 102(b)/103 HUGH P. GORTLER SHAH, SAMIR M

2856 Ex Parte Nemish 11621891 - (D) KOKOSKI 102(b)/103 CHARLES C. MCCLOSKEY KWOK, HELEN C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Bhai 11996696 - (D) ASTORINO 102(b)/103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Hill-Rom) POLITO, NICHOLAS F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Esenwein 11997032 - (D) KAUFFMAN 112(1)/112(2)/103 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY MORGAN, EILEEN P

A determination of indefiniteness “requires a construction of the claims according to the familiar canons of claim construction. Only after a thorough attempt to understand the meaning of a claim has failed to resolve material ambiguities can one conclude that the claim is invalid for indefiniteness.” All Dental Prodx, LLC v. Advantage Dental Prods. Inc., 309 F.3d 774, 779 (Fed. Cir. 2002).
HARMON 5: 231, 250

3771 Ex Parte Parker 11423595 - (D) ADAMS 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP YOUNG, RACHEL T

3772 Ex Parte Klemperer 11213648 - (D) ADAMS 102(b)/103 FRANK ROSENBERG NGUYEN, CAMTU TRAN

3773 Ex Parte Vilsmeier 10142269 - (D) ADAMS 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP MCDERMOTT, CORRINE MARIE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Agapi et al 10846435 - (D) PETRAVICK 101/112(2)/103 101 37 C.F.R. §41.50(b) 101/112(1) Novak Druce + Quigg LLP SHERR, CRISTINA O

3695 Ex Parte Pinkava 11179382 - (D) FETTING 112(1)/112(2) 101/112(1)/112(2)/103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD DONLON, RYAN D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Rowley 11713905 - (D) SMITH 102(b) LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP NGUYEN, CAM LINH T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Gleitman 12034058 - (D) HOUSEL 112(2)/103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. VERBITSKY, GAIL KAPLAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Malitski 11212315 - (D) FETTING 103 SAP/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN BOSWELL, BETH V

3627 Ex Parte Tidwell et al 10731294 - (D) FETTING 112(2)/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP DANNEMAN, PAUL

3636 Ex Parte Warnken et al 12056803 - (D) JUNG 102(a)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. / LEAR CORPORATION NELSON JR, MILTON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Man et al 11573806 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SIRIPURAPU, RAJEEV P

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1775 INGERSOLL CUTTING TOOL COMPANY Requester and Appellant and Cross-Respondent v. TDY INDUSTRIES Patent Owner and Respondent and Cross-Appellant 95001417 7244519 10/922,750 LEBOVITZ 102 Allegheny Technologies K&L Gates LLP; Third Party Requester: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC TURNER, ARCHENE A

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1647 Ex Parte Brod 12897591 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1) Parker Highlander PLLC HAMUD, FOZIA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Schumann et al 11996625 - (D) DELMENDO 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LEE, REBECCA Y

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3655 Ex Parte Pardee 12048638 - (D) JUNG 112(1) 103 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC SCOTT, JACOB S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Armandpour et al 11450930 - (D) FREDMAN 103 CENTRAL COAST PATENT AGENCY, INC QUELER, ADAM M

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Moss 11952563 - (D) JENKS 103 SCHMEISER OLSEN & WATTS BOSQUES, EDELMIRA

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 CIMA LABORATORIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 90007684 90/008,133 6,042,981 09/057,884 LEBOVITZ 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP HARTFORD original WOODCOCK WASHBURN LLP HUANG, EVELYN MEI original SPEAR, JAMES M

ghuman

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Hartman et al 11166540 - (D) FRAHM 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. TRAN, KHANH C

Appellants argue claims 4, 10, and 14 in the conclusion of the Appeal Brief (Br. 14); and Appellants have not clearly stated in the Appeal Brief that some of the finally rejected claims (e.g., claims 4, 10, and 14) are not being pursued in the appeal. See Ex parte Ghuman, 88 USPQ2d 1478 (BPAI 2008) (precedential) (holding that when appellants are silent in the notice of appeal as to the specific claims being appealed, and then clearly state in the appeal brief that some of the finally rejected claims are not being pursued in the appeal, appellants should cancel those claims not pursued). As such, the facts of the instant case are not congruent with the facts of Ex parte Ghuman, and we consider Appellants to appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 2, 4, 7-12, 14, and 20-32. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). An oral hearing was conducted on October 22, 2013.

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2194 Ex Parte Tankov et al 10858657 - (D) FISHMAN 103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP ZHEN, LI B
 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Subramanian et al 11749671 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. WILSON, CANDICE D C

hampel, burhans

11589995

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex Parte Foxenland  11278582 - (D)  FREDMAN 103 SNYDER, CLARK, LESCH & CHUNG, LLP ZENATI, AMAL S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Zeiner et al  11589995 - (D)  ADAMS 102(b)/103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC HENDERSON, RYAN N

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 Ex Parte Huisman et al  11924350 - (D)  MILLS 103 103 Pabst Patent Group HUTSON, RICHARD G

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Arling et al  11823739 - (D)  TORNQUIST 103 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP (CHI) HICKS, CHARLES N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2684 Ex Parte Bauman et al  11652984 - (D)  McKONE 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. / LEAR CORPORATION SHERWIN, RYAN W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Schuster et al  10584337 - (D)  NEW Concurring TORCZON 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP PHAM, EMILY P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Grispo  10780269 - (D)  YANG 103 MARSH, FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP GILBERT, ANDREW M

See In re Hampel, 162 F.2d 483, 485 (CCPA 1947) (upholding affirmance of obviousness rejection because “[t]here is nothing in the instant record which indicates that the particular order of steps
produces results differing in any way from those which would be brought about if another order of steps were followed”).

See also In re Burhans, 154 F.2d 690, 692 (CCPA 1946) (affirming obviousness rejection “in the absence of any proof in the record that the order of performing the steps produces any new and unexpected results”).

Burhans, In re, 154 F.2d 690, 69 USPQ 330 (CCPA 1946) 2144.04

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
1303 Ex parte LG DISPLAY COMPANY, LTD. Appellant 90009508 4624737 06/743,092 CHEN 102(b)/103 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) original MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP NGUYEN, TUAN H original POWELL, WILLIAM A

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1647; 1646  SANOFI-AVENTIS, Appellant, v. PFIZER INC., Appellee. 2012-1345 6,268,480 08/846,344 5,710,023 08/609,572 NEWMAN interference Lucas & Mercanti, LLP; Ropes & Gray, LLP; WYETH LLC;  DRAPER, GARNETTE D; BASHAM, DARYL A

andresen

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Lytle et al 11372666 - (D) KIMLIN 103 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. HAN, JONATHAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Wang et al 11754125 - (D) METZ 103 WesternGeco L.L.C. SCHECHTER, ANDREW M

2872 Ex Parte Hesline 10553132 - (D) KIMLIN 103 Heslin Pty Ltd. CHAPEL, DEREK S

The Examiner has properly concluded that Appellant errs in arguing that an applicant's own patented work is only a statutory bar if a rejection is based on 35 U.S.C. §102(b) and not on 35 U.S.C. § 103. It is well settled that prior art available under 35 U.S.C. § 102 is also available as prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (see MPEP 2141.01, and Ex parte Andresen, 212 USPQ 100, 102 (BPAI 1981). Significantly, Appellant has cited no case law which supports his position.

Andresen, Ex parte, 212 USPQ 100 (Bd. App. 1981) 2004, 2137, 2141.01
DONNER 5: 90-92

2884 Ex Parte Buckley et al 11778742 - (D) KIMLIN 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH GREEN, YARA B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Leland 12058578 - (D) SMEGAL 101/103 Steinfl & Bruno LLP LEICHLITER, CHASE E

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Gordon 12483799 - (R) GARRIS 103 DITTHAVONG MORI & STEINER, P.C. GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

dystar

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REVERSED
3644 Ex Parte McGrady et al 11512827 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 DEERE & COMPANY NGUYEN, TRINH T

AFFIRMED
1785 Ex Parte Dumond et al 11504266 - (D) HASTINGS 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. REDDY, SATHAVARAM I

See also DyStar Textilfarben GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG v. C.H. Patrick Co., 464 F.3d 1356, 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (“Our suggestion test is in actuality quite flexible and not only permits, but requires, consideration of common knowledge and common sense.”).

Dystar textilfarben GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG v. C. H. Patrick Co., 464 F.3d 1356, 1360, 80 USPQ2d 1641, 1645 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2143.01, 2144
DONNER 8: 92a, 107, 108, 402, 403, 735, 736, 804, 805
HARMON 4: 18b, 139a, 354, 361, 362, 393

2814 Ex Parte Fujii et al 12153481 - (D) KIMLIN 102(e)/103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP WEISS, HOWARD

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
3745 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. Requester v. BORGWARNER, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000431 6,663,347 09/875,760 GUEST 102(b)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Alston & Bird, LLP TILL, TERRENCE R original VERDIER, CHRISTOPHER M

S3

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Lisiansky et al 12014073 - (D) KIMLIN 103 BEVER HOFFMAN & HARMS, LLP COLEMAN, WILLIAM D

2846 Ex Parte Grady et al 11656170 - (D) WARREN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WILSON, ADRIAN S

2893 Ex Parte Sadygov et al 12034603 - (D) KIMLIN dissenting NAGUMO 102(b)/103 LOOP IP WOLDEGEORGIS, ERMIAS T

2899 Ex Parte Lin et al 12322118 - (D) COLAIANNI 102(a)/103 DUANE MORRIS LLP (TSMC) PHAM, THANH V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Menninger 10959307 - (D) PETRAVICK 103 37 C.F.R. §41.50(b) 101 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP DICKERSON, TIPHANY B

3632 Ex Parte Jakob et al 10881914 - (D) SPAHN 103 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D

3635 Ex Parte Lomske et al 12111262 - (D) SPAHN 102(b)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. PLUMMER, ELIZABETH A

3685 Ex Parte Kolodziej et al 10230808 - (D) LORIN 112(1)/112(2)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY SHERR, CRISTINA O

“The purpose of claims is not to explain the technology or how it works, but to state the legal boundaries of the patent grant. A claim is not “indefinite” simply because it is hard to understand when viewed without benefit of the specification.” S3 Inc. v. nVIDIA Corp., 259 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2001).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Andersson et al 11663016 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 Mark P. Stone Attorney at Law LOPEZ, MICHELLE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Langdo et al 11073780 - (D) TIMM 102(e)/103 102(b)/102(e)/103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 102(e) SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. NADAV, ORI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Lee 12016589 - (D) GAUDETTE 103/obviousness-type double patenting SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A. ABU ALI, SHUANGYI

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Leedy 12143772 - (D) KIMLIN 102(b)/103 USEFUL ARTS IP MENZ, LAURA MARY

2826 Ex Parte Helneder et al 11600694 - (D) KIMLIN 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA CRUZ, LESLIE PILAR

2854 Ex Parte Stockli 12074120 - (D) KIMLIN 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck CULLER, JILL E

2892 Ex Parte Cannon et al 11330688 - (D) KIMLIN 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, L.L.P. (IBM) JONES, ERIC W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Tashiro et al 11097523 - (D) JUNG 101/103 QUARLES & BRADY, LLP MOSSER, KATHLEEN MICHELE

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 SYNTHES USA, LLC (formerly known as Synthes (U.S.A.)) AND DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SPINAL KINETICS, INC., Defendant-Cross Appellant. 2013-1047, -1059 7,429,270 10/553,495 O’MALLEY dissenting TARANTO 112(2)/285/denial of JMOL Sidley Austin, LLP; Dickstein Shapiro, LLP original STROOCK & STROOCK & LAVAN, LLP YANG, ANDREW

warner

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REVERSED

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Kaufmann et al 11114418 - (D) OWENS 103 Broadcom/BGL RAO, SHRINIVAS H

See In re Warner, 379 F.2d 1011, 1017 (CCPA 1967) (“A rejection based on section 103 clearly must rest on a factual basis”).

Warner, In re, 379 F.2d 1011, 154 USPQ 173 (CCPA 1967) 2142
HARMON 2: 42; 7: 136, 137, 146; 8: 16, 27

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte BENNINGTON et al 11849626 - (D) ASTORINO 102(b)/103 MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1655 Ex Parte Berkson et al 11924871 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 PATTON BOGGS LLP LEITH, PATRICIA A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte MacLean et al 12385740 - (D) HASTINGS 103 LAW OFFICE OF LOUIS WOO HUSON, MONICA ANNE

1786 Ex Parte Wu et al 11955525 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Nixon & Vanderhye PC / DSM Desotech Inc. LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

1786 Ex Parte Cattron et al 11955604 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Nixon & Vanderhye PC / DSM Desotech Inc. LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

1786 Ex Parte Norlin et al 11955614 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Nixon & Vanderhye PC / DSM Desotech Inc. LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

1786 Ex Parte WU et al 11955628 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Nixon & Vanderhye PC / DSM Desotech Inc. LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2189 Ex Parte Ishimoto 11797954 - (D) KUMAR 102(b)/103 RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC SADLER, NATHAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Budde et al 10542059 - (D) KUMAR 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS BENOIT, ESTHER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2668 Ex Parte Paulus et al 11568704 - (D) SHIANG 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS ABDI, AMARA

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1655 Ex Parte Albrecht et al 11004650 - (D) FRANKLIN Abel Law Group, LLP CLARK, AMY LYNN

trintec, robertson

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Williams 12495222 - (D) PLENZLER 112(2)/103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC KNUTSON, JACOB D

3632 Ex Parte Nahas 10193397 - (D) BAHR 102(b) Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber Co., LPA MARSH, STEVEN M

3686 Ex Parte Birbara et al 11489213 - (D) LORIN 102/103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP RANGREJ, SHEETAL

It is possible that one or other of the depicted determinations could be “generated” but “[i]nherent anticipation requires that the missing descriptive material is ‘necessarily present,’ not merely probably or possibly present, in the prior art.” Trintec Indus., Inc. v. Top-U.S.A. Corp., 295 F.3d 1292, 1295 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (quoting In re Robertson, 169 F.3d 743, 745 (Fed. Cir. 1999)).

Robertson, In re, 169 F.3d 743, 49 USPQ2d 1949 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2112, 2114, 2163, 2163.07(a)
trintec HARMON 3: 3, 50
robertson HARMON 3: 46, 5-; 4: 109; 19: 438
DONNER 7: 790-95

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Ziman 12289264 - (D) GROSSMAN 102(b) LAW OFFICE OF LOUIS WOO MEHTA, BHISMA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Belady et al 11111066 - (D) BROWNE 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY FLANIGAN, ALLEN J

3752 Ex Parte LEBEDA et al 11466013 - (D) DANIELS 103 Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. TRAN, LEN

levy

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1779 Ex Parte Markowitz et al 12246573 - (D) GAUDETTE 101/112(2)/103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY JARRETT, LORE RAMILLANO

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

3641 Ex Parte Fisher 12808804 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP JOHNSON, STEPHEN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Gelber et al 11664773 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP MCCULLOCH JR, WILLIAM H

“In relying upon the theory of inherency, the examiner must provide a basis in fact and/or technical reasoning to reasonably support the determination that the allegedly inherent characteristic necessarily flows from the teachings of the applied prior art.” Ex parte Levy, 17 USPQ2d 1461, 1464 (BPAI 1990).

Levy, Ex parte, 17 USPQ2d 1461 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1990) 2112

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Bieniosek 11707447 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(1)/112(2)/103 FAY SHARPE LLP TAKEUCHI, YOSHITOSHI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Barsness et al 11955067 - (D) ANDERSON 101/103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC NGUYEN, THU V

2493 Ex Parte Diez et al 10562488 - (D) SHIANG dissenting DROESCH 101 103 IBM CORPORATION SHAW, PETER C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Simonutti et al 12220994 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. GORDEN, RAEANN

3736 Ex Parte Pompei et al 11728956 - (D) BONILLA 103 HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. DANEGA, RENEE A

3725 Ex Parte Weber et al 11897645 - (D) BAHR 112(2) 101/102 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 Ex parte NISSIM CORPORATION Appellant 90011459 6304715 08/988,172 CHEN 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. Third Party Requester: MORRISON & FOERSTER, LLP GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original TRAN, THAI Q

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 IBORMEITH IP, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC, AND DAIMLER AG, Defendants-Appellees. 2013-1007 6,313,749 09/341,093 TARANTO 112(2) Niro, Haller & Niro; Shearman & Sterling, LLP MULLEN, THOMAS J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3722 VICTOR MANUEL CELORIO GARRIDO, Appellant, v. BOB HOLT, Appellee. 2013-1194 95/000,393 6,213,703 09/559,500 PER CURIAM misconduct 102(a)/102(b) VICTOR MANUEL CELORIO GARRIDO, pro se; Sonnabend Law HENDERSON, MARK T

petering

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REVERSED 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1627 Ex Parte Richards 12292960 - (D) ADAMS 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP KANTAMNENI, SHOBHA

1627 Ex Parte Aubrun-Sonneville et al 11154715 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. SOROUSH, LAYLA

We do not agree with the Examiner’s reasoning. First, although a reference can anticipate without a specific example directed to the claimed invention, that exception to the general rule of anticipation is a limited one. See In re Petering, 301 F.2d 676, 681-82 (CCPA 1962) (A disclosure that allows one skilled in the art to “at once envisage each member of [a] limited class” describes each member of the class “as if [the reference] had drawn each structural formula or had written each name.”). It does not apply to a situation where, as here, limitations must be selected from different parts of a reference that are not clearly associated with each other, and where a further choice must be made from among a list of numerous possible components.

Petering, In re, 301 F.2d 676, 133 USPQ 275 (CCPA 1962) 2131.02, 2131.03, 2144.08

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1725 Ex Parte Niezabytowski et al 12831639 - (D) GARRIS 102(b)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL DOUYETTE, KENNETH J

1726 Ex Parte Peerlings et al 12328395 - (D) McKELVEY 102(b) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(b) NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP GRESO, AARON J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2141 Ex Parte Carrier et al 11622144 - (D) ZHENYU YANG 103 LAW OFFICE OF JIM BOICE STITT, ERIK V

2439 Ex Parte Gomez et al 11052212 - (D) DANG 103 SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP WANG, HARRIS C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2818 Ex Parte Yamagami et al 12007220 - (D) KIMLIN 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP GOODWIN, DAVID J

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

3625 Ex Parte Lawton 11349382 - (D) PETRAVICK 112(1)/102(e)/103 HOOKER & HABIB, P.C. GARG, YOGESH C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3718 Ex Parte Wachtfogel et al 10495724 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 LADAS & PARRY LLP MCCLELLAN, JAMES S

3728 Ex Parte Darr et al 11749501 - (D) ASTORINO 103 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC RUSH, KAREEN KAY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Schulz et al 10574231 - (D) SCHEINER 102/103 obviousness-type double patenting Abel Law Group, LLP LEA, CHRISTOPHER RAYMOND

1631 Ex Parte Remde 11613643 - (D) GREEN 103 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL, LLP HARWARD, SOREN T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte Ryu et al 11843318 - (D) HOSKINS 102(b)/103 102(b) MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DAGER, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Drew 12641372 - (D) GREEN 103 102(e)/102(b)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Wang et al 11236094 - (D) GREEN 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY KRASS, FREDERICK F

1622 Ex Parte Lu et al 11201713 - (D) FREDMAN 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY OH, TAYLOR V
AFFIRMED 1644 Ex Parte Taylor et al 12915515 - (D) GRIMES 103 IMMUNOMEDICS, INC. DIBRINO, MARIANNE

1649 Ex Parte Nusse et al 12041538 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP MACFARLANE, STACEY NEE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Rebak et al 12751177 - (D) KIMLIN 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY YEE, DEBORAH

1763 Ex Parte Nichols et al 12113265 - (D) KIMLIN 102/103 MCGARRY BAIR PC USELDING, JOHN E

1766 Ex Parte Kim et al 11697496 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - SABIC (CPP) KAHN, RACHEL

1777 Ex Parte Chandler 12477315 - (D) KIMLIN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON GAKH, YELENA G

1792 Ex Parte Bach 12845577 - (D) KIMLIN 103 McKinney Law, PLLC LONG, LUANA ZHANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Arroyo et al 11945318 - (D) WINSOR 101/103 IBM CORPORATION FABBRI, ANTHONY E

2459 Ex Parte Purontaus et al 10515848 - (D) COURTENAY 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. NICKERSON, JEFFREY L

2465 Ex Parte Murray et al 11747154 - (D) FISHMAN 103 ANATOLY S. WEISER HSU, ALPUS
AFFIRMED 3612 Ex Parte Okazaki 12216283 - (D) BROWNE 103 Kubotera & Associates, LLC BLACK, MELISSA ANN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Valley 10654594 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY REYES, REGINALD R

3651 Ex Parte Trudeau et al 12142966 - (D) CAPP 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. HARP, WILLIAM RAY

3664 Ex Parte Ignatin 11469097 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD HOLLOWAY, JASON R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte O’CONNOR et al 11788538 - (D) SPAHN 112(2)/102(b)/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY PATEL, BHARAT C

3743 Ex Parte Gassmann et al 11593978 - (D) HOSKINS 102/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION HALL, COREY JOHN

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 11671379 - (D)  Ex Parte Menon et al BEST 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION WALKER, KEITH D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 10831398 - (D) Ex Parte Krebs BAHR 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP GISHNOCK, NIKOLAI A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 10907412 - (D)  Ex Parte Lau et al COURTENAY 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP ITURRALDE, ENRIQUE W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 10478142 - (D) Ex Parte Fingscheidt et al TORNQUIST 103 King & Spalding LLP YEN, ERIC L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2899 11724725 - (D) Ex Parte Gopal et al BUI 103 Eschweiler & Associates, LLC SNOW, COLLEEN ERIN 

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 11524865 - (D)  Ex Parte Diedrick et al ABRAMS 103 FLETCHER YODER MAYE, AYUB A

3745 13176078 - (D) Ex Parte Liang et al OSINSKI 102(b)/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION DAVIS, JASON GREGORY

The “principle of operation” referred to by Appellants relates to the “basic principles” under which the prior art device was designed to operate. In re Ratti, 270 F.2d 810, 813 (CCPA 1959). Under In re Ratti, “a change in the basic principles” refers to change that is fundamental in scope so as to relate to scientific or technical principles under which the invention is designed to operate. We are not persuaded that a “change in the basic principles” occurs by making Liang ’955’s exhaust orifices 48 smaller when Liang ’955’s device, even as modified by Parker, continues to exhaust cooling fluids.

DONNER 6: 102; 8: 581-83, 721-23 

Ratti, In re, 270 F.2d 810, 123 USPQ 349 (CCPA 1959) 2143.01