bell atlantic

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Fredrickson et al 11322951 - (D) GRIMES 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD N

2168 Ex Parte Letkeman 11213148 - (D) GRIMES 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC EHICHIOYA, IRETE FRED

2197 Ex Parte Belisario et al 11284172 - (D) HOMERE 103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy PAN, HANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Bevan 11482481 - (D) HILL 103 CENTRAL COAST PATENT AGENCY, INC TRAN, NAM T

2453 Ex Parte Norden et al 11316150 - (D) BROWNE 103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. VOSTAL, ONDREJ C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex Parte Steinmetz 11350014 - (D) SCHEINER 103 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP ZENATI, AMAL S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Ex Parte Heinz 11736028 - (D) BUI 102/103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C ZECHER, CORDELIA P K

2434 Ex Parte He et al 10525138 - (D) MORGAN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SANDERS, STEPHEN

2451 Ex Parte Aydar et al 11314167 - (D) CALVE 101/102/103 Gates & Cooper LLP - Specific Media/Myspace TIV, BACKHEAN

2462 Ex Parte Wang et al 10612401 - (D) FISHMAN 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP DUONG, CHRISTINE T

2493 Ex Parte Gearhart et al 11626513 - (D) HUME 101/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC SIMITOSKI, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2661 Ex Parte Mun 10639288 - (D) FISHMAN 103 LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY PASIEWICZ, DANIEL M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Epting et al 11531189 - (D) MOHANTY 112(2)/101/103 PHILIP H. BURRUS, IV PUTTAIAH, ASHA

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED-IN-PART, VACATED-IN-PART AND REMANDED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 TEMPO LIGHTING, INC., Appellant, v. TIVOLI, LLC, Appellee. 2013-1140 95/000,067 6,554,446 09/476,951 RADER claim construction/112 waiver/judicial estoppel/102 Lapple IP Law, P.C.; GRAY LAW FIRM DELGIZZI, RONALD ERNEST

In sum, the examiner erred by resorting to extrinsic evidence that was inconsistent with the more reliable intrinsic evidence. Bell Atl. Network Servs. v. Covad Commc’ns Grp., 262 F.3d 1258, 1269 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (“[E]xtrinsic evidence may be used only to assist in the proper understanding of the disputed limitation; it may not be used to vary, contradict, expand, or limit the claim language from how it is defined, even by implication, in the specification or file history.”).

DONNER 3: 471
HARMON 6: 26, 34, 153; 8: 58; 19: 450

bigio, chaganti

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Tyler et al 12800422 - (D) GAUDETTE 102 Delphi Technologies, Inc. LE, THANH TAM T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Bacon et al 10629295 - (D) LORIN 103 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP JOSEPH, TONYA S

3641 Ex Parte Stewart 11354929 - (D) JUNG 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC WEBER, JONATHAN C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Johnston et al 12286438 - (D) HASTINGS 103 103 OSRAM SYLVANIA INC NEGRON, ISMAEL

Appellants contend that Vanbragt is nonanalogous art with respect to the claimed invention and Rice (App. Br. 4).

Two separate tests define the scope of analogous prior art: (1) whether the art is from the same endeavor, regardless of the problem addressed and, (2) if the reference is not within the field of the inventor’s endeavor, whether the reference still is reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor is involved.

In re Chaganti, Fed. Appx., 2014 WL 274514 (Fed. Cir. 2014)(quoting In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1325, (Fed. Cir. 2004)).

Bigio, In re, 381 F.3d 1320, 72 USPQ2d 1209 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2141.01(a)
bigio DONNER 8: 286-98
HARMON 4: 161, 164; 6: 25

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Chang 11078911 - (D) BROWN 103 DOCKET CLERK RICHARDSON, THOMAS W

2458 Ex Parte Newman et al 11784164 - (D) SMITH 103 CASCADIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DINH, KHANH Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Kaufman 11695578 - (D) CAPP 102/103 JOSEPH SWAN, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION BAYS, MARIE D

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 AUDITORY LICENSING COMPANY Patent Owner, Appellant & Respondent v. OTICON A/S, WIDEX A/S & GN RESOUND A/S Third Party Requesters, Appellants & Respondents 95001104 7421086 11/331,842 TURNER 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP Third Party Requesters: BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH WEAVER, SCOTT LOUIS original ENSEY, BRIAN

REISSUE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 GOOGLE, INC. Requester v. ORACLE AMERICA, INC. Patent Owner 90011490 RE38104 09/261,970 DILLON 102/103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KING & SPALDING KISS, ERIC B original HECKLER, THOMAS M

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 1628 PFIZER INC., WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY LLC, AND C.P. PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL C.V., Plaintiffs-Appellees, AND NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. AND TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., Defendants-Appellants, AND SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., AND SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendants-Appellants, AND LUPIN, LTD. AND LUPIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Defendants-Appellants, AND ACTAVIS, INC. AND ACTAVIS ELIZABETH, LLC, Defendants-Appellants, AND COBALT LABORATORIES, INC. AND COBALT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Defendants-Appellants, AND SUN PHARMA GLOBAL, INC., WOCKHARDT LIMITED AND WOCKHARDT USA, LLC, Defendants-Appellants, AND ALPHAPHARM PTY. LTD. AND MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Defendants-Appellants. 2012-1576, -1601, -1602, -1603, -1604, -1605, -1607 6,197,819 08/420,905 RE 41,920 11/983,750 PROST infringed, enabled, sufficiently described and non-obvious White & Case LLP; Winston & Strawn, LLP; McGuireWoods LLP; original KOHN & ASSOCIATES, PLLC SHIPPEN, MICHAEL L; RICCI, CRAIG D

morsa, antor media

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte VERLOTSKI 12129872 - (D) BEST 102/103 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP KATZ, VERA

Although not expressly stated as such, Appellant’s argument amounts to an assertion that the composition described in Hajmrle and relied upon by the Examiner is not enabled. A printed publication cited by an examiner is presumed enabled unless barring any showing to the contrary by a patent applicant. In re Morsa, 713 F.3d 104, 109 (Fed. Cir. 2013) (quoting In re Antor Media Corp., 689 F.3d 1282, 1288 (Fed. Cir. 2012)). Where, as here, an applicant has challenged the enablement of a cited reference, we must review all evidence and applicant argument to determine if the prior art reference is enabling. Id.; Antor Media, 689 F.3d at 1292.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Buck et al 11999912 - (D) GRIMES 103 FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP / ROCHE YOUNG, KEVIN L.

2177 Ex Parte Freiman 12429289 - (D) ADAMS 103 PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP FABER, DAVID

2178 Ex Parte Hind et al 11350416 - (D) FREDMAN 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP STORK, KYLE R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Lawrence et al 12140807 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 GE Licensing CHWASZ, JADER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Martignoni 11789331 - (D) KIM 112(2)/102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 Scott P. Zimmerman, PLLC - Others FIELDS, BENJAMIN S

3624 Ex Parte Dan et al 12132790 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP KONERU, SUJAY

3626 Ex Parte Jung et al 11731778 - (D) FISCHETTI 101/112(2)/102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE LUBIN, VALERIE

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte MORTON-FINGER 12104476 - (D) BEST 112(1)/112(2) KF ROSS PC JUSKA, CHERYL ANN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Lee 11491681 - (D) KRIVAK 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. YENKE, BRIAN P

2452 Ex Parte Krelle 12061222 - (D) CALVE 112(1)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DOAN, DUYEN MY

2465 Ex Parte Bejerano et al 11057769 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC WYLLIE, CHRISTOPHER T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2659 Ex Parte Hussain 10931790 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BAKER, MATTHEW H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2896 Ex Parte Kisdarjono et al 12045286 - (D) PRAISS 103 SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. C/O LAW OFFICE OF GERALD MALISZEWSKI JOY, JEREMY J

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION Respondent, Requester v. FELLOWES, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner 95001723 7,963,468 12/616,567 McCARTHY 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) Third Party Requester: MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP DEMILLE, DANTON D original MILLER, BENA B

katz interactive, IPXL, rembrandt

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Gutjahr et al 12018514 - (D) CURCURI concurring JEFFERY 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY NGUYEN, KIM T

And to the extent that independent claim 10 improperly recites active method steps as part of an apparatus (i.e., "a first computer that provides ...." "a second computer  ... retrieves," " the second computer ... retrieves," "the second computer generates ...") to render the claim indefinite under 112(b) is likewise a question that the Examiner should consider following this opinion.  See In re Katz Interactive Call Proc. Pat. Litig., 639 F.3d 1303, 1318 (Fed. Cir. 2011)  (citing IPXL Holdings, L.L.C. v. Amazon.con, Inc. 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005)); see also Rembrandt Data Technologies, LP v. AOL, LLC, 641 F.3d 1331, 1339 (Fed. Cir 2011) (data transmitting device held indefinite for reciting transmitting method step). 

katz HARMON 5: 6, 7; MV5: 319; 6: 1-3, 13, 14; MV6: 191, 432
rembrandt MV5: 319; 6: 16; 9: 11, 22

IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2173.05(p)

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 Ex Parte Setnes et al 12135946 - (D) SPAHN 112(2)/102/103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM NEURAUTER, GEORGE C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2497 Ex Parte Boss et al 11549728 - (D) MORGAN 102/103 102/103 IBM CORPORATION C/O DARCELL WALKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW HOLMES, ANGELA R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 Ex Parte Van Kampen et al 12020811 - (D) KOKOSKI 102/103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. SANEI, MONA M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Harvey et al 11270795 - (D) KUMAR 103 Baker Botts LLP MITIKU, BERHANU

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Hudgens 12283113 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 Ovonyx, Inc QUINTO, KEVIN V

2862 Ex Parte Popp 12152409 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 SMP Logic Systems NGHIEM, MICHAEL P

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2193 Ex Parte Mourra 10906592 - (D) SMITH 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP VU, TUAN A

inventio, trimed, personalized, CCS

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AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Sitzmann et al 11694000 - (D) HUME 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP SPITTLE, MATTHEW D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Frisa et al 11576487 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HUNTLEY, DANIEL CARROLL

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

VACATED-IN-PART AND REMANDED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2684 2612 ENOCEAN GMBH, Appellant, v. FACE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Appellee. 2012-1645 10/304,121 7,084,529 10/188,633 PCT/GB01/00901 PCT/DE01/01965 PROST claims invoke 112(6)/no priority Foley & Lardner LLP; Byers Law Group BROWN, VERNAL U; EDWARDS JR, TIMOTHY

It is well established that the use of the term “means” triggers a rebuttable presumption that § 112, ¶ 6 governs the construction of the claim term. Inventio AG v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator Ams. Corp., 649 F.3d 1350, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (citing TriMed, Inc. v. Stryker Corp., 514 F.3d 1256, 1259 (Fed. Cir. 2008)). Conversely, where, as here, the claim language does not recite the term “means,” we presume that the limitation does not invoke § 112, ¶ 6. Id. (citing Personalized Media Commc’ns, LLC v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 161 F.3d 696, 703-04 (Fed. Cir. 1998)). However, this presumption can be overcome if the challenger demonstrates that “the claim term fails to ‘recite sufficiently definite structure’ or else recites ‘function without reciting sufficient structure for performing that function.’” Id. (citing CCS Fitness v. Brunswick Corp., 288 F.3d 1359, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2002)). The correct inquiry is “whether skilled artisans, after reading the patent, would conclude that a claim limitation is so devoid of structure that the drafter constructively engaged in means-plus-function claiming.” Inventio, 649 F.3d at 1357. Therefore, “[u]ltimately, whether claim language invokes § 112, ¶ 6 depends on how those skilled in the art would understand the structural significance of that claim language.” Id. at 1360.

Personalized Media Communications LLC v. ITC, 161 F.3d 696, 48 USPQ2d 1880 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 2181
personalized HARMON 5: 234, 235; 6: 267, 357; 19: 423; 20: 181
DONNER 10: 757; 11: 16, 141, 142, 184, 200
CCS HARMON 6: 24, 35, 17, 225; 19: 416
DONNER 3: 465; 10: 1040, 1044-46; 11: 180-84

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2478 Ex Parte Zatloukal et al 10531162 - (D) FETTING 102 SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. ALI, FARHAD

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Oksman 11500108 - (D) NAPPI 102 ESCHWEILER & ASSOCIATES LLC LAM, KENNETH T

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Grieselhuber et al 11689414 - (D) GRIMES 103 103 COOLEY LLP CORBO, GRISELLE

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Spencer 10835719 - (D) Per Curiam 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PHAN, DEAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Oliver et al 11927458 - (D) HUGHES 102 Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP COULTER, KENNETH R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Kresse et al 11519685 - (D) DANG 103 ABB Inc. MALEK, LEILA

2646 Ex Parte Bu et al 11635678 - (D) SHIANG 103 CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC WANG-HURST, KATHY W

2673 Ex Parte Cassidy et al 10378989 - (D) SCHEINER 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PHAM, THIERRY L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Menninger 10959306 - (D) FETTING 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP REFAI, RAMSEY

braat, berg, eli lilly, basell, emert, goodman, fallaux

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte Dal 10554644 - (D) OWENS 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON CHAWLA, JYOTI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2469 Ex Parte Klein 11442966 - (D) HILL 103 Daniel J. Swirsky NGUYEN, THAI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Uysal et al 11498344 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RAHMAN, SABANA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2487 Ex Parte Kiryati et al 10930254 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP WERNER, DAVID N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Brunner et al 11073069 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. MCDONALD, SHANTESE L

3764 Ex Parte Axelrod 11338213 - (D) SPAHN 103 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) PASTEL LAW FIRM THANH, LOAN H

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1675 Ex Parte Pohl et al 11869693 - (D) FREDMAN obviousness-type double patenting Pabst Patent Group LLP BRADLEY,CHRISTINA

“Obviousness-type double patenting is a judicially created doctrine intended to prevent improper timewise extension of the patent right by prohibiting the issuance of claims in a second patent which are not ‘patentably distinct’ from the claims of a first patent.” In re Braat, 937 F.2d 589, 592 (Fed. Cir. 1991). “It requires rejection of an application claim when the claimed subject matter is not patentably distinct from the subject matter claimed in a commonly owned patent.” In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 1431 (Fed. Cir. 1998).

Two different tests have been set forth to determine whether the claims of an application are obvious over the claims of a commonly-owned patent. The “one-way” test asks whether the application claims under examination are obvious in view of the patent claims. Berg, 140 F.3d at 1432. The one-way test is the test usually applied in obvious-type double patenting rejections. In unusual circumstances, a “two-way” test is applied in which a second question (the second “way”) is asked: whether the patent claims are obvious in view of the application claims. Id.

“The two-way test is only appropriate in the unusual circumstance where, inter alia, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is ‘solely responsible for the delay in causing the second-filed application to issue prior to the first.”’ Eli Lilly & Co. v. Barr Labs., Inc., 251 F.3d 955, 968 n.7 (Fed.Cir.2001) (quoting Berg, 140 F.3d at 1437); see also Basell, 547 F.3d at 1376; Emert, 124 F.3d at 1461 (applying the one-way test because the applicant “had significant control over the rate of prosecution of the application,” “was responsible for the delays in prosecution,” and “orchestrated the rate of prosecution”); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 1053 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (applying the one-way test because “PTO actions did not dictate the rate of prosecution”); . . . . In short, the applicant is entitled to the narrow exception of the two-way test when the PTO is at fault for the delay that causes the improvement patent to issue prior to the basic patent.

In re Fallaux, 564 F.3d 1313, 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

Braat, In re, 937 F.2d 589, 19 USPQ2d 1289 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 804
Berg, In re, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 804
Eli Lilly & Co. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., 251 F.3d 955, 58 USPQ2d 1869 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 804 , 2144.08 , 2165 , 2165.01
Emert, In re, 124 F.3d 1458, 44 USPQ2d 1149 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 804
Goodman, In re, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 804 , 806.04(i) , 1504.06 , 2164.06(b) , 2164.08

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Benevides et al 11573314 - (D) SMITH 103 Waters Technologies Corporation ZALASKY, KATHERINE M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Holley et al 11402648 - (D) SHIANG 103 LARSON NEWMAN, LLP TSENG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Vagnati 11828490 - (D) SAADAT 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. VU, NGOC K

2426 Ex Parte Allport 10250150 - (D) STRAUSS 102 PIONEER NORTH AMERICA, INC. PENG, HSIUNGFEI POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R original MEI, XU

2456 Ex Parte Ahmed et al 11804463 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 MANNAVA & KANG, P.C. MCKENZIE, MARCUS A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 Ex Parte Zikria et al 11280104 - (D) SCHEINER 103 EVELYN M. SOMMER FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L

2622 Ex Parte Chen et al 11228824 - (D) EVANS 102/103 LIU & LIU HICKS, CHARLES V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Soyano 12232839 - (D) GARRIS 103 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP GUPTA, RAJ R

2875 Ex Parte Karman et al 12091592 - (D) GARRIS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P

2885 Ex Parte North 11925674 - (D) HASTINGS 101 obviousness-type double patenting GREG L. MARTINEZ MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE

2891 Ex Parte Bedell et al 12472943 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP SLUTSKER, JULIA

2893 Ex Parte Berman et al 11012838 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP RODELA, EDUARDO A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Haggard et al 11355813 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. POON, ROBERT

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Wei 10394137 - (D) EVANS 103 GARRETT IP, LLC C/O CPA Global NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 APPLE COMPUTER INC. Requester v. MPMAN.COM, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000278 7065417 10/059,777 BLANKENSHIP 103 "LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY Third Party Requester: Novak, Druce & Quigg, LLP

perricone, net moneyin

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Stevens et al 10525381 - (D) STRAUSS 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC TRAN, ANHTAI V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Abe et al 11214763 - (D) BAHR 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC MCADAMS, BRAD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Bergquist et al 11556270 - (D) KERINS 102/103 DON W. BULSON (PARK) RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Thukral et al 12119143 - (D) HULSE 103 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL, LLP HARWARD, SOREN T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte Dickinson et al 11186730 - (D) SMITH 103 102/103 Nixon Peabody LLP WILLIAMS, ARUN C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Cropper et al 11745835 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC ORKIN, ALEXANDER J

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte KRALL et al 12480613 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP CHOI, FRANK I

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Fermin et al 11402443 - (D) PRAISS 103 Avery Dennison Corporation EMPIE, NATHAN H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Maxim et al 11532278 - (D) BUI 102 102/103 GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. c/o Amerson Law Firm, PLLC BAHTA, KIDEST

In rejecting claims under 35 USC 102(b), "[a] single prior art reference that discloses, either expressly or inherently, each limitation of a claim invalidates that claim by anticipation."  Perricone v. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., 432 F. 3d 1368, 1375-76 (Fed Cir 2005).  However, "it is not enough that the prior art reference discloses part of the claimed invention, which an ordinary artisan might supplement to make the whole, or that it includes multiple, distinct teachings that the artisan might somehow combine to achieve the claimed invention." Net MoneyIN, Inc. v. VeriSign, Inc., 545 F. 3d 1359, 1371 (Fed Cir 2008)

net moneyin HARMON 3: 7, 10,11; 4: 251; 6: 278, 317, 331; 10: 390, 395; 19: 432

2185 Ex Parte Dasgupta et al 11011861 - (D) DANG 103 GIBB & RILEY, LLC DILLON, SAMUEL A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte McQuaide 11004434 - (D) HUME 103 AT&T Legal Department - SZ ALCON, FERNANDO

2466 Ex Parte Zuckerman et al 12579774 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 112(1)/112(2) BRUNDIDGE & STANGER, P.C. JAROENCHONWANIT, BUNJOB

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Walter 11352642 - (D) BRANCH 103 AT&T Legal Department - G&G VIANA DI PRISCO, GERMAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Britton et al 11277397 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC For IBM SINGH, GURKANWALJIT

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte TACKETT 11748360 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(2) 112(1)/112(4)/103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. MENDIRATTA, VISHU K

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 IN RE NAREN CHAGANTI 09/634,725 2013-1372 09/634,725 PER CURIAM 103 NAREN CHAGANTI; Deputy Solicitor USPTO LANIER, BENJAMIN E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 REALTIME DATA, LLC (doing business as IXO), Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MORGAN STANLEY et al Defendants-Appellees 2013-1092 2013-1093 2013-1095 2013-1097 2013-1098 2013-1099 2013-1100 2013-1101 2013-1103 7,417,568 10/434,305 7,714,747 11/651,365 7,777,651 12/131,631 LOURIE SJ non-infringement, invalidity under 112, precluding doctrine of equivalents McKool Smith, P.C.; Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP original STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. JEANGLAUDE, JEAN BRUNER; NGUYEN, LINH V

karsten, bancorp

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte AKARI et al 12484521 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MILLER, DANIEL H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Carignan et al 11238978 - (D) FREDMAN 102 SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP SONG, DAEHO D

See Karsten Manufacturing Corp. v. Cleveland Golf Co., 242 F.3d 1376, 1383 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (“Invalidity on the ground of ‘anticipation’ requires lack of novelty of the invention as claimed … that is, all of the elements and limitations of the claim must be shown in a single prior reference, arranged as in the claim.”).
DONNER 10: 812-16
HARMON 6: 375

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Yang et al 11790658 - (D) GAUDETTE 102 ROBERT E. BUSHNELL & LAW FIRM GUPTA, RAJ R

2834 Ex Parte Keefover et al 12085001 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 WARN, HOFFMANN, P.C. ANDREWS, MICHAEL

2837 Ex Parte Meyer et al 11576742 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC HOMZA, LISA NHUNG

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Patterson et al 12605539 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. HEGGESTAD, HELEN F

1729 Ex Parte Chapman et al 12021394 - (D) NAGUMO 103 103 Quinn Law Group, PLLC WANG, EUGENIA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Graf et al 11541087 - (D) KIMLIN 103 103 ESCHWEILER & ASSOCIATES, LLC BERMAN, JACK I

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Beaudoin et al 12113372 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 37 C.F.R. §41.50(b) 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - SABIC EXATEC LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

1742 Ex Parte Iobst et al 12950401 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 BrooksGroup HAUTH, GALEN H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Kidd 11828511 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte Mochizuki et al 12025148 - (D) KIMLIN 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (NY) MAKIYA, DAVID J

2867 Ex Parte Muller 11660495 - (D) GARRIS 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ISLA RODAS, RICHARD

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Jung et al 11804304 - (D) PRATS 101/102 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE DOWNEY, JOHN R

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CORP. Requester v. AUBURN UNIVERSITY Patent Owner 95001575 7409306 11/715,172 KOHUT 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.; Third Party Requester Jones Day DEB, ANJAN K original TSAI, CAROL S W

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
2761 SMARTGENE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ADVANCED BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES, SA, AND ABL PATENT LICENSING TECHNOLOGIES, SARL, Defendants-Appellants. 2013-1186 6,081,786 09/283,702 6,188,988 09/523,532 TARANTO SJ ineligible under 101 Cahn & Samuels, LLP; Fenwick & West, LLP original MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC HAYES, JOHN W

Patent eligibility under section 101 is an issue of law. Bancorp Servs., LLC v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Can., 687 F.3d 1266, 1273 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

marzocchi

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Ohman et al 11661412 - (D) HASTINGS 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON HEINCER, LIAM J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Boss et al 10942418 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Robert H. Frantz KEATON, SHERROD L

2161 Ex Parte Meacham et al 11234697 - (D) GRIMES 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. LE, HUNG D

The Examiner has not cited evidence showing that this statement is not accurate. Cf. In re Marzocchi, 439 F.2d 220, 224 (CCPA 1971) (specification is “presumptively accurate” and examiner has the burden of showing it is not).

Marzocchi, In re, 439 F.2d 220, 169 USPQ 367 (CCPA 1971) 2107.01 , 2107.02 , 2124 , 2163 , 2163.04 , 2164.03 , 2164.04 , 2164.08
DONNER 9: 15, 25, 39, 195, 218, 332, 490, 814; 10: 283

2191 Ex Parte Waddington et al 11222418 - (D) MacDONALD 103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. RAMPURIA, SATISH

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2459 Ex Parte Shaw et al 11496144 - (D) MOHANTY 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY NGUYEN, MINH CHAU

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Luther et al 10965624 - (D) JENKS 103 103 IBM AUS IPLAW (GLF) c/o Garg Law Firm, PLLC PILLAI, NAMITHA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Bodner et al 11014105 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 112(2) BROOKS, CAMERON & HUEBSCH, PLLC BAYS, PAMELA M

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Brusk et al 10318165 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 SCA Hygiene Products AB c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Napolitano et al 12126568 - (D) BEST 103 ADDMG - 27975 CHAN, HENG M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Sismanis 11465155 - (D) KALAN 103 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS RUIZ, ANGELICA

2172 Ex Parte Parker et al 11060607 - (D) FREDMAN 103 J. B. Kraft PILLAI, NAMITHA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Jones et al 12169885 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. / Weatherford PATEL, HARSHAD R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte BOOKSTAFF 12392192 - (D) FETTING 102 TILLMAN WRIGHT, PLLC AMSDELL, DANA

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1796 Ex parte KEMIRA CHEMICALS, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant 90011471 7,786,054 11/779,509 GUEST 103 King & Spalding JASTRZAB, KRISANNE MARIE original ADMASU, ATNAF S

SUPREME COURT

REVERSED 
MEDTRONIC, INC. v. MIROWSKI FAMILY VENTURES, LLC 12–1128 BREYER in DJ action burden stays with patentee to show infringement