belkin

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1785 Ex Parte Shkedi et al 12121025 - (D) KIMLIN 103 Zvi Shkedi RUMMEL, IAN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Gunther 11995056 - (D) BROWNE 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP KOTTER, KIP T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Hunnicutt et al 12265428 - (D) KIMLIN 103 CORRIGAN LAW OFFICE GRAY, LINDA LAMEY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Derrenberger et al 11047180 - (D) MORGAN 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC DUBASKY, GIGI L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Stanford 11847775 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Nuance Communications, Inc. c/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. GODBOLD, DOUGLAS

2667 Ex Parte Golden et al 10841926 - (D) SMITH 103 COCHRAN FREUND & YOUNG LLC ROSARIO, DENNIS

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte YAO et al 11867948 - (D) SHIANG 103 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. c/o Conley Rose, P.C. ANWARI, MACEEH

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 YOUTUBE, LLC and GOOGLE INC. Requester v. PRAGMATUS AV LLC Patent Owner 95001648 7,730,132 11/737,723 DILLON 103 103 37 C.F.R. 41.77(b) 103 Reed Smith LLP Third Party Requester: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. WORJLOH, JALATEE original STRANGE, AARON N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 AVERY DENNISON CORP. Requester, Cross-Appellant, Respondent v. CONTINENTAL DATALABEL, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95001720 6364198 09/550,345 SONG 102/103 102/103/SNQ PAULEY PETERSEN & ERICKSON Third Party Requester: NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES original PASCUA, JES F

In particular, in Belkin Int’l Inc. v. Kappos, the court stated:

The statutory framework thus requires that an issue must raise a 'substantial new' question of patentability, as determined by the Director, with respect to cited prior art before it can be considered during inter partes reexamination. . . . Inter partes reexamination is not totally limited to those issues suggested by the requester that present a substantial new question of patentability. Indeed, the PTO may make any new rejection, as long as that rejection also meets the substantial new question of patentability requirement. … Thus, the scope
of reexamination may encompass those issues that raise a substantial new question of patentability, whether proposed by the requester or the Director, but, unless it is raised by the Director on his own initiative, it only includes issues of patentability raised in the request under § 311 that the Director has determined raise such an issue.

Belkin, 696 F.3d 1379, 1382-83 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte DETTINGER et al 11953935 - (D) ADAMS 102 102 IBM CORPORATION AHLUWALIA, NAVNEET K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Lowe et al 11705488 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 103 Schultz & Associates, P.C. O BRIEN, JEFFREY D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Wong et al 12334637 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 102 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP DANIEL, JAMAL D

REHEARING

DENIED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Taylor 11926472 - (R) PAK 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP CHOI, PETER Y

steele

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Whitney et al 11595506 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Wells St. John P.S.. AHLUWALIA, NAVNEET K

See In re Steele, 305 F.2d 859, 862 (CCPA 1962) (A prior art rejection cannot be sustained if the hypothetical person of ordinary skill in the art would have to make speculative assumptions concerning the meaning of claim language).

Steele, In re, 305 F.2d 859, 134 USPQ 292 (CCPA       1959) 2143.03 , 2173.06

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Vest et al 12367650 - (D) PAK 103 CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Vanderwees 11748597 - (D) HOELTER 103 Marshall & Melhorn, LLC DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Lipton et al 11953789 - (D) HASTINGS 103 103 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC DOAK, JENNIFER L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Jitaru et al 11677785 - (D) DELMENDO 103 AUSTIN RAPP & HARDMAN MEHARI, YEMANE

2883 Ex Parte Smith et al 12827423 - (D) HASTINGS 103 MERCHANT & GOULD PC LEPISTO, RYAN A

2884 Ex Parte Betancourt et al 11388274 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 SCHLUMBERGER-DOLL RESEARCH LEE, SHUN K

york prod.

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Root et al 10965088 - (D) CALVE 103 BLANK ROME LLP ARJOMANDI, NOOSHA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3656 Ex Parte Hoffmann et al 10567882 - (D) ASTORINO 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP DIAZ, THOMAS C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Stanchfield et al 11984091 - (D) KERINS 103 102/103 Pergo LLC Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A. GILBERT, WILLIAM V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Eichhorn et al 10552555 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY LEE, LAURA MICHELLE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Walls et al 11067980 - (D) SPAHN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CHACKO, JOE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Greywall 12144191 - (D) WARREN 102/103 MENDELSOHN, DRUCKER, & DUNLEAVY, P.C. TRAN, THANH Y

Indeed, as the Examiner points out, the term “substantially” coupled with the term “encloses” plainly “means: ‘not completely enclosed.”’ Ans. 11. See, e.g., York Prods., Inc. v. Central Tractor Farm & Family Ctr., 99 F.3d 1568, 1572-73 (Fed. Cir. 1996) (“In this case, the patent discloses no novel use of claim words. Ordinarily, therefore, ‘substantially’ means ‘considerable in . . . extent,’ American Heritage Dictionary Second College Edition 1213 (2d ed. 1982), or ‘largely but not wholly that which is specified,’ Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary 1176 (9th ed. 1983).”).

York Products, Inc. v. Central Tractor Farm & Family Center, 99 F.3d 1568, 40 USPQ2d 1619 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 2181

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
2301 Ex parte WEBVENTION GROUP LLC, Owner and Appellant 90011948 5,251,294 07/476,931 POTHIER 102/103 Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC FOR THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP WORJLOH, JALATEE original HERNDON, HEATHER R

ICON

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Bezek 11/608,215 ABRAMS 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J

In order for a reference to be reasonably pertinent to the problem, it must "logically have commended itself to an inventor's attention in considering his problem." In re ICON Health and Fitness, Inc., 496 F.3d 1374, 1379-80 (Fed. Cir. 2007).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2668 Ex Parte Yuan 11/478,710 STRAUSS 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 HOWISON & ARNOTT, L.L.P DESIRE, GREGORY M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Atkin et al 11/089,393 SHIANG 103 Yudell Isidore Ng Russell PLLC RUIZ, ANGELICA

2159 Ex Parte Biazetti et al 11/430,709 SHIANG 102/103 IBM RSW /TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP MOSER, BRUCE M

2178 Ex Parte Heinkel et al 11/670,492 FREDMAN 103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. LUDWIG, MATTHEW J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 SYBASE 365, INC. Requester v. INTERCARRIER COMMUNICATIONS LLC Real Party In Interest and Appellant 95/001,222 7,430,425 11/516,593 WEINBERG 102 Flachsbart & Greenspoon THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC CRAVER, CHARLES R original GELIN, JEAN ALLAND

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 ATICO INTERNATIONAL USA, INC. Requester v. TOFASCO OF AMERICA, INC. Patent Owner 95/000,031 6,296,304 09/507,253 COCKS 314 broadening/103 overcome IP POWER HOLDINGS LIMITED THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: WILEY REIN & FIELDING LLP original DAVID AND RAYMOND PATENT FIRM GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original NELSON JR, MILTON

GRANTED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 MEDTRONIC, INC. Requester v. NUVASIVE, INC. Patent Owner 95/001,247 7,582,058 10/608,362 COCKS dissenting SONG 314 broadening overcome FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO original NuVasive, Inc. c/o CPA Global FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL original PHILOGENE, PEDRO

wilson

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Fellman 11504361 - (D) FREDMAN 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP UM, DANIEL H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Marton et al 11668089 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. TIV, BACKHEAN

All words in a claim must be considered in judging the obviousness of the claimed subject matter. See In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382, 1385 (CCPA 1970).

Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970) 2143.03 , 2173.06

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2492 Ex Parte Zuckerman et al 12579662 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(2) 112(2)/103/obviousness-type double patenting 112(2) BRUNDIDGE & STANGER, P.C. CHAO, MICHAEL W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Guaraldi 12290618 - (D) HOELTER 102 102 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC NICHOLSON III, LESLIE AUGUST

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Velez 11872170 - (D) CHERRY 112(1)/102 112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global WILENSKY, MOSHE K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte ERICKSON et al 12247684 - (D) ABRAMS 112(2)/102/103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC CHU, KING M

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Charles et al 11312315 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP WANG, JIN CHENG

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte InTouch Technologies, Inc. Appellant 90012225 7218992 10/913,648 BROWNE 102/103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP KASHNIKOW, ANDRES original MARC, MCDIEUNEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Requester and Respondent v. SYNQOR, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001406 7564702 11/901,263 PERRY 103 112(2) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: KEATING & BENNETT, LLP HEYMAN, JOHN S original NGUYEN, MATTHEW VAN

leapfrog, KSR, cheese systems, nat'l steel, fulton

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte MCCLANAHAN et al 11952558 - (D) FREDMAN 102 Conley Rose, P.C. KIM, CHONG R

2159 Ex Parte Barsness et al 11861343 - (D) ADAMS 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC SINGH, AMRESH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Schwitzky 11720148 - (D) WARREN 102/103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC MARINI, MATTHEW G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Pechtold et al 11341546 - (D) BAHR 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CHAUDRY, ATIF H

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Tran 11745549 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 TRAN & ASSOCIATES LE, MICHAEL

Moreover, Appellant has not demonstrated the Examiner’s proffered combination of references would have been “uniquely challenging or difficult for one of ordinary skill in the art.” See Leapfrog Enters., Inc. v.
Fisher-Price, Inc., 485 F.3d 1157, 1162 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (citing KSR, 550 U.S. at 418). Nor has Appellant provided objective evidence of secondary considerations which our reviewing court guides “operates as a beneficial check on hindsight.” Cheese Systems, Inc. v. Tetra Pak Cheese and Powder
Systems, 725 F.3d 1341, 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2013). (See also App. Br. 26, “Evidence Appendix None.”)

To the extent that Appellant advances a “teaching away” argument (“Gomes points away from the invention of locating IP information for the user. Gomes would have eliminated documents to speed up search, which is not the objective of the present invention.” (App. Br. 8)), “[a] finding that two inventions were designed to resolve different problems . . . is insufficient to demonstrate that one invention teaches away from another.” Nat'l Steel Car, Ltd. v. Canadian Pac. Ry., Ltd., 357 F.3d 1319, 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2004). A reference does not teach away if it merely expresses a general preference for an alternative invention from amongst options available to the ordinarily skilled artisan, and the reference does not discredit or discourage investigation into the invention claimed. In re Fulton, 391 F.3d 1195, 1201 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. v. Fischer Price, Inc., 485 F.3d 1157, 82 USPQ2d 1687 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2114 , 2143.01

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)  2141 ,   2145 ,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04

Fulton, In re, 391 F.3d 1195, 73 USPQ2d 1141 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2123 , 2141.02 , 2143.01 , 2145

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Gee 10602404 - (D) JENKS 112(2)/103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC WARE, DEBORAH K

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Arndt et al 11759685 - (D) FRAHM 101/103 IBM CORP. (AUS) C/O THE LAW OFFICE OF JAMES BAUDINO, PLLC DILLON, SAMUEL A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Chetuparambil et al 11550092 - (D) BAHR 103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG STRANGE, AARON N

2492 Ex Parte Zuckerman et al 12579817 - (D) STAICOVICI 103/obviousness-type double
patenting 112(1)/112(2) BRUNDIDGE & STANGER, P.C. CHAO, MICHAEL W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Kim 11801564 - (D) THOMAS 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte Patenaude et al 12165140 - (D) HOSKINS 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. TISSOT, ADAM D

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex parte HOYT A. FLEMING, III Appellant, Patent Owner 90012220 RE39038 10/352,679 KUMAR 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 HOYT A. FLEMING III For Third Party Requester: WOOD HERRON & EVANS, LLP KE, PENG original GREGORY, BERNARR E

dystar

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Townsend et al 11735594 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. ELDRED, JOHN W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Baumann et al 12044188 - (D) BUI 103 Mitch Harris (END) CONYERS, DAWAUNE A

2165 Ex Parte Zamir et al 11097792 - (D) STEPHENS 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP / GOOGLE HICKS, MICHAEL J

2177 Ex Parte Petri 11671836 - (D) GRIMES 103 IBM CORPORATION BLACKWELL, JAMES H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Liebhold 10521386 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Thomson Licensing Inc FINDLEY, CHRISTOPHER G

2488 Ex Parte Lu et al 11053001 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. PE, GEEPY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 Ex Parte Boyden et al 11906172 - (D) BUI 103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE HO, ALLEN C

Appellants have not demonstrated the Examiner’s rationale is erroneous or why a person of ordinary skill in the art would not have reached the conclusions reached by the Examiner. See DyStar Textilfarben GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG v. C.H. Patrick Co., 464 F.3d 1356, 1368 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (“[T]he proper question is whether the ordinary artisan possesses knowledge and skills rendering him capable of combining the prior art references.”).

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

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Stefik et al 11175452 - (D) FETTING 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Reed Smith LLP MCINTYRE, CHARLES AARON

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 MURATA MANUFACTURING Co., LTD. Requester v. SYNQOR, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001206 7272021 11/407,699 MOORE 102/103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. Third Party Requester: Keating & Bennett, LLP NGUYEN, LINH M original BERHANE, ADOLF D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex parte INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 90012151 7222000 11/039,341 GREENHUT 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP Third Party Requester: Hankin Patent Law, APC original InTouch Health C/O CPA Global KASHNIKOW, ANDRES original MARC, MCDIEUNEL

eplus

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Mann et al 11147582 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 Rockwell Automation, Inc./FY SHIAU, SHEN C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte FROSIEN et al 12133298 - (D) PAK 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3683 Ex Parte Cullen et al 11351835 - (D) KIM 103 WINSTEAD PC MANSFIELD, THOMAS L
AFFIRMED 1726 Ex Parte Pajerski 11259451 - (D) KALAN 103 THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION GRESO, AARON J

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Praveena et al 11677096 - (D) FETTING 103 TERADATA CORPORATION CHANG, JEFFREY

2168 Ex Parte Quine 11955420 - (D) McCOLLUM Concurring MILLS 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. GORTAYO, DANGELINO N

I look to case law precedent for guidance in interpreting the “determining . . . whether” language of the second step of claim 1. In ePlus, Inc. v. Lawson Software, Inc., 700 F.3d 509, 513 (Fed. Cir. 2012) the Court reviewed a claim that recited:

26. A method comprising the steps of: maintaining at least two product catalogs on a database containing data relating to items associated with the respective sources; 
selecting the product catalogs to search; 
searching for matching items among the selected product catalogs; building a requisition using data relating to selected matching items and their associated source(s); 
processing the requisition to generate one or more purchase orders for the selected matching items; and determining whether a selected matching item is available in inventory.

The Federal Circuit held in that case that a

[J]ury was free to rely on the plain and ordinary meaning of the term “determining” and conclude that a user who prompts a vendor to report whether a particular item is available “determines” whether that item is available—much in the same way, for example, that one may call and speak to a sales representative at a local store to determine whether a certain item is in stock.

Id. at 520 (emphasis added.) Similarly, I interpret the “determining . . . whether” language in second step of Claim 1 before us, as a client or user’s processing device or computer prompting a request to the USPS ACS or other address database to determine whether an address change is available. I broadly interpret the “pattern” in claim 1, consistent with the Appellant’s Specification (FF13), as encompassing checking for an address change at the time of each mailing.

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2469 Ex Parte Kaminsky et al 11970635 - (D) FETTING 101/103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP HUYNH, DUNG B.

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Patil et al 12256419 - (D) HASTINGS 112(2)/103 HONEYWELL/IFL BRYANT, MICHAEL C

2865 Ex Parte Drummy et al 11757564 - (D) NAGUMO 112(1)/103 Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen, LLP (Olympus NDT) SUAREZ, FELIX E

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
2735 Ex parte ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC Patent Owner, Appellants 90011898 5,986,570 08/922,491 HOMERE 103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC For Third Party Requester: BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE & BURROUGHS, LLP GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original DALENCOURT, YVES

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex parte HUBBELL INCORPORATED Appellant 90012086 7323639 11/548,047 STRAUSS 103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. For Third Party Requester: O’SHEA GETZ PC WHITTINGTON, KENNETH original PATEL, DHIRUBHAI R

boehringer

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AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Thangaraj et al 11651964 - (D) TIMM 103 Tabarrok & Zahrt (10/11-Seagate) MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

1771 Ex Parte Selby et al 12373079 - (D) DELMENDO 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY MCAVOY, ELLEN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Anderson 11219505 - (D) DANG 103 AT&T Legal Department - MB YEN, SYLING

As an initial matter, we note claim 24 merely recites “using” a processor “to perform” a search. Instead of positively reciting a step of “searching,” the claim merely recites “using” the processor “to perform” a search. We conclude the recited “to perform” language is a statement of intended use of the “processor,” which does not limit the claim. Particularly, an intended use will not limit the scope of the claim because it merely defines a context in which the invention operates. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. v. Schering-Plough Corp., 320 F.3d 1339, 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2003).

2178 Ex Parte Belvin et al 11751513 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 CRGO LAW TSUI, WILSON W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Hua et al 12182388 - (D) DANG 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT VU, VIET DUY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Schlichting et al 11778681 - (D) CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global PRAGER, JESSE M

HTC

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Tadayon et al 11584590 - (D) MOHANTY 101/102 Reed Smith LLP LANIER, BENJAMIN E

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Bolls et al 12022278 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.P.A. WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Rits 11787707 - (D) COURTENAY 103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP KANAAN, SIMON P

2453 Ex Parte Reynolds 12164453 - (D) KIM 101/103 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

2493 Ex Parte Graves et al 12081684 - (D) CURCURI 103 DOWELL & DOWELL P.C. SIMITOSKI, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Bet-Shliemoun 12366208 - (D) TORCZON 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. /Oracle America/ SUN / STK NGUYEN, TRUC T

HTC Corp. v. IPCom GmbH & Co., 667 F.3d 1270, 1274-75 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (modifiers are presumed to modify the antecedent noun), citing Wm. Strunk, Jr. & E.B. White, The Elements of Style 30 (4th ed. 2000); In re Hyatt, 708 F.2d 712, 714 (Fed. Cir. 1983) (requiring that claims be read in accordance with the precepts of English grammar). If Oracle had wanted the "between" clause to modify the interconnect portions, it could have used a conjunction or a comma before "between", although it is not clear whether the specification would have provided support for such an amendment.

kloster

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Fletcher et al 11959448 - (D) MEDLOCK 102 IBM CORPORATION C/O: VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy BURKE, JEFF A

See Kloster Speedsteel AB v. Crucible, Inc., 793 F.2d 1565, 1571 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (The “absence from the reference of any claimed element negates anticipation”).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
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3657 Ex Parte Adams et al 11895585 - (D) ASTORINO 103 112(2) Philip Herbert Adams NGUYEN, XUAN LAN T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Ex Parte Swalla 12136439 - (D) KAISER 102 GE Licensing THOMAS, CIEL P

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2463 Ex Parte Rossler et al 11913316 - (D) COURTENAY 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT CROMPTON,CHRISTOPHERR

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Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1759 Ex Parte Neel et al 12115770 - (D) PRAISS obviousness-type double patenting 102 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP DIETERLE, JENNIFER M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte SASAKI et al 11617390 - (D) FREDMAN 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP PADMANABHAN, KAVITA

2185 Ex Parte Hung et al 11533394 - (D) HOMERE 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP YU, JAE UN

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2834 Ex Parte Rasmussen et al 11961081 - (D) HASTINGS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. JOHNSON, ERIC

2886 Ex Parte Lewin et al 10534495 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC PUNNOOSE, ROY M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Munro 12156399 - (D) IPPOLITO 103 102(f) G. TURNER MOLLER LOWE, MICHAEL S

3652 Ex Parte Stover 12156400 - (D) IPPOLITO 103 102(f) G. TURNER MOLLER LOWE, MICHAEL S

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AFFIRMED
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2424 Ex Parte Guzman et al 11603632 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. MENGESHA, MULUGETA A

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2683 Ex Parte Timm et al 11574325 - (D) NAPPI 103 NXP B.V. NGUYEN, AN T

See In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252, 1255 (CCPA 1977) (“Where, as here, 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.”).

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

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2432 Ex Parte Sowa et al 11781340 - (D) WINSOR 102 102 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. OKEKE, IZUNNA

AFFIRMED
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2834 Ex Parte Wong et al 12105175 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Tabarrok & Zahrt (10/11-Seagate) SCHEUERMANN, DAVID W

It is well established that the transitional term “comprising,” which is synonymous with “including,” is inclusive or open-ended and does not exclude any additional, unrecited elements. See Mars, Inc. v. H.J. Heinz Co., 377 F.3d 1369, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Mars Inc. v. H.J. Heinz Co., 377 F.3d 1369, 71 USPQ2d 1837 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111.03

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
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2672 APPLE, INC. Requester and Appellant v. INTERVAL LICENSING LLC Patent Owner and Respondent 95001577 6,788,314 09/528,803 WEINBERG 102/103 37 C.F.R. 41.77(b) 102/103 EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C. HUGHES, DEANDRA M original BRIER, JEFFERY A

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2153 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Requester and Appellant v. VIRNETX, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95001792 7,188,180 10/702,486 POTHIER 102 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP HUGHES, DEANDRA M original LIM, KRISNA