thorner, CCS, helmsderfer, butamax

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Ex Parte Letz et al 11750567 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.C. PARKER, ALLEN L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Maziers 11922126 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(2)/102 102/103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC RAUDENBUSH, ELLEN SUZANNE

Generally, claim terms are:

Given their ordinary and customary meaning as understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art when
read in the context of the specification and prosecution history. There are only two exceptions to this general
rule: 1) when a patentee sets out a definition and acts as his own lexicographer, or 2) when the patentee disavows the full scope of a claim term either in the specification or during prosecution. 

[Thorner v. Sony Computer Entm’t Am. LLC, 669 F.3d 1362, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2012)] (citation omitted). “To act as its own lexicographer, a patentee must ‘clearly set forth a definition of the disputed claim term’ other than its plain and ordinary meaning.” Id. at 1365 (quoting CCS Fitness, Inc. v. Brunswick Corp., 288 F.3d 1359, 1366 . . . (Fed. Cir. 2002)). “It is not enough for a patentee to simply disclose a single embodiment or use a word in the same manner in all embodiments, the patentee must ‘clearly express an intent’ to redefine the term.” Id. (citing Helmsderfer v. Bobrick Washroom Equip., Inc., 527 F.3d 1379, 1381 . . . (Fed. Cir. 2008)). 

Butamax(TM) Advanced Biofuels LLC v. Gevo, Inc., 109 USPQ2d 1701, 1706 (Fed. Cir. 2014).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Kwong 11549347 - (D) ADAMS 103 Pabst Patent Group LLP CHOI, FRANK I
AFFIRMED 1718 Ex Parte Boroson 11735544 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Global OLED Technology LLC TUROCY, DAVID P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ex Parte Andrews 12573829 - (D) BUI 102/103 BERKELEY LAW & TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLP BHATIA, AJAY M

2193 Ex Parte Bardsley 11474842 - (D) WEINSCHENK 103 SCENERA RESEARCH, LLC JENKINS, WILSON, TAYLOR & HUNT, P.A. VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2488 Ex Parte Wan et al 10847834 - (D) BUI 112(2)/103 Foley & Lardner LLP/ Broadcom Corporation PE, GEEPY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Xu et al 11956052 - (D) HOSKINS 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH GALT, CASSI J

microsoft

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Oka 12153866 - (D) WILSON 103 Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Jennings et al 12233078 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 102/103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC HENSON, DEVIN B

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1766 Ex Parte Agarwal et al 11697456 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - SABIC (CPP) KAHN, RACHEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Franke et al 11339867 - (D) MEDLOCK 101/112(2)/103/obviousness-type double patenting CRGO LAW RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

"Abstract software code is an idea without physical embodiment." Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp., 550 U.S. 437, 449 (2007); therefore software per se, or a computer program per se, does not fall within a statutory class.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Whittaker 11311792 - (D) PER CURIAM 112(1) 102 JOHNSON & JOHNSON SHARMA, YASHITA

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3712 Ex parte AVIVA SPORTS, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner 90009984 6,558,264 10/012,760 SONG 103 JAMES W. MILLER, ATTORNEY Third Party Requester: Manley Toys Ltd. Reuben, Raucher & Blum Law Office of David L. Hoffman ENGLISH, PETER C original NGUYEN, KIEN T

pfizer

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AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ex Parte Fernsler et al 11865153 - (D) FISHMAN 103 Yudell Isidore Ng Russell PLLC MERANT, GUERRIER

Still further, dependent claim 26 does not further limit parent claim 17 because claim 26 fails to specify a further limitation of the subject matter of claim 17.  A computer program product is completely outside the scope of multi-core processor. As such, claim 26 does not appear to meet the requirements set forth in 35 U.S.C. § 112, fourth paragraph ("a claim in dependent form shall contain a reference to a claim previously set forth and then specify a further limitation of the subject matter claimed"). See also Pfizer, Inc. v. Ranbaxy Labs. Ltd., 457 F.3d 1284, 1292 (Fed. Cir. 2006).

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Gardner 11240548 - (D) CALVE 103 ADDMG - BlackBerry HWANG, JOON H

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Kim 11840939 - (D) PER CURIAM concurring MacDONALD 251 Pearne & Gordon LLP LEE, TING ZHOU

2173 Ex Parte Kim 11859491 - (D) PER CURIAM concurring MacDONALD 251 Pearne & Gordon LLP LEE, TING ZHOU

NTP

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Litton et al 11834001 - (D) KIMLIN 112(1) 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global MCNEIL, JENNIFER C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2652 Ex Parte VADLAKONDA et al 11620943 - (D) GRIMES 103 102/103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 103 Patent Capital Group - Cisco SHAH, ANTIM G

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Teo et al 11333399 - (D) HOUSEL 103 103 SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. PARENDO, KEVIN A

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2896 Ex Parte Zhao et al 11362943 - (D) GARRIS 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. CLARK, SHEILA V

2872 Ex Parte Zahniser et al 12695103 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP FINEMAN, LEE A

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex parte HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 90012250 6908316 10/685,836 WINSOR 103 JONES DAY THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP KIELIN, ERIK J original TA, THO DAC

[W]hen a patentee argues that its claims are entitled to the priority date of an earlier filed application, the examiner must undertake a priority analysis to determine if the patentee meets the requirements of § 120. There is no statutory limitation during a reexamination proceeding prohibiting the examiner from conducting a priority analysis. Otherwise, the examiner would be stripped of a critical legal tool needed in performing a proper reexamination. Nothing in §§ 301 et seq. prohibits an examiner from determining whether or not a priority date was properly claimed during the original examination of the application.
In re NTP, Inc., 654 F.3d 1268, 1277 (Fed Cir. 2011).

[T]here is no presumption that the examiner considered whether the written description of the Parent Application supports the claims . . . simply because the MPEP requires it. Whether the examiner actually considered this issue can only be determined by reviewing the prosecution history. . . . Deciding whether a patent application satisfies § 112 requires a distinct and separate analysis from deciding whether that application satisfies § 120. When an examiner decides whether an application satisfies § 112, the examiner reviews only the application. Deciding whether that same application is entitled to an earlier priority date requires the examiner to determine whether pending claims are supported by the written description of the parent application. 35 U.S.C. § 120.
Id. at 1278.

leapfrog

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Tabin 11774332 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP RIEGLER, PATRICK F

2159 Ex Parte Ayachitula et al 11479532 - (D) ADAMS 103 Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP SPIELER, WILLIAM

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Dyer et al 12572448 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 Amer Sports Americas LONG,ROBERT FRANKLIN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Eisenberger et al 12147119 - (D) CHERRY 103 103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy HUNTER, SEAN KRISTOPHER

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1775 Ex Parte Ohsaka et al 11711107 - (D) KIMLIN 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC JOYNER, KEVIN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2462 Ex Parte Michael Walker et al 10355062 - (D) HUME 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MESFIN, YEMANE

Appellants have provided no evidence that combining the teachings of Chu Figure 2 (fully interconnected mesh network) with Chu Figure 4 (not fully interconnected mesh network) was “uniquely challenging or difficult for one of ordinary skill in the art,” Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. v. Fisher-Price, Inc., 485 F.3d 1157, 1162 (Fed. Cir. 2007), nor have Appellants presented evidence that this incorporation yielded more than expected results.

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

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2889 Ex Parte Wei et al 10905326 - (D) BEST 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 OSRAM SYLVANIA INC BREVAL, ELMITO

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1768 Ex Parte Dawson et al 11144567 - (D) KIMLIN 102/103 JONES & SMITH , LLP FIGUEROA, JOHN J

deere, ecolab, andrew corp.

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2675 Ex Parte Braveman et al 11591267 - (D) ADAMS 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ZHENG, JACKY X

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte RAMPF 12910463 - (D) BEST 112(2)/103 INGRASSIA FISHER & LORENZ, P.C. (GME) LEE, JONG SUK

The use of terms such as "about," "substantially," and "approximately" does not automatically render a claim indefinite.  See, e.g., Deere & Co. v. Bush Hog, LLC, 703 F.3d 1349, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2012) ("This court has repeatedly confirmed that relative terms such as "substantially" do not render patent claims so unclear as to prevent a person of skill in the art from ascertaining the scope of the claim."); Ecolab, Inc. v. Envirochem, Inc., 264 F.3d 1358, 1367 (Fed.Cir.2001); Andrew Corp. v. Gabriel Elecs. Inc., 847 F.2d 819, 821 (Fed.Cir.1988)

Andrew Corp. v. Gabriel Electronics, 847 F.2d 819, 6 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 2173.05(b)

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2122 Ex Parte Jackson 11668564 - (D) MORGAN 102 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC STARKS, WILBERT L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte Itkowitz et al 11169271 - (D) COURTENAY 103 3D Systems, Inc. CERULLO, LILIANA P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2800 Ex Parte LUECKE et al 12341581 - (D) HASTINGS concurring NAGUMO 103 POTOMAC PATENT GROUP PLLC FINEMAN, LEE A

2836 Ex Parte Besser et al 11849242 - (D) KAISER 112(2) BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN AMRANY, ADI

donaldson

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Simard et al 11067159 - (D) GRIMES 112(6)/102/103 DWT/MannKind Corporation DIBRINO, MARIANNE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Calzia et al 12622754 - (D) SMITH 103 ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LLC c/o The Dow Chemical Company VETERE, ROBERT A

1714 Ex Parte FONVILLE et al 12611079 - (D) SMITH 103 INGRASSIA FISHER & LORENZ, P.C. (GM) LEE, DOUGLAS

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Cattell et al 11392304 - (D) GRIMES 112(2)/103 MARSH FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP TANG, JIEYING

2168 Ex Parte Cox et al 11885409 - (D) BUI 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LY, CHEYNE D

2186 Ex Parte COLGLAZIER et al 11775085 - (D) DIXON 101/102 IBM (RPS-BKLS) c/o Biggers Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP ALSIP, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Seminaro et al 11151665 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 MARSH FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP WAQAS, SAAD A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Vroome 10781113 - (D) WARREN 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 112(2) Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC CULLER, JILL E

2887 Ex Parte Kelley et al 11462814 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Haynes & Boone, LLP MAI, THIEN T

However, the Examiner does not explain how Kimura’s nulling device is structured as required by the claimed “means for nulling.” The Examiner has not provided any meaningful claim construction of the term
means for nulling as is required under § 112, sixth paragraph. In re Donaldson Co., Inc., 16 F.3d 1189, 1193 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (“The plain and unambiguous meaning of paragraph six is that one construing means-plus-function language in a claim must look to the specification and interpret that language in light of the corresponding structure, material, or acts described therein, and equivalents thereof, to the extent that the specification provides such disclosure. Paragraph six does not state or even suggest that the PTO is
exempt from this mandate . . . .”).

As the Examiner has failed to show that Kelley’s and Ryan’s NFC device as modified by Kimura’s teaching would have the structure required by the “means for nulling” recited in the claims, we cannot sustain the Examiner’s § 103 rejection of the apparatus claims 1 and 21.

Donaldson, In re, 16 F.3d 1189, 29 USPQ2d 1845 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2111.01 , 2114

2899 Ex Parte Wicker 11714313 - (D) HANLON 103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. LEE, JAE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte McDonnough et al 12057986 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC COLLINS, RAVEN

3788 Ex Parte Wood 11315379 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 TAYLOR IP, P.C. REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Thornton 11768457 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. LOPEZ ALVAREZ, OLVIN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Carter et al 10706421 - (D) DANG 112(1) 101/103 ARRIS TIV, BACKHEAN

2454 Ex Parte Alimi et al 12115257 - (D) CALVE 103 103 CAHN & SAMUELS, LLP LIN, WEN TAI

2485 Ex Parte Adams 11113335 - (D) EVANS 102 102 BGL/Broadcom TORRENTE, RICHARD T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Nammi et al 11231492 - (D) ZECHER 102 112(2) Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP / Jablonski Law Group LEIVA, FRANK M

AFFIRMED
1674 Ex Parte PALMER 12269967 - (D) REIMERS 103 Alchemy-Partners, PC SCHNIZER, RICHARD A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Cho et al 12472230 - (D) BEST 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP TALBOT, BRIAN K

1762 Ex Parte Bodart et al 12296977 - (D) SMITH 102/103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC ENG, ELIZABETH

1762 Ex Parte Pujari et al 12542424 - (D) WARREN 102/103 obviousnes-type double patenting LeClairRyan METZMAIER, DANIEL S

1766 Ex Parte Eibeck et al 12711313 - (D) HOUSEL 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP FANG, SHANE

1773 Ex Parte Shenoy 11307965 - (D) KIMLIN 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY SASAKI, SHOGO

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Borowski et al 11120860 - (D) CHEN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PATEL, JIGAR P

2172 Ex Parte Haitani et al 11434502 - (D) JENKS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY TAN, ALVIN H

2172 Ex Parte Heer et al 11844833 - (D) JENKS 102/103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG HUR, ECE

2186 Ex Parte Branscome et al 12567624 - (D) FISHMAN 103 Brocade-Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford ALSIP, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Marilly et al 11516777 - (D) COURTENAY 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT BANTAMOI, ANTHONY

2424 Ex Parte Jendbro 11433815 - (D) COURTENAY 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. TILAHUN, ALAZAR

2437 Ex Parte Wee et al 10245344 - (D) THOMAS 112(1)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY GELAGAY, SHEWAYE

2453 Ex Parte Hamedi 11064140 - (D) REIMERS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LINDSEY, MATTHEW S

2466 Ex Parte Sridhar et al 11956321 - (D) DANG 103 CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC JAROENCHONWANIT, BUNJOB

2492 Ex Parte Berg et al 10901599 - (D) REIMERS 103 IBM CORPORATION KIM, TAE K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Powell et al 12154272 - (D) HASTINGS 103 RGIP LLC DINH, PHUONG K

2837 Ex Parte Palumbo et al 11946207 - (D) BEST 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 103 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER LUKS, JEREMY AUSTIN

2852 Ex Parte Toh et al 12117843 - (D) PAK 102 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP BEATTY, ROBERT B

2872 Ex Parte Mann et al 12702040 - (D) GARRIS 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) CHWASZ, JADE R

2883 Ex Parte Hwang et al 12033906 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC ROJAS, OMAR R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte JONES et al 12134671 - (D) REIMERS 112(2) 102 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT TROY, DANIEL J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Haesloop et al 11284679 - (D) ASTORINO 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP BAYOU, AMENE SETEGNE

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Parkes et al 11423108 - (D) KALAN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. CHOI, PETER Y

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Pong 11529357 - (D) KRATZ 102 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. ELMS, RICHARD T

2891 Ex Parte Wang et al 11361249 - (D) NEW 103 SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. SLUTSKER, JULIA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Anderson 11831625 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) EVERAGE, KEVIN D

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. AND ZIMMER, INC. Requester v. HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. Patent Owner and Appellant 95000428 6818020 10/461,636 GUEST 103 102 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK JASTRZAB, KRISANNE MARIE original BERMAN, SUSAN W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex parte HTI IP, LLC 90011304 6,604,033 09/776,033 MARTIN 102/103 102 HUGHES TELEMATICS, INC. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P. CABRERA, ZOILA E original ZANELLI, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 BIOMET ORTHOPEDICS, LLC and BIOMET MANUFACTURING CORPORATION Third Party Requester, Cross-Appellant v. HUDSON SURGICAL DESIGN, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95001469 7344541 10/756,817 MARTIN 112(1)/112(2)/102 112(1)/112(2)/102 Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Chistensen, P.A. Third Party Reqeuster: Troutman Sanders, LLP REIP, DAVID OWEN original HOFFMAN, MARY C

3762 CIRCULITE, INC. Respondent, Cross-Appellant, Requester v. HEARTWARE, INC. Appellant, Cross-Respondent, Patent Owner 95001858 6530876 09/557,562 McCARTHY 103 103 COOLEY LLP Third Party Requester: SNR DENTON US LLP FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL original BOCKELMAN, MARK

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 Ex Parte PLASTICOS VANDUX DE COLUMBIA S.A. Patent Owner and Appellant 90011572 6,739,016 09/954,131 KERINS 102 102/103 KAIN & ASSOCIATES, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, P.A. Third Part Requester: James D. Petruzzi WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE original SPISICH, MARK

2771 Ex parte MOBILEMEDIA IDEAS LLC Appellant 90012080 6049796 08/803,814 MORGAN 102 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: THE MARBURY LAW GROUP, PLLC POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R original JUNG, DAVID YIUK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 KRONOPOL SP. Z O. O. Requester v. FAUS GROUP INC. Patent Owner 95001516 6688061 10/127,602 MARTIN 102/103 MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original THISSELL, JENNIFER I

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 OWENS CORNING CORPORATION Requester v. AIRVENT, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant 95001952 6793574 10/600,397 SONG 102 102/103 Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CALFEE, HALTER & GRISWALD LLP original ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT English, Peter C. original BOLES, DEREK

bancorp, liebel-flarsheim

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte KURABAYASHI 12022583 - (D) CRAWFORD 102 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Sridhar et al 11116032 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG NGUYEN, ANGELA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2863 Ex Parte Yuan et al 12077279 - (D) KRATZ 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 SIEMENS CORPORATION CHERRY, STEPHEN J

2892 Ex Parte Bathan et al 11744062 - (D) HANLON 103 ISHIMARU & ASSOCIATES LLP GORDON, MATTHEW E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Ex Parte Laghrari et al 11773048 - (D) ASTORINO 102 General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. HOLWERDA, STEPHEN

3689 Ex Parte Weiner et al 11015550 - (D) LORIN 112(2)/102/103/ obviousness-type double patenting FLETCHER YODER ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Segall et al 11524431 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 103 SIM & MCBURNEY MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Pham et al 11853738 - (D) KOHUT 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. KURIEN, CHRISTEN A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Senyei et al 12069134 - (D) BUNTING 112(1)/102/103 112(2)/102/103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC HICKS, VICTORIA J

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Inaba et al 12761578 - (D) KIMLIN 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP PATEL, DEVANG R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Gordon 11379094 - (D) LORIN 103 Collage Analytics LLC CHOJNACKI, MELLISSA M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Kwon et al 11589856 - (D) KUMAR 103 MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP PENG, HSIUNGFEI

2439 Ex Parte VanHeyningen 11927371 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP SHAW, YIN CHEN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2665 Ex Parte Ferman 12798122 - (D) SMITH 112(1)/103 CHERNOFF VILHAUER MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP AHMED, SAMIR ANWAR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Ganitzer et al 11439749 - (D) TIMM 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA WEISS, HOWARD

2824 Ex Parte Bhattacharyya et al 11583336 - (D) TIMM 103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. KING, DOUGLAS

2854 Ex Parte Flynn 12709140 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 PAULEY PETERSEN & ERICKSON ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D

2884 Ex Parte Gordon et al 12823980 - (D) GARRIS 103 Procopio - SPE HANNAHER, CONSTANTINE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3658 Ex Parte Beardsley et al 12318129 - (D) HOELTER 103 Caterpillar, Inc. c/o Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP JOYCE, WILLIAM C

3664 Ex Parte Brennan et al 12013699 - (D) WARNER 102 Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. MANCHO, RONNIE M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Cornwell 11959210 - (D) SMEGAL 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP DANG, KET D

3744 Ex Parte DeMirjian 12008925 - (D) GREENHUT 103 NORMAN E. LEHRER, P.C. TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1623 Ex parte JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V. Appellant 90010886 6407079 07/264,726 JENKS 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP JONES, DWAYNE C original PESELEV, ELLI

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex parte BEACON NAVIGATION GMBH Patent Owner, Appellant 90012272 6360167 RUGGIERO 103 LEE & HAYES, PLLC BONSHOCK, DENNIS G

GRANTED
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2887 LTS SCALE COMPANY, LLC Requester and Appellant v. ACME SCALE COMPANY INC. Patent Owner 95001401 7,757,946 11/108,271 WEINBERG 102/103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (CH) THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC TON, MY TRANG original LE, THIEN MINH

That is, the doctrine of claim differentiation creates a presumption that claim 9 does not contain the limitation of claim 22, as “’the presence of a dependent claim that adds a particular limitation raised a presumption that the limitation in question is not found in the independent claim.’” Bancorp Serv. V. Sun Life Assurance Co., 687 F.3d 1266, 1275 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (citation omitted). See also Liebel-Flarsheim Co. v. Medrad, Inc., 358 F.3d 898, 910 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (the doctrine of claim differentiation is at its strongest where Appellant wants to read a feature from a dependent claim into a term in an independent claim). The doctrine of claim differentiation therefore means that “material handling vehicle” in claim 9 is not limited to, and does not include, the fork lift, lift truck, flat bed, or pallet truck recited in claim 22.

Liebel-Flarsheim Co. v. Medrad Inc., 358 F.3d 898, 69 USPQ2d 1801 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111.01

bose

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REVERSED 
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2834 Ex Parte Gerster et al 11663271 - (D) KRATZ 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC ANDREWS, MICHAEL

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3682 Ex Parte Barous 10397778 - (D) ABRAMS 112(2)/103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC HAMILTON, MATTHEW L

Inherent components of elements recited have antecedent basis in the recitation of the components themselves.  For example, retailers inherently sell goods, a number of sales inherently have an average value, goods or service inherently have values, and a number of purchases inherently have an amount.  See Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 1359, 61 USPQ2d 1216, 1218-19 (Fed. Cir 2001) (holding that recitation of "an ellipse" provided antecedent basis for "an ellipse having a major diameter" because "[t]here can be no dispute that mathematically an inherent characteristic of an ellipse is a major diameter"); see also MPEP 2173.05(e).

Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 61 USPQ2d 1216 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2173.05

REHEARING

DENIED 
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2836 Ex Parte Nelson 11850951 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION BAUER, SCOTT ALLEN

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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2617 XILINX, INC., Third Party Requester, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent v. INTELLECTUAL VENTURES MANAGEMENT, OF WHICH INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC IS AN AFFILATE, Patent Owner, Cross-Appellant, and Respondent 95001899 7937081 12/720,862 MARTIN 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP AHMED, SALMAN original LY, NGHI H

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2875 Ex parte YLX LTD. Patent Owner 90011694 7,547,114 11/830,311 DANG 102 103 Chen Yoshimura LLP Third Party Requester: Adli Law Group P.C. GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original CRANSON JR, JAMES W

KSR

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REVERSED
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2646 Ex Parte Hillyard et al 11018973 - (D) HOMERE 103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP (Broadcom) IQBAL, KHAWAR

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2856 Ex Parte Fleischer 12479246 - (D) KAISER 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP WEST, PAUL M

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3742 Ex Parte Walker et al 11688294 - (D) BROWN 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC PATEL, VINOD D

The Examiner also stated that the combination of Minegishi and Ripma is proper and, in  support, listed every one of the seven exemplary rationales (A)-(G) that may support a conclusion of prima facie obviousness as set forth in Manual of Patent Examining Prodecure (MPEP) 2143(I). However, this section states "[a]ny rationale employed must provide a link between the factual findings and the legal conclusion of obviousness."  Id.2  here the Examiner did not provide such a link for any one of the rationales (A)-(G), but merely listed the rationales.  See Id.

2 This section also states "[i]t is important for Office personnel to recognize that when they do choose to formulate an obviousness rejection using one of the rationales suggested by the Supreme Court in KSR and discussed herein, they are to adhere to the guidance provided regarding the necessary factual findings. It remains Office policy that appropriate factual findings are required in order to apply the enumerated rationales properly."

Accordingly we agree with Applicant that the Exminer did not establish a prima facie case of obviousness for Claim 15. 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
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2857 Ex Parte Burgess 12041801 - (D) NAGUMO 103 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P. A. SCHECHTER, ANDREW M

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3629 Ex Parte Pugh et al 11057097 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(2)/103 101/103 KIRTON & McCONKIE CHUMPITAZ, BOBR

AFFIRMED
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2169 Ex Parte Daum et al 11848063 - (D) BUI 102/103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN SAEED, USMAAN

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2431 Ex Parte MRAIHI 11407996 - (D) BUI 103 Lowenstein Sandler LLP ZECHER, CORDELIA P K

2451 Ex Parte Pazhyannur et al 12046528 - (D) DANG 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. TIV, BACKHEAN

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2828 Ex Parte Ohta et al 12230364 - (D) PAK 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C. KING, JOSHUA

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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2175 APPLE, INC., EBAY, INC., FACEBOOK, INC., NETFLIX, INC., OFFICE DEPOT, INC., STAPLES, INC., and YAHOO!, INC. Requesters, Appellants, and Cross-Respondents v. INTERVAL LICENSING LLC Patent Owner, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant 95001576 6757682 09/656,638 JEFFERY 102/103/112(1)/112(2) 112(4) EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC For THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/DEFENSE GROUP HUGHES, DEANDRA M original RONES, CHARLES