mayne

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Leukel et al 12157278 - (D) NAGUMO 103 BASF Corporation KOLLIAS, ALEXANDER C

“An examination for unexpected results is a factual, evidentiary inquiry . . . .” In re Mayne, 104 F.3d 1339, 1343 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

Mayne, In re, 104 F.3d 1339, 41 USPQ2d 1451 (Fed. Cir. 1977) 2144.09 , 2145

1791 Ex Parte Kohane et al 11846212 - (D) PAK 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. DUBOIS, PHILIP A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 Ex Parte Barrenscheen et al 10116490 - (D) WORMMEESTER 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP ROJAS, MIDYS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 11443154 - (D) FISCHETTI 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DENNISON, JERRY B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte De et al 12198447 - (D) FISCHETTI 102/103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

3636 Ex Parte Campbell et al 12150255 - (D) MAYBERRY 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Lawson & Persson, P.C. HAWK, NOAH CHANDLER

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Chen et al 11610830 - (D) COURTENAY 102 102/103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP COBY, FRANTZ

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Yoo et al 12005626 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP JIANG, LISHA

1736 Ex Parte Grant 12892025 - (D) PAK 103 obviousness-type double patenting WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. IQBAL, SYED TAHA

1786 Ex Parte McCormack et al 11774016 - (D) GARRIS 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. CHOI, PETER Y

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2131 Ex Parte Chapel et al 10498191 - (D) ZADO 103 Thomas Licensing Inc MACKALL, LARRY T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 Ex Parte Gustafson et al 12366756 - (D) BROWN 112(2) 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC COY, NICOLE A

3679 Ex Parte Larsen 10920650 - (D) STEPINA 103 J. MARK HOLLAND AND ASSOCIATES MACARTHUR, VICTOR L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Costa 13368597 - (D) HILL 112(a) 251 CANTOR COLBURN LLP FREAY, CHARLES GRANT

3777 Ex Parte Viswanathan 10977466 - (D) WIEKER 103 HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C ROY, BAISAKHI

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2785 Ex parte ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC PATENT OWNER and APPELLANT Ex Parte 6170067 et al 08/942,384 90012325 - (D) SMITH 103 102/103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC CRAVER, CHARLES R original HUA, LY

kemps, lear siegler, oelrich, par pharmaceutical, swinehart

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 12693548 - (D) OWENS 103 CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1716 Ex Parte Chaubey et al 12351723 - (D) OWENS 102/103 American Air Liquide, Inc. CHEN, KEATH T

1716 Ex Parte Cooperberg et al 12605027 - (D) WARREN 102/103 BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC - LAM RESEARCH CORP ALEJANDRO MULERO, LUZ L

1731 Ex Parte Ramme 12138019 - (D) WARREN 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP HIJJI, KARAM Y

1734 Ex Parte Grass 12522378 - (D) OWENS 103 OSHA LIANG L.L.P. NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1747 Ex Parte Westerdahl et al 11466772 - (D) WILSON 103 VENABLE LLP KRINKER, YANA B

1782 Ex Parte Sun et al 12411919 - (D) OWENS 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC WOOD, ELLEN SUZANNE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Zha et al 12416896 - (D) KRIVAK 103 HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG/Yahoo! AL HASHEMI, SANA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2696 Ex Parte LAZARIDIS et al 11941774 - (D) FRAHM 112(1)/103 Borden Ladner Gervais LLP NGUYEN, JIMMY H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte Krijn et al 12064636 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WARD, JOHN A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1643 Ex Parte LEWANDROWSKI et al 12428893 - (D) MILLS 103/obviousness-type double patenting 103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE, PC SANG, HONG

However, "the motivation in the prior art to combine the references does not have to be identical to that of the applicant to establish obviousness." In re Kemps, 97 F.3d 1427, 1430 (Fed. Cir 1996)

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Osborne et al 12355451 - (D) OWENS 112(1) 112(1)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL WALLS, CYNTHIA KYUNG SOO

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Karulkar 12715592 - (D) GARRIS 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL DOMONE, CHRISTOPHER P

1733 Ex Parte Kulkarni et al 12236631 - (D) McSHANE 112(1)/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION ZHU, WEIPING

1746 Ex Parte OWEN et al 12558662 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 McCarter & English LLP ACCOUNT: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. LEE, JAEYUN

1761 Ex Parte Corona et al 13183552 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY BOYER, CHARLES I

1774 Ex Parte Smith 13424281 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC SORKIN, DAVID L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte Itoh et al 12390589 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Russell Ng PLLC (LENOVO) BANSAL, GURTEJ

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Brennan et al 11194075 - (D) HUME 103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP POWERS, WILLIAM S

Furthermore, the artisan is not compelled to blindly follow the teaching of one prior art reference over the other without the exercise of independent judgment (See Lear Siegler, Inc. v. Aeroquip Corp., 733 F.2d 881, 889 (Fed. Cir. 1984)).

2452 Ex Parte Lee et al 12050468 - (D) BUNTING 103 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC NGUYEN, THU V

2493 Ex Parte Giuli 12366226 - (D) ARPIN 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL PATEL, HARESH N

Further, “it is elementary that the mere recitation of a newly discovered function or property, inherently possessed by things in the prior art, does not cause a claim drawn to those things to distinguish over the prior art.” In re Swinehart, 439 F.2d 210, 212–13 (CCPA 1971) (emphasis added);see also Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. TWI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2014-1391, 2014 WL 6782649, at *6–*7 (Fed. Cir., Dec. 3, 2014) (inherency is limited when applied to obviousness and is present only when the limitation at issue is the “natural result” of the combination of prior art elements; quoting In re Oelrich, 666 F.2d 578, 581 (CCPA 1981))

Swinehart, In re, 439 F.2d 210, 169 USPQ 226 (CCPA 1971) 2114 , 2161.01 , 2173.01 , 2173.05(g) , 2183

Oelrich, In re, 666 F.2d 578, 212 USPQ 323 (CCPA 1981) 2112

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2623 Ex Parte Gioscia et al 11849133 - (D) DIXON 103 Mahamedi Paradice LLP (QCA) XAVIER, ANTONIO J

2633 Ex Parte Jia et al 11547073 - (D) KAISER 102/103 Apple Inc. -- FKM FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS

2649 Ex Parte Furuskar et al 12090129 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP WANG, FANGHWA

2658 Ex Parte Veliu et al 11301949 - (D) DANG 103 General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. ORTIZ SANCHEZ, MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Hampton 12217819 - (D) LaVIER 103 DANIEL S. POLLEY, P.A. SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2182 Ex parte ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC, Appellant Ex Parte 6266721 et al 08/942,160 90012327 - (D) THOMAS 102 102/103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC For Third Party Requester: BAKER BOTTS LLP CRAVER, CHARLES R original HECKLER, THOMAS M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex parte SAMIR VARMA Appellant Ex Parte 6349291 et al 09/489,364 90012366 - (D) DILLON 103 Foster Pepper PLLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: JONES DAY SAGER, MARK ALAN original FELTEN, DANIEL S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 XILINX, INC., Requester, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent v. INTELLECTUAL VENTURES MANAGEMENT, OF WHICH INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC IS AN AFFILATE, Patent Owner, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant Ex Parte 7,769,374 B2 et al 09/802,861 95002004 - (D) MARTIN 112(1)/103/314(a) FOLEY & LARDNER LLP For Third Party Requester: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP AHMED, SALMAN original LY, NGHI H

medichem, gurley, scientific plastic, clay, innovention toys

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Howard et al 11593958 - (D) GARRIS 103 E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY CHOI, PETER Y

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Goodman et al 10730227 - (D) BAHR 103 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION PATEL, DHAIRYA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2686 Ex Parte Yu et al 12480944 - (D) HUME 102 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP HINDI, NABIL Z

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2871 Ex Parte HONG et al 12143255 - (D) HASTINGS 103 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC LEE, PAUL CHANG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Okuniewicz 11057801 - (D) HILL 103 BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP THOMAS, ERIC M

3724 Ex Parte Claus et al 12174058 - (D) WOODS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY FLORES SANCHEZ, OMAR

“When a piece of prior art ‘suggests that the line of development flowing from the reference’s disclosure is unlikely to be productive of the result sought by the applicant’ the piece of prior art is said to ‘teach away’ from the claimed invention.” Medichem, S.A. v. Rolabo, S.L., 437 F.3d 1157, 1165 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (quoting In re Gurley, 27 F.3d 551, 553 (Fed. Cir. 1994)).

Gurley, In re, 27 F.3d 551, 31 USPQ2d 1130 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2123 , 2145

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Cook et al 11469645 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 102/103 JEANNE E. LONGMUIR PAGE, EVAN RANDALL

3776 Ex Parte TRAN 11767499 - (D) BAHR 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) THOMAS J. TIGHE, ESQ. DOAN, ROBYN KIEU

The Federal Circuit has explained that “[t]he analogous art inquiry is a factual one, requiring inquiry into the similarities of the problems and the closeness of the subject matter as viewed by a person of ordinary skill in the art.” Scientific Plastic Prods., Inc. v. Biotage AB, 766 F.3d 1355, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2014). Criteria for determining whether prior art is analogous may be summarized as “(1) whether the art is form the same field of 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.” Id. at 1359 (quoting In re Clay, 966 F.2d 656, 658–59 (Fed. Cir. 1992)). A reference is reasonably pertinent if . . . it is one which, because of the matter with which it deals, logically would have commended itself to an inventor’s attention in considering his problem. If a reference disclosure has the same purpose as the claimed invention, the reference relates to the same problem, and that fact supports use of that reference in an obviousness
rejection. Innovention Toys, LLC v. MGA Entm’t, Inc., 637 F.3d 1314, 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (quoting Clay, 966 F.2d at 659).

Clay, In re, 966 F.2d 656, 23 USPQ2d 1058 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 2144.08

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte SCHOEN et al 12545139 - (D) GRIMES 103 MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. EPPS -SMITH, JANET L

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte Buck et al 11731880 - (D) GARRIS 103 ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company WEISS, PAMELA HL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Pandya et al 11638412 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. HO, BINH VAN

2164 Ex Parte Murthy 11442002 - (D) DANG 103 HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG/ORACLE OHBA, MELLISSA M

2164 Ex Parte GROSS 11856202 - (D) HUME 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. QUADER, FAZLUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Lee et al 12050477 - (D) BUNTING 103 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC NGUYEN, THU V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2637 Ex Parte Schaich et al 11608182 - (D) HUME 112(1)/102/103 Carmen Patti Law Group, LLC LI, SHI K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte LEE 12856148 - (D) HASTINGS 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP GANNON, LEVI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte McIntyre et al 11297785 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2667 EC DATA SYSTEMS, INC. Requester v. j2 GLOBAL, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7020132 et al 10/393,227 95002002 - (D) KOHUT 102/103 KENYON & KENYON LLP Third Party Requester: Hamilton, DeSanctis & Cha LLP CORSARO, NICK original HOANG, THAI D

baird, jones, merck2, williamson

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1625 Ex Parte WATANABE et al 13081353 - (D) MILLS 103 ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP O DELL, DAVID K

1648 Ex Parte Saffran 11052204 - (D) ADAMS 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP FOLEY, SHANON A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Liu et al 11567525 - (D) HANLON 103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP IP, SIKYIN

see also In re Baird, 16 F.3d 380, 382 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (“The fact that a claimed compound may be encompassed by a disclosed generic formula does not by itself render that compound obvious.”); In re Jones, 958 F.2d 347, 350 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (declining to extract from Merck & Co. v. Biocraft Labs., Inc., 874 F.2d 804, 806-09 (Fed. Cir. 1989), the rule that “regardless of how broad, a disclosure of a chemical genus renders obvious any species that happens to fall within it”).

Baird, In re, 16 F.3d 380, 29 USPQ2d 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2144.05 , 2144.08 , 2163

Jones, In re, 958 F.2d 347, 21 USPQ2d 1941 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 707.07(f) , 2143.01 , 2144 , 2144.05 , 2144.08

Merck & Co. v. Biocraft Laboratories, 874 F.2d 804, 10 USPQ2d 1843 (Fed. Cir. 1989)  716.02(a) ,  2123 ,  2144.05 ,  2144.08

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Wong et al 11957084 - (D) KRATZ 102/103 VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP MCCORMACK, JASON L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Ex Parte LOWDON et al 12570030 - (D) GOODSON 102/103 SCHLUMBERGER OILFIELD SERVICES BOMAR, THOMAS S

This claim interpretation is consistent with a recent decision from the Federal Circuit concerning a “module” claim term. See Williamson v. Citrix Online, LLC, 770 F.3d 1371, 1377–80 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 5, 2014) (holding that district court erred in concluding that “distributed learning control module” is a means-plus-function claim term).

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1671 Ex Parte Hansen et al 12471528 - (D) POLLOCK 103 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC SAWYER, JENNIFER C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 Ex Parte Liu et al 12043850 - (D) DERRICK 103 Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Inc. GRUN, ROBERT J

1787 Ex Parte Sano et al 12083525 - (D) ANKENBRAND 112(1)/103 BGL/Ann Arbor SHOSHO, CALLIE E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Zeller et al 10315264 - (D) FISHMAN 112(1)/103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC CASANOVA, JORGE A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Mulligan et al 10043936 - (D) FETTING 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. DOAN, DUYEN MY

2468 Ex Parte Ben-Ezra et al 11972650 - (D) SAADAT 103 SUGHRUE MION PLLC USPTO CUSTOMER NO WITH IBM/SVL WAQAS, SAAD A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Syrbe 10539170 - (D) MORGAN 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. CASCA, FRED A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Stahl et al 12001531 - (D) McGRAW 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 KENYON & KENYON LLP WEBB, VERNON P

2812 Ex Parte Liu et al 11036081 - (D) HOUSEL 103 THE ECLIPSE GROUP LLP ISAAC, STANETTA D

2842 Ex Parte KNOBLINGER et al 12543637 - (D) NAGUMO 103 SpryIP, LLC IFX CHANG, JOSEPH

2842 Ex Parte KNOBLINGER et al 12543629 - (D) NAGUMO 103 SpryIP, LLC IFX CHANG, JOSEPH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3647 Ex Parte Frederickson 12123420 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 Carlson, Gaskey, & Olds, P.C./Sikorsky BENEDIK, JUSTIN M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Endo et al 11172793 - (D) JESCHKE 103 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP GORDEN, RAEANN

3723 Ex Parte Liu 12002436 - (D) MAYBERRY 112(2)/103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP MORGAN, EILEEN P

3731 Ex Parte Tsai 12258339 - (D) POLLOCK 103 Knobbe, Martson, Olson & Bear LLP ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 JAC-RACK, INC. Requester v. UNIRAC, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte Liebendorfer et al 7,260,918 10/116,384 95001727 - (D) SONG 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP Third Party Requester: HARNESS DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. CLARKE, SARA SACHIE original KING, ANITA M

prima tek

custom search

REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Krone et al 12378672 - (D) KAISER 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC FELTON, AILEEN BAKER

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Joshi et al 12208973 - (D) MacDONALD 103 STEVENS & SHOWALTER, L.L.P. CONYERS, DAWAUNE A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 Ex Parte Lin et al 12758040 - (D) HOUSEL 112(1) Jackson Intellectual Property Group PLLC CAO, PHAT X

2897 Ex Parte Purushothaman et al 12615175 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT J. EICHELBURG BRADFORD, PETER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte WARDAK et al 12775522 - (D) WORTH 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) GONZALEZ, LUIS A

3671 Ex Parte Connors et al 12608375 - (D) MOORE 103 CNH Industrial America LLC MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Friedl 12247307 - (D) OSINSKI 103 FISH & TSANG LLP LEWIS, JUSTIN V

3777 Ex Parte Sanjay-Gopal et al 10572776 - (D) WIEKER 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS ROY, BAISAKHI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Simongini et al 12060739 - (D) JURGOVAN 102/103 102/103 BGL/Accenture - Chicago BRINKS GILSON & LIONE EDWARDS, JAMES A

2461 Ex Parte PEETERS et al 12463935 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 101/112(2)/102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. LEVITAN, DMITRY

2475 Ex Parte Monga et al 12096229 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102 102 Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP PREVAL, LIONEL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Park 11166145 - (D) TIMM 102 102 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC NADAV, ORI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3718 Ex Parte Berube 11589083 - (D) HOFFMANN 102 102 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP ROWLAND, STEVE

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Kelley et al 11863417 - (D) MORGAN 103 ADDMG - Harris JACOB, MARY C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Kahari et al 11017492 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. SALL, EL HADJI MALICK

There is a heavy presumption that claim terms take on their “plain, ordinary, and accustomed meaning to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art.” See Prima Tek II, L.L.C. v. Polypap, S.A.R.L., 318 F.3d 1143, 1148 (Fed. Cir. 2003). Appellants may overcome that presumption by acting as their own lexicographer so as to assign a special definition to each claim term. But such a definition must be “clearly set forth” and “explicit.” Id.

2467 Ex Parte Rodrigo 10569780 - (D) BEAMER 103 NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP EBRAHIM, ANEZ C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Dunn et al 11558841 - (D) BEAMER 102/103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. HANNON, CHRISTIAN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Reimers et al 11744662 - (D) HOSKINS 103 Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. TORRES, ALICIA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Ward et al 10899807 - (D) LaVIER 103 BGL SIMPSON, SARAH A

3732 Ex Parte DeSimone et al 10963147 - (D) WIEKER 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC PATEL, YOGESH P

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Requester and Cross Appellant v. VOLTSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7910833 et al 12/127,592 95002365 - (S) BAUMEISTER 102/103 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(a) 102/103 Schneider Rothman IP Law Group Third Party Requester: Snell & Wilmer MENEFEE, JAMES A original MAYO III, WILLIAM H

wrigley, seattle box, planet bingo

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2871 Ex Parte Shives et al 11223804 - (D) PAK 103 WADDEY & PATTERSON, P.C. RUDE, TIMOTHY L

2871 Ex Parte Shives et al 11167935 - (D) PAK 103 WADDEY & PATTERSON, P.C. RUDE, TIMOTHY L

2871 Ex Parte Shives et al 11225491 - (D) PAK 103 WADDEY & PATTERSON, P.C. RUDE, TIMOTHY L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Disse et al 11468871 - (D) POLLOCK 103 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L

1655 Ex Parte Sun 11726603 - (D) PAULRAJ 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE

In other words, Appellant has not demonstrated that the addition of phytoestrogen to the prior art mung bean/Lentinus edodes extract composition resulted in an unexpected improvement in the treatment of NSCLC. See Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. v. Cadbury Adams USA LLC, 683 F.3d 1356, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (“Evidence that a combination of known components results in an effect greater than the predicted additive effect of the components can support a finding of nonobviousness.”)(Emphasis added.)

1662 Ex Parte Carozzi et al 10782141 - (D) GRIMES 103 Bayer CropScience LP Athenix Corp. KUBELIK, ANNE R

1662 Ex Parte Carozzi et al 10782096 - (D) GRIMES 103 Bayer CropScience LP Athenix Corp. KUBELIK, ANNE R

1662 Ex Parte Carozzi et al 10783417 - (D) GRIMES 103 Bayer CropScience LP Athenix Corp. KUBELIK, ANNE R

1662 Ex Parte Carozzi et al 10782570 - (D) GRIMES 103 Bayer CropScience LP Athenix Corp. KUBELIK, ANNE R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte MUELLER et al 12061832 - (D) ROESEL 112(2)/103 Pearne & Gordon LLP CHOI, PETER Y

When a word of degree, such as “substantially,” is used in a claim, we must determine whether the Specification provides some standard for measuring that degree. Seattle Box Company, Inc. v. Industrial Crating & Packing, Inc., 731 F.2d 818, 826 (Fed. Cir. 1984) (addressing whether claim term “substantially equal” is indefinite).

Seattle Box Co. v. Industrial Crating & Packing, Inc., 731 F.2d 818, 221 USPQ 568 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 2173.05(b)

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2198 Ex Parte Galli 09870223 - (D) MacDONALD 112(1)/102/103 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS KANG, INSUN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Kuraoka et al 11245356 - (D) SAADAT 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. YODICHKAS, ANEETA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Hackitt et al 11440609 - (D) LEBOVITZ obviousness-type double patenting/102/103 INTEL CORPORATION c/o CPA Global LAURENZI, MARK A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Struecker 12708198 - (D) BAHR 103 ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. MATTEI, BRIAN DAVID

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Knight 10861849 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101/112(2) Andrew Knight COBURN, CORBETT B

see also Planet Bingo, LLC v. VKGS LLC, 576 Fed. Appx. 1005, 1008 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (holding the claims ineligible even though they “require[d] ‘a computer with a central processing unit,’ ‘a memory,’ ‘an input and output terminal,’ ‘a printer,’ [and] in some cases ‘a video screen’”).16

16 Although nonprecedential, Planet Bingo is persuasive. Fed. Cir. R. 32.1; see Fed. R. App. Pro. 32.1(a).

3714 Ex Parte Knight 10869082 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101/112(2) Andrew Knight COBURN, CORBETT B

3714 Ex Parte Knight 10846544 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101/112(2) Andrew Knight COBURN, CORBETT B

3714 Ex Parte Knight 10722473 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101/112(2) Andrew Knight COBURN, CORBETT B

3746 Ex Parte Wagner 11800092 - (D) GOODSON 102/103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW

sneed, orthopedic, andersen, nievelt

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Miller et al 12407136 - (D) MURPHY 102 Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/Masco Corporation KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2497 Ex Parte Pepperell 11515631 - (D) WEINBERG 103 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. RASHID, HARUNUR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2673 Ex Parte Rolleston 11001431 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP RUDOLPH, VINCENT M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 Ex Parte Manning 11492138 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 102/103 FLETCHER YODER SMITH, BRADLEY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Bruns et al 12754752 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 103 STEVENS & SHOWALTER LLP NELSON JR, MILTON

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Bandholz et al 12135305 - (D) SHAW 102/103 IBM (RPS-BKLS) c/o Biggers Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY

2139 Ex Parte LIU et al 12333022 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd (for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd) BANSAL, GURTEJ

2158 Ex Parte Koch et al 11760483 - (D) JURGOVAN 112(1)/102 KENYON & KENYON LLP SHANMUGASUNDARAM, KANNAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Moore et al 10883993 - (D) DIXON 103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP RICHER, AARON M

2648 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 11039020 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 BGL/Broadcom SHARMA, SUJATHA R

2669 Ex Parte Kaus et al 11573290 - (D) DILLON 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MOTSINGER, SEAN T

We find the Examiner’s position persuasive. "[I]t is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable to render obvious the invention under review." In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1550 Fed. Cir. 1983 (citing Orthopedic Equip. Co. v. United States, 702 F.2d 1005, 1013 (Fed. Cir. 1983); In re Andersen, 391 F.2d 953, 958 (CCPA 1968)); see also In re Nievelt, 482 F.2d 965, 968 (CCPA 1973) ("Combining the teachings of references does not involve an ability to combine their specific structures.").

Sneed, In re, 710 F.2d 1544, 218 USPQ 385 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 1445 , 2145

Orthopedic Equip. Co., Inc. v. All Orthopedic Appliances, Inc., 707 F.2d 1376, 217 USPQ 1281 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 716.04

Nievelt, In re, 482 F.2d 965, 179 USPQ 224 (CCPA 1973) 2145

2683 Ex Parte Buck et al 12041746 - (D) DIXON 103 HAMILTON, DESCANCTIS & CHA (GENERAL) SAMSON, SARA B

2689 Ex Parte Adams 11955455 - (D) FRAHM 103 PERRY + CURRIER INC. (FOR RIM) TERRELL, EMILY C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Chauncey et al 11512535 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. SCHECHTER, ANDREW M

2881 Ex Parte Muntean et al 12277198 - (D) OWENS 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global CHANG, HANWAY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Mayabb 11709018 - (D) HOELTER 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. KOEHLER, CHRISTOPHER M

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Atkin 11463131 - (D) HOMERE 103 IBM CORPORATION (RHF) C/O ROBERT H. FRANTZ HUYNH, THU V

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 XILINX, INC. Requester v. INTELLECTUAL VENTURES MANAGEMENT Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte GABARA et al 7,429,899 11/697,908 95001628 - (D) CURCURI 112(1)/102/103 NDQ Special Reexam Group Third Party Requester: Haynes & Boone, LLP Deb, Anjan original MIS, DAVID C