nautilus

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte WARD et al 12260445 - (D) GARRIS 112(2)/103 ANTHONY ASQUITH SASAKI, SHOGO

The 2nd paragraph of § 112 requires that claims, viewed in light of the specification, inform those skilled in the art about the scope of the invention with reasonable certainty while recognizing absolute precision is unattainable. Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2120, 2129 (2014).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Ex Parte Mirza et al 12603482 - (D) WORMMEESTER 102/103 Betty E. Ungerman STEVENS, THOMAS H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Kouhi 12469217 - (D) BEST 112(1)/112(2)/103 MARKS & CLERK COLEMAN, WILLIAM D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte LANGER et al 12694884 - (D) GARRIS 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. YAGER, JAMES C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2493 Ex Parte Bair 12181187 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 112(1)/102/103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. THIAW, CATHERINE B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2677 Ex Parte LEVINE et al 12062603 - (D) FISHMAN 103 Prass LLP LEE, TOMMY D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Firminger et al 12592541 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC BURGESS, JOSEPH D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Mantovan et al 12445078 - (D) SMEGAL 102/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP PAIK, SANG YEOP

gechter

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Ex Parte Mirza et al 12603482 - (D) WORMMEESTER 102/103 Betty E. Ungerman STEVENS, THOMAS H

“Under 35 U.S.C. § 102, every limitation of a claim must identically appear in a single prior art reference for it to anticipate the claim.” Gechter v. Davidson, 116 F.3d 1454, 1457 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

merck

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 HTC CORPORATION, Requester, v. IPCOM GMBH, Patent Owner. Ex Parte 6,879,830 et al 09/478,586 95001192 - (D) SIU 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS PERKINS COIE LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original MILORD, MARCEAU

One cannot show nonobviousness by attacking references individually where the rejections are based on combinations of references. In re Merck & Co., Inc., 800 F.2d 1091, 1097 (Fed. Cir. 1986).

Merck & Co., Inc., In re, 800 F.2d 1091, 231 USPQ 375 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 707.07(f) ,  716.02 ,  2143.02 ,  2144.08 ,  2144.09 ,  2145

eaton,

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Melsheimer et al 11842338 - (D) PAULRAJ 103 BGL/Cook - Chicago MARCETICH, ADAM M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2663 Ex Parte Jung et al 12799367 - (D) WINSOR 101/103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC TREHAN, AKSHAY

2691 Ex Parte Yang et al 11753831 - (D) ENGELS 103 WPAT, PC YANG, KWANG-SU

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 PPG Industries, Inc. Requester v. Patent of Valspar Sourcing, Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8092876 et al 12/505,236 95001950 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 Turner Boyd LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck KUGEL, TIMOTHY J original MIGGINS, MICHAEL C

1792 PPG Industries, Inc. Requester v. Patent of Valspar Sourcing, Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7592047 et al 11/253,161 95001951 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 Turner Boyd LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck KUGEL, TIMOTHY J original CAMERON, ERMA C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 LT GAME INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Requester and Appellants, v. INTERNATIONAL GAMING SUPPORT OF AMERICA, LLC, Owner Ex Parte 8087984 et al 11/232,240 95002145 - (D) POTHIER 103 41.55 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: Meredith & Keyhani, PLLC SAADAT, CAMERON original THOMAS, ERIC M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS US, Inc. Third Party Requester, v. SCHRADER ELECTRONICS, INC. Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7518495 et al 10/716,121 95002268 - (D) MOORE 103 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) Third Party Requester: FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP NGUYEN, MINH DIEU T original POPE, DARYL C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 SEVERSTAL NORTH AMERICA, INC., TATA STEEL, and VOESTALPINE STAHL GmbH Requesters v. ARCELORMITTAL Patent Owner Ex Parte 6564604 et al 09/827,167 95001214 - (D) MARTIN 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 SUGHRUE, MION, ZINN, MACPEAK & SEAS, PLLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTERS: REISING ETHINGTON P.C. NOVAK DRUCE & QUIGG, LLP PAULEY PETERSEN & ERICKSON LILLIS, EILEEN DUNN original LARSON, LOWELL A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 UNISENSE FERTILITECH A/S Respondent and Requester v. Patent of THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7963906 et al 12/982,341 95001785 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1)/112(2) 102/103 41.55 102/103 COOLEY LLP Third Party Requester: THOMPSON COBURN LLP PONNALURI, PADMASHRI original BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. Requester, Respondent v. POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 8151923 et al 12/968,749 95002011 - (D) SONG 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP-Polaris Third Party Requester: Thomas, Karceski & Karmilovich, PC ENGLISH, PETER C original STABLEY, MICHAEL R

3611 BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. Requester, Respondent v. POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 7854285 et al 11/709,421 95002010 - (D) SONG 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP-Polaris Third Party Requester: Thomas, Karceski & Karmilovich, PC ENGLISH, PETER C original STABLEY, MICHAEL R

3635 TANDUS FLOORING, INC Requester v. INTERFACE, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7721502 et al 11/251,733 95001726 - (D) MARTIN 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE PLLC GELLNER, JEFFREY L original NGUYEN, CHI Q

J.T. Eaton & Co., Inc. v. Atlantic Paste & Glue Co., 106 F.3d 1563, 1571 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (“[T]he asserted commercial success of the product must be due to the merits of the claimed invention beyond what was readily available in the prior art.”).

3635 TANDUS FLOORING, INC Requester v. INTERFACE, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7464510 et al 11/018,947 95001725 - (D) MARTIN 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLPTHIRD PARTY REQUESTER: WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE PLLC GELLNER, JEFFREY L original NGUYEN, CHI Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex parte ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CORP. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7942616 et al 12/623,061 90012666 - (D) SONG 103 HAHN LOESER & PARKS, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Karma, INC. Hamilton IP Law, PC FETSUGA, ROBERT M original HOWELL, DANIEL W

3751 INTELLIGENT HOSPITAL SYSTEMS LTD. Requester v. FORHEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 6877530 et al 10/457,066 95000335 - (D) MARTIN 112(2)/103 Baxter Corporation Englewood c/o Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP Third Party Requester: OBLON SPIVAK MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT LLP WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE original MAUST, TIMOTHY LEWIS

3764 STRAVA, INC.; MAPMYFITNESS, INC.; & FITNESSKEEPER, INC. Third Party Requesters v. ICON HEALTH & FITNESS, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,789,800 et al 11/314,133 95002359 - (D) MARTIN 103 Maschoff Brennan THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: STERN, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. DEMILLE, DANTON D original RICHMAN, GLENN E

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 INOVA LABS, INC. Third Party Requester/Cross-Appellant v. INOGEN, INC. Patent Owner/Appellant Ex Parte 6605136 et al 95001886 - (R) MARTIN KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. DIAMOND, ALAN D original SPITZER, ROBERT H

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Munro et al 11325998 - (D) WARNER 103 PPG Industries, Inc. LEWIS, JUSTIN V

AFFIRMED
2892 Ex Parte Belek 11666471 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP IDA, GEOFFREY H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Connors et al 10831813 - (D) WOODS 103 BRINKS GILSON & LIONE HOUSTON, ELIZABETH

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 BUTAMAX™ ADVANCED BIOFUELS LLC Requester and Respondent v. GEVO, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8241878 et al 13/296,944 95002167 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 41.77 102 EI DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: COOLEY, LLP Railey, Johnny F. original ROBINSON, HOPE A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 CONSTELLIUM FRANCE Requester v. ALCOA INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8118950 et al 10/173,999 95002150 - (D) GUEST 103 ALCOA TECHNICAL CENTER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Susan E. Shaw McBee DIAMOND, ALAN D original MARTINELL, JAMES

(citing Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Barr Laboratories, 575 F. 3d 1341, 1347 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (“[W]here the prior art gave either no indication of which parameters were critical or no direction as to which of many possible choices is likely to be successful an invention would not have been obvious.”).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex parte Personal Web Technologies, LLC and LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC Appellant Ex Parte 5,978,791 et al 08/960,079 90012931 - (D) BRANCH 102 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Haynes and Boone, LLP REICHLE, KARIN M original MOFIZ, APU M

2162 MICROSTRATEGY INC. Requester v. VASUDEVAN SOFTWARE INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7720861 et al 11/592,447 95000697 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. Third Party Requester: Fish & Richardson, PC LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original FLEURANTIN, JEAN B

2162 MICROSTRATEGY INC. Requester v. VASUDEVAN SOFTWARE INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8082268 et al 12/781,347 95000699 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. Third Party Requester: Fish & Richardson, PC LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original FLEURANTIN, JEAN B

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 HULU, LLC. Requester, v. INTERTAINER, INC., Owner Ex Parte 7870592 et al 09/921,097 95002358 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original CHOWDHURY, SUMAIYA A

2453 APPLE, INC. Requester, v. VIRNETX INC., Owner Ex Parte 8051181 et al 11/679,416 95001949 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP BONSHOCK, DENNIS G original LIM, KRISNA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2685 FEDEX CORPORATION, Requester v. IPVENTURE INC., Patent Owner Ex Parte 7212829 et al 09/547,901 95001896 - (D) HOFF 102/103 IPVENTURE, INC. Third Party Requester: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP NGUYEN, MINH DIEU T original NGUYEN, THUAN T

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 Ex parte AXCESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,294,953 B1 et al 09/258,974 90012363 - (D) HOFF FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP HENEGHAN, MATTHEW E original KINKEAD, ARNOLD M

vasudevan

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Bahar 12660647 - (D) LORIN 103 MARVIN A. GLAZER LUDWIG, PETER L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Baum 12329336 - (D) HORNER 103 JOHN R LEY, LLC EKIERT, TERESA M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Kernan et al 12952288 - (D) WILSON 103 DACHENG LAW OFFICES, LLP MAX ERA INC. QI, HUA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Gyure et al 11642452 - (D) SAADAT 103 STEVEN E. BACH, ATTORNEY AT LAW HUSSAIN, TAUQIR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte Coker et al 12653874 - (D) FRAHM 102/double patenting MARLIN KNIGHT WONG, KIN C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Lazar 12586378 - (D) HOSKINS 112(2)/101/103 BERELI M. LAZAR KLEIN, GABRIEL J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Dogleg Right Corporation Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7344450 et al 11/467,136 95000378 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 LAW OFFICE OF DAVID H. JUDSON THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON, LLP WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 Ex parte APPLE, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7844915 et al 11/620,717 90012332 - (D) SAADAT 102 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP FOR THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: BRYAN CAVE LLP YIGDALL, MICHAEL J original BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L

In fact, the term “a two or more finger touch” is mentioned only once in column 6 of Appellant’s Specification whereas in other instances a gesture operation is performed based on “a user input having two or more input points” (emphasis added).

Additionally, we are unpersuaded that the cited supplemental authority, filed April 20, 2015, supports Appellant’s position regarding the conjunctive interpretation of “or” in the disputed claim limitation. We observe that Appellant’s argued position differs from the decision in Vasudevan Software, Inc. v. Microstrategy, Inc., No. 2014-1094 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 3, 2015) because, unlike Vasudevan, Appellant has not pointed to any part of the prosecution history to show that Appellant was relying on the definition based on a conjunctive interpretation of “or.”

Vasudevan - "The conjunctive interpretation is also consistent with proper grammar, where the phrase "`not A, B, or C' means `not A, not B, and not C.'" A. Scalia &. B. Garner, Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts 119 (2012) (citing DeMorgan's theorem)."

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1649 Ex Parte Bazan et al 12174871 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 MERCK CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N

A nonprovisional application is entitled to the benefit of an earlier filed provisional application if, among other things, the later-claimed invention is described in the provisional application in a manner that satisfies the requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph. 35 U.S.C. § 1 19(e)(l) (2006). The enablement requirement of § 112, ¶ l, in turn, incorporates the utility requirement of § 101. See In re Ziegler, 992 F.2d 1197, 1200—01 (Fed. Cir. 1993). The rejection is based on the Examiner's conclusion that the "provisional application does not disclose a specific and substantial practical utility for the now claimed antibodies" and therefore does not meet the requirements of 101 and 112, ¶ l . (Ans. 6.) 

Ziegler, In re, 992 F.2d 1197, 26 USPQ2d 1600 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 2103 , 2107.01 , 2107.02 , 2163 , 2163.03

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Shuster 11867345 - (D) PINKERTON 103 103 Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP PHAM, LINH K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Subramanian 12145313 - (D) SMITH 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. / PayPal BADAWI, SHERIEF

2196 Ex Parte Abd-El-Malek et al 12464203 - (D) KUMAR 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. KIM, DONG U

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Meiby 12334865 - (D) HAMANN 101/103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. EDWARDS, CAROLYN R

2649 Ex Parte Hannu et al 12809129 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC WANG, FANGHWA

2649 Ex Parte Kalhan 11112492 - (D) SMITH 103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. DEAN, RAYMOND S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte AIKEN 12500636 - (D) HOSKINS 103 John E. Aiken BANIANI, SHADI SHUNTI

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 CARLSON PET PRODUCTS, INC. Respondent, Requester v. Patent of RICHELL U.S.A., INC. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 8,230,816 et al 13/097,603 95002143 - (D) McCARTHY 102/103 103 GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL LLP Third Party Requester: PANITCH, SCHWARZE, BELISARIO & NADEL LLP GELLNER, JEFFREY L original WILLIAMS, MONICA L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2627 LG ELECTRONICS USA INC. AND LG ELECTRONICS INC., Requester and Appellant,v. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Patent Owner and Respondent. Ex Parte 7672198 et al 11/727,821 95002236 - (D) McKEOWN 112(1)/112(2) PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS (WA) ] LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y original HUBER, PAUL W

par pharmaceutical, obiaya

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Tulyani et al 11366901 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. EMPIE, NATHAN H

1754 Ex Parte Ouwerkerk et al 12251822 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 BrooksGroup COHEN, BRIAN W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Pham et al 11853737 - (D) STRAUSS 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. KURIEN, CHRISTEN A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Machida et al 11513103 - (D) HANLON 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S

See PAR Pharm., Inc. v. TWI Pharm., Inc., 773 F.3d 1186, 1195 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (the concept of inherency when applied to obviousness is present “when the limitation at issue is the ‘natural result’ of the combination of prior art elements”); Ex parte Obiaya, 227 USPQ 58, 60 (BPAI 1985) (“The fact that appellant has recognized another advantage which would flow naturally from following the suggestion of the prior art cannot be the basis for patentability when the differences would otherwise be obvious.”).

Obiaya, Ex parte, 227 USPQ 58 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1985) 707.07(f) , 2145 , 2258

1747 Ex Parte Amino et al 11832933 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1791 Ex Parte Zheng et al 11615457 - (D) OWENS 112(1)/112(2) 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP BADR, HAMID R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Nicholas et al 11352839 - (D) HAAPALA 103 CARDINAL LAW GROUP TRAN, NAM T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Firminger et al 12658256 - (D) MOHANTY 102/103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC BURGESS, JOSEPH D

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Clay et al 10956902 - (D) HUGHES 112(2)/102 Jackson Walker (Trimble) FERNANDEZ RIVAS, OMAR F

exxon research, jolly

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Bellamkonda 11862158 - (D) NAPPI 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE TRAN, ANHTAI V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2637 Ex Parte Hossein-Zadeh et al 12359897 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 MILSTEIN ZHANG & WU LLC LI, SHI K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3693 Ex Parte Cataline et al 11717057 - (D) LORIN 103 JPMorgan Chase/Hunton & Williams LLP KHATTAR, RAJESH

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Beaton 12322644 - (D) BAER 103 103 Jeffrey Beaton ZUBERI, MOHAMMED H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Sylvain 11960317 - (D) FRAHM 103 103 RPX Clearinghouse, LLC FABBRI, ANTHONY E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Blucher 11623009 - (D) GREENHUT 103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. BRADEN, SHAWN M

There are no per se rules of indefiniteness. See, e.g., Exxon Research and Eng’g Co. v. U.S., 265 F.3d 1371, 1379–80 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (distinguishing In re Jolly, 172 F.2d 566 (CCPA 1949) (holding a claim including the same term, “substantially,” indefinite); noting the presumption of validity of the claims of an issued patent as compared to those of an application). ...

In cases involving claims that recite terms of degree, those claims are generally held definite only so long as there is something in the Specification to enable one skilled in the art to determine the degree required. Often this may be set forth in terms of achieving a particular result. See, e.g., Exxon Research and Eng’g Co. v. U.S., 265 F.3d at 1381 (“Whether there is a ‘substantial absence of slug flow’ therefore can be determined with reference to whether reactor efficiency is materially affected.”).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Lashley 10941542 - (D) ZADO 103 LIEBERMAN & BRANDSDORFER, LLC ALVESTEFFER, STEPHEN D

2427 Ex Parte Kandekar et al 12232805 - (D) KAISER 102/103 Concert Technology Corporation LANGHNOJA, KUNAL N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2676 Ex Parte Cunningham et al 12199602 - (D) HUME 102/103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC SANTIAGO CORDERO, MARIVELISSE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Mann et al 11882708 - (D) FETTING 103 JPMorgan Chase/Hunton & Williams LLP WU, RUTAO

CSDM Ex Parte Stoll 12386487 - (D) FETTING 103 Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P GOODBODY, JOAN T

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

GRANTED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex parte HUBBELL INCORPORATED Appellant Ex Parte Shotey et al  7,119,277 11/257,888 90012087 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (Hubbell) For Third Party Requester: O’SHEA GETZ PC WHITTINGTON, KENNETH original PATEL, DHIRUBHAI R

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 ENGINEERED PLASTICS, INC. Requester, Cross-Appellant, Respondent v. ADA SOLUTIONS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, Respondent Ex Parte 8028491 et al 11/822,500 95001775 - (R) SONG 103 Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC For Third Party Requester: FOLEY HOAG, LLP original BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP DAWSON, GLENN K original NGUYEN, NINH H

kalman

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Goldman 12134532 - (D) STEPINA 112(1)/103 112(2)/103 PATENTS ON DEMAND, P.A.-General HERRING, BRENT W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1645 Ex Parte Sykes et al 11950173 - (D) HARLOW 102/103 Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP OGUNBIYI, OLUWATOSIN A

“The law of anticipation does not require that the reference ‘teach’ what the subject [application] teaches. Assuming that a reference is properly ‘prior art,’ it is only necessary that the claims under attack . . . ‘read on’ something disclosed in the reference, i.e., all limitations of the claim are found in the reference.” Kalman v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 713 F.2d 760, 772 (Fed. Cir. 1983).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3775 Ex Parte Staehler et al 12284679 - (D) HILL 103 ROGERS TOWERS, P.A. COLEY, ZADE JAMES

schreiber

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Weitao et al 12697585 - (D) KENNEDY 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A

1799 Ex Parte Busch et al 12531317 - (D) DERRICK 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) YOO, REGINA M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Bawa 12193243 - (D) EVANS 102/103 MARKS & CLERK TRAN, MYLINH T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2488 Ex Parte Pandit et al 12450694 - (D) SHIANG 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC AYNALEM, NATHNAEL B

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1643 Ex Parte Sampson et al 12092180 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. DUFFY, BRADLEY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Khuray et al 12614643 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 112(2)/102/103 Law Offices of John D. Gugliotta, P.E. Esq., LPA ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB

“A patent applicant is free to recite features of an apparatus either structurally or functionally . . . Yet, choosing to define an element functionally, i.e., by what it does, carries with it a risk.” In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1478 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (internal citation omitted). ...

See Schreiber at 1477-78 (once the Examiner finds that the prior art structure would be capable of performing all of the functions claimed, the burden shifts to the applicant to show this this is not the case.).

Schreiber, In re, 128 F.3d 1473, 44 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2111.02 , 2112 , 2114

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Enyedy et al 13562671 - (D) KENNEDY 102 HAHN LOESER / LINCOLN D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Pyhalammi et al 11753786 - (D) PYONIN 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. PITARO, RYAN F

2178 Ex Parte DeHaan 12014231 - (D) STRAUSS 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Cerner Corporation) ROBINSON, MARSHON L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2479 Ex Parte WIJAYANATHAN et al 12391597 - (D) PYONIN 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. RIVAS, SALVADOR E

net moneyin

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Buitendijk 12531846 - (D) SMEGAL 102/103 Law Offices of Eric Karich CHAVCHAVADZE, COLLEEN MARGARET

[U]nless a reference discloses within the four corners of the document not only all of the limitations claimed but also all of the limitations arranged or combined in the same way as recited in the claim, it cannot be said to prove prior invention of the thing claimed and, thus, cannot anticipate under 35 U.S.C. § 102.

Net MoneyIN, Inc., v. VeriSign, Inc., 545 F.3d 1359, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2008).

Net MoneyIN, Inc. v. VeriSign, Inc., 545 F.3d 1359, 88 USPQ2d 1751 (Fed. Cir. 2008) 2152.02(b)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Gentry et al 12840437 - (D) NEW 102 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP BELL, KALISH K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Piepenbrink et al 11963923 - (D) MOHANTY 101 103 AT&T Legal Department - AS LIU, CHIA-YI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Cohen et al 12215445 - (D) SCHOPFER 102/103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. LLOYD, EMILY M

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex parte HUNTS POINT VENTURES, INC. Ex Parte 7,574,272 B2 et al 09/975,749 90012284 - (D) CURCURI 103 OLYMPIC PATENT WORKS PLLC CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original SELLERS, DANIEL R

am. calcar

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1799 Ex Parte Hanafusa 12529536 - (D) DERRICK 103 Cheng Law Group, PLLC HENKEL, DANIELLE B

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Cragun et al 12362099 - (D) HUDALLA 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP LONG, ANDREA NATAE

Our reviewing court has stated the phrase "'[i]n response to' connotes that the second event occur in reaction to the first event." Am. Calcar, Inc. v. Am. Honda Motor Co., 651 F.3d 1318, 1340 (Fed, Cir. 2011).  Applying this logic to the instant case we find that when a menu item is activated in claim 1, the "displaying" recited in part [d] must happen "automatically as opposed to requiring further user interaction." Id. 

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Daigler et al 12324576 - (D) HOUSEL 103 CORNING INCORPORATED LIN, JOHN

2815 Ex Parte Shieh et al 12206615 - (D) TIMM 102/103 ROBERT A. PARSONS PAGE, DALE E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Flake et al 12290310 - (D) LORIN 102/103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC LASTRA, DANIEL

3676 Ex Parte Ramsey et al 12449441 - (D) HOFFMAN 103 John R. Casperson FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Raja 12455912 - (D) GREENHUT 103 RICHARD L HUFF SHAVER, KEVIN P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3775 Ex Parte CHAPUT et al 11684610 - (D) STAICOVICI 102 102 WINSTEAD PC ARAJ, MICHAEL J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte White et al 12544724 - (D) ENGELS 103 VERIZON TITCOMB, WILLIAM D

2178 Ex Parte Fried 11924097 - (D) SMITH 102/103 ROBERT V. WILDER, ATTORNEY AT LAW IBM CORPORATION (RVW) HASTY, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Ex Parte Malhotra et al 12636940 - (D) KUMAR 103 VERIZON DOAN, HIEN VAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Bells et al 13253265 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Conley Rose - BlackBerry Files LAM, DUNG LE

2683 Ex Parte Biggs et al 12793856 - (D) DROESCH 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY NGUYEN, LAURA N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Ex Parte Keefer et al 12590428 - (D) JESCHKE 103 Ingrid McTaggart RIPLEY, JAY R