sponnoble, dunn

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex Parte Angus et al 11563816 - (D) REIMERS 103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC FEENEY, BRETT A

2826 Ex Parte Kruglick 12999684 - (D) TIMM 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - Seattle MOORE, WHITNEY

2854 Ex Parte Sekino et al 12497950 - (D) BEST 103 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP CULLER, JILL E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Jones et al 12832106 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 103 41.50 112(2) SIEMENS CORPORATION TADAYYON ESLAMI, TABASSOM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Ex Parte Kang 11963759 - (D) WARNER 103 103 Foley & Lardner LLP HOLWERDA, STEPHEN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Cipollini et al 11722862 - (D) HOUSEL 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC O DONNELL, LUCAS J

1735 Ex Parte Aleksov et al 12777476 - (D) PAK 112(1)/103 Winkle, PLLC SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1747 Ex Parte COPELAND et al 13039412 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC. FISCHER, JUSTIN R

[R]eferences in a combination may be said to teach away where their combined teachings would produce a "seemingly inoperative device". See In re Sponnoble, 405 F.2d 578, 587 (CCPA 1969). Teaching an alternative or equivalent method, however, does not teach away from the  use of a claimed method. see In re Dunn, 349 F.2d 433, 438 (CCPA 1965).

Sponnoble, In re, 405 F.2d 578, 160 USPQ 237 (CCPA 1969) 2141.02

Dunn, In re, 349 F.2d 433, 146 USPQ 479 (CCPA 1965) 804.02

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Luitjens et al 11814831 - (D) MORGAN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WILLIS, AMANDA LYNN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Suitts et al 12396389 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP CHEN, CAI Y

2436 Ex Parte Belling 12111162 - (D) WARD 102/103 Squire PB (NVA/DC Office) CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA

2469 Ex Parte ORZELL et al 12886138 - (D) FISHMAN 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP / Netflix AMBAYE, MEWALE A

2483 Ex Parte Hummel et al 12839441 - (D) HOWARD 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP NAWAZ, TALHA M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Post 12508408 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 LLNL/John P. Wooldridge MULLINS, BURTON S

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 NEST LABS, INC., Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent Ex Parte 7142948 et al 10/753,917 95002037 - (D) McKEOWN 102/103 Honeywell/Husch Third Party Requestor: FISH & RICHARDSON PC (TC) RALIS, STEPHEN J original KASENGE, CHARLES R

syntex, beckman, chapman

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Fodor et al 13074060 - (D) McCARTNEY 102 ERICSSON INC. LY, NGHI H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2848 Ex Parte De Abreu et al 12528524 - (D) BEST 103 LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP GONZALEZ, HIRAM E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Vlazny et al 11001578 - (D) SMEGAL 102/103 TRASKBRITT, P.C. MCCLELLAN, JAMES S

3762 Ex Parte Thacker et al 11553447 - (D) REIMERS 112(1)/112(2)/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/BSC LEVICKY, WILLIAM J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte JOHNCOCK et al 12638448 - (D) SQUIRE 103 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 SMITH, PRESTON

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte PALAKODETY et al 12979413 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 103 KRAGULJAC LAW GROUP, LLC / ORACLE SPIELER, WILLIAM

2184 Ex Parte Waites 12075921 - (D) WARD 103 103 Beck Tysver Evans , PLLC SHYU, JING-YIH

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte Hamilton 12691247 - (D) SMITH 103 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Fox Entertainment Group WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Toyota et al 12743348 - (D) HASTINGS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1784 Ex Parte Kaneko et al 13422861 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LANGMAN, JONATHAN C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2136 Ex Parte Sheffield et al 12760434 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Avago Technologies Limited VERDERAMO III, RALPH A

2172 Ex Parte FRANK et al 11834594 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation YI, RINNA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Koszeghy 11903939 - (D) GUIJT 103 OKTAY ENTERPRISES INTERNATIONAL, LLC GARFT, CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Bucks et al 12261186 - (D) BROWN 103 THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION CHOI, STEPHEN

3738 Ex Parte Jahnke et al 11624435 - (D) REIMERS 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN

What a reference teaches a person of ordinary skill is not "limited to what a reference specifically 'talks about' or what is specifically 'mentioned' or 'written' in the reference." Syntex (U.S.A.) LLC v. Apotex, Inc., 407 F.3d 1371, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2005). In short, one skilled in the art is able to read a reference for all that it teaches and not limit a reference to its explicit text or a preferred embodiment. See Beckman Instruments, Inc. v. LKB  AB, 892 F.2d 1547, 1551 (Fed. Cir. 1989); see also In re Chapman, 357 F.2d 418, 424 (CCPA 1966) ("A reference can be used for all it realistically teaches, and is not limited to the disclosures in its specific illustrative examples.").

Beckman Instruments v. LKB Produkter AB, 892 F.2d 1547, 13 USPQ2d 1301 (Fed. Cir. 1989) 2121.01 , 2158

Chapman, In re, 357 F.2d 418, 148 USPQ 711 (CCPA 1966) 716.02(e)

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 COOL OPTIONS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent v. SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS US LLC Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant Ex Parte 6487073 et al 09/726,141 95002328 - (D) JEFFERY 103 103 41.77 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. Requester: BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP NGUYEN, MINH T oroginal CHANG, YEAN HSI

AFFIRMED
2507 POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. Requester v. FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Patent Owner Ex Parte 7259972 et al 95002009 - (D) HOFF 102/103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE PC Third Party: FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SD) MENEFEE, JAMES A

CIAS

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Forster et al 12938634 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 SAP SE c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC JACOB, AJITH

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2483 Ex Parte Young 12642482 - (D) HUGHES 103 Garlick & Markison (VIXS) ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12319143 - (D) WIEDER 102 41.50 112(2) Constellation Law Group, PLLC COLEMAN, CHARLES P.

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Johnson 12726381 - (D) ASTORINO 103 103 41.50 112(2) McGarry Bair PC MATTEI, BRIAN DAVID

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Grayzel et al 13022503 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 102/103 41/50 102 JEFFREY GRAYZEL BUI, VY Q

The term “comprised of” means “including but not limited to.” See CIAS, Inc. v. Alliance Gaming Corp., 504 F.3d 1356, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (“Although ‘comprised of’ is not used as regularly as ‘comprising,’ and ‘comprised of’ is sometimes used other than as a ‘transition phrase,’ nonetheless it partakes of long-standing recognition as an open-ended term.”).

3774 Ex Parte Tan et al 12580565 - (D) WARNER 103 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP STEWART, ALVIN J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Acey et al 12447862 - (D) SMITH 103 K&L Gates LLP-Orange County IVANOVA, SVETLANA M

1657 Ex Parte Harkins 11810349 - (D) JENKS 103 LAW OFFICE OF PHILLIP F. FOX SCHUBERG, LAURA J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Muhle et al 12224261 - (D) PAK 112(2) 112(1) KENYON & KENYON LLP SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA

1787 Ex Parte Rondon et al 12783985 - (D) KRATZ 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) STACHEL, KENNETH J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte van Hoff 12257963 - (D) HOWARD 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. KURIEN, CHRISTEN A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Park et al 11182271 - (D) McCARTNEY 112(1)/103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. JAIN, ANKUR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Pettersen et al 12975530 - (D) MCMILLIN 103 Streets & Steele - Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Jung 12088966 - (D) GEIER 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) KENYON & KENYON LLP BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M

3661 Ex Parte Somerville et al 11968974 - (D) MELVIN 103 Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (GM) KONG, SZE-HON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Whittington et al 12249359 - (D) MARSCHALL 102 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. YIP, JACK

3774 Ex Parte Kloss et al 11815757 - (D) OSINSKI 102 J C PATENTS LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 LG ELECTRONICS, INC. Requester v. AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,454,071 B2 et al 11/684,841 95002353 - (D) DILLON 102/103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - GB Third Party Requester: LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY LAROSE, COLIN M original BAYAT, ALI

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. Requester, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent v. AFFINITY LABS OF TEXAS, LLC Patent Owner, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant Ex Parte 7,634,228 et al 14/148201 95001281 - (R) BRANCH 103 112(1)/102/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: KENYON & KENYON LLP original BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL LAROSE, COLIN M original GELIN, JEAN ALLAND

sneed, yorkey

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Noe et al 12134641 - (D) GUIJT 103 JANSSON MUNGER MCKINLEY & SHAPE LTD. TRUONG, THANH K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Dlugos et al 12562267 - (D) GUIJT 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC REDDY, SUNITA

3766 Ex Parte Moffitt 12904933 - (D) WARNER 102/103 Lowe Graham Jones Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. WU, TONG E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Ren 12582142 - (D) KRIVAK 103 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP NGUYEN, PHU K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Chornet et al 12587389 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein COHEN, STEFANIE J

see also In re Sneed, 710 F.2d 1544, 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1983) (“[I]t is not necessary that the inventions of the references be physically combinable to render obvious the invention under review.”).

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

1745 Ex Parte Cowan et al 11104409 - (D) DERRICK 103 Georgia-Pacific LLC BELL, WILLIAM P

Yorkey v. Diab, 601 F.3d 1279, 1284 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (The Board has discretion to give more weight to one item of evidence over another “unless no reasonable trier of fact could have done so”).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Schimpf et al 12647965 - (D) TROCK 103 BAINWOOD HUANG & ASSOCIATES LLC c/o LOTUS AND RATIONAL SOFTWARE TORGRIMSON, TYLER J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Olson 11710722 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 SAILE ACKERMAN LLC ULLAH MASUD, MOHAMMAD R

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1626 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. and PUBLIC PATENT FOUNDATION Requesters and Respondents v. ABBVIE Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7148359 et al 11/122,300 95000570 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 ABBOTT LABORATORIES For Third Party Requestor: PUBLIC PATENT FOUNDATION and MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB HUANG, EVELYN MEI original SHIAO, REI TSANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Requester and Respondent v. BEAR CREEK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7889722 et al 11/253,129 95002190 - (D) CHEN 103 Joseph B. Thompson THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP original Bear Creek Technologies, Inc. LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original MARCELO, MELVIN C

plantronics

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Disch 12745901 - (D) SMITH 103 THOMPSON HINE LLP GOLIGHTLY, ERIC WAYNE

1716 Ex Parte Lutterman et al 12352641 - (D) NAGUMO 103 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC DHINGRA, RAKESH KUMAR

1759 Ex Parte KWON 12051680 - (D) WARREN 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO, LLP BALL, JOHN C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2178 Ex Parte Hu et al 11289251 - (D) CHUNG 103 The Brevetto Law Group, PLLC HASTY, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2462 Ex Parte Bahr 12310390 - (D) CHUNG 103 Staas & Halsey LLP DUONG, CHRISTINE T

Plantronics, Inc. v. Aliph, Inc., 724 F.3d 1343, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2013) ("Where, as here, the necessary reasoning is absent, we cannot simply assume that 'an ordinary artisan would be awakened to modify prior art in such a way as to lead to an obviousness rejection.' It is in such circumstances, moreover, that it is especially important to guard against the dangers of hindsight bias." (citation omitted))

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Pryor 11980715 - (D) KHAN 103 WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD LLP KUMAR, SRILAKSHMI K

2645 Ex Parte Labrogere et al 12675251 - (D) TROCK 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Solomon et al 12738842 - (D) SMITH 103 PURRFECT PATENTS LLC SIMON KAHN - PYI HAGAN, SEAN P

2871 Ex Parte Suh et al 12850653 - (D) FENICK 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP QUASH, ANTHONY G

2874 Ex Parte Cox et al 12710545 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 CORNING INCORPORATED SMITH, CHAD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Shabaz et al 11014413 - (D) BROWN 103 Bard Biopsy Systems HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN

3744 Ex Parte Shah 10585970 - (D) HILL 103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P C. THOMPSON, JASON N

3775 Ex Parte PLECKO et al 12700225 - (D) BROWN 102 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP KU, SI MING

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1772 Ex Parte Van et al 12439780 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. PREGLER, SHARON

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2692 Ex Parte Han 12573079 - (D) KRIVAK 103 112(1)/103 41.50 102/103 Andrews Kurth LLP MERKOULOVA, OLGA VLADNIROVNA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte PANKEN 12433038 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 112(2)/101 41.50 112(2) Medtronic Inc. (Neuro) MAHMOOD, NADIA AHMAD

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Rubino 11596090 - (D) POLLOCK 103/double patenting FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG SNGH, RANDEEP

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Kozinsky et al 12437791 - (D) PAK 112(2)/102 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP MOHADDES, LADAN

1731 Ex Parte NOCHI et al 13471033 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP WOOD, JARED M

1741 Ex Parte Propst et al 13567642 - (D) KENNEDY 103 Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP CORDRAY, DENNIS R

1746 Ex Parte Weikard et al 11978463 - (D) SMITH 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC BRADFORD, ELIZABETH

1772 Ex Parte Chewter et al 12743270 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY BULLOCK, IN SUK C

1776 Ex Parte Witt 12742098 - (D) DELMENDO 102/103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. THERKORN, ERNEST G

1786 Ex Parte Lecomte et al 11722039 - (D) SMITH 102/103 Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

1797 Ex Parte Willettt et al 11912041 - (D) SMITH 102/103 HONEYWELL/CONLEY ROSE EOM, ROBERT J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ex Parte Gearhardt et al 10954939 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 CLARK HILL PLC TABONE JR, JOHN J

2131 Ex Parte Jibbe et al 12178064 - (D) SAADAT 103 LSI CORPORATION MACKALL, LARRY T

2172 Ex Parte Bates et al 12208373 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP THATCHER, PAUL A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Ex Parte Joris et al 11126939 - (D) KHAN 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise FAN, HUA

2454 Ex Parte ELIAS et al 11379465 - (D) SMITH 103 AT&T Legal Department - HFZ WU, TSUNG YIN

2468 Ex Parte Lugo 12919153 - (D) COURTENAY 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY YANG, ZHAOHUI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte AKIFUSA et al 12858810 - (D) KRIVAK 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. MCCULLEY, RYAN D

2634 Ex Parte Yang et al 12281821 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS GHULAMALI, QUTBUDDIN

2656 Ex Parte Ozden 13725714 - (D) MORGAN 103 Vista IP Law Group, LLP (GN Resound) ROBINSON, RYAN C

2685 Ex Parte Gakhar et al 12636888 - (D) STRAUSS 103/double patenting KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. TANG, SON M

2693 Ex Parte Hansen 12665542 - (D) KRIVAK 103 103 41.50 112(2) Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, PC MA, CALVN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Warner 12249153 - (D) SMEGAL 103 Global Patent Services - Legal IP Central CULLER, JILL E

2881 Ex Parte Knippelmeyer et al 12095198 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC PURINTON, BROOKE J

2881 Ex Parte Wagganer 12128420 - (D) NAPPI 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Lam) SMYTH, ANDREW P

2896 Ex Parte Meftah et al 12517858 - (D) McGRAW 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS KALAM, ABUL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Salomon et al 11522206 - (D) McSHANE 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) ANDERSON, FOLASHADE

3633 Ex Parte Simmons 13296616 - (D) GREENHUT 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP IHEZIE, JOSHUA K

3687 Ex Parte Hodge et al 12286341 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP Apple Inc. AN, IG TAI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Zhou et al 12819950 - (D) HILL 112(1)/103 41.50 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (PA) EASTWOOD, DAVID C

3763 Ex Parte Schnell et al 11993663 - (D) GREENHUT 103 112(2) Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) MEDWAY, SCOTT J

3773 Ex Parte Knapp 12983254 - (D) MELVIN 103 PATENT LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL E. WOODS HOUSTON, ELIZABETH

seattle box

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2411 Ex Parte DeJana et al 13152090 - (D) McMILLIN 103 CAHN & SAMUELS, LLP NGUYEN, CHUONG M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Brown 11119335 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 Robert Bosch Healthcare Systems, Inc. REYES, REGINALD R

3696 Ex Parte Brady 10103818 - (D) MOHANTY 103 DLA PIPER US LLP TROTTER, SCOTT S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1785 Ex Parte Herslow 12006168 - (D) HOUSEL 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 HENRY I. SCHANZER, ESQ REDDY, SATHAVARAM I

“When a word of degree is used the [fact-finder] must determine whether the patent’s specification provides some standard for measuring that degree.” Seattle Box Co. v. Indus. Crating & Packaging,Inc., 731 F.2d 818, 826 (Fed. Cir. 1984).

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

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Ledlie et al 12980864 - (D) McCARTNEY 102 102/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. SAMS, MATTHEW C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Albrecht et al 12558517 - (D) JENKS 102/103 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP WEST, THEODORE R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Stute et al 12653731 - (D) DELMENDO 103 KLAUS J. BACH CREPEAU, JONATHAN

1735 Ex Parte Bausch et al 13181719 - (D) DELMENDO 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB YUEN, JACKY

1777 Ex Parte Rohde et al 12200488 - (D) SMITH 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago ZALASKY, KATHERINE M

1789 Ex Parte Verreet 10547992 - (D) SMITH 103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP WYROZEBSKI, KATARZYNA 1

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte BHATNAGAR et al 12551737 - (D) FENICK 112(1)/112(2)/103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP KUDIRKA, JOSEPH R

2159 Ex Parte Pierce et al 12748284 - (D) MORGAN 102/103 Orthosensor, Inc. VU, THONG H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Purpura et al 11390657 - (D) JIVANI 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. SCHNURR, JOHN R

2441 Ex Parte King 12820839 - (D) JIVANI 103 BlackBerry Limited (CRGO Cases) KATSIKIS, KOSTAS J

2481 Ex Parte BEKIARES et al 12648274 - (D) FENICK 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Weiler 12086439 - (D) KRIVAK 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION BRANDT, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2874 Ex Parte Nakagawa et al 11092881 - (D) KHAN 112(1)/103 SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL BEDTELYON, JOHN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte Hoyos et al 11456189 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 Haynes & Boone, LLP ABDI, KAMBIZ

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
BIOTAGE AB Requester v. PATENT OF SCIENTIFIC PLASTIC PRODUCTS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8066875 et al 12/152,165 95001985 - (D) ROBERTSON 112(1)/103 41.77 103 DAVID M. QUINLAN, P.C. KUGEL, TIMOTHY J

AFFIRMED
BIOTAGE AB Requester v. Patent of SCIENTIFIC PLASTIC PRODUCTS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8070957 et al 12/152,166 95001986 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 41.77 103 DAVID M. QUINLAN, P.C. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: FOLEY AND LARDNER, LLP XU, LING X

brown

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Puttaswamy 12272669 - (D) MOORE 103 WINSTEAD P.C. IBM CORP. (WSM) WU, RUTAO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1785 Ex Parte Herslow 12006168 - (D) HOUSEL 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 HENRY I. SCHANZER, ESQ REDDY, SATHAVARAM I

Claim 1 is directed to an assembly for forming a document, which we interpret as directed to an apparatus, i.e. a structure which can be termed a machine or manufacture under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Thus, claim 1 is a structural claim and as such must be distinguished from the prior art based on structure. “[I]t is the patentability of the product claimed and not of the recited process steps which must be established.” In re Brown, 459 F.2d 531, 535 (CCPA 1972).

Brown, In re, 459 F.2d 531, 173 USPQ 685 (CCPA 1972) 2113 , 2183

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Ledlie et al 12980864 - (D) McCARTNEY 102 102/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. SAMS, MATTHEW C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Albrecht et al 12558517 - (D) JENKS 102/103 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP WEST, THEODORE R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Stute et al 12653731 - (D) DELMENDO 103 KLAUS J. BACH CREPEAU, JONATHAN

1777 Ex Parte Rohde et al 12200488 - (D) SMITH 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago ZALASKY, KATHERINE M

1789 Ex Parte Verreet 10547992 - (D) SMITH 103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP WYROZEBSKI, KATARZYNA I

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2114 Ex Parte BHATNAGAR et al 12551737 - (D) FENICK 112(1)/112(2)/103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP KUDIRKA, JOSEPH R

2159 Ex Parte Pierce et al 12748284 - (D) MORGAN 102/103 Orthosensor, Inc. VU, THONG H

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2441 Ex Parte King 12820839 - (D) JIVANI 103 BlackBerry Limited (CRGO Cases) KATSIKIS, KOSTAS J

2481 Ex Parte BEKIARES et al 12648274 - (D) FENICK 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M

2488 Ex Parte Wang et al 13084142 - (D) SAADAT 103 Davidson Sheehan LLP VIXS Systems Inc. PONTIUS, JAMES M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Bateni et al 12327068 - (D) MOORE 103 TERADATA US, INC. JARRETT, SCOTT L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Briscoe et al 11469736 - (D) MURPHY 103 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. GRAY, PHILLIP A

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2821 CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC. Requester v. LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7619539 et al 10/824,248 95002260 - (D) CURCURI 103 103 Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CRESTRON ELECTRONICS, INC. NASSER, ROBERT L original VO, TUYET THI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2825 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO. LTD Requester and Respondent v. TELA INNOVATIONS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8,185,865 B2 et al 12/717,885 95002214 - (D) DILLON 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. Third Party Requester: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP GE, YUZHEN original DOAN, NGHIA M

2876 BLACKHAWK NETWORK, INC., Third Party Requester, v. E2INTERACTIVE, INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7,578,439 et al 11/691,766 95001464 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) Third Party Requester: COOLEY LLP ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Legallais et al 12736873 - (D) STEPHENS 103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. LE, RONG

2444 Ex Parte Kandekar et al 13216517 - (D) SAADAT 102/103 Concert Technology Corporation SHAW, PELING ANDREW

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3624 Ex Parte Schlereth et al 12529068 - (D) SHAH 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL

3668 Ex Parte Walter 13179025 - (D) ASTORINO 103 General Electric Company BEAULIEU, YONEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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1746 Ex Parte Laue et al 13302382 - (D) HEANEY 103 102/103 BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP GOFF II, JOHN L

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2164 Ex Parte Al-Omari et al 13356056 - (D) STEPHENS 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise CHOI, YUK TING

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2431 Ex Parte Lin et al 12765318 - (D) JEFFERY 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise CHIANG, JASON

Claim 13 recites "a forwarding module, a storage module, and a filtering module." "'Module' is a well-known nonce word that can operate as a substitute for 'means' in the context of [§ 112(f).]" Williamson v. Citrix Online, LLC, 792 F.3d 1339, 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (en banc). The absence of adequate structure corresponding to limitations interpreted under § 112(f) renders those limitations indefinite under § 1 12(b). Id. at 1351—52. We leave to the Examiner to determine whether the modules in claim 13 should be interpreted under § 112(f) and, if so, determine whether the corresponding structure is disclosed adequately. See MPEP § 2181 (I) (9th ed. Rev. 7, Mar. 2014) (providing guidelines to examiners for determining whether a claim limitation invokes § 112(f) and instructing that "module" may invoke § 112(f))

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3687 Ex Parte Sundaresan 12346723 - (D) WIEDER 101/103 112(2) SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY ADE, OGER GARCIA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Stahmann et al 13185203 - (D) HORNER 102/103 102 PAULY, DEVRIES SMITH & DEFFNER, L.L.C. FLORY, CHRISTOPHER A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1674 Ex Parte Migawa et al 12527417 - (D) PAULRAJ 102/double patenting 103 Isis Pharmaceuticals/McNeill Baur PLLC SHIN, DANA H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Holte 12606944 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 Andrews Kurth LLP TANK, ANDREW L

2175 Ex Parte Fagans et al 11760684 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (APPLE) LONG, ANDREA NATAE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Rothschild 12266429 - (D) FISHMAN 101/102/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC LAZARO, DAVID R

2465 Ex Parte Kadaba et al 11645608 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. HSU, ALPUS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Ex Parte Brown et al 12181229 - (D) HEANEY 103 PLANTRONICS, INC. SWAN, GARDNER W.S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Strommer et al 12874371 - (D) KERINS 103/double patenting DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC (STJ) CHAO, ELMER M

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2603 HM ELECTRONICS, INC. Requester and Respondent v. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8,005,455 et al 06/235,276 95002239 - (D) CHEN 102/103 PAULY, DeVRIES SMITH & DEFFINER, L.L.C. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: FREDRIKSON & BYRON, P.A. original SCHLUMBERGER INDUSTRIES, INC. LAROSE, COLIN M original CHIN, STEPHEN