panduit

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2112 Ex Parte Mati 12339842 - (D) McNEILL 103 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC C/O WESTMAN, CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. KNAPP, JUSTIN R

In light of the remainder of the teachings of Cornwell, an ordinarily skilled artisan would not understand Cornwell to teach or suggest upgrading memory resolution in response to crossing an error threshold because Cornwell explicitly teaches that such condition calls for downgrading memory resolution. See Panduit Corp. v. Dennison Mfg. Co., 774 F.2d 1082, 1094 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (holding that courts should avoid a “superficial review” of prior art references and instead should “consider references in their entireties, i.e., including those portions that would argue against obviousness.”)

Panduit Corp. v. Dennison Mfg. Co., 774 F.2d 1082, 227 USPQ 337 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 716.06 , 1504.03 , 2134

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte KOENIG et al 13269931 - (D) FREDMAN 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. ALAWADI, SARAH

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1623 INGREDION INCORPORATED Requester v. LENLO CHEM, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7799909 et al 12/106,644 95002240 - (D) GUEST 103 NEAL, GERBER, & EISENBERG THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: GREENBERG TRAURIG (NJ) JONES, DWAYNE C original WHITE, EVERETT

johnston

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte THOMAS et al 12358954 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 Prismatic Law Group, PLLC ROONEY, NORA MAUREEN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Edwards et al 13173113 - (D) SHIANG 103 CRGO LAW CHOWDHURY, RAYEEZ R

2176 Ex Parte HOMMA et al 13246473 - (D) HAGY 102 Paratus Law Group, PLLC RIES, LAURIE ANNE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Khan et al 12008856 - (D) HUGHES 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Ex Parte Basnayake et al 12616858 - (D) FENICK 103 MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC - GM ALAM, MIRZA F

3658 Ex Parte OKU et al 12503892 - (D) KERINS 112(2)/103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP PRATHER, GREGORY T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Osborne et al 12316734 - (D) STEPINA 103 BGL/Cook - Chicago GHERBI, SUZETTE JAIME J

3744 Ex Parte Schnell et al 12776133 - (D) SHAH 103 HONEYWELL/STW COMINGS, DANIEL C

3744 Ex Parte Gasteyer et al 11702472 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Dechert LLP ZEC, FILIP

3754 Ex Parte Rahn 12181527 - (D) ASTORINO 103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. NGUYEN, TUAN N

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Madison 12185885 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 102/103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP FRAZIER, BARBARA S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Quinn et al 12608154 - (D) PAK 103 103 MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC - GM CHMIELECKI, SCOTT J

1733 Ex Parte Daou 13257411 - (D) WILSON 112(4)/102/103 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP KASTLER, SCOTT R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Singh Kushwah et al 11084679 - (D) WINSOR 112(1)/103 103 41.50 103 VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP AND EMC CORPORATION TIV, BACKHEAN

Dependent claim 38 does not further limit the scope of claim I because both steps can be omitted. Cf. In re Johnston, 435 F.3d 1381, 1384—5 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (affirming a dependent claim reciting only an optional element as anticipated because "optional elements do not narrow the claim because they can always be omitted").

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Ex Parte Raghavan et al 12454622 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 103 FLYNN, THIEL, BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. MEHMOOD, JENNIFER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Belokin 11544675 - (D) HORNER 103 102/103 JACK A. KANZ STERLING, AMY JO

3663 Ex Parte Yu et al 12473314 - (D) STEPINA 103 103 41.50 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD TISSOT, ADAM D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Lytle et al 12620541 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1) NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY ALANKO, ANITA KAREN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte FRIED et al 12957937 - (D) SMITH 103 Russell Ng PLLC (IBM AUS) SOMERS, MARC S

2168 Ex Parte Lai et al 13024467 - (D) SHIANG 101 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP MOBIN, HASANUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Ex Parte Etchegoyen 12784464 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 Ellis B. Ramirez CHIANG, JASON

2464 Ex Parte Cai et al 11741590 - (D) DIXON 102/103 Fish & Richardson P.C. (Blackberry) MUI, GARY

2484 Ex Parte Greenfield 12788934 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. DANG, HUNG Q

2497 Ex Parte Chaudhry 11959060 - (D) HUME 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. RASHID, HARUNUR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Keates et al 12132908 - (D) FENICK 103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

2652 Ex Parte Martin 13252595 - (D) FENICK 103/double patenting WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. NGUYEN, QUYNH H

2688 Ex Parte PARK et al 12939328 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP HOLDER, REGINA NEAL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Swei 13237177 - (D) OGDEN 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP (TSMC) TRA, ANH QUAN

2879 Ex Parte Cohen 12820427 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP SANTIAGO, MARICELI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Sindambiwe 12769311 - (D) OSINSKI 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) ORTIZ ROMAN, DENISSE Y

3684 Ex Parte Wren 12556353 - (D) CRAWFORD double patenting 112(1)/103 Stephen C. Wren ZURITA, JAMES H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Stautner 12415313 - (D) PESLAK 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY RAYMOND, KEITH MICHAEL

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 LG ELECTRONICS, INC. and LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC., Requesters and Appellants, v. Patent of DYSON TECHNOLOGY LTD, Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 6,991,666 B2 et al 10/468,676 95002101 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 41.44 102/103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: BRINKS GILSON & LIONE TILL, TERRENCE R original CHIESA, RICHARD L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 SYMANTEC CORPORATION Requester v. FINJAN, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6480962 et al 09/551,302 95001836 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 Bey & Cotropia PLLC (Finjan Inc.) BASEHOAR, ADAM L original LE, DIEU MINH T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 KOHLER CO. Requester and Appellant v. GENERAC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7230345 et al 11/033,579 95001558 - (D) HOFF 112(1)/103 41.77(f) BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original PONOMARENKO, NICHOLAS

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 GOOGLE INC., Requester v. VEDERI, LLC, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7805025 et al 12/482,314 95000681 - (D) POTHIER 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP CRAVER, CHARLES R original PATEL, KANJIBHAI B

burr, schreiber, hallman

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte LYON 12951247 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Reed Smith LLP HWA, SHYUE JIUNN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2495 Ex Parte Kisielewicz 13020547 - (D) KAISER 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise SHOLEMAN, ABU S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Ahler et al 11744946 - (D) DIXON 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP SIMMONS, JENNIFER E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Nigmann et al 11349194 - (D) FETTING 112(2)/103 ARENT FOX LLP RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3648 Ex Parte Durgin 12505916 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC BRAINARD, TIMOTHY A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Zhadanov et al 13785043 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC LE, HUYEN D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1656 Ex Parte Dassler et al 11859616 - (D) ADAMS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. STEADMAN, DAVID J

1674 Ex Parte Reich et al 11615554 - (D) SMITH 103 PEPPER HAMILTON LLP SCHNIZER, RICHARD A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte CHAKRAVARTI et al 12345314 - (D) McKELVEY 102/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - SABIC (CPP) CAI, WENWEN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Banerjee et al 13189063 - (D) Per curiam 103 STREETS & STEELE - IBM CORPORATION (ROC) OWYANG, MICHELLE N

2196 Ex Parte West et al 12251108 - (D) FRAHM 103 VMWARE, INC. DARRYL SMITH SWIFT, CHARLES M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Ding et al 13194875 - (D) KINDER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. ALRIYASHI, ABDULKADER MOHAMED

2476 Ex Parte Liu 12852793 - (D) KHAN 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD SLOMS, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte BACHMANN et al 13543615 - (D) THOMAS 103 Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC NEALON, WILLIAM

2651 Ex Parte Bourgoin 13057246 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. BLAIR, KILE O

2674 Ex Parte Lehotsky et al 12103037 - (D) KHAN 103 EPSON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INC RUST, ERIC A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Hammel et al 12376116 - (D) TIMM 102/103 41.50 102/103 KENYON & KENYON LLP CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L

Claim 10 is directed to a driver, a machine or apparatus. As correctly pointed out by the Examiner, "the manner in which a device is intended to be employed does not differentiate the claimed apparatus from prior art apparatus satisfying the claimed structural limitations," and "apparatus claims must be structurally distinguishable from the prior art." Ans. 3. This is because "[a] machine is a concrete thing, consisting of parts, or of certain devices and combination of devices." See Burr v. Duryee, 68 U.S. 531, 570 (1863) (defining "machine"). Because an apparatus is a structure, the apparatus must be distinguished from the prior art on the basis of structure, and where there is reason to believe that the structure of the prior art is inherently capable of performing the claimed function, the burden shifts to the applicant to show that the claimed fünction patentably distinguishes the claimed structure from the prior art structure. See In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1478 (Fed. Cir. 1997); In re Hallman, 655 F.2d 212, 215 (CCPA 1981).

Burr v. Duryee, 68 U.S. (1 Wall.) 531, 17 L. Ed. 650 (1863) 2106

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

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Thieret 11129123 - (D) McNEILL 103 ARENT FOX LLP RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3651 Ex Parte Handfield et al 12955805 - (D) HOSKINS 102/103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Wulbrandt 12531656 - (D) BAHR 103 Cozen O'Connor DO, HAILEY KYUNG AE

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 BECKMAN COULTER, INC. Requester and Appellant v. GENEOHM SCIENCES CANADA, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7838221 et al 11/248,438 95002216 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Becton, Dickinson and Company (Knobbe Martens) Third Party Requester: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP TURNER, SHARON L original POHNERT, STEVEN C

3508 ANTEC, INC. Requester v. STREAK PRODUCTS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7133293 et al 95001319 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 GREENBERG TRAURIG (NY) THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: STEVEN LAW GROUP DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES original NOT, DEFINED

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 MYTEE PRODUCTS, INC. Requester and Respondent v. Patent of HARRIS RESEARCH, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6266892 et al 09/617,376 95001235 - (D) McCARTHY 102 Kunzler Law Group Third Party Requester: THEMIS LAW CLARKE, SARA SACHIE original WILSON, PAMELA ANNE

coley

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Sandt 12218384 - (D) DERRICK 103 BERND W. SANDT STULII, VERA

1793 Ex Parte Berrios et al 13316231 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 USDA-ARS-OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER YOO, HONG THI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Leah et al 13411544 - (D) HUME 103 IBM Raleigh S/W Group c/o Patent Law of Virginia, PLLC FAULK, DEVONA E

2621 Ex Parte ARNESON 11752828 - (D) MOORE 103 Wolfe-SBMC MATTHEWS, ANDRE L

Where there is doubt regarding the teachings of a reference, "the scales should be inclined toward applicant." See In re Coley, 40 F.2d 982, 986 (CCPA 1930) (reversing anticipation rejections).

2665 Ex Parte Wegbreit et al 12287315 - (D) BUI 102/103 41.50 101 Gard and Kaslow LLP WERNER, BRIAN P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Bergmann et al 12538602 - (D) GARRIS 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, P.A. WHALEN, DANIEL B

2837 Ex Parte Döhring et al 11913825 - (D) OWENS 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Rathsack et al 12527123 - (D) GEIER 102/103 41.50 101 BALLY (DELIZIO LAW) C/O DELIZIO LAW, PLLC MCCLELLAN, JAMES S

3721 Ex Parte SHIMIZU et al 12868108 - (D) BROWNE 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

3762 Ex Parte Boute et al 12170037 - (D) BROWN 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) EDWARDS, PHILIP CHARLES

3774 Ex Parte Jang 12192782 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. PREBILIC, PAUL B

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Jarvis 12255496 - (D) TIMM 103 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD BELL, WILLIAM P

1777 Ex Parte Moya et al 12658980 - (D) OWENS 112(2)/103 112(2) HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. MENON, KRISHNAN S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Endo et al 12223632 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP OSWECKI, JANE C

1674 Ex Parte Reich et al 11615554 - (D) SMITH 103 PEPPER HAMILTON LLP SCHNIZER, RICHARD A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Ashok et al 12763748 - (D) McCARTNEY 103/double patenting IBM CORPORATION C/O: Fabian Vancott DADA, BEEMNET W

2494 Ex Parte LING 11828556 - (D) SAADAT 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. ALATA, AYOUB

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte DeLuca et al 12517902 - (D) HUME 103 Clairvolex Inc. RAMPURIA, SHARAD K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Imura 12705796 - (D) KENNEDY 103 BGL/Seiko Instruments Inc. GRUBB, MATTHEW

2848 Ex Parte Ishikawa 12516983 - (D) CRAIG 103 COWAN, LIEBOWITZ & LATMAN, P.C. FERGUSON, DION

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex parte JONATHAN BERALL Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 5827178 et al 08/778,079 90/011,308, 90/011,383, 90/012,340 - (D) McCARTHY 103 41.50 103 JONATHAN BERALL For the Requester in Ex parte Reexaminations 90/011,383 and 90/012,340: OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP For the Requester in Ex parte Reexamination 90/011,308: FOSTER PEPPER PLLC WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original TRUONG, KEVIN THAO

abbott diabetes, suitco surface

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 12757112 - (D) MARGOLIES 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise HERSHLEY, MARK E

2197 Ex Parte Sobel 11860060 - (D) WORMMEESTER 103 WILMERHALE BODDEN, EVRAL E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2669 Ex Parte He et al 11271693 - (D) MARGOLIES 103 NXP-TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND - FSL ROZ, MARK

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Bindra 12283769 - (D) CALVE 102/103 Harding, Earley, Follmer & Frailey LEWIS, JUSTIN V

3745 Ex Parte Tholen et al 11755281 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY VERDIER, CHRISTOPHER M

3762 Ex Parte Gerber 11591171 - (D) MAYBERRY 102/103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A LEVICKY, WILLIAM J

We are instructed that "claims under examination before the [U.S. Patent and Trademark Office] are given their broadest reasonable interpretation consistent with the specification." In re Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., 696 F.3d 1142, 1148 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (citation omitted). However, [t]he broadest-construction rubric . . . does not give the [Examiner] an unfettered license to interpret claims to embrace anything remotely related to the claimed invention." In re Suitco Surface, Inc., 603 F.3d 1255, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2010).

Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., In re, 696 F.3d 1142, 104 USPQ2d 1337 (Fed. Cir. 2012) 2111.01

Suitco Surface, Inc., In re, 603 F.3d 1255, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2010) 2111 , 2111.01

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte NG et al 12702371 - (D) HOMERE 103 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP SHIH, HAOSHIAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Schmidt 12833598 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. BURKE, JEFF A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 Ex Parte Bouchard et al 12271571 - (D) PYONIN 102/103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP VO, QUANG N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Laese 12675948 - (D) GREENHUT 103 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. VU, STEPHEN A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Wilk 11387522 - (D) ABRAMS 112(1) Cosud Intellectual Property Solutions, P.C. BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE

oelrich

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1758 Ex Parte Brown et al 11358652 - (D) OWENS 103 HONEYWELL/WOOD PHILLIPS SLAWSKI, MAGALI P

An inherent characteristic must be inevitable, and not merely a possibility or probability. See In re Oelrich, 666 F.2d 578, 581 (CCPA 1981).

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

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2483 Ex Parte Carlson et al 12522493 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3675 Ex Parte Castillo et al 12927455 - (D) HOSKINS 102/103 Shawn Hunter / Baker Hughes Filings LEE, GILBERT Y

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte HIGBIE 13922491 - (D) BROWN 103 HAYES, SOLOWAY P.C. KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2663 Ex Parte Rhoads 12643386 - (D) HAMANN 102 102 DIGIMARC CORPORATION BHUIYAN, FAYEZ A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Drewes 11632470 - (D) GEIER 102 112(2) PRICE HENEVELD LLP BURCH, MELODY M

3689 Ex Parte Beier et al 12827894 - (D) McSHANE 112(2)/103 101/103 41.50 101 IBM CORPORATION C/O: Fabian Vancott NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Hensel et al 12791118 - (D) SMITH 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. SONG, MATTHEW J

1799 Ex Parte Liimatta 13512743 - (D) ROSS 103 ALBEMARLE CORPORATION SPAMER, DONALD R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Rotem et al 12651435 - (D) DESHPANDE 102/103 INTEL CORPORATION c/o CPA Global ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS R

2175 Ex Parte Kowalski 09928599 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 GATES & COOPER LLP - IBM ORR, HENRY W

2196 Ex Parte SCHIMPF et al 12955303 - (D) SMITH 102/103 HOLLAND & KNIGHT MILLS, PAUL V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Wagner 12807916 - (D) McNEILL 102/103 BAE SYSTEMS MUNDUR, PADMAVATHI V

2481 Ex Parte DeLuca et al 13150344 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 IBM Raleigh S/W Group c/o Patent Law of Virginia, PLLC ADAMS, EILEEN M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Carvajal et al 12613943 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 Bose Corporation CHANG, KENT WU

2637 Ex Parte Presi et al 13061501 - (D) PYONIN 103 Leffler Intellectual Property Law, PLLC KRETZER, CASEY L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Basson et al 12277615 - (D) FETTING 103 Law Offices of Ira D. Blecker, P.C. JOSEPH, TONYA S

3654 Ex Parte Takachi et al 12193184 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 DELAND LAW OFFICE CAMPOS, JR, JUAN J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Huang et al 11264582 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 Cardinal Health, Inc. MATHEW, SEEMA

3753 Ex Parte Nguyen 12178977 - (D) CALVE 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. COLON MORALES, DAVID

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Hobbs et al 11303818 - (D) HORNER 103 KBSO Law / ANGIO LIPITZ, JEFFREY BRIAN

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2197 Ex Parte Taylor et al 12200301 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 CRGO LAW NGUYEN, DUY KHUONG THANH

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 DYSON, INC. AND DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Requester and Cross-Appellant v. LG ELECTRONICS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,840,972 et al 10/204,045 95002387 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 Dentons US LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP TILL, TERRENCE R original HOPKINS, ROBERT A

kahn

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte HARPER et al 12406378 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. MCGUE, FRANK J

3694 Ex Parte Lundgren et al 12748197 - (D) LORIN 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. AZIZ, ABDULMAJEED

In our view, this is insufficient as “some articulated reasoning with some rational underpinning to support the legal conclusion of obviousness.” In re Kahn, 441 F.3d 977, 988 (Fed. Cir. 2006).

Kahn, In re, 441 F.3d 977, 78 USPQ2d 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2143.01 , 2144

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2895 Ex Parte Weaver Jr. et al 10582377 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 FAY SHARPE LLP TSAI, HUI JEY

becton

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2481 Ex Parte Schwarz et al 12428154 - (D) KOHUT 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Reichenbach 12500390 - (D) MELVIN 102 BGL RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Woltering et al 12308737 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP STONER, KILEY SHAWN

Where a claim lists elements separately, the clear implication of the claim language is that those elements are distinct components of the patented invention. Becton Dickinson & Co. v. Tyco Healthcare Group, 616 F.3d 1249, 1254 (Fed. Cir. 2010). 

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Gervais et al 12892466 - (D) FREDMAN 103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP TRAN, SUSAN T

1615 Ex Parte Kolbe et al 12402985 - (D) ADAMS 103 Abel Law Group, LLP WAX, ROBERT A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Whitworth et al 13433106 - (D) HASTINGS 103 KLEMCHUK LLP LEE, JAEYUN

1767 Ex Parte Stowell et al 12312594 - (D) SQUIRE 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP RIOJA, MELISSA A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Metzner 11399035 - (D) FRAHM 103 Baker Botts LLP SHMATOV, ALEXEY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte KOH 11733038 - (D) MARGOLIES 102 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC SHANG, ANNAN Q

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Arik et al 12984488 - (D) GARRIS 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY WU, JAMES

2859 Ex Parte Shoytush et al 12708477 - (D) GARRIS 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION TORRES RUIZ, JOHALI ALEJANDRA

chore-time, okajima, litton

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Murray et al 12979440 - (D) KERINS 102 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. OLSON, LARS A

3627 Ex Parte Casey 12909580 - (D) MOHANTY 103 LEWIS RICE LLC HAIDER, FAWAAD

3644 Ex Parte Sainct et al 12809115 - (D) JESCHKE 103 41.50 112(2) BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP O'HARA, BRIAN M

3654 Ex Parte Hodjat 12928537 - (D) BROWNE 103 GATES CORPORATION TRAN, DIEM M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Kumar et al 12727473 - (D) HOSKINS 103 BASF CORPORATION SHANSKE, JASON D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Sowden et al 10484485 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COUGHLIN, DANIEL F

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Brusic et al 11591730 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 103 CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION ABU ALI, SHUANGYI

1746 Ex Parte Whitworth et al 13433106 - (D) HASTINGS 103 KLEMCHUK LLP LEE, JAEYUN

1772 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 13008615 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 41.50 102/103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC ROBINSON, RENEE E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte CARMEL et al 12788459 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise NGUYEN, LE V

2193 Ex Parte ARPANA et al 11689276 - (D) ENGELS 101/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (CA, Inc.) LOUIE, JUE WANG

see also Chore-Time Equipment, Inc. v. Cumberland Corp., 713 F.2d 774, 779 n.2 (Fed. Cir. 1983) ("an invention may be held to have been either obvious (or nonobvious) without a specific finding of a particular level of skill or the reception of expert testimony on the level of skill where, as here, the prior art itself reflects an appropriate level"); Okajima v. Bourdeau, 261 F.3d 1350, 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2001) ( [T]he absence of specific findings on the level of skill in the art does not give rise to reversible error 'where the prior art itself reflects an appropriate level and a need for testimony is not shown'") (quoting Litton Indus. Prods., Inc. v. Solid State Sys. Corp., 755 F.2d 158, 163 (Fed. Cir. 1985)).

Chore-Time Equipment, Inc. v. Cumberland Corp., 713 F.2d 774, 218 USPQ 673 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 2141.03

Okajima v. Bourdeau, 261 F.3d 1350, 59 USPQ2d 1795 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2141.03

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte TSAI et al 12235098 - (D) KUMAR 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP GUPTA, PARUL H

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 ANALOG DEVICES, INC. Requester v. KNOWLES ELECTRONICS LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte Minervini et al 8,018,049 11,741,881 95001850 - (D) CHEN 102/103 LATHROP & GAGE LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: SUNSTEIN KANN MURPHY & TIMBERS LLP ANDUJAR, LEONARDO original CHAMBLISS, ALONZO