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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte De La Torre-Bueno 11642253 - (D) McGRAW 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc.  DEJONG, ERIC S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Luo et al 11749201 - (D) HEANEY 103 BrooksGroup ZHU, WEIPING

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte LaDuke et al 12800615 - (D) HOWARD 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC TARKO,ASMAMAWG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Baney 13170346 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Keysight Technologies, Inc, KESSIE, DANIEL

2836 Ex Parte Baney 13283116 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Keysight Technologies, Inc, KESSIE, DANIEL

2875 Ex Parte PROGL et al 13182017 - (D) WILSON 102 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC LEE, JONG SUK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Goossen et al 12576583 - (D) MARTIN 103 HONEYWELL/S&S BADAWI, MEDHAT

3671 Ex Parte Paulos 12166641 - (D) REIMERS 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C ADDIE, RAYMOND W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Wattenbach et al 12842209 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 MICHAEL, BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (MT) SWINNEY, JENNIFER B

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2472 Ex Parte Lappetelainen et al 10968248 - (D) COURTENAY 102 102/103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation LY, ANH VU H

Moreover, we conclude, under a broad but reasonable interpretation,  the preamble of claim 12 merely recites an intended use of the "apparatus"  that is without support in the body of the claim:

12. An apparatus operable pursuant to IEEE 802.11 standard, comprisng:

a dynamic frequency selection message generator configured to generate a dynamic frequency selection message, the dynamic frequency selection message indicating a change of frequency  allocations upon which to communicate the data, the change  made to attain a selected statistical spreading." 6

(Claim 12, (emphasis added)).

We are not persuaded the Examiner erred because the body of claim 12 is silent regarding the IEEE 802.11 standard recited in the preamble.

6 Contra Eaton Corp. v. Rockwell Int 'l Corp., 323 F.3d 1332, 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (citing e.g., Electro Sci. Indus. v. Dynamic Details, Inc., 307 F.3d 1343, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2002)) ("When limitations in the body of the claim rely upon and derive antecedent basis from the preamble, then the preamble may act as a necessary component of the claimed invention").

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Ex Parte Robottom et al 12840470 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 103 Chamberlain, Hrdicka, White, Williams & Aughtry, P.C. MICHENER, BLAKE E

3684 Ex Parte Xu et al 13319061 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1)/102 102 41.50 112(2) SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY CIVAN, ETHAN D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 12354541 - (D) BAHR 103 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P,C CHAUDRY, ATIF H

3766 Ex Parte Mehr 12822374 - (D) KORNICZKY 102/103 102 Robert Bosch LLC PORTER, JR, GARY A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1648 Ex Parte Souza et al 11719508 - (D) HARLOW 103 Parker Highlander PLLC KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte Petruno et al 12409877 - (D) COLAIANNI 102 Becton, Dickinson and Company MERKLING, SALLY ANNE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2193 Ex Parte Moulckers 11103888 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Greg Goshorn, P.C. LOUIE, JUE WANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Norin 11810797 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. SMITH, CHENEA

2457 Ex Parte VAN DER MERWE et al 12646492 - (D) CUTITTA 103 AT & T Legal Department - FKM RUBIN, BLAKE J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte Nicholson et al 12789751 - (D) DESHPANDE 102/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC SNIEZEK, ANDREW L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2891 Ex Parte Doan et al 11840299 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BSTZ-OVT ANYA, IGWE U

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte AZAD et al 13737876 - (D) OSINSKI 103 LITMAN LAW OFFICES, LTD, KWIECINSKI, RYAN D

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDING S.A. DE C.V. Requester and Respondent v. Patent of HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8148317 et al 12/511,018 95002188 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. MCKANE, ELIZABETH L original WEBB, GREGORY E

king

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Stephenson 09489310 - (D) HANLON 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY LIU, TRACY

On appeal, the Examiner also directs our attention to King Pharm., Inc. v. Eon Labs, Inc., 616 F.3d 1267 (Fed. Cir. 2010). The Examiner finds that "Applicant's step (a) in claim 23 of a physician or dental professional 'informing' a patient to orally administer a carbonated beverage for its inherent property of treating dental erosion is not patentable per the King Pharm. holding." Ans. 8. distinguishing language," in contrast to Jansen. Decision 6 (quoting Office Action dated June 6, 2005, at 2).

The facts in King, however, are different from the facts in this case. In King, the following claim limitation was at issue: "'informing the patient that administration of a therapeutically effective amount of metaxalone in a pharmaceutical composition with food results in an increase in the maximal plasma concentration ( Cmax) and extent of absorption ... compared to administration without food."' King, 616 F.3d at 1277 (emphasis added). The Court found that taking metaxalone with food was known in the art. , 616 F.3d at 1275. Thus, the Court found that "[i]nforming a patient about the benefits of a drug in no way transforms the process of taking the drug with food. Irrespective of whether the patient is informed about the benefits, the actual method, taking metaxalone with food, is the same." King, 616 F.3d at 1279.

In this case, claim 23 recites a "directing" step, not an "informing" step as in King. The method recited in claim 23 comprises, inter alia, the step of "a physician or dental profession directing a human, in need thereof . .. , to orally administer an effective amount of [the claimed beverage composition] at least once daily for the purpose of treating dental erosion."

King Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Eon Labs Inc., 616 F.3d 1267, 95 USPQ2d 1833 (Fed. Cir. 2010) 2111.05 , 2112.01

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1779 Ex Parte Merritt et al 11933904 - (D) ROESEL 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. ORME, PATRICK JAMES

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Basir et al 13206199 - (D) YAP 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P,C GATTEW, ASTEW AY T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Ramsdell et al 12944837 - (D) MacDONALD 103/double patenting FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC SYED, NABIL H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte BRASS et al 12503304 - (D) HASTINGS 103 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP PAYNE, SHARONE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte HONG et al 12247726 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. NAJARIAN, LENA

3628 Ex Parte Horree et al 11966335 - (D) FETTING 112(1)/103 PITNEY BOWES INC HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Schwaibold et al 12225980 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Abel Law Group, LLP MAHMOOD, NADIA AHMAD

3762 Ex Parte Erickson et al 12245208 - (D) KERINS 112(1)/103 ST. JUDE MEDICAL NEUROMODULA TION DIVISION VOORHEES, CATHERINE M

3766 Ex Parte Stubbs et al 12917101 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/BSC PIATESKI, ERIN M

3779 Ex Parte Segawa 13711669 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC BOLER, RYNAE E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte McIntyre et al 13617611 - (D) LAVIER 102 103 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO FAN, LYNN Y

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Hill et al 12917678 - (D) MORGAN 103 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIA TES OCAK, ADIL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte BERTRAM et al 13211843 - (D) DELMENDO 103 103 41.50 112(2) Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P,C, FIGUEROA, FELIX 0

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Claus et al 11839074 - (D) FETTING 103 103 ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. RAJ, RAJIV J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Cunningham et al 12982058 - (D) COTTA 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. CABRAL, ROBERTS

1618 Ex Parte Masini-Eteve 11249122 - (D) MAJORS 103 Foley & Lardner LLP WESTERBERG, NISSA M

1619 Ex Parte Copp-Howland 13677831 - (D) TOWNSEND 103/double patenting Covidien ALAWADI, SARAH

1621 Ex Parte Hacker et al 12837672 - (D) SMITH 103 MMWV IP, LLC QAZI, SABIHA NAIM

1628 Ex Parte Padilla et al 13462375 - (D) LAVIER 103/double patenting THOMPSON HINE L.L.P. RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B

1634 Ex Parte Atwood 13691048 - (D) ADAMS 102/103 101 Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP POHNERT, STEVEN C

1644 Ex Parte GOLDENBERG et al 13349755 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1) 103/double patenting Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP SCHWADRON, RONALD B

1646 Ex Parte Qiu et al 11578257 - (D) COTTA 103 Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. LI, RUIXIANG

1652 Ex Parte McAuliffe et al 12528968 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 DANISCO US INC ROBINSON, HOPE A

1652 Ex Parte Hansen et al 13051317 - (D) ADAMS 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/double patenting Agilent Technologies, Inc, RAMIREZ, DELIA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Luo et al 13194079 - (D) HEANEY 103 BrooksGroup ZHU, WEIPING

1765 Ex Parte DeSanto et al 12869363 - (D) McMANUS 103 CLARK HILL PLC NUTTER, NATHAN M

1791 Ex Parte Friesen et al 11813268 - (D) ROESEL 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY SAYALA, CHHAYA D

1791 Ex Parte Thorengaard et al 13352211 - (D) TIMM res judicata 103 ST ONGE STEW ARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC DEES, NIKKI H

1791 Ex Parte Langley et al 13579330 - (D) HEANEY 103 Richard Blakely Glasgow TARAZANO, DONALD LAWRENCE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ex Parte Lida et al 12689359 - (D) NAPPI 112(1)/103 Active Knowledge Ltd, TABONE JR, JOHN J

2166 Ex Parte Yin et al 11462387 - (D) STEPHENS 103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP CHEEMA, AZAM M

2179 Ex Parte Jung et al 11977748 - (D) HAAPALA 112(2)/103/double patenting Constellation Law Group, PLLC THERIAULT, STEVEN B

2191 Ex Parte Bogdan 12327008 - (D) HOMERE 112(1) 103 AT & T Legal Department - FKM WU, JUNCHUN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Setos 12735566 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 102/103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Fox Entertainment Group KURIEN, CHRISTEN A

2476 Ex Parte Ducharme 11864946 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Garlick & Markison (VIXS) SLOMS, NICHOLAS

2479 Ex Parte SEYAMA et al 12484571 - (D) MacDONALD 102/103 MYERS WOLIN, LLC CEHIC, KENAN

2483 Ex Parte Adachi et al 12644464 - (D) BEAMER 103 BGL/NTT DoCoMo, Inc BAILEY, FREDERICK D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2666 Ex Parte Chandrasekaran et al 12470673 - (D) COURTENAY 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH DULANEY, KATHLEEN YUAN

2689 Ex Parte Cinbis et al 13190737 - (D) WINSOR 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) CASILLASHERNANDEZ, OMAR

2692 Ex Parte PARK 12707854 - (D) MacDONALD 103 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC SHAH, PRIYANK J

2697 Ex Parte KRAH et al 13244072 - (D) HOMERE 103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA YANG, NAN-YING

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2878 Ex Parte FISCHER et al 13303530 - (D) STEPHENS 112(1) NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP CHAVEZ, RENEE D

2887 Ex Parte Martin et al 13685750 - (D) KENNY 103 Zebra Technologies Corporation BROWN, CLAUDE J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Angell et al 11861966 - (D) FETTING 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. BOSWELL, BETH V

3657 Ex Parte Thye-Moormann 12520910 - (D) JESCHKE 103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP, BURCH, MELODY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Tharp et al 13194401 - (D) HOSKINS 103 41.50 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) OMGBA, ESSAMA

3737 Ex Parte Allain et al 12376308 - (D) HOELTER 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HUYNH, PHONG KY

3745 Ex Parte Cahill et al 12867857 - (D) PLENZLER 103 KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. JAGODA, AARON H

REISSUE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3683 Ex Parte Deferme 7,070,029 10/662,544 11879727 - (D) BARRETT 251 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC (Tenneco) DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES original KRAMER, DEVON C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 HEINZ KURZ GmbH MEDIZINTECHNIK Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte KURZ 6,579,317 09/933,619 14326632 - (D) SONG 103 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original GHERBI, SUZETTE JAIME J

metabolite

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1673 Ex Parte Johnson et al 11726020 - (D) FREDMAN 103 CRAIGO, BAHAR ALA WI CRAIGO, BAHAR ALA WI

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte SOBCZAK 13333287 - (D) ROSS 103 ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY The Dow Chemical Company VALDEZ, DEVE E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2131 Ex Parte Jogand-Coulomb et al 12005728 - (D) CRAIG dissenting CHUNG 112(1)/103 BGL/ LOONAN, ERIC T

2139 Ex Parte Koraichi et al 12577320 - (D) PINKERTON 103 International IP Law Group NAMAZI, MEHDI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Nix 13361399 - (D) KOHUT 102/103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP MCADAMS, BRAD

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Chen et al 12371364 - (D) FRAHM 103 Fletcher Yoder, PC APPLE INC - Fletcher KUMAR, SRILAKSHMI K

2628 Ex Parte LIRA 13731382 - (D) CUTITTA 102/103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y

2641 Ex Parte Betrencourt et al 13516076 - (D) MORGAN 102 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT ZEWARI, SAYED T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Dunagan et al 11501660 - (D) WIEDER 102 Keohane & D'Alessandro FIELDS, BENJAMIN S

3634 Ex Parte Goodman et al 13009236 - (D) STEPINA 103 TRASKBRITT, P.C. MEKHAEIL, SHIREF M

3634 Ex Parte OKANE et al 13296572 - (D) BAHR 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC - GM MEKHAEIL, SHIREF M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Dam et al 12517722 - (D) GUIJT 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY MENGESHA,WEBESHET

3748 Ex Parte SONG 12400294 - (D) GEIER 103 Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (GM) SHEPPARD, JASON A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Reznik 13158013 - (D) FRAHM 103 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P, A, CHBOUKI, TAREK

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2481 Ex Parte Marsh et al 12039795 - (D) THOMAS 103 103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP TOPGYAL, GELEK W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Carroll et al 13271111 - (D) FETTING 103 101 Jackson Walker LLP ULLAH MASUD, MOHAMMAD R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Marchant et al 13376099 - (D) BAHR 102/103 103 GABLE & GOTW ALS GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT

3737 Ex Parte Nelson 12918820 - (D) BROWNE 103 103 41.50 112(2)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SMITH, RUTH S

3781 Ex Parte Gerard 13296592 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 102/103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) LEWIS RICE LLC ANDERSON, DON M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Tesch et al 12672355 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 Abel Law Group, LLP CRAIGO, WILLIAM A

1633 Ex Parte Ljungblad et al 12995062 - (D) FREDMAN 112(2)/102/103 Johnson, Marcou & Isaacs, LLC ARON, KIMBERLY A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Tran et al 13242806 - (D) HANLON 112(2)/103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP The Boeing Compan KRUPICKA, ADAM C

1792 Ex Parte Aldred et al 13503411 - (D) GARRIS 103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP LONG, LUANA ZHANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Feinstein et al 12647681 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Garg Law Firm, PLLC IBM AUS IPLA W (GLF) WANG, HARRIS C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Castro et al 12780914 - (D) KHAN 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P,C, MCCULLEY, RYAN D

2642 Ex Parte Radermacher et al 12075098 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd, (Frankfurt office) VU, QUOC THAI NGOC

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Ng et al 12818999 - (D) KENNEDY 112(1) 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP PARC-XEROX/BSTZ CHIN, EDWARD

2858 Ex Parte Sartore et al 12170526 - (D) DANG 112(2) 103 FSP LLC VALONE, THOMAS F

That is, breadth is not indefiniteness provided the skilled artisan is reasonably apprised of the meaning of the claim. Metabolite Labs. Inc. v. Lab. Corp. of Am. Holdings, 370 F.3d 1354, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Metabolite Labs., Inc. v. Lab. Corp. of Am. Holdings, 370 F.3d 1354, 71 USPQ2d 1081 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111.02 , 2112

2892 Ex Parte Shiv et al 12430591 - (D) DENNETT 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P,C, HUBER, ROBERT T

2894 Ex Parte Bour et al 12337580 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP PARC-XEROX/BSTZ MUNOZ, ANDRES F

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte Genslak et al 13221135 - (D) HILL 102 Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (GM) NOLAN, PETER D

3673 Ex Parte Receveur et al 13180929 - (D) CAPP 103 HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC POLITO, NICHOLAS F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Pisacane 11401686 - (D) KINDER 112(1) 103 Zeman-Mullen & Ford, LLP NGUYEN, DUNG V

3745 Ex Parte Driver et al 12972806 - (D) HOELTER 103 Dority & Manning, PA and General Electric Company HTAY, AYE SU MON

3768 Ex Parte Van Pieterson et al 12304137 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 GOOGLE INC. Requester, v. Patent of VEDERI, LLC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,813,596 B2 et al 12/482,284 95000684 - (D) POTHIER 102 102/103 41.77 102/103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original PATEL, KANJIBHAI B

2624 GOOGLE INC. Requester, v. Patent of VEDERI, LLC, Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7,577,316 B2 et al 11/761,361 95000683 - (D) POTHIER 103 102/103 41.77 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original PATEL, KANJIBHAI B

sciele

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Kolter et al 13319575 - (D) SAWERT 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC LEVIN, MIRIAM A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte Luoma 12106755 - (D) BEST 102 Abbott Laboratories KWAK, DEAN P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Sundaram et al 12503051 - (D) HAGY 102/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP LANIER, BENJAMINE

2482 Ex Parte Sawachi 13503295 - (D) HOWARD 103 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP KIM, HEE-YONG

2482 Ex Parte Amon et al 13143628 - (D) MORGAN 103 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (SEN) Fritzsche Patent ZHOU, ZHIHAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Smoot 12322038 - (D) MOORE 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Dohta 11429249 - (D) LANEY 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P,C GALKA, LAWRENCE STEFAN

3763 Ex Parte ZHONG 12545067 - (D) WIEKER 102/103 NICHOLS IP PC HAYMAN, !MANI N

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2467 Ex Parte Stern et al 13041513 - (D) HOMERE 102 102 Oblon/Broadcom Corporation RAHGOZAR, OMEED DANIEL

2475 Ex Parte Yang et al 13075958 - (D) FENICK 103 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MORLAN, ROBERT M

2486 Ex Parte Base et al 12452350 - (D) THOMAS 103 103 Slayden Grnbert Beard PLLC WALKER, JARED T

A benefit gained from a combination is a motivation to make such a combination. See Sciele Pharma Inc. v. Lupin Ltd., 684 F.3d 1253, 1262 (Fed.Cir. 2012)

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2619 Ex Parte WONG et al 13028989 - (D) JEFFERY 103 103 41.50 103 HP Inc, ZIMMERMAN, MARK K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Jackson et al 12179725 - (D) LANEY 103 103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P,C AKBASLI, ALP A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Gschwind et al 12281116 - (D) SCHNEIDER 112(1)/103 Abel Law Group, LLP KASSA, JESSICA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte GRUENERT et al 12712684 - (D) GUPTA 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, PLC AFTERGUT, JEFFRY H

1754 Ex Parte Karagöl 13123934 - (D) HANLON 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP RIPA, BRYAND

1758 Ex Parte Fu et al 13220532 - (D) ROSS 103 Solarcity c/o Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP MERSHON, JAYNE L

1776 Ex Parte SUCCI et al 13866875 - (D) NAGUMO 103 TIPS GROUP JONES, CHRISTOPHER P

2159 Ex Parte Consuegra et al 12566934 - (D) ENGELS 103 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC SOMERS, MARC S

2197 Ex Parte Cromer et al 11692283 - (D) MORGAN 101/103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIA TES MILLER, VIVA L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Sullivan et al 12275384 - (D) COURTENAY 103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT-Toler TRAN, TRANG U

2423 Ex Parte Beeson et al 13280171 - (D) MORGAN 112(1)/103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. NGUYEN, TIENM

2479 Ex Parte Ameti et al 13184191 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 Zebra/ Alston & Bird KADING, JOSHUA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Benno et al 13019613 - (D) MCMILLIN 103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (ALU) NGUYEN, HAU H

2621 Ex Parte Olien et al 11531867 - (D) CUTITTA 103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE P,C Immersion Corporation FLORES, ROBERTO W

2689 Ex Parte Park et al 12039020 - (D) MORGAN 102/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC BARAKAT, MOHAMED

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Gasper 12886048 - (D) ASTORINO 103 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. HOANG, TUBA

3744 Ex Parte Mueller et al 12746705 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F

3776 Ex Parte JOST et al 13011307 - (D) GUIJT 103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP GIBSON, ERIC SHANE

streck

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Geirhofer et al 13210052 - (D) McNEILL 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP, Qualcomm MALEK, LEILA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Flinn et al 13270049 - (D) WIEDER 103 MANYWORLDS, INC GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN

3646 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12462203 - (D) CALVE 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 HolzerIPLaw, PC O'CONNOR, MARSHALL P

"Whether undue experimentation is required 'is not a single, simple factual determination, but rather is a conclusion reached by weighing many factual considerations."' Streck, Inc. v. Research & Diagnostic Sys., Inc., 665 F.3d 1269, 1288 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (citation omitted).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Ohki et al 12110537 - (D) WARNER 102/103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP, EISEMAN, ADAM JARED

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Holzer et al 10493063 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 103 Abel Law Group, LLP BROWN, COURTNEY A

1632 Ex Parte Dillin et al 12218976 - (D) CHANG 112(1) 112(1)/102 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP WILSON, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte MARIADOSS 12893180 - (D) ENGLE 103 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC MESSMORE, JONATHAN R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2684 Ex Parte Filev et al 13063377 - (D) KOHUT 103 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P,CJFG1L BURGDORF, STEPHEN R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Fei et al 13575671 - (D) MILLS 103/double patenting COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY LIU, TRACY

1633 Ex Parte Hone et al 09950335 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC HIRIYANNA, KELAGINAMANE T

1656 Ex Parte Robic 12089592 - (D) CHANG 103 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP NOAKES, SUZANNE MARIE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Cheshire et al 13455379 - (D) GARRIS 102/103/double patenting PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP- - Applied Materials KLUNK, MARGARET D

1736 Ex Parte Harutyunyan et al 11222892 - (D) HANLON 112(1)/112(2)/102/103/double patenting Arent Fox LLP and Honda Patent & Technologies North America, LLC HENDRICKSON, STUART L

1764 Ex Parte Remaury et al 13083488 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP LEE, DORIS L

1771 Ex Parte WAGER et al 13031972 - (D) KRATZ 103 double patenting LUEDEKA NEELY GROUP, P,C, MCAVOY, ELLEN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Garcia et al 13225201 - (D) McNEILL 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. POLLACK, MELVIN H

2449 Ex Parte Urim et al 13043382 - (D) HORVATH 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. GARCIA-CHING, KARINA J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte YAMASHITA 12960841 - (D) HEANEY 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, PLC HAGAN, SEAN P

2883 Ex Parte Skinner 13342652 - (D) HASTINGS 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER I HALLIBURTON CHIEM, DINH D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Meadows et al 13416869 - (D) STEPINA 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P,C CHEN, JOSE V

3645 Ex Parte Tenghamn et al 11786115 - (D) WARNER 103 MHKKG (PGS) BREIER, KRYSTINE E

3652 Ex Parte Bergeron 12915460 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PUIG, GABRIELA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Bykowski et al 13354812 - (D) CAPP 103 Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC PRONE, JASON D

3762 Ex Parte Dahlberg 13550292 - (D) O'HANLON 103 PACESETTER, INC KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte MILLER et al 13149085 - (R) KENNEDY 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2491 Ex Parte Gan et al 11834777 - (D) McMILLIN 103 YEE AND ASSOCIA TES, P.C. COSBY, LAWRENCE V

seid

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Graf et al 11577680 - (D) KATZ 102/103 41.50 101 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP LANDAU, SHARMILA GOLLAMUDI

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1758 Ex Parte Tender 12716118 - (D) ROSS 112(2)/102/103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY MCCONNELL, MARLA D

1788 Ex Parte Schlisner 13866329 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 LUEDEKA NEELY GROUP, P.C. CHANG, VICTORS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte MANN et al 13275647 - (D) HAAPALA 102 Kramer & Amado, P.C. SALAD,ABDULLAHIELMI

2458 Ex Parte VISWANATHAN et al 13370443 - (D) DANG 102 Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. NAOREEN, NAZIA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Muncy et al 12815666 - (D) HOELTER 102 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC COLLINS, MICHAEL

3657 Ex Parte Norman 12414648 - (D) WIEKER 102/103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) Thompson E. Fehr NGUYEN, VU Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Scherer et al 13616826 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. MORGAN, EILEEN P

3725 Ex Parte CHEN 13152312 - (D) BROWNE 103 FRANCIS EDWARD MARINO GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT

Responding to this argument, the Examiner cites In re Seid for the proposition that "the particular artwork and shape conforming to the artwork was deemed to be purely ornamental, since matters relating to ornamentation only, which have no mechanical function, cannot be relied upon to patentably distinguish the claimed invention from the prior art." Ans. 2; see In re Seid, 161 F.2d 229, 231 (CCPA 1947).

The Examiner's citation is not on point. In Seid, the allegedly novel features where shown in the prior art. In re Seid, 161 F.2d at 231 ("[t]hat concept, however, is old in the patent to Kirchner et al., wherein the cardboard figure representing the upper half of the human body conceals the bottle neck and is supported thereon, while the body of the bottle represents the lower half of the human display figure"). Here, the Examiner provides no example of any item having "a plurality of evenly-spaced rounded bumps protruding from said one edge" as evidence that the claimed shape was known in the art. Appeal Br. 28.

Seid, In re, 161 F.2d 229, 73 USPQ 431 (CCPA 1947) 2112.01 , 2144.04

3736 Ex Parte Segner et al 13117259 - (D) MELVIN 102/103 Medtronic Vascular - APV Division DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1624 Ex Parte Argade et al 12030069 - (D) CHANG 112(1)/double patenting 103 Klarquist Sparkman, LLP RAO, DEEPAK R

1651 Ex Parte Parman et al 11796631 - (D) FLAX 103 103 RICHARD ARON OSMAN CLARKE, TRENT R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Drzal et al 12587645 - (D) PRAISS 102 112(2) MCKELLAR IP LAW, PLLC YOUNG, WILLIAM D

1789 Ex Parte DeVall 12783503 - (D) TIMM 102/103 102 41.50 102 RICHARD A. RYAN PIERCE, JEREMY R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Davis 14035478 - (D) BEST 102 102 41.50 102 THORPE NORTH & WESTERN, LLP. LEI, JIE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte KALIDINDI et al 13196803 - (D) McSHANE 102 102 VERIZON NIGH, JAMES D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Patterson et al 12357275 - (D) GEIER 103 103 41.50 112(2) HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC PAQUETTE, IAN G

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte CHMIELEWSKI et al 12560529 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP KEATON, SHERROD L

2175 Ex Parte KNOWLES 12239291 - (D) PYONIN 112(1)/103 BlackBerry Limited (CRGO Cases) SHREWSBURY, NATHAN K

2192 Ex Parte Rossmann et al 11963785 - (D) CRAIG 103 Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. /SAP ST LEGER, GEOFFREY R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Setos 12644163 - (D) MORGAN 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Fox Entertainment Group RAHMAN, SHAWNCHOY

2469 Ex Parte Oommen et al 13074874 - (D) ENGELS 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. MCCALLUM, LATRESA A

2483 Ex Parte Seshadri et al 12982377 - (D) ENGELS 103/101 FIALA & WEAVER P.L.L.C. BAILEY, FREDERICK D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Koudijs et al 13383671 - (D) BUI 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS ELBINGER, STEVEN Z

2649 Ex Parte Olexa et al 13273672 - (D) ENGLE 112(1)/102 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, PA NGUYEN, HAI V

2684 Ex Parte Scheid et al 13032235 - (D) HORVATH 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BLOUNT, ERIC

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3638 Ex Parte Larsen et al 13445303 - (D) ASTORINO 103 MCKELLAR IP LAW, PLLC JUNGE, KRISTINA N S

3663 Ex Parte Celli et al 12520784 - (D) HORNER 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES PC IBM CORP (YA) TISSOT, ADAM D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Yoseloff 13050203 - (D) CHERRY 102/103 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. GARNER, WERNER G

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2673 Ex Parte Martin et al 12813584 - (R) KUMAR 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP NGUYEN, ANH-VINH THI

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1638 E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY Requester v. MONSANTO TEHCNOLOGY LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7790953 et al 11/684,413 95002028 - (D) GUEST 103 102/103 DENTONS US LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP CAMPELL, BRUCE R original O HARA, EILEEN B