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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3693 Ex Parte Shakkarwar 13651219 - (D) BAYAT 103 41.50 101 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M

 Merely combining several abstract ideas does not render the combination any less abstract. Cf. Shortridge v. Found. Constr. Payroll Serv., LLC, No. 14-CV-04850-JCS, 2015 WL 1739256, *11 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 14, 2015), aff’d, No. 2015-1898, 2016 WL 3742816 (Fed. Cir. July 13,2016).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte GRONAU et al 12766424 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (FRESENIUS) TOWNSEND, GUY K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Monks et al 10967232 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 Abel Law Group, LLP JEAN-LOUIS, SAMIRA JM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Johnson et al 13417267 - (D) ENGLE 103 103 AGCO Corporation, IP Legal WANG, JACK K

For example, the Federal Circuit has held that testimony “succumbed to hindsight bias” when it “primarily consisted of conclusory references to her belief that one of ordinary skill in the art could combine these references, not that they would have been motivated to do so.” InTouch Techs., Inc. v. VGO Commc’ns, Inc., 751 F.3d 1327, 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2014).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Klunder et al 12999641 - (D) FREDMAN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HORLICK, KENNETH R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Martin et al 13527520 - (D) MacDONALD 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. GEE, ALEXANDER

2485 Ex Parte Zustak et al 13794000 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES HAGHANI, SHADAN E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte BRUEGGEMANN et al 13024937 - (D) O’HANLON 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP NGUYEN, XU AN LAN T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Beasley et al 11146807 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Rutan & Tucker, LLP FLICK, JASON E

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Giftakis et al 12751508 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A WEARE, MEREDITH H

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 MEDTRONIC, INC. Respondent, Requester v. ROBERT BOSCH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,252,636 B2 et al 11/150,145 95002234 - (D) HOFF 103 Robert Bosch LLC Third Party Requester: MERCHANT & GOULD, PC NGUYEN, LINH M original ASTORINO, MICHAEL C

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte CRAMER et al 13047185 - (D) KENNY 102 41.50 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. ALHIJA, SAIF A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Niederhuefner 13345284 - (D) BARRY 102/103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. AKHTER, SHARMIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Bodin et al 11843945 - (D) LORIN 112(2)/103 41.50 101 IBM CORPORATION (RHF) VIZVARY, GERALD C

3629 Ex Parte Nations et al 13339164 - (D) BAYAT 103 41.50 101 TARGET BRANDS, INC. WHITAKER, ANDREW B

3633 Ex Parte Metten 13097177 - (D) ASTORINO 103 NEXSEN PRUET, LLC (GREENVILLE OFFICE) DEMUREN, BABAJIDE A

3662 Ex Parte Leyerle 12341690 - (D) REIMERS 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. General Motors Corporation ALSOMIRI, MAJDI A

3695 Ex Parte DAVIS et al 13593061 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 WHITHAM, CURTIS & COOK, P.C. DASS, HARISH T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Thomasson 12072209 - (D) REIMERS 103 MARVIN A. GLAZER PAIK, SANG YEOP

3788 Ex Parte LEVY et al 13569444 - (D) REIMERS 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC DESAI, KAUSHIKKUMAR A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Moon et al 12661948 - (D) PAK 103 112(2)/102 EMCH, SCHAFFER, SCHAUB & PORCELLO CO PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte BOHMS 12559625 - (D) MORGAN 112(2)/102/103 103 LAW OFFICE OF STEVEN R. OLSEN, PLLC ABOU EL SEOUD, MOHAMED

2177 Ex Parte Kloiber et al 12870497 - (D) FENICK 103 103 Sprinkle IP Law Group/OPEN HUYNH, THU V

2177 Ex Parte Reeves et al 11461087 - (D) KENNY 103 103 DALY, CROWLEY, MOFFORD & DITRKEE, LLP FABER, DAVID

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2467 Ex Parte Bryan 12180348 - (D) MORGAN 103 103 Baker Botts LLP TSEGAYE, SABA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte TRAPPENIERS et al 11842924 - (D) CURCURI 103 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT HUANG, WEN WU

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Haskel et al 13488952 - (D) NEW 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY GREENE, IVAN A

1734 Ex Parte Suchak 13590424 - (D) GUPTA 103 The Linde Group NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA

1759 Ex Parte Cooper et al 12416075 - (D) RANGE 103 FITCH EVEN TAB IN & FLANNERY, LLP TAI, XIUYU

1759 Ex Parte Kozinsky et al 12437822 - (D) RANGE 103 FITCH EVEN TAB IN & FLANNERY, LLP TAI, XIUYU

1777 Ex Parte JOHNSTON-HALL et al 12973508 - (D) RANGE 102/103 Evoqua Water Technologies LLC MENON, KRISHNAN S

1786 Ex Parte Dwiggins et al 13205268 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1) 103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP CHOI, PETER Y

1787 Ex Parte Nagasaka et al 13262395 - (D) ROESEL 103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP SHUKLA, KRUPA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Ex Parte Locker et al 12198979 - (D) MORGAN 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES DUNN, DARRIN D

2185 Ex Parte Gay et al 13082282 - (D) KENNY 103 HP Inc. DANG, KHANH

2191 Ex Parte Chen et al 13524113 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 112(1) 103/double patenting STEVENS & SHOWALTER, L.L.P. BOX IBM DENG, ANNA CHEN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Beadle et al 11812781 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Tarolli, Sundheim, Co veil & Tummino LLP/Imagine Corporation CORBO, NICHOLAS T

2436 Ex Parte VÄHÄ-SIPILÄ et al 13071209 - (D) McKEOWN 112(2)/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. LE, KHOI V

2454 Ex Parte YELLAPRAGADA 13402197 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 112(2) 103 Pillsbury Whithrop Shaw Pittman LLP (CA, Inc.) BOOK, PHYLLIS A

2476 Ex Parte Yu et al 13044301 - (D) KENNY 103 PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP — Brocade Communications Systems Inc. WEIDNER, TIMOTHY J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Drebin et al 13495597 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) TUNG, KEE M

2619 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12531906 - (D) MORGAN 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC MEROUAN, ABDERRAHIM

2659 Ex Parte Liu et al 12493965 - (D) MORGAN 103 Core Wireless Licensing Ltd ARMSTRONG, ANGELA A

2692 Ex Parte Sung et al 12641169 - (D) MORGAN 112(2)/103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA MERKOULOVA, OLGA VLADIMIROVNA

2694 Ex Parte Zheng et al 13213210 - (D) MORGAN 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION MOON, SEOKYUN

2696 Ex Parte Greb et al 11949830 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED LUBIT, RYAN A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 Ex Parte Kelber 13426823 - (D) BAIN 103 The Kelber Law Group TRAN, THANH Y

2854 Ex Parte Teng 12176377 - (D) PRAISS 103 GARY GANGHUI TENG ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte McDaniel et al 13742024 - (D) MEYERS 101/103 Noble Systems Corporation SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3626 Ex Parte Agnihotri et al 12747602 - (D) LORIN 103 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS RAJ, RAJIV J

That the claim includes more words than the Examiner relied upon to articulate the abstract idea is an insufficient reason to persuasively argue that claim 1 is not directed to an abstract idea. Cf. Content Extraction & Transmission LLC v. Wells Fargo Bank, Nat. Ass ’n, 776 F.3d 1343, 1347 (Fed. Cir. 2014), cert, denied, 136 S. Ct. 119, 193 F. Ed. 2d 208 (2015) (holding that claims reciting “1) collecting data, 2) recognizing certain data within the collected data set, and 3) storing that recognized data in a memory” were drawn to an abstract idea)

3671 Ex Parte Brown 13757272 - (D) KINDER 102/103 Atlanta Raker Dnnelsinn CHU, KATHERINE J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Hada et al 13183584 - (D) WARNER 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. CHOI, STEPHEN

3741 Ex Parte Costa et al 12636388 - (D) WARNER 102/103 O'Shea Getz P.C. SUNG, GERALD LUTHER

3777 Ex Parte Mannheimer et al 13292956 - (D) REIMERS 103/double patenting Covidien LP LIU, CHU CHUAN

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Fitzgibbon et al 13777787 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 41.50 103 FITCH EVEN TAB IN & FLANNERY, LLP LANIER, BENJAMIN E

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Kimber 13525363 - (R) MORGAN 103 CRGO LAW HO, BINH VAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2855 Ex Parte Cudini et al 10584276 - (R) PRAISS 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC DEVITO, ALEX T

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 MEDTRONIC, INC., MEDTRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC, AND CARDIOCOM, INC., Requesters, v. ROBERT BOSCH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. and HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC., Patent Owner Ex Parte 6968375 et al 09/658,209 95002237 - (D) HOFF 103 Robert Bosch LLC ROBERT BOSCH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. Counsel for Third Party Requester: Mercant & Gould PC KE, PENG original SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1639 Ex Parte Roos et al 13512924 - (D) JENKS 103/double patenting Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global SMITH, JONAH

Reliance on common knowledge or common sense in an obviousness rejection is applicable to “to provide a known motivation to combine, [but] not to supply a missing claim limitation” Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Apple Inc., 832 F.3d 1355, 1361 (2016)(“[W]hile ‘common sense’ can be invoked, even potentially to supply a limitation missing from the prior art, it must still be supported by evidence and a reasoned explanation”)).

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte HEULINGS et al 13718085 - (D) BEST 103 ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY The Dow Chemical Company WALTERS JR, ROBERT S

1726 Ex Parte FRISK et al 13353453 - (D) GUPTA 102 E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY DOVE, TRACY MAE

1788 Ex Parte Belpaire 13061685 - (D) ROSS 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2182 Ex Parte MARWINSKI et al 12238681 - (D) DROESCH 102/103 SAP SE VICARY, KEITH E

2193 Ex Parte Blumenberg 13221836 - (D) McKEOWN 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP/AI DAO, TUAN C.

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2458 Ex Parte Wood 13027422 - (D) YAP 103 Roy W. Truelson RAHMAN, SM AZIZUR

2485 Ex Parte Hofman et al 13448751 - (D) McMILLIN 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. SUH, JOSEPH JINWOO

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte PING et al 13407855 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 112(1)/112(2)/101/102 Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc. MAI, ANH D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Mesaros 13525040 - (D) CRAWFORD concurring LORIN 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP - eWinWin Inc. FADOK, MARK A

3686 Ex Parte Itagaki et al 12598168 - (D) LORIN 103 41.50 101 COOPER & DUNHAM, LLP REYES, REGINALD R

3694 Ex Parte Graves 13484895 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 41.50 101 Hewlett Packard Enterprise GREGG, MARY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Rickard 14604356 - (D) CALVE 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC VANDERVEEN, JEFFREY S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1655 Ex Parte Burgos et al 13076117 - (D) SMITH 112(2) 101 PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT ATTORNEYS, LLC CLARK, AMY LYNN

1673 Ex Parte Bombardelli et al 12856786 - (D) MAJORS 103 103 Jones Day JIANG, SHAOJIA A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte STECK 13916132 - (D) HUGHES 103 103 Artegis Law Group, L.L.P. / Netflix TESFAYE, AKLIL M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2896 Ex Parte LIANG et al 13085745 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 112(2) Hauptman Ham, LLP (TSMC) MIYOSHI, JESSE Y

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte HORADAN et al 13114780 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 103 Mersenne Law MANDEL, MONICA A

3643 Ex Parte OELTJEN et al 12476076 - (D) ASTORINO 103 112(2) PATENTS ON DEMAND, P.A.-General ALKER, KATHLEEN IWASAKI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Awad et al 10874402 - (D) NEW 112(2) 112(1) MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP FOX, ALLISON M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Gum et al 12826446 - (D) SQUIRE 103/double patenting LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP HASSANZADEH, PARVIZ

1779 Ex Parte Biltoft et al 12439209 - (D) SQUIRE 103 Evoqua Water Technologies LLC ORME, PATRICK JAMES

1787 Ex Parte Di Cocco et al 12097415 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Perman & Green, LLP FUNG, CHING-YIU

1788 Ex Parte Enomura 13121393 - (D) DERRICK 103 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP MANGOHIG, THOMAS A

1788 Ex Parte Wadley et al 12673418 - (D) DERRICK 112(2)/103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (UVA) VO, HAI

1791 Ex Parte Gutknecht et al 13341434 - (D) HASTINGS 103 JAY BROWN LAW FIRM GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte SCHINDLER 13777416 - (D) YAP 112(1)/103 112(1)/112(2) Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP SMITH, PAULINHO E

2137 Ex Parte Dumitru et al 12104979 - (D) PINKERTON 102/103 Van Dyke Law SIMONETTI, NICHOLAS J

2141 Ex Parte Faenger 12621728 - (D) ZADO 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP NG, AMY

2173 Ex Parte Defoort et al 11574030 - (D) ZADO 101/103 CRGO LAW BYCER, ERIC J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Pendarvis 12974537 - (D) DROESCH 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD TEITELBAUM, MICHAEL E

2477 Ex Parte Carlin et al 13678603 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 41.50 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC SEFCHECK, GREGORY B

2491 Ex Parte AUSTIN et al 12817985 - (D) JEFFERY 103 VMWARE, INC. POPHAM, JEFFREY D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Donner 13546172 - (D) DANG 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY SHENG, XIN

2655 Ex Parte Tsurumi 13274802 - (D) CHEN 102/103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH

2657 Ex Parte Jung 12318053 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP KAZEMINEZHAD, FARZAD

2691 Ex Parte Rhee et al 12831369 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. BLANCHA, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Madeira et al 13338111 - (D) PAK 102/103 ADDMG - ST COLE, BRANDON S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Chien et al 12242352 - (D) McSHANE 103 Mauriel Kapouytian Woods LLP ORTIZ ROMAN, DENISSE Y

3631 Ex Parte Mollinger et al 13557203 - (D) STEPHENS 112(1)/102/103/double patenting STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP SAFAVI, MICHAEL

3649 Ex Parte Gubbins et al 12571959 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 112(1)/103 HolzerlPLaw, P.C. OLSON, JASON C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Guinn et al 12968269 - (D) BROWN 103 DELIZIO LAW, PLLC BALLY MYHR, JUSTIN L

3744 Ex Parte Sarraf et al 13074987 - (D) KINDER 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) FLANIGAN, ALLEN J

3748 Ex Parte Kopp 12552844 - (D) BROWN 103 MAIER & MAIER, PLLC LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS

3776 Ex Parte NAVARRO et al 12058741 - (D) WARNER 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING

3777 Ex Parte Paul et al 12744201 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC (STJ) GUPTA, VANI

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 CBS INTERACTIVE INC., THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, G4 MEDIA, LLC, and BRAVO MEDIA LLC, Third Party Requesters, v. HELFERICH PATENT LICENSING, LLC, Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7,835,757 et al 12/764,025 95001984 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 LAW OFFICES OF STEVEN G. LISA, LTD. INTELLEVATE, LLC. Third Party Requester: COVINGTON & BURLING, LLP TRAN, HENRY N original NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 BASIS SCIENCE, INC. Requester v. BODY MEDIA, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7261690 et al original 09/923,181 95002366 - (D) BRANCH 102/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: FENWICK & WEST LLP RALIS, STEPHEN J original ASTORINO, MICHAEL C

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Foegler et al 10588477 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 ProPat, LLC SANDERSON, LEE E

“It is impermissible within the framework of section 103 to pick and choose from any one reference only so much of it as will support a given position, to the exclusion of other parts necessary to the full appreciation of what such reference fairly suggests to one of ordinary skill in the art.”  See In re Hedges, 783 F.2d 1038, 1041 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (citations omitted)).

Hedges, In re, 783 F.2d 1038, 228 USPQ 685 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2145

1788 Ex Parte Ambrose et al 13735409 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 PPG Industries, Inc. VO, HAI

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Bomholt et al 12692000 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 SYNOPSYS, INC. C/O HAYNES BEFFEL & WOLFELD LLP JONES, HUGH M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2472 Ex Parte Lidstrom et al 13121957 - (D) BENNETT 103 103 41.50 103 Clairvolex Inc. AHMED, ABDULLAHI

Before we consider the teachings of Jagannathan and Trandal, however, we first address the issue of claim scope in light of this Board’s recent precedential decision in Ex Parte Schulhauser, Appeal No. 2013-007848 (PTAB April 28, 2016) (“Schulhauser”). In Schulhauser, the Board held, when construing a method claim according to its broadest reasonable interpretation, conditional steps in process claims need not be carried out to be within the scope of the claim. Schulhauser at 8.

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Tanaka et al 12701084 - (D) MAJORS 103/double patenting THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Chen et al 12758647 - (D) BENNETT 103 Wolfe-SBMC COTHRAN, BERNARD E

2158 Ex Parte Meng et al 11844507 - (D) HAMANN 101/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (CA, Inc.) WILLIS, AMANDA LYNN

2159 Ex Parte Harvey et al 12525746 - (D) BUI 112(2) 102 Williams Mullen SPIELER, WILLIAM

2164 Ex Parte Higgins et al 12357345 - (D) STRAUSS 103 BERKELEY LAW & TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLP MAHMOOD, REZWANUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 Ex Parte Hsieh et al 12014105 - (D) BEAMER 103 NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION TRAORE, FATOUMATA

2461 Ex Parte Gröhlich et al 13383803 - (D) FRAHM 103 Cozen O'Connor MATTIS, JASON E

2461 Ex Parte Wentink 12711725 - (D) SMITH 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED HALL, TEISHA DANEA

2479 Ex Parte Lin et al 13387319 - (D) ENGLE 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise RIVAS, SALVADOR E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2633 Ex Parte Nikaein 13196752 - (D) ENGLE 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C. CORRIELUS, JEAN B

2658 Ex Parte Lim 13298629 - (D) BRANCH 103 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP GODBOLD, DOUGLAS

2693 Ex Parte Miwa et al 13513157 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Global OLED Technology LLC EURICE, MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Yechuri 13299860 - (D) PESLAK 103 NCR Corporation WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R

3689 Ex Parte WEISS et al 13281822 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE PC MOONEYHAM, JANICE A

3691 Ex Parte Barrie et al 13088424 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP PRESTON, JOHN O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Suciu et al 13417615 - (D) SMEGAL 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. YOO, JUN S

3732 Ex Parte Gantes 12245697 - (D) O’HANLON 112(1)/112(2)/103 Rutan & Tucker, LLP APONTE, MIRAYDA ARLENE

alza2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte YANAGI 12816465 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. CHEN, KEATH T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Karp et al 13761095 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM RANKIN, CANDICE A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte KANG 13676745 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. BAYOU, YONAS A

2467 Ex Parte Hwang et al 13535240 - (D) JIVANI 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP (SEAZN) (AMAZON) RAHGOZAR, OMEED DANIEL

2467 Ex Parte Hwang et al 13535264 - (D) JIVANI 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP (SEAZN) (AMAZON) RAHGOZAR, OMEED DANIEL

2495 Ex Parte Nicholson et al 13756425 - (D) EVANS 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/Nuance Communications, Inc. GEE, JASON KAI YIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte Cleary et al 11825912 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Steinfl & Bruno LLP TSIDULKO, MARK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex Parte Holub et al 13510310 - (D) CALVE 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD SMITH, ISAAC G

3686 Ex Parte Dicks et al 11877966 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 Dr. Gregory J. Gonsalves KANAAN, MAROUN P

3689 Ex Parte Mansfield et al 13489210 - (D) FISCHETTI 112(2)/103 41.50 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI

3695 Ex Parte Bissonette et al 09922106 - (D) FISCHETTI 102 STAAS & HALSEY LLP DASS, HARISH T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte MERTENS et al 13560304 - (D) GREENHUT 103 MMWV IP, LLC ROSENBAUM, MARK

Appellants correctly point out that “legal determinations of obviousness, as with such determinations generally, should be based on evidence.” App. Br. 6—7, 11; Alza Corp. v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc., 464 F. 3d 1286, 1290 (Fed. Cir. 2006).

Alza Corp. v. Mylan Laboratories, Inc., 464 F.3d 1286, 80 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2143.01

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1662 Ex Parte Richburg et al 13345236 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 103 Maalehv PataYinns; Rr fTreenwonH/Onw AarnSoienoes; T T .P KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte PILLHOEFER et al 13961965 - (D) PRAISS 112(2) 103 Abel Law Group, LLP MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Liu et al 11772785 - (D) HAMANN 103 103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Toler LIN, JASON K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Hamilton 11716496 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 103 DOWELL & DOWELL, P.C. LAM, ELIZA ANNE

3646 Ex Parte Waters et al 12712520 - (D) KORNICZKY 102 112(1)/112(2) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED ISSING, GREGORY C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Bär et al 13062591 - (D) ADAMS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. CHICKOS, SARAH J

1621 Ex Parte Piskorz 13270682 - (D) PRATS 103 BERESKIN & PARR LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. CRUZ, KATHRIEN ANN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Hayton et al 11720979 - (D) DERRICK 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC TALBOT, BRIAN K

1718 Ex Parte Lu et al 12273623 - (D) WILSON 103 PPG Industries, Inc. TUROCY, DAVID P

1744 Ex Parte Aiiso et al 10554343 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP HINDENLANG, ALISON L

1745 Ex Parte Schibsbye 12968544 - (D) SMITH 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION BELL, WILLIAM P

1764 Ex Parte Noro et al 12279623 - (D) RANGE 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC HUHN, RICHARD A

1783 Ex Parte An et al 12879578 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 CORNING INCORPORATED AUER, LAURA A

1785 Ex Parte Rogers et al 12487112 - (D) DERRICK 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte MacDonald et al 13152175 - (D) STRAUSS 102 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (ALU) WONG, HUEN

2196 Ex Parte DULUK et al 13442730 - (D) HUME 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA KIM, DONG U

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Rodniansky 13773154 - (D) STRAUSS 103 IBM CORP. (DHJ) DAVID H. JUDSON LI, MENG

2447 Ex Parte Evans et al 12841898 - (D) BARRY 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise HWANG, JOON H

2477 Ex Parte Bajko 13054751 - (D) WINSOR 103 Mintz Levin/Nokia Technologies Oy PANCHOLI, RINA C

2491 Ex Parte SCHEER et al 12915434 - (D) BENNETT 103 VERIZON POPHAM, JEFFREY D

2494 Ex Parte BOYCE 14059330 - (D) KUMAR 103 IP-MEX Inc. GERGISO, TECHANE

2498 Ex Parte Ballakur et al 13740538 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 Patents on Demand, P.A. VICTORIA, NARCISO F

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Chakraborty et al 12874235 - (D) BARRY 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION HILL, SCHILLER D

2628 Ex Parte NYMARK et al 12351016 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y

2642 Ex Parte Yeung et al 13343252 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L

2672 Ex Parte OKIGAMI 13952549 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP SHIFERAW, HENOK ASRES

2691 Ex Parte Min et al 12648111 - (D) FISHMAN 103 BGL YANG, KWANG-SU

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Dhar et al 13196994 - (D) SMITH 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. NGUYEN, KHIEM D

2837 Ex Parte Golner et al 13244517 - (D) WILSON 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP BAISA, JOSELITO SASIS

2893 Ex Parte Varghese 13372068 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Sol Aero Technologies Corp. REAMES, MATTHEW L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3683 Ex Parte Milano 13674231 - (D) KIM 101/103 Stevens & Showalter, LLP PADOT, TIMOTHY

3693 Ex Parte Lively 12619667 - (D) LORIN 103 41.50 101/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte WOULMS et al 12725734 - (D) GREENHUT 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COLLINS, DOLORES R

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 THE AMERICAN TORCH TIP CO. Respondent, Requester v. Patent of KOMATSU LTD. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 6320156 et al 95002300 - (D) McCARTHY dissenting SONG 112(2) 112(2)/102/103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: EMERSON, THOMSON & BENNETT, LLC FETSUGA, ROBERT M original PASCHALL, MARK H

otsuka

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Conrad 13123531 - (D) MOORE 102/103 Iselin Law PLLC (HAL) BROCK, ROBERT S

2171 Ex Parte Gilley et al 13187140 - (D) FRAHM 103 Van Court & Aldridge LLP Apple Inc. NUNEZ, JORDANY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Saru et al 12744687 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Myertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) KASSIM, KHALED M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Ramadei et al 11512527 - (D) MOHANTY 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. CLARK, DAVID J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Sigler et al 13777345 - (D) KERINS 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. General Motors Corporation MATHEW, HEMANT MATHAI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Schmaus et al 10558364 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 103 Dilworth & Barrese, LLP PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL

“[P]ertinent properties guide the analysis [for modifying a lead compound], for it is the possession of promising useful properties in a lead compound that motivates a chemist to make structurally similar compounds.”  Otsuka Pharm. Co., Ltd. v. Sandoz, Inc., 678 F.3d 1280, 1292–93 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (internal citation omitted).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2194 Ex Parte Elrod 11897707 - (D) MOORE 103 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP DORAIS, CRAIG C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Ex Parte Johnson et al 11529445 - (D) FENICK 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP JIANG, YONG HANG

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Vurma et al 13509562 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Abbott Laboratories DUBOIS, PHILIP A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Ruehl et al 13466261 - (D) HAMANN 102 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte ADAMS et al 13572139 - (D) HAGY 103 Rowand LLP (BlackBerry) HWANG, JOON H

2475 Ex Parte Mildh et al 13076698 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 ERICSSON INC. MORLAN, ROBERT M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Birnbaum et al 13495235 - (D) BEAMER 103 MILLS & STOCKBRIDGE P.C. Immersion Corporation BUTTRAM, ALAN T

2637 Ex Parte Alpert 12088385 - (D) HAMANN 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (NY) BELLO, AGUSTIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3658 Ex Parte Perosky et al 12644783 - (D) SCHOPFER 102/103 FCA US LLC PRATHER, GREGORY T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Heydari et al 12628143 - (D) HOELTER 103 Facebook/Fenwick VAZQUEZ, ANA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Kapoor et al 13470662 - (D) DEJMEK 103 103 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. SPIELER, WILLIAM

2185 Ex Parte Westwick et al 12981741 - (D) JIVANI 103 112(2)/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. DANG, KHANH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Gonze et al 12828505 - (D) HORNER 112(1)/112(2)/103 112(1) Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (GM) AYALA DELGADO, ANTHONY

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Sulchek et al 12125800 - (D) ADAMS 112(2)/103 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY PYLA, PAUL D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Koehler et al 14239265 - (D) HEANEY 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) KASTLER, SCOTT R

1788 Ex Parte Schumann et al 12917771 - (D) HEANEY 103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA WALSHON, SCOTT R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2136 Ex Parte Ryu et al 13459008 - (D) JEFFERY 112(2) 112(1)/103 Cesari & Reed, LLP - Seagate Technology LLC LI, SIDNEY

2159 Ex Parte Estes 12168092 - (D) KRIVAK 103 LAW OFFICE OF IDO TUCHMAN (AUS) MINCEY, JERMAINE A

2162 Ex Parte Chen 13173862 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise LE, THU NGUYET T

2173 Ex Parte McCormack et al 13594881 - (D) JURGOVAN 112(1) 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CALDERON IV, ALVARO R

2183 Ex Parte Cardona et al 12396257 - (D) WINSOR 103 Yudell Isidore PLLC LINDLOF, JOHN M

2183 Ex Parte Jayasimha et al 12714810 - (D) HUME 103 Rutan & Tucker, LLP LINDLOF, JOHN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Joseph et al 13611998 - (D) CHEN 112(1) AT&T Legal Dept. - [HDP] RAMAN, USHA

2481 Ex Parte Benno et al 13019741 - (D) BUI 112(2) 112(2)/103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (ALU) HESS, MICHAEL J

2492 Ex Parte Michiels et al 12514922 - (D) BEAMER 102 101 Reed Smith LLP ALMEIDA, DEVIN E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Zou et al 13251430 - (D) HUME 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. IQBAL, KHAWAR

2691 Ex Parte Al-Dahle et al 12792291 - (D) McNEILL 103 Fletcher Yoder, PC APPLE INC. - Fletcher MISERY, RAM A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3678 Ex Parte Walker 13257962 - (D) KINDER 103 FLETCHER YODER (CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION) TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex parte CARD GUARD SCIENTIFIC SURVIVAL LTD. Appellant Ex Parte 7,542,878 B2 et al 11/059,791 90010751 - (D) LEBOVITZ 120/112(1) BGL Third Party Requester: HARRITY & HARRITY, LLP NASSER, ROBERT L original RAYMOND, EDWARD

Merely because a later-claimed feature can be deduced from a prior filed application does not establish that the prior filed application describes the feature in such a way that meets the written description requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112. "That a modified gene encoding the 166 amino acid protein could have been “envisioned” does not establish constructive reduction to practice of the modified gene." Goeddel v. Sugano, 617 F.3d 1350, 1356 (2010)