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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Arena et al 12303950 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A

1798 Ex Parte Bartfeld et al 12257134 - (D) CASHION 102/103 The Webb Firm Becton, Dickinson and Company KWAK, DEAN P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Floyd et al 13751994 - (D) HOWARD 103 Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP GARMON, BRIAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 Ex Parte Jandhyala et al 13413636 - (D) HAMANN 102 Garg Law Firm, PLLC IBM AUS IPLAW (GLF) CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA

2456 Ex Parte Ling et al 13485034 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte UMEZU et al 13049581 - (D) SHIANG 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. HE, WEIMING

2648 Ex Parte Zeong et al 12717562 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. KIM, WESLEY LEO

2683 Ex Parte Olsson 12939591 - (D) AMUNDSON 102/103 Steven C. Tietsworth HOLLOWAY III, EDWIN C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Maier et al 13391406 - (D) McManus 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Dubbels et al 13181561 - (D) SHAH 101/102/103 Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP IBM (ROC-KLS) ANDERSON, FOLASHADE

3626 Ex Parte Koehler et al 12673779 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SOREY, ROBERT A

3638 Ex Parte Singer 13249295 - (D) FINAMORE 103 Richard M. Blank DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE

3653 Ex Parte Stueven et al 12438481 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP BUTLER, MICHAEL E

3657 Ex Parte Bunk et al 13502713 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP NGUYEN, VU Q

3694 Ex Parte Rosano et al 12617071 - (D) KIM 101/103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP GREGG, MARY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte Resh et al 13476125 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 FCA US LLC HOLBROOK, TEUTA BAJRAMOVIC

3761 Ex Parte Conway et al 13047175 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Rutan & Tucker, LLP MARCETICH, ADAM M

3775 Ex Parte Lappin et al 13051026 - (D) KERINS 102/103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP KAMIKAWA, TRACY L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte Gold et al 11769485 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise VO, THANH DUC

2153 Ex Parte Jain 13276803 - (D) BENNETT 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise BUI, THUY T

2154 Ex Parte Perronnin et al 12109496 - (D) FRAHM 112(4)/103 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S

See 35 U.S.C. § 112(d) (“[A] claim in dependent form shall [1] contain a reference to a claim previously set forth and then [2] specify a further limitation of the subject matter claimed.”); see also Intamin Ltd. v. Magnetar Techs., Corp., 483 F.3d 1328, 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (“An independent claim impliedly embraces more subject matter than its narrower dependent claim.”)

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Forsman et al 14271201 - (D) HUME 103 103 ERICSSON INC. VU, VIET D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12315616 - (D) SMITH 103 103 Advent, LLP/INTELLECTUAL VENTURES CUEVAS, PEDRO J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Jones et al 12282797 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/103 112(1)/103 41.50 112(1)/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Diversey, Inc.) LE, MINH Q

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Franciskovich et al 12718078 - (D) COTTA 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP CHOI, FRANK I

1644 Ex Parte Kirkin et al 12522048 - (D) ADAMS 103 CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP JUEDES, AMY E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Schneider et al 12617376 - (D) HEANEY 112(2) 103 FAY SHARPE LLP NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1741 Ex Parte Geisel 12528285 - (D) BEST 103 Johnson Marcou & Isaacs, LLC HERRING, LISA L

1742 Ex Parte Stover et al 12124726 - (D) SNAY 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY VARGOT, MATHIEU D

1747 Ex Parte Harikae et al 12282433 - (D) TIMM 102/103 POLSINELLI PC ENABLE, GEOFFREY L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Mills et al 13707396 - (D) HAGY 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA AMOROSO, ANTHONY J

2126 Ex Parte Amundson et al 13247618 - (D) TROCK 102/103/double patenting HONEYWELL/STW KASENGE, CHARLES R

2135 Ex Parte Parthasarathy et al 12109236 - (D) HUME 112(1)/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise RIGOL, YAIMA

2165 Ex Parte Jin et al 13158893 - (D) PINKERTON 103 LIEBERMAN & BRANDSDORFER, LLC TORGRIMSON, TYLER J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Gimpl et al 13739141 - (D) ENGLE 101 103 Nelson and Nelson HACKENBERG, RACHEL J

2473 Ex Parte Webster et al 13628424 - (D) COURTENAY 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP LIU, JUNG-JEN

2474 Ex Parte Suriyanarayanan et al 13872934 - (D) THOMAS 112(1) 102 Hewlett Packard Enterprise DUONG, FRANK

2477 Ex Parte Huang et al 13495010 - (D) BEAMER 103 NORTH AMERICA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION KANG, SUK JIN

2482 Ex Parte Mamidwar et al 13248909 - (D) COURTENAY 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. ZHOU, ZHIHAN

2487 Ex Parte Samuelsson et al 13508442 - (D) HUME 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Bishop et al 13644418 - (D) KHAN 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia LE, THANH C

2677 Ex Parte Goyal et al 13455896 - (D) ENGLE 102/103 HP Inc. LELAND III, EDWIN S

2682 Ex Parte Petrucci et al 13040698 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Cantor Colburn LLP-General Motors NGUYEN, NAM V

2693 Ex Parte Steinle et al 12176027 - (D) NAPPI 103 41.50 103 Tucker Ellis LLP Brainlab AG EURICE, MICHAEL

2697 Ex Parte Aono 13392867 - (D) KAISER 103/double patenting StiiHehaker & Rraokett PP YANG, NAN-YING

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Yao 13160245 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 CANAANLAW, P.C. PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3647 Ex Parte VerHoef 13328201 - (D) GREENHUT 102(b) 102(f) LOOP IP HAYES, KRISTEN C

3652 Ex Parte Regan et al 13299934 - (D) BROWN 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. NIKE, INC. PUIG, GABRIELA M

3653 Ex Parte Kolodziej 12870460 - (D) KINDER 103 VERIZON SUAREZ, ERNESTO A

3668 Ex Parte Byrne 10583983 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 VENABLE LLP SOOFI, YAZAN A

3685 Ex Parte Wolfs et al 13117516 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP OBEID, MAMON A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Guinn et al 13676772 - (D) PESLAK 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP NGUYEN, ANH-VO V

3735 Ex Parte Haines et al 12925221 - (D) BAHR 101/103 Robert B. Aylor WEARE, MEREDITH H

3743 Ex Parte Chernetski et al 12113425 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 LU, JIPING

3752 Ex Parte GOPALAN et al 12845679 - (D) GREENHUT 112(2)/102/103 J. ANDREW MCKINNEY & ASSOC., LLC KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

3763 Ex Parte Johnson et al 12215442 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

3774 Ex Parte Ott 12829072 - (D) GREENHUT 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. IWAMAYE, ANDREW MICHAEL

3782 Ex Parte Andrews 12842272 - (D) GREENHUT 103 James Ray & Associates Intellectual Property, LLC NEWHOUSE, NATHAN JEFFREY

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Baker et al 13418599 - (D) OWENS 103 CORNING INCORPORATED ROLLAND, ALEX A

1798 Ex Parte Feingold et al 10539192 - (D) PAK 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global GORDON, BRIAN R

See Plantronics, Inc. v. Aliph, Inc., 724 F.3d 1343, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2013) (citation omitted) (explaining that obviousness findings “grounded in ‘common sense’ must contain explicit and clear reasoning providing some rational underpinning why common sense compels a finding of obviousness.”).

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Lejeune 14181934 - (D) HUGHES 102 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES CHEN, CAI Y

2481 Ex Parte Shackleton et al 13242818 - (D) MORGAN 102 Lowenstein Sandler LLP TEKLE, DANIEL T

2483 Ex Parte Haskell et al 13334843 - (D) BAIN 112(1) ADELI LLP AN, SHAWN S

2487 Ex Parte Chemali et al 13391419 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 Iselin Law PLLC (HAL) RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD J

2497 Ex Parte Holtmanns et al 13682616 - (D) BENNETT 103 Mintz Levin/Nokia Technologies Oy WRIGHT, BRYAN F

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Xu et al 13761568 - (D) DANG 103 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. LUGO, DAVID B

2674 Ex Parte Galmes et al 13907313 - (D) HAAPALA 102 HP Inc. DEMETER, HILINA K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Grodsky et al 12846559 - (D) REIMERS 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP NORTON, JOHN J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Mallika 14295977 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/EchoStar (290110) FOGG, CYNTHIA M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Chen et al 13353579 - (D) SQUIRE 103 103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (ALU) PINKNEY, DA WAYNE

2898 Ex Parte CHO et al 13587612 - (D) GUPTA 103 103 IP & T GROUP LLP BACHNER, ROBERT G

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Hanlon et al 12704971 - (D) HILL 103 103 HONEYWELL/S&S AUNG, SAN M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Hoekstra et al 13203581 - (D) PAK 102/103 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP / BASF MAYES, MELVIN C

1768 Ex Parte Czerwonatis et al 13203903 - (D) PAK 103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA RIOJA, MELISSA A

1787 Ex Parte Alting et al 12302298 - (D) SNAY 112(1)/103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. FREEMAN, JOHN D

1792 Ex Parte DeLisle 13537888 - (D) KRATZ 103 LAMBERT & ASSOCIATES LONG, LUANA ZHANG

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2116 Ex Parte Rosas 13415179 - (D) YAP 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. YEN, PAUL JUEI-FU

2157 Ex Parte VANDERMOLEN et al 13612839 - (D) BAIN 103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook MINA, FATIMA P

2163 Ex Parte Rafacz et al 13653951 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 Davidson Sheehan LLP Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. DEWAN, KAMAL K

2174 Ex Parte Rosman LaFever et al 13116198 - (D) MORGAN 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. SHIAU, SHEN C

2185 Ex Parte Bird et al 12467959 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 KIRKPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP DANG, KHANH

2199 Ex Parte Scott-Nash et al 13537347 - (D) BRANCH 102 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. AQUINO, WYNUEL S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Swaminathan et al 12956965 - (D) HAMANN 112(2)/101/103 Wolfe-SBMC EDWARDS, TYLER B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Israr et al 13603833 - (D) DANG 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. HARRIS, DOROTHY H

2669 Ex Parte FRIEDHOFF et al 14321141 - (D) DANG 112(2)/102 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC THOMAS, MIA M

2684 Ex Parte Toprani et al 14319921 - (D) MORGAN 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/Apple FOXX, CHICO A

2689 Ex Parte Cheatham et al 14057732 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 INTELLECTUAL VENTURES - ISF SWARTHOUT, BRENT

2692 Ex Parte Duesterhoft et al 13770226 - (D) DANG 103/double patenting INTELLECTUAL VENTURES - ISF MERKOULOVA, OLGA VLADIMIROVNA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Siegal et al 11734148 - (D) WARNER 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP STRIMBU, GREGORY J

3638 Ex Parte Platt et al 13136983 - (D) WARNER 103 STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG, LLP CHAPMAN, JEANETTE E

3654 Ex Parte Baranda et al 11981346 - (D) WOODS 102 103 CARLSON GASKEY & OLDS KRUER, STEFAN

3657 Ex Parte BAUMGARTNER et al 13251658 - (D) LANEY 102/103 CROWELL & MORING LLP WILLIAMS, THOMAS J

3693 Ex Parte Swift et al 10184012 - (D) BAYAT 101 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP GOTTSCHALK, MARTIN A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Wadle et al 13263166 - (D) KERINS 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R

3746 Ex Parte Tønnessen 14123075 - (D) HILL 103 Henry Query, P.C. HANSEN, KENNETH J

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Shi 13143199 - (R) MARTIN 103 WANG & HO ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex parte LINEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7167503 et al 10/298,481 90013627 - (D) JEFFERY SNQ/103 41.50 103 EPSTEIN & GERKEN GE, YUZHEN original VO, DON NGUYEN

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDING S.A. de C.V. Requester and Respondent v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7279451 et al 10/837,525 95000576 - (R) GUEST 103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. JOHNSON, JERRY D original ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Reuter 12658920 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 BUTZEL LONG, P.C. AFREMOVA, VERA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Koch et al 12293166 - (D) DELMENDO 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. KRYLOVA, IRINA

1791 Ex Parte TERADA et al 13416219 - (D) OGDEN 112(1)/102 PEARL COHEN ZEDEK LATZER, LLP DICUS, TAMRA

1797 Ex Parte Jung et al 11906143 - (D) HASTINGS 103 41.50 112(2) Constellation Law Group, PLLC MUI, CHRISTINE T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2481 Ex Parte Vafin et al 12838118 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION HESS, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Lahoui et al 12521499 - (D) McNEILL 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC AKINYEMI, AJIBOLA A

However, merely asserting that the change is an obvious design choice is insufficient. See Cutsforth, Inc. v. MotivePower, Inc., 636 Fed. Appx. 575, 578 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (unpublished) (stating that a particular placement of an element is a design choice does not make it obvious; a reason must be offered as to why a skilled artisan would have made the specific design choice).

2661 Ex Parte Alakarhu et al 14289215 - (D) CHEN 103 Locke Lord LLP WANG, XI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Chin-Chen et al 13434266 - (D) KERINS 103 Cardinal Health, Inc. OU, JING RUI

3744 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 12948293 - (D) BROWN 103 Dority & Manning, P.A. and Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. MARTIN, ELIZABETH J

3765 Ex Parte Kusjanovic 13398766 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP STAMFORD ANNIS, KHALED

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Rabault et al 12440890 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 103/double patenting Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP DUBOIS, PHILIP A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte LASSEN 13954083 - (D) HORNER 102/103 112(1)/102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC DURAND, PAUL R

3762 Ex Parte Carbunaru et al 12501170 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 102 41.50 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP FAIRCHILD, MALLIKA DIPAYAN

3788 Ex Parte Hansen 12448502 - (D) KERINS 103 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. GRANO, ERNESTO ARTURIO

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1662 Ex Parte Kuhn et al 13393028 - (D) TOWNSEND 112(1) Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) BURAN, ASHLEY KATE

1677 Ex Parte Lang et al 12580113 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP CRAWFORD, ERIK B

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Rosen et al 12409700 - (D) TIMM 103 ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. SMITH, JEREMIAH R

1723 Ex Parte Zhang et al 13527089 - (D) McGEE 112(1) CANTOR COLBURN LLP VO, JIMMY

1771 Ex Parte DATTA et al 13006057 - (D) CASHION 103 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY MCAVOY, ELLEN M

1771 Ex Parte KNUDSEN et al 13709523 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY MCAVOY, ELLEN M

1788 Ex Parte Wilson et al 13237045 - (D) PRAISS 102/103 Legal Department (M-495) GOLDEN, CHINESSA T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Chen et al 13728928 - (D) CHEN 103 Patent Ingenuity, P.C. DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. LE, RONG

2437 Ex Parte Thomas Hall et al 13876574 - (D) HAGY 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise LI, MENG

2447 Ex Parte Cheng 12766484 - (D) COURTENAY 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION TANG, KAREN C

2479 Ex Parte Vijayasankar et al 13889878 - (D) HOMERE 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED FAYED, RASHA K

2481 Ex Parte MUENSTERER et al 13480798 - (D) DIXON 102/103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. BENNETT, STUART D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3656 Ex Parte Watarai et al 11970586 - (D) MELVIN 112(1)/103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP YABUT, DANIEL D

3694 Ex Parte Dogin et al 13571926 - (D) KIM 101 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC CRANFORD, MICHAEL D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Faulkner 13385680 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 Iandiorio Teska & Coleman, LLP LONG, DONNELL ALAN

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Duggan et al 14059675 - (R) McCARTNEY 112(1) CRGO LAW BRYAN, JASON B

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2876 SQUARE, INC., Requester, v. Patent of REM HOLDINGS 3, LLC, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7896248 et al 12/657,792 95001620 - (D) POTHIER 112(1) 112(1)/112(2)/103 41.77 112(1) Caldwell Cassady Curry P.C. RUBIN, MARGARET R original MIKELS, MATTHEW

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Requester, v. ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7161525 et al 11/062,500 95001860 - (D) SIU 103 103 ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. CAMPBELL,JOSHUAD original SOTOMAYOR, JOHN B

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 WOODBOLT DISTRIBUTION, LLC. Requester and Respondent v. NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8067381 et al 95/002,048 13/215,073 95002001 - (D) LEBOVITZ 120 Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C. For THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP KUNZ,GARY L original HENLEY III, RAYMOND J

1629 WOODBOLT DISTRIBUTION, LLC. Requester and Respondent v. NATURAL ALTERNATIVES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8129422 et al 95/002,001 12/806,356 95002048 - (R) LEBOVITZ 120 Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C. For THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP PONNALURI, PADMASHRI original HENLEY III, RAYMOND J

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Kimura et al 12714696 - (D) ROSS 103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC IP, SIKYIN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2458 Ex Parte Mayer et al 13148018 - (D) HOMERE 103 Mintz Levin/Nokia Technologies Oy RAHMAN, SM AZIZUR

2485 Ex Parte Yu et al 12047837 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 LEE & HAYES, PLLC LEE, Y YOUNG

2495 Ex Parte Johnson 12057442 - (D) MacDONALD 102 Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC Verint Systems, Inc. DEBNATH, SUMAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2693 Ex Parte Ryu 13105823 - (D) WINSOR 103 ROBERT E. BUSHNELL & LAW FIRM EURICE, MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Chik 10229570 - (D) FETTING 112(1)/112(2)/103 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS MANSFIELD, THOMAS L

3623 Ex Parte Zernik et al 12300494 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP ANDERSON, FOLASHADE

See Bascom Global Internet Services, Inc. v. AT&T Mobility LLC, 827 F.3d 1341, 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (“The inventive concept inquiry requires more than recognizing that each claim element, by itself, was known in the art. . . . [A]n inventive concept can be found in the non-conventional and non-generic arrangement of known, conventional pieces.”)

3646 Ex Parte Ahlfeld et al 12657736 - (D) OSINSKI 103 HolzerlPLaw, PC MCGUE, FRANK J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Arnold 13465389 - (D) HORNER 102/103 HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER LLP SUTTON, ANDREW W

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Frantz et al 14201009 - (D) McGEE 102/103 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY DEO, DUY VU NGUYEN

1757 Ex Parte Srinivasan et al 12469441 - (D) HOUSEL 103 112(1) DARDI & HERBERT, PLLC BARTON, JEFFREY THOMAS

1761 Ex Parte WEI et al 13157665 - (D) HASTINGS 112(1) 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY MRUK, BRIAN P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Zhang et al 13698407 - (D) SIU 103 103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. PHUNKULH, BOB A

2455 Ex Parte Brown 12011843 - (D) REPKO 103 103 Christopher P. Maiorana, P.C. YU, XIANG

2492 Ex Parte Strub et al 11324648 - (D) KOHUT 103 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. ALMEIDA, DEVIN E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Neitz et al 13141161 - (D) KENNEDY 103 102 OLYMPIC PATENT WORKS PLLC TALLMAN, ROBERT E

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2458 Ex Parte AMANO 13438714 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC RAHMAN, SM AZIZUR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Reynolds 13034687 - (D) TROCK 103 SYNAPTICS C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP RAYAN, MIHIR K

2646 Ex Parte Mintz et al 13973488 - (D) HOMERE 103 MOSFR TAROADA / VON A OF HOT DTNOS OORP AFSHAR, KAMRAN

2673 Ex Parte Ayash et al 13216366 - (D) KHAN 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTE RUDOLPH, VINCENT M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Taylor et al 13285762 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 BRINKS GILSON & LIONE BGL/Alticor CHAMPAGNE, LUNA

3686 Ex Parte Kishon et al 12981621 - (D) FETTING 103 NAOMT ASSTA REYES, REGINALD R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Lee et al 12821005 - (D) OSINSKI 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WEOSSNER/BSC DINGA, ROLAND

klosak, chu, rice

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Li 13942906 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Eschweilers & Associates, L.L.C. GATES, BRADFORD M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2194 Ex Parte Arora et al 13562756 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HP Inc. YUN, CARINA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Noldus et al 13376471 - (D) BARRY 103 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC MOBIN, HASANUL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Allen 12326331 - (D) BROWNE 103 103 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Ryther et al 12816016 - (D) RANGE 103 McKee, Voorhees & Sease P.L.C. ATTN: Ecolab Inc ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA

“[I]t is not enough to show that results are obtained which differ from those obtained in the prior art: that difference must be shown to be an unexpected difference.” In re Klosak, 455 F.2d 1077, 1080 (CCPA 1972).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Ma et al 11620876 - (D) HUME 103 DLA Piper LLP (US) PAN, PHOEBE X

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Piard et al 12412313 - (D) KUMAR 103 Garlick & Markison (IH) LIN, JASON K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte Fritsch et al 12096228 - (D) HOELTER 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP KONG, SZE-HON

 See In re Chu, 66 F.3d 292, 298-99 (Fed. Cir. 1995) (“design choice” is appropriate where the applicant fails “to set forth any reasons why the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art would result in a different function or give unexpected results”) [citing In re Rice, 341 F.2d 309 (CCPA 1965) (“Appellants have failed to show that the change [in the claimed invention] as compared to [the reference], result in a difference in function or give unexpected results”)].

Chu, In re, 66 F.3d 292, 36 USPQ2d 1089 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 211.05 , 716.02(f) , 2145 ,

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 ANVIL INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Requester, Appellant v. VICTALIC COMPANY Patent Owner, Respondent Ex Parte 7712796 et al 11/485,921 95001880 - (D) SONG 102 103 41.77 102/103 OLIFF PLC PATENT OWNER Taylor English Duma LLP ENGLISH, PETER C original BOCHNA, DAVID

farrenkopf

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Augesky 13513033 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Cozen O'Connor AHMAD, SHAHZEB K

Although one of ordinary skill in the art might not be deterred from making a design modification due to an increase in cost or complexity (see In re Farrenkopf, 713 F.2d 714, 718 (Fed. Cir. 1983)), the ordinary artisan certainly would weigh such drawbacks against the benefits of making the modification. We agree with Appellant that the Examiner has not explained how the proposed modification of Kuwabara’s Figure 4 embodiment provides a benefit or solution to a problem that is not addressed adequately by the Figure 4 embodiment. 

Farrenkopf, In re, 713 F.2d 714, 219 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 2145

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Grunert et al 12290485 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC LU, JIPING

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte HOLAHAN 13025882 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C. JONES, DAMERON LEVEST

1625 Ex Parte BETTONI et al 13852234 - (D) MILLS 103 Silvia Salvadori, P.C. O DELL, DAVID K

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte D’SILVA et al 12754461 - (D) DELMENDO 102/103 JOHNS MANVILLE CHRISS, JENNIFER A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Johnston et al 13931967 - (D) YAP 102/103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. JAKOVAC, RYAN J

2454 Ex Parte Nguyen 13673408 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Fish & Richardson P.C. (Blackberry) HACKENBERG, RACHEL J

abbvie2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Downey et al 12565839 - (D) GRIMES 112(1)/102/103 MENDELSOHN DUNLEAVY, P.C. NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Kido et al 13392330 - (D) BEST 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP CAI, WENWEN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte MANNARSWAMY et al 12642544 - (D) PINKERTON 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise BARTELS, CHRISTOPHER A.

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Knox et al 13172919 - (D) STRAUSS 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C JOSHI, SURAJM

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Shadeck et al 13799233 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA, PLLC MDT SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES MATTERS DANG, ANH TIEU

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Ex Parte G. Santos et al 13599803 - (D) YAP 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise LOU, PEIAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1624 Ex Parte Singh et al 12487486 - (D) SMITH double patenting McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP BALASUBRAMANIAN, VENKATARAMAN

An obviousness-type double patenting analysis is generally analogous to an obviousness analysis under 35 U.S.C. § 103. See, e.g., Abbvie Inc. v. Mathilda and Terence Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Trust, 764 F.3d 1366, 1378—79 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (citing cases).

1637 Ex Parte Laitala et al 11252851 - (D) COTTA 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1766 Ex Parte IIJIMA et al 14287492 - (D) ROSS 101 103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. DOLLINGER, MICHAEL M

1777 Ex Parte Lim et al 13121006 - (D) McGEE 103 JWIP & Patent Services, LLC MENON, KRISHNAN S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3681 Ex Parte Blom 13099978 - (D) FETTING 112(2) 101/102 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. REFAI, SAM M

biosig

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Coldicott et al 12605635 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Brown & Michaels, PC (END) SUGENT, JAMES F

3729 Ex Parte BANSHAK et al 13273437 - (D) HOFFMANN 102 WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION KIM, PAUL D

3744 Ex Parte Kronen 13349156 - (D) PESLAK 103 41.50 112(2) BARLOW, JOSEPHS & HOLMES, LTD. HWU, DAVIS D

3764 Ex Parte FREDERICK 13442369 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 James Ray & Associates Intellectual Property, LLC ATKINSON, GARRETT K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1758 Ex Parte KIM et al 13660292 - (D) OGDEN 102/103 103 Okamoto & Benedicto LLP MEKHLIN, ELI S

3737 Ex Parte Burg et al 13281001 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 112(2) Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, PLLC (Medtronic Surgical Technologies) SIRIPURAPU, RAJEEV P

It is true that when a “word of degree” is used in a claim, the claim is not indefinite when the Specification provides “some standard for measuring that degree.” Biosig Instr., Inc. v. Nautilus, Inc., 783 F.3d 1374, 1378 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (addressing indefiniteness of a limitation within an issued patent). In this case, however, Appellants do not establish that the Specification provides any standard by which the claim terms “about” and “substantially” may be measured.

3744 Ex Parte HOWARD 12207757 - (D) OSINSKI 103 103 PRAXAIR, INC. RUSSELL, DEVON L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1648 Ex Parte Pavlakis et al 13190969 - (D) MAJORS 103/double patenting KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Sowinski et al 13706277 - (D) INGLESE 103 Getinge US Legal Shared Services FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1779 Ex Parte Merritt et al 11634647 - (D) SNAY 112(1)112(2)/103 double patenting REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. ANDERSON, DENISE R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Aleksandrov et al 13480301 - (D) DIXON 102/103/double patenting Fabian Vancott IBM CORPORATION NGUYEN, THU HA T

2462 Ex Parte Hofmann et al 13001464 - (D) SHIANG 103 Cozen O'Connor DANIEL JR, WILLIE J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Malladi et al 11775198 - (D) NAPPI 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED HAMMONDS, MARCUS C

2647 Ex Parte Leiba 13592467 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Active Knowledge Ltd. YANG, JIANXUN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte SAXENA et al 11945227 - (D) BROWNE 103 DLA PIPER LLP (US ) ISLAM, SYED A

3664 Ex Parte Sanders et al 13272442 - (D) CALVE 112(2) 103 Quinn Law Group, PLLC NGUYEN, BAO LONG T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Mockridge et al 12707504 - (D) OSINSKI 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP SEABE, JUSTIN D

REEXAMINATION

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 THE SCOTTS COMPANY LLC Requester, Cross-Appellant, Respondent v. ENCAP, LLC. Patent Owner, Appellant, Respondent Ex Parte 6,745,513 B2 et al 09/821,128 95000664 - (R) SONG 103 WEISS & WEISS THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP FETSUGA, ROBERT M original VALENTI, ANDREA M

vaeck

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1625 Ex Parte Grunenberg et al 12444974 - (D) SMITH 112(1) MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. REESE, HEIDI L

1663 Ex Parte Russell et al 13011666 - (D) NEWMAN 112(1) TraskBritt, PC KEOGH, MATTHEW R

“That some experimentation may be required is not fatal; the issue is whether the amount of experimentation required is ‘undue.’” In re Vaeck, 947 F.2d 488, 495 (Fed. Cir. 1991) (emphasis in original).

Vaeck, In re, 947 F.2d 448, 20 USPQ2d 1438 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2107.01 ,   2144.08 ,   2164.01 ,   2164.01(c) ,   2164.03 ,  2164.06(b) ,   2164.08

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2196 Ex Parte Ringseth et al 12131128 - (D) ENGELS 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION KIM, DONG U

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte Foley et al 11841601 - (D) MEYERS 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Hammer et al 13656133 - (D) PESLAK 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP LAROSE, RENEE MARIE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1785 Ex Parte Chen et al 13802354 - (D) GARRIS 103 103 Hollingsworth Davis CHAU, LINDA N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte KAY et al 13082654 - (D) MOHANTY 102 103 DENTONS US LLP (CITI CUSTOMER NUMBER) TINKLER, MURIEL S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1655 Ex Parte Fowler et al 12375582 - (D) SMITH 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC HOFFMAN, SUSAN COE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Jemaa et al 13120249 - (D) DERRICK 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1747 Ex Parte Winterson et al 12003219 - (D) HASTINGS 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ALCS Law Dept. - Product and IP NGUYEN, PHU HOANG

1783 Ex Parte Maier et al 13391218 - (D) McMANUS 103/double patenting NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Ngo et al 12755347 - (D) DANG 112(2)/103 DITTHAVONG & STEINER, P.C. LANIER, BENJAMIN E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Graham 12806571 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello KING, BRIAN M

3769 Ex Parte O’SULLIVAN et al 10622221 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(2) 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP ROANE, AARON F