rapoport

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Pouw et al 14055452 - (D) HOMERE 103/OTDP Greenberg Traurig, LLP MONSHI, SAMIRA

2488 Ex Parte Kudana et al 13633292 - (D) NAPPI 102 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED WONG, ALLEN C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte YAMANE et al 14631313 - (D) BENNETT 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. WU, YANNA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte BUEHLER et al 14596961 - (D) ASTORINO 103 BGL TROUTMAN, MATTHEW D

3681 Ex Parte Bhogal et al 12178896 - (D) CUTITTA II 101 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Lukes et al 13809122 - (D) HORNER 103 Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter Co., LPA SCRUGGS, ROBERT J

3729 Ex Parte Guo et al 13436150 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 Timothy M. Honeycutt PHAN, THIEM D

3731 Ex Parte SHIUEY 12405900 - (D) McCARTHY 103 Goldberg Cohen LLP SIMPSON, SARAH A

3743 Ex Parte KARKOW et al 14741264 - (D) CALVE 102/103 41.50 103 Launchpad IP, Inc. JONES, LOGAN P

3748 Ex Parte URUSHIHATA 13210771 - (D) MARSCHALL 112(1) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC NGUYEN, HOANG M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 Ex Parte NEGLEY et al 12017600 - (D) DERRICK 112(2)/102/103 103 41.50 103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC REAMES, MATTHEW L

The Examiner erred reversibly because the anticipation rejection is grounded on a meaning of parallel that is contrary to the plain meaning of the term. See Rapoport v. Dement, 254 F.3d 1053, 1059 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (In determining the meaning of the claims, we turn first to the claim itself.)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte NGUYEN et al 13448440 - (D) NEWMAN 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE

1619 Ex Parte Wood et al 13128055 - (D) CHANG 103/OTDP NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA GOTFREDSON, GAREN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Ellul et al 12597515 - (D) HASTINGS 103 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY HUHN, RICHARD A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Kruglick 13521442 - (D) MORGAN 103 Turk IP Law, LLC c/o Allied Inventors, LLC BROOKS, DAVID T

2169 Ex Parte Blue et al 13303812 - (D) BRANCH 101/103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner/ LinkedIn/Microsoft TRUONG, CAM Y T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Ex Parte Cheng et al 12677487 - (D) BRANCH 102/103 Jefferson IP Law, LLP WONG, XAVIER S

2465 Ex Parte Czink et al 13294555 - (D) BRANCH 103 FIALA & WEAVER P.L.L.C. WYLLIE, CHRISTOPHER T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Gärdenfors et al 13544517 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco P.L. LEE, KWANG B

2617 Ex Parte Schillings 13647130 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Baker Botts L.L.P./Facebook Inc. WILLS, DIANE M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Killian et al 13777487 - (D) FETTING 101 Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC MasterCard International Incorporated REFAI, RAMSEY

3685 Ex Parte Michelsen et al 10424558 - (D) SAADAT 101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP WINTER, JOHN M

3686 Ex Parte Prescott et al 11751145 - (D) FETTING 101 QUARLES & BRADY LLP (TUC) WILLIAMS, TERESA S

3687 Ex Parte Schachner et al 13327303 - (D) LORIN 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP LUDWIG, PETER L

3694 Ex Parte Fernandes 14329035 - (D) FETTING 101 THE MUELLER LAW OFFICE, P.C. RANKINS, WILLIAM E

3695 Ex Parte Fischer et al 12474308 - (D) FETTING 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. DONLON, RYAN D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte KOTTILINGAM et al 13042625 - (D) JESCHKE 103 McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T

3742 Ex Parte Fennewald et al 13540094 - (D) KNIGHT 102/103 Burris Law, PLLC ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T

chester

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte Kressirer et al 14031090 - (D) INGLESE 103 Dugan and Dugan PC GORDON, BRIAN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Somasundaran et al 13214291 - (D) SAADAT 103 RAAB, CHRISTOPHER J

2182 Ex Parte Moskovich et al 13979859 - (D) BUSCH 103 NXP USA, Inc. CALDWELL, ANDREW T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte COBB et al 13839587 - (D) BUSCH 103 COOLEY LLP BILLAH, MASUM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Fursund et al 14644830 - (D) BARRY 103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP LHYMN, SARAH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2868 Ex Parte Evans et al 12833500 - (D) OGDEN 103 MENDELSOHN DUNLEAVY, P.C. ZAKARIA, AKM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Hoff 11830911 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP CHOY, PAN G

Chester v. Miller, 906 F.2d 1574, 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (Section 132 “is violated when the rejection is so uninformative that it prevents the applicant from recognizing and seeking to counter the grounds for rejection.”) 

3685 Ex Parte HWANG et al samsung 13216771 - (D) KHAN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. NIGH, JAMES D 

3685 Ex Parte Matsushima et al 10048546 - (D) INGLESE 112(1)/112(2) WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK L.L.P. SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Sharp et al 13028810 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Covidien LP VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A

3744 Ex Parte Bulja et al 14272190 - (D) BROWN 103 ConocoPhillips Company SHAIKH, MERAJ A

3748 Ex Parte Nielsen et al 13994640 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (Vestas Wind Systems) STANEK, KELSEY L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2477 Ex Parte Jeong et al 13946825 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 DOCKET CLERK REDDIVALAM, SRINIVASA R

2491 Ex Parte Harkins 13783001 - (D) CUTITTA dissenting-in-part THOMAS 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise FAROOQUI, QUAZI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2634 Ex Parte BURR 14567034 - (D) SHIANG 103 103 Jordan IP Law, LLC HAILEGIORGIS, FITWI Y

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Malmborg et al 13248350 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY MIKUS, JASON

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte TANNER 13781896 - (D) JENKS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHUI, MEI PING

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Koenigsmann 12737905 - (D) TIMM 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP ARCIERO, ADAM A

1773 Ex Parte Montemurro 13498869 - (D) HANLON 103 Silvia Salvadori, P.C. STELLING, LUCAS A

1778 Ex Parte Johnson et al 13655179 - (D) OWENS 103 Merchant Rr &Gold Donaldson KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte WYATT et al 13025082 - (D) BUSCH 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E

 2491 Ex Parte Carter 13479539 - (D) GALLIGAN 102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/ APPLE INC. POPHAM, JEFFREY D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2623 Ex Parte Malhotra et al 13232429 - (D) SHAW 103 41.50 103 VERIZON PATEL, PREMAL R 
2654 Ex Parte Gautama 14520090 - (D) KRIVAK 112(6)/103 NXP B.V. SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN

2663 Ex Parte Lin et al 13435649 - (D) MORGAN 103 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

2694 Ex Parte Yamamoto et al 14066742 - (D) PINKERTON 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) MARINELLI, PATRICK

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2825 Ex Parte SONG et al 14499149 - (D) OGDEN 102/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM BUI, THA-O H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Toomer et al 11925181 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP POUNCIL, DARNELL A

3626 Ex Parte Aspen et al 12359079 - (D) POTHIER 112(1)/102/103 112(1)/101 Patterson & Sheridan - The Boeing Company PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3643 Ex Parte Harwood 13683700 - (D) DOUGAL dissenting McCARTHY 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP STAMFORD NGUYEN, SON T

3649 Ex Parte Hearnes et al 13737489 - (D) HOELTER 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (United Parcel Service, Inc.) BORISSOV, IGORN

3683 Ex Parte Carlson et al 13274231 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA AUSTIN, JAMIE H

3688 Ex Parte Biswas et al 12273925 - (D) BUSCH 103 101/103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 REAGAN, JAMES A

3691 Ex Parte Lindelsee et al 13009177 - (D) KHAN 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA  PRESTON, JOHN 0

3693 Ex Parte Cunningham et al 14012997 - (D) CUTITTA Dissenting MOORE 101 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI WEISBERGER, RICHARD C

3696 Ex Parte Shirey et al 13271122 - (D) HOFFMANN 101 Jackson Walker LLP PATEL, JAGDISH

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 3748 Ex Parte Cohen-Solal et al 13580387 - (D) Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 101 WILLIAMS, TERESA S

ormco

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 Ex Parte Lambowitz et al 13254223 - (D) LaVIER 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. HUTSON, RICHARD G

Ormco Corp. v. Align Tech., Inc., 463 F.3d 1299, 1308 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (“However, a reference that ‘teaches away’ from a given combination may negate a motivation to modify the prior art to meet the claimed invention.")

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Xu 13446048 - (D) KRIVAK 103 TERADATA US, INC. LE, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Cui 13726595 - (D) KOHUT 103 41.50 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP LHYMN, SARAH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Berstis 12366951 - (D) COURTENAY 101 Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C. HUANG, TSAN-YU J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Gerber 13852818 - (D) GRIMES 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP JAMIALAHMADI, MAJID

3731 Ex Parte Morsi 13154265 - (D) GRIMES 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP LYNCH, ROBERT A

3742 Ex Parte Temby et al 13339288 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 CORRIGAN LAW OFFICE LAFLAME JR, MICHAEL A

3761 Ex Parte Forden et al 12852042 - (D) MURPHY 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP NEWARK JAMIALAHMADI, MAJID

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte UCHIYAMA et al 14034824 - (D) GRIMES 112(1)/101 101 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC MARX, IRENE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Goesmann et al 14052234 - (D) HEANEY 102 102 CROWELL & MORING LLP LYNCH, VICTORIA HOM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Overbeck et al 13827964 - (D) BRANCH 103 103 41.50 103 Dority & Manning P.A. and Google LLC BUTTRAM, ALAN T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Elton et al 14123596 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 103 Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. MANNAN, MIKAIL A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Giori et al 13699406 - (D) FLAX 103 Silvia Salvadori, P.C. HOLLOMAN, NANNETTE

1617 Ex Parte Griffiths et al 11570820 - (D) COTTA 103 Syngenta Crop Protection LLC SULLIVAN, DANIELLE D

1627 Ex Parte PASETTI et al 13162355 - (D) COTTA 103/OTDP ARENT FOX LLP SOROUSH, LAYLA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Cantrell et al 12854342 - (D) TIMM 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP KRINKER, YANA B

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte ORTTUNG et al 11829823 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Greenberg Traurig LLP - Chicago Office WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Stupar et al 13734822 - (D) BAIN 112(1)/112(2) 103 Holland & Hart T T P/Onaloomm BUTT, WALLI Z

2424 Ex Parte Whitten et al 14012880 - (D) THOMAS 103 Next IP Law Group LLP Cox Communications, Inc. NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R

2431 Ex Parte Slutsker et al 14054611 - (D) MacDONALD 102/103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. AVERY, JEREMIAH L

2434 Ex Parte KIM 14640532 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. KAPLAN, BENJAMIN A

2456 Ex Parte Grube et al 13372628 - (D) KUMAR 103 Garlick & Markison (IBM) KEEHN, RICHARD G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Piccionelli et al 11368348 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 Gregory A. Piccionelli BODDIE, WILLIAM

2626 Ex Parte Pala et al 12751634 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (DENSO International America, Inc.) TAYLOR JR, DUANE N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Ex Parte Abbott et al 14418003 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 HP Inc. MRUK, GEOFFREY S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Storey 13443595 - (D) PINKERTON 101/103 BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP MARCUS, LELAND R

3634 Ex Parte Anderson et al 15167271 - (D) STEPINA 103 AKERMAN LLP REDMAN, JERRY E

3646 Ex Parte Diggelen 13026050 - (D) SMEGAL 112(2) 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. ISSING, GREGORY C

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte MacNeille et al 13366426 - (R) MEDLOCK 101 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL REINHARDT, RICHARD G

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Zschau et al 12439271 - (R) GARRIS 103 Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP (Philadelphia) CHANG, AUDREY Y

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Ex Parte Rothman et al 12541842 - (R) LORIN 101 Docket Clerk-GOLD HAMILTON, SARA CHANDLER

bowen

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Pinon et al 13954825 - (D) HEANEY 102/103 Fletcher Yoder PC Johnson Controls, Inc. OHARA, BRIAN R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Kiehlbauch 14848115 - (D) OWENS concurring NAGUMO 103 Wells St. John, P.S. TRAN, TONY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Chatterjee 13796662 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 MCCOY RUSSELL LLP PARK, JEONG S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte BUNICK et al 14224991 - (D) LORIN 103 112(2)/101 41.50 112(2) FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP DONLON, RYAN D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Friedman et al 13841617 - (D) PRATS 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP LUAN, SCOTT

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1638 E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY Requester v. MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7943818 et al 11684413 95000690 - (D) GUEST 102/103 41.77 112(1) DENTONS US LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP CAMPELL, BRUCE R original O HARA, EILEEN B

Accordingly, accommodating the unpredictability in making minimally genetically modified soybean plants for achieving specific fatty acid content requires more explanation in order to have an enabled disclosure. Cf. In re Bowen, 492 F.2d 859, 862 (Cust. & Pat. App. 1974) (“In cases involving unpredictable factors, such as most chemical reactions and physiological activity, the scope of enablement obviously varies inversely with the degree of unpredictability of the factors involved.”).

Bowen, In re, 492 F.2d 859, 181 USPQ 48 (CCPA 1974) 2164.04

energizer holdings

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Krahenbuhl et al 12756583 - (D) BENOIT 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A./Motorola SADIO, INSA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2864 Ex Parte LeCocq et al 12661727 - (D) TIMM 102/103 OLYMPIC PATENT WORKS PLLC RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3659 Ex Parte Ries et al 14174181 - (D) LANEY 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HLAVKA, DAVID J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Klein 12938447 - (D) MURPHY 112(2)/103 PAUL AND PAUL ANNIS, KHALED

 “[T]he failure to provide explicit antecedent basis for terms does not always render a claim indefinite” if “the scope of a claim would be reasonably ascertainable by those skilled in the art.” Energizer Holdings, Inc. v. Inti Trade Comm’n, 435 F.3d 1366, 1370—71 (Fed. Cir. 2006). 

Energizer Holdings Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 435 F.3d 1366, 77 USPQ2d 1625 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2173.05(e)

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Kalhan 14400385 - (D) THOMAS 102 102/103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. CAIRNS, THOMAS R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2687 Ex Parte HOURNE et al 13940895 - (D) ULLAGADDI 102 102 YOUNG & THOMPSON KINGSTON, SHAWNA M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Friedlander et al 14078849 - (D) FLAX 101 Brown & Michaels, PC (END) NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte SAKURADA et al 13953421 - (D) OGDEN 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) PLESZCZYNS KA, JOANNA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Agarwal et al 12608118 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 102/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BELANI, KISHIN G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2663 Ex Parte LEE et al 14256585 - (D) HOWARD 102 Jefferson IP Law, LLP TEJANO, DWIGHT ALEX C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3681 Ex Parte Symons et al 12853913 - (D) DEJMEK 101 MANNAVA & KANG, P.C. LI, SUN M

3683 Ex Parte Kimelfeld et al 13901165 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - IBM ARC DIVISION LOFTIS, JOHNNA RONEE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte ARMSTRONG et al 13251830 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Baker Botts LLP JACYNA, J CASIMER

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 MEXICHEM AMANCO HOLDING S.A. de C.V. Requester and Respondent v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8053404 et al 95001920 - (R) GUEST 103 HONEYWELL/FOX/BANNER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: RYAN KROMHOLZ & MANION, S.C. MCKANE, ELIZABETH L original WEBB, GREGORY E

Kinetic, par pharmaceutical, intelligent

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1776 Ex Parte Gonzalez et al 13255000 - (D) KENNEDY 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY PRECHT, BRITANNY E.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte McCully 11678607 - (D) CURCURI 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP/IBM SVL SYED, FARHAN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Kenny et al 13846490 - (D) REPKO 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY WALSH, KATHLEEN M.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte EICHENLAUB et al 13866706 - (D) WOOD 102/103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP CHOU, JIMMY

3747 Ex Parte Dean et al 13556709 - (D) CAPP 103 Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (GM) MONAHON, BRIAN P

The obviousness inquiry requires a determination that a skilled artisan would have been motivated to combine the teachings of the prior art references to achieve the claimed invention, and that the skilled artisan would have had a reasonable expectation of success in doing so. Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc., 688 F.3d 1342, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2012). The presence or absence of a motivation to combine references in an obviousness determination is a question of fact. See Par Pharm., Inc. v. TWI Pharm., Inc., 773 F.3d 1186, 1196 (Fed. Cir. 2014). “The reasonable expectation of success requirement refers to the likelihood of success in combining references to meet the limitations of the claimed invention.” Intelligent Bio-Systems, Inc. v. Illumina Cambridge Ltd., 821 F.3d 1359, 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2016). In other words, “one must have a motivation to combine accompanied by a reasonable expectation of achieving what is claimed in the patent-at-issue.” Id.

In the instant case, we are not persuaded that the Examiner has provided sufficient articulated reasoning with a rational underpinning to explain how and/or why a person of ordinary skill in the art would have been led to the claimed invention by the cited art.

3763 Ex Parte Knudson 14054519 - (D) ADAMS 102 Wiley Rein LLP MEDWAY, SCOTT J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Goodenough et al 11447510 - (D) OWENS 103 103 Mennier Parlin Rr r’lirfman T T C CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Kernig et al 13112588 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. MORILLO, JANELL COMBS

1768 Ex Parte Fennis et al 13813466 - (D) GARRIS 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY RIOJA, MELISSA A

1793 Ex Parte Cattaruzza et al 13885237 - (D) SMITH 102/103 Mars, Incorporated TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Redfern et al 13673473 - (D) BAIN 101/103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / LinkedIn/Microsoft HACKENBERG, RACHEL J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Meriaz et al 12559780 - (D) BUSCH 101 ALSTON & BIRD LLP HAMILTON, MATTHEW L

3688 Ex Parte Hampel et al 11437157 - (D) MOHANTY 101 Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte HUFFER et al 13584931 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP STINSON, CHELSEA E.

3744 Ex Parte Benonysson 12066834 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 MCCORMICK, PAULDING & HUBER LLP RUSSELL, DEVON L

3745 Ex Parte Santoro et al 13328733 - (D) GUIJT 103 0'Shea Getz P.C. SEHN, MICHAEL L

3771 Ex Parte Groll 12070463 - (D) REIMERS 112(2)/103 The Ronald Law Group, LLC SIPPEL, RACHEL T

3776 Ex Parte Cole 13469192 - (D) GRIMES 103 HAUG PARTNERS LLP NOBREGA, TATIANA L

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Clendenen et al 14128694 - (R) FLAX 103 FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP MEHL, PATRICK M

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Johnson Matthey, Inc. Requester v. Patent of BASF Corporation, Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7229597 et al 10634659 95001745 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 103 41.50 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: FITZPATRICK CELLA HARPER & SCINTO LOPEZ, CARLOS N original JOHNSON, EDWARD M

borkowski2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Terbrueggen et al 13474596 - (D) CHANG 112(1)/112(2) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (SF) SISSON, BRADLEY L

 “[T]here is no magical relation between the number of representative examples and the breadth of the claims; the number and variety of examples are irrelevant if the disclosure is ‘enabling.’” In re Borkowski, 422 F.2d 904, 910 (CCPA 1970).  The Examiner has emphasized the large number of known virus types and bacteria, fungi, plant, and mammal species (Ans. 7—8); however, the Examiner has neither provided evidence regarding the level of unpredictability in the art relevant to the breadth of the claimed invention, nor, as we discuss below, persuasively explained how such breadth renders the claims non-enabled.

Borkowski, In re, 422 F.2d 904, 164 USPQ 642 (CCPA 1970) 707.07(l) , 2164.02 , 2174

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Hansen et al 12479258 - (D) SQUIRE 103 McCarter & English, LLP / Albany International PIZIALI, ANDREW T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Bateman et al 13960202 - (D) DIXON 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP MAMO, ELIAS

2184 Ex Parte Schwägerl 13399202 - (D) DIXON 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP MAMO, ELIAS

2193 Ex Parte Schulze 13285101 - (D) HOMERE 103 LESLIE A. VAN LEEUWEN IBM CORPORATION- AUSTIN (JVL) VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte LEE 14495552 - (D) BENNETT 103 LG Display/FENWICK NGUYEN, KEVIN M

2628 Ex Parte Muchnick et al 14026766 - (D) BARRY 103 Wolfe-SBMC CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Li et al 14514158 - (D) OGDEN 103 Law Office of Zheng Jin CARTER, MICHAEL W

2853 Ex Parte SUZUKI 14619192 - (D) INGLESE 103 Maschoff Brennan ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P

2858 Ex Parte Hibbs et al 12000234 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(2)/103 DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC SCHINDLER, DAVID M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Gruber et al 13251088 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 DENTONS US LLP - Apple SWARTZ, STEPHEN S

3663 Ex Parte Crombez et al 13602370 - (D) HILL 112(2)/102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL EVANS, GARRETT F

3677 Ex Parte Bowers et al 14256436 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Beusse, Wolter, Sanks & Maire PLLC SAETHER, FLEMMING

3685 Ex Parte EHBAUER et al 12896511 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 41.50 101 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) AGWUMEZIE, CHINEDU CHARLES

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Brouqueyre 13498383 - (D) LANEY 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MENGESHA, WEBESHET

3745 Ex Parte Grubel 13468640 - (D) BROWNE 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP WIBLIN, MATTHEW

3752 Ex Parte Pattom et al 12772577 - (D) STEPINA 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

3752 Ex Parte Williams 12451687 - (D) O’HANLON 112(2)/103 Brinks Gilson & Lione Brinks /WILLFIRE/TFSG BOECKMANN, JASON J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Rudolph et al 11597514 - (D) FLAX 103 103 41.50 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. DAVIS, RUTH A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Tabatowski-Bush et al 14694175 - (D) MacDONALD 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford EUSTAQUIO, CAL J

2694 Ex Parte Huang et al 14094916 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION YEUNG, MATTHEW

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Ex Parte GRAETZ 13972964 - (D) SNAY 103 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP/Infineon HOANG, QUOC DINH

3741 Ex Parte Cuva 13482992 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 112(1)/102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY FORD, RENE D

3777 Ex Parte Chen et al 14234449 - (D) GRIMES 102 112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Chen et al 13738001 - (D) NEWMAN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON LAZARO, DOMINIC

1617 Ex Parte Baschong et al 13603807 - (D) CHANG 103 41.50 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP FALKOWITZ, ANNA R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Johnson 13464203 - (D) McGEE 103 PARKER IBRAHIM & BERG LLC QI, HUA

1715 Ex Parte Pitcher et al 14013320 - (D) INGLESE 103 Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A. MRG/Seagate BURKHART, ELIZABETH A

1734 Ex Parte Samuel et al 14085129 - (D) KENNEDY 103/OTDP DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP JOHNSON, JONATHAN J

1744 Ex Parte Jacob et al 12227679 - (D) PRAISS 103 Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A. LE, NINH V

1761 Ex Parte Nicolas et al 14359159 - (D) CASHION 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D

1761 Ex Parte Rached et al 13386701 - (D) HOUSEL 103/OTDP BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC HARDEE, JOHN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Gamoneda et al 14066437 - (D) BUSCH 103 NXP-Yudell Isidore PLLC KO, CHAE M

2125 Ex Parte Ahangar et al 13489852 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC / SR VON BUHR, MARIA N

2168 Ex Parte Needham et al 10880301 - (D) CHEN 103 HICKMAN PALERNO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE GORTAYO, DANGELINO N

2195 Ex Parte Daly et al 13848355 - (D) CHUNG 103 PATENT PORTFOLIO BUILDERS, PLLC WU, BENJAMIN C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Candelore 14461385 - (D) PYONIN 112(1) 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES ASANBAYEV, OLEG

2423 Ex Parte Lee 11715185 - (D) MacDONALD 103 AT&T Legal Dept. - [HDP] BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R

2426 Ex Parte PRESTON et al 13651248 - (D) McCARTNEY 112(1) 103 Haley Guiliano LLP HUYNH, AN SON PHI

2438 Ex Parte Gearhart et al 11626458 - (D) SAADAT 101 102/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC HERZOG, MADHURI R

2474 Ex Parte Wong et al 14296733 - (D) McNEILL 103 GARLICK & MARKISON (BRCM) ZHANG, ZHENSHENG

2477 Ex Parte Salamon et al 14483718 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Active Knowledge Ltd. ULYSSE, JAEL M

2494 Ex Parte Essary et al 13716887 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION PARSONS, THEODORE C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Luomala et al 13250286 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP TSENG, CHARLES

2619 Ex Parte Shaffer et al 13610749 - (D) MacDONALD 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/ APPLE INC. TSWEI, YU-JANG

2622 Ex Parte BOKMA 12950693 - (D) JEFFERY 103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA TRUONG, NGUYEN H

2647 Ex Parte Narasimha et al 12976117 - (D) BARRY 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP GOOGLE RIVERO, ALEJANDRO

2683 Ex Parte Vandivier et al 12776632 - (D) KHAN 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HOLLOWAY III, EDWIN C

2684 Ex Parte Reime 13061664 - (D) BAIN 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP PHAM, QUANG

2688 Ex Parte YEAKLEY et al 14287415 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 ORACLE (Oracle formerly d/b/a Sun Microsystems) RENNER, CRAIG A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex Parte Lin et al 13790850 - (D) OGDEN 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP/TSMC NGUYEN, SOPHIA T

2833 Ex Parte Srbinovski 14160475 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 BROOKS ACORDIA IP LAW, P.C. FIGUEROA, FELIX O

2857 Ex Parte Arensmeier 14705289 - (D) FRANKLIN 101/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. CROHN, MARK I

2891 Ex Parte Goto et al 13387522 - (D) Per Curiam 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. GONDARENKO, NATALIA A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Wilson et al 13027114 - (D) BARRY 101/103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC LINDSEY III, JOHNATHAN J

3673 Ex Parte Sauser et al 13950399 - (D) McCARTHY 103 41.50 103 HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. POLITO, NICHOLAS F

3693 Ex Parte Lutnick et al 12135479 - (D) HUME 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. WEISBERGER, RICHARD C

3695 Ex Parte Dunwoody et al 14301353 - (D) FISCHETTI 112(1)/112(2) 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP LIU, CHIA-YI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Dohring et al 14704877 - (D) GREENHUT 101 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER

3726 Ex Parte Liu 12355394 - (D) STEPINA 112(2)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL CIGNA, JACOB JAMES

3728 Ex Parte Sanders et al 13537896 - (D) OSINSKI 112(1)/103 112(2) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO

3741 Ex Parte Fuller 13678974 - (D) DOUGAL 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY FORD, RENE D

3742 Ex Parte LIN et al 13558963 - (D) LANEY 103 McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC ROSS, DANA

3744 Ex Parte Ransbarger et al 11560634 - (D) ENGELS 103 ConocoPhillips Company PETTITT, JOHN F

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Kritt et al 11852309 - (R) SHIANG 103 CRGO LAW LE, CANH