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PTAB.US: Decisions of PTAB Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

kerkhoven

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Van Patten 10363079 - (D) FREDMAN 103 KAGAN BINDER, PLLC HUI, SAN MING R

In Kerkhoven, the CCPA found: “It is prima facie obvious to combine two compositions each of which is taught by the prior art to be useful for the same purpose, in order to form a third composition which is to be used for the very same purpose.” In re Kerkhoven, 626 F.2d 846, 850 (CCPA 1980). Thus, Kerkhoven requires that the prior art recognize that each of two different compositions are useful for the same purpose.

Kerkhoven, In re, 626 F.2d 846, 205 USPQ 1069 (CCPA 1980) 2144.06

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Ex Parte Boulanger et al 10941831 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP BERDICHEVSKY, MIRIAM

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Rapp 11100515 - (D) CURCURI 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Mitreuter et al 11516619 - (D) GONSALVES 102/103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP MADAMBA, GLENFORD J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Lankston et al 11742540 - (D) CURCURI 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CHERVINSKY, BORIS LEO

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Stokes 11355353 - (D) JUNG 102/103 RICHARD L HUFF KWIECINSKI, RYAN D

3643 Ex Parte Werner et al 12164825 - (D) McCOLLUM 102/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) BANIANI, SHADI SHUNTI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Corvi et al 12357037 - (D) WALSH 103 Covidien FOREMAN, JONATHAN M

3738 Ex Parte Harris et al 10603952 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. WILLSE, DAVID H

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Lemley 11555477 - (D) SCHAFER 103 112(1) MILLER, MATTHIAS & HULL LLP KO, JASON Y

1744 Ex Parte Kramer et al 11345479 - (D) McKELVEY 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ABRAHAM, AMJAD A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Gregory et al 12042425 - (D) FREDMAN 103 102/103 WARF/MKE/QUARLES & BRADY LLP SZMAL, BRIAN SCOTT

3767 Ex Parte Hoarau et al 11716145 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 102/103 Covidien LP THOMAS, JR, BRADLEY G

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Ellington et al 11939012 - (D) WALSH 103 L'Oreal USA AL-AWADI, DANAH J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Daguier et al 10593463 - (D) BEST 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. KING, ROY V

1742 Ex Parte Grah et al 11142044 - (D) McKELVEY 103 37 CFR § 41.50(b) 112(4) Sealed Air Corporation BUTLER, PATRICK NEAL

1763 Ex Parte Shaffer et al 12179368 - (D) TIMM 103 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY FINK, BRIEANN R

1793 Ex Parte Amit 11837803 - (D) TORCZON 103 NIXON PEABODY, LLP MOORE, WALTER A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Gould 10326561 - (D) McKONE 102/103 COOL PATENT, P.C. ZAMAN, FAISAL M

2128 Ex Parte Hamlin et al 10768588 - (D) DESHPANDE 112(2)/103 LSI Corporation c/o Suiter Swantz pc llo SAXENA, AKASH

2176 Ex Parte Liebl et al 11181813 - (D) DANG 102/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) DYER, ANDREW R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Degertekin 11260238 - (D) CURCURI 103 GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. LARKIN, DANIEL SEAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3665 Ex Parte Hannah et al 12200825 - (D) HOELTER 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP MAWARI, REDHWAN K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Krivoruchko et al 11624343 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. MCEVOY, THOMAS M

Monday, January 14, 2013

classen, cybersource, research corp., santarus

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1641 Ex Parte Robert et al 10984252 - (D) SCHEINER 103 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK SHIBUYA, MARK LANCE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Karve et al 11931565 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. LI, MEIYA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte King et al 11810943 - (D) PLENZLER 103 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 101 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A. LEE, ERICA SHENGKAI

Although it is acknowledged that patent eligibility under § 101 is a course filter and that disqualifying abstractness of a claim must be manifest, that does not compel a conclusion that there is never a valid basis to hold that a claim is simply too abstract to qualify as patent eligible. See CyberSource Corp. v. Retail Decisions, Inc., 654 F.3d 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2011); see also Research Corp. Techs, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 627 F.3d 859 (Fed. Cir. 2010) and Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen Idec et al., 659 F.3d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 2011).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Lubbers et al 11479365 - (D) DILLON 102 102/103 Seagate Technology LLC Hall Estill Attorneys at Law DOAN, DUC T

Santarus, Inc. v. Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., 694 F.3d 1344, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (“Negative claim limitations are adequately supported when the specification describes a reason to exclude the relevant limitation. Such written description support need not rise to the level of disclaimer. In fact, it is possible for the patentee to support both the inclusion and exclusion of the same material.”).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1636 Ex Parte Hung et al 09761893 - (D) ADAMS 103 Shih-Chieh Hung Dept. of Orthop. and Traumetology, Vet. General Hospital-Taipei DUNSTON, JENNIFER ANN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Wu 11855243 - (D) METZ 103 Becton, Dickinson and Company YAGER, JAMES C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Rudolph et al 10936254 - (D) BENOIT 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC RABOVIANSKI, JIVKA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2689 Ex Parte Kuhl et al 11498758 - (D) DILLON 102/103 CROWELL & MORING LLP MORTELL, JOHN F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Friedl et al 11797836 - (D) GONSALVES 102/103 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC BUI, BRYAN
 
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2153 FACEBOOK, INC. Third Party Requester and Appellant v. PRAGMATUS AV, LLC Patent Owner and Respondent 95001715 7421470 10/721,905 ZECHER 102/103 Reed Smith LLP CHOI, WOO H original STRANGE, AARON N

2153 FACEBOOK, INC. Third Party Requester and Appellant v. PRAGMATUS AV, LLC Patent Owner and Respondent 95001716 7433921 10/722,051 ZECHER 102/103 Reed Smith LLP CHOI, WOO H original STRANGE, AARON N

2181 NVIDIA CORPORATION Requester and Appellant v. RAMBUS INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95001472 6,715,020 10/037,171 SIU 103 Paul M. Anderson, PLLC ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original AUVE, GLENN ALLEN

Friday, January 11, 2013

huai-hung, kao, king

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Nishio et al 10933280 - (D) GRIMES 103 ACS LLC CERMAK NAKAJIMA LLP SIMS, JASON M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Ilnicki et al 11127487 - (D) McKONE 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 VOLENTINE & WHITT PLLC JEUDY, JOSNEL

See In re Huai-Hung Kao, 639 F.3d 1057, 1072-73 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (“Just as in King Pharmaceuticals, the informing step does not ‘transform[ ] the process of taking the drug.’” (quoting King Pharm., 616 F.3d at 1279)).

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

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2667 Ex Parte Rodriguez et al 11152686 - (D) DILLON 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Foley & Lardner LLP ROSARIO, DENNIS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Healey et al 11146745 - (D) BONILLA 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY OROPEZA, FRANCES P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3713 Ex parte ADC TECHNOLOGY, INC. 90009524 6193520 09/109,784 MARTIN 102/103 112(1)/112(2)/103 Whitaker Law Group WOOD, WILLIAM H original CHENG, JOE H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Bieley 11969199 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 HARLAN CLAYTON BIELEY JAVANMARD, SAHAR

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Roesler et al 11198707 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC SERGENT, RABON A

1787 Ex Parte Funakoshi et al 11783473 - (D) CRUMBLEY 103 SUGHRUE-265550 SHAH, SAMIR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Price et al 11499185 - (D) WEINBERG 103 HGST C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP PATEL, DHARTI HARIDAS

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3692 Ex Parte Basner et al 11879325 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Glynn Tech Inc. LOFTUS, ANN E

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2875 SOUTHERN SALES & MARKETING GROUP, INC. Requester and Appellant v. WORLD FACTORY, INC. Patent Owner 95000104 6612713 10/068,424 COCKS 112(1) LAW OFFICES OF JAMES E. WALTON, PLLC RUBIN, MARGARET R original SAWHNEY, HARGOBIND S

Thursday, January 10, 2013

amgen3, kubin

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Burns et al 11153720 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 L.C. BEGIN & ASSOCIATES, PLLC MCDONOUGH, JAMES E

An obviousness determination requires that a skilled artisan would have perceived a reasonable expectation of success in making the invention in light of the prior art. Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-LA Roche Ltd., 580 F.3d 1340, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (citing In re Kubin, 561 F.3d 1351, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2009)).

Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd., 580 F.3d 1340, 92 USPQ2d 1289 (Fed. Cir. 2009) 2113

Kubin, Ex parte, 83 USPQ2d 1410 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int. 2007) 2143

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2826 Ex Parte SEAH Teo Leng 11465793 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 ISHIMARU & ASSOCIATES LLP TRAN, TAN N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Nichols et al 11465498 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 Jerome R. Drouillard MORGAN, EMILY M

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2682 HTC CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. IPCOM GMBH Patent Owner and Appellant 95001192 6,879,830 09/478,586 SIU 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original MILORD, MARCEAU

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Kim et al 11173070 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP CONLEY, OI K

1786 Ex Parte Harada et al 10333744 - (D) TORCZON 103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP THOMPSON, CAMIE S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Ma et al 11525982 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN Mission/BSTZ KARIMY, TIMOR

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2616 HTC CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. IPCOM GMBH Patent Owner and Appellant 95001212 7,245,636 10/111,511 SIU 102 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP WEAVER, SCOTT LOUIS original PHAN, MAN U

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

alton, automotive technologies, genentech2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Nasvik et al 11655014 - (D) TIMM 103 KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. RIVERA, JOSHEL

This evidence deserves at least some weight and should have been weighed with the other evidence of record. Cf. In re Alton, 76 F.3d 1168, 1173-74 (Fed. Cir. 1996) (holding as error the failure to consider declaration evidence concerning questions of fact, and the summary dismissal, without adequate explanation, of the declaration as rebuttal evidence.). The Declaration need not prove that all contractors skilled in the art would have not found the method obvious.

Alton, In re, 76 F.3d 1168, 37 USPQ2d 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 2145, 2163, 2163.06, 2164.05

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Swails et al 10931907 - (D) McCARTHY 103 PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION BRINSON, PATRICK F

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1772 Ex Parte Treier et al 12039441 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 BARNES & THORNBURG LLP CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR

1785 Ex Parte Hirayama et al 12061518 - (D) OBERMANN 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- HIT CHAU, LINDA N

1785 Ex Parte Hirayama et al 11258532 - (D) OBERMANN 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- HIT CHAU, LINDA N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 11069468 - (D) KRIVAK 103 GARLICK & MARKISON BRANDT, CHRISTOPHER M

2683 Ex Parte Flick 10188440 - (D) McKONE 112(1) ADDMG - 27975 SYED, NABIL H

Rather, "[i]t is the specification, not the knowledge of one skilled in the art, that must supply the novel aspects of an invention in order to constitute adequate enablement." GENENTECH, INC v. NOVO NORDISK, A/S, 108 F.2d 1361, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 1997) accord Automotive Technologies International v. BMW of North America, 501 F. 3d 1274, 1283 ("Although the knowledge of one skilled in the art is indeed relevant, the novel aspect of an invention must be enabled in the patent.")

Genentech, Inc. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, 108 F.3d 1361, 42 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2161.01

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Cosmescu 11379406 - (D) JENKS 102/103 Zeman-Mullen & Ford, LLP CARPENTER, WILLIAM R  

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2613 TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant v. FUJITSU LIMITED Requestor, Respondent 95000485 7369772 10/737,765 EASTHOM 103 FITZPATRICK CELLA HARPER & SCINTO HUGHES, DEANDRA M original SEDIGHIAN, REZA

REHEARING
 
DENIED
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2818 RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS, CO., LTD. and MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC. Requesters 95001152 6,324,120 09/779,296 EASTHOM FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original NGUYEN, TAN

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

fiers

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Ronsse et al 11356725 - (D) NAGUMO 103 APPLIED MATERIALS INC PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP Appm/NJ CHEN, KEATH T

1777 Ex Parte Tyvoll et al 11261741 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte OTOOLE et al 10474692 - (D) O’HEARN 103 Steptoe & Johnson TORRES, ALICIA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Hempel 11745508 - (D) GRIMES 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP MEHTA, PARIKHA SOLANKI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Raley et al 10388161 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 112(2) Reed Smith LLP ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Melsky et al 10865558 - (D) ABRAMS 102/103 103 Leason Ellis LLP ROANE, AARON F

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2653 Ex Parte Schmitz 11044132 - (D) COURTENAY 112(2)/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION PATEL, HEMANT SHANTILAL

2686 Ex Parte Hong 10747122 - (D) FRAHM 112(2)/103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP SNIEZEK, ANDREW L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte OHARA et al 12509044 - (D) KIM 101/112(1)/112(2)/102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1) IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) DONLON, RYAN D  

Fiers v. Revel, 984 F.2d 1164, 1170 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (rejecting the argument that “only similar language in the specification or original claims is necessary to satisfy the written description requirement”).  

Fiers v. Revel, 984 F.2d 1164, 25 USPQ2d 1601 (Fed. Cir. 1993) 2137.01, 2138.04, 2161.01, 2163

REHEARING
 
DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex Parte Lakshman et al 11147937 - (D) KOHUT ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. WALL & TONG, LLP CHENG, CHI TANG P

Monday, January 7, 2013

beattie, perreira, genentech2, koito

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Senn et al 11221648 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 102/103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP COTRONEO, STEVEN J

3775 Ex Parte Richelsoph et al 10730210 - (D) BONILLA 102/103 obviousness-type double patenting RATNERPRESTIA NELSON, CHRISTINE L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte SenGupta et al 11345064 - (D) WALSH 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP KARPINSKI, LUKE E

1627 Ex Parte Harbige et al 10756761 - (D) JENKS 103 BROWN RUDNICK LLP KANTAMNENI, SHOBHA

“An expert opinion is no better than the soundness of the reasons supporting it.” Perreira v. Secretary of the Dept. of HHS, 33 F.3d 1375, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 1994); In re Beattie, 974 F.2d 1309, 1313 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (opinion evidence in declarations has little value without factual support).

Beattie, In re, 974 F.2d 1309, 24 USPQ2d 1040 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 716.01(c), 2145

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Peidous 11781664 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 102 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Aylor 11706676 - (D) RICE 112(1)/102/103 ROBERT B. AYLOR ABDOSH, SAMIR

“Section 112 requires that the patent specification enable ‘those skilled in the art to make and use the full scope of the claimed invention without ‘undue experimentation”’ in order to extract meaningful disclosure of the invention and, by this disclosure, advance the technical arts. Koito Mfg. Co., Ltd. v. Turn-Key-Tech, LLC, 381 F.3d 1142, 1155 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (quoting Genentech, Inc. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, 108 F.3d 1361, 1365 (Fed.Cir.1997) (citation omitted)).

Genentech, Inc. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, 108 F.3d 1361, 42 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2161.01

Friday, January 4, 2013

hiniker, self

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Li et al 12410160 - (D) CRUMBLEY 103 SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION SEIDLECK, JAMES J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Gomoll et al 10558183 - (D) HILL 103 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Wedemeyer 10714694 - (D) OSINSKI 102 112(2)/103 LOWELL R. WEDEMEYER JACKSON, BRANDON LEE

Unclaimed features cannot impart patentability to claims. In re Hiniker Co., 150 F.3d 1362, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 1998). Arguments must be commensurate in scope with the actual claim language. In re Self, 671 F.2d 1344, 1348 (CCPA 1982).

Hiniker Co., In re, 150 F.3d 1362, 47 USPQ2d 1523 (Fed. Cir. 1998) , 2103 ,2242, 2258, 2258.01, 2642

Self, In re, 671 F.2d 1344, 213 USPQ 1 (CCPA 1982) 2131.05

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Evans et al 11424693 - (D) GONSALVES 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. LE, HUNG D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2661 Ex Parte Jomppanen 10988205 - (D) GONSALVES 103 NOKIA CORPORATION c/o Ware, Fressola, Van Der Sluys & Adolphson LLP PASIEWICZ, DANIEL M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2825 Ex Parte Harris et al 11522733 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP WHITMORE, STACY    

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2176 FRAME MEDIA, INC. Requester v. CEIVA LOGIC, INC. Patent Owner 95000402 6,442,573 09/458,849 COCKS 112(1)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 THE HECKER LAW GROUP HENEGHAN, MATTHEW E original ROSSI, JEFFREY A

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Jan 3, 2013

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1773 Ex Parte Bedingham et al 11323700 - (D) HOUSEL 112(1) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY GORDON, BRIAN R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Frank 10283971 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Avago Technologies Limited Kathy Manke PARKER, KENNETH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Topfl et al 10105696 - (D) McKONE 102/103 AT&T Legal Department - SZ NGUYEN, MINH CHAU

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Moisio 10171380 - (D) McKONE 103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC PEREZ, ANGELICA

2648 Ex Parte Ibrahim et al 11287034 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Broadcom THOMAS
HORSTEMEYER, LLP HUANG, WEN WU

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Goh 11439686 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Fox Rothschild LLP NGUYEN, NIKI HOANG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Udall et al 11785826 - (D) PLENZLER 103 MANELLI SELTER PLLC GREEN, RICHARD R

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

genetics institute, mayhew

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2178 Ex Parte MCMILLAN et al 11669740 - (D) HUME 102 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. PATEL, MANGLESH M

2186 Ex Parte Okumoto et al 11016806 - (D) CHEN 103 ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP ALSIP, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Fratti 11103815 - (D) DILLON 102/103 Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP TRAN, TRANG U

2486 Ex Parte Schlaff 10185395 - (D) HUGHES 103 Leason Ellis LLP VO, TUNG T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2636 Ex Parte Eiselt et al 10427210 - (D) HOFF 103 WOODCOCK WASHBURN LLP VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N

2694 Ex Parte Verhaegh 10519055 - (D) THOMAS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CARTER III, ROBERT E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Lee et al 11877186 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 GOODWIN PROCTER LLP NADAV, ORI

2854 Ex Parte Bang et al 10869692 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 KED & ASSOCIATES, LLP NGUYEN, ANTHONY H

2884 Ex Parte Lievois et al 11764658 - (D) EVANS 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. VU, MINDY D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Davis 11467090 - (D) BONILLA 103 LOWE GRAHAM JONES, PLLC JACKSON, BRANDON LEE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1627 Ex Parte Coutre 10560669 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 103 NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION JEAN-LOUIS, SAMIRA JM

However, post-filing evidence may be used to demonstrate unexpected results.

Genetics Institute v. Novartis Vaccines, 655 F. 3d 1291 - Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 2011 cert. denied, 132 S.Ct. 1932, 182 L.Ed.2d 775 (U.S. 2012)

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1743 Ex Parte Mumme 11013164 - (D) OBERMANN 103 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP HEITBRINK, JILL LYNNE

1758 Ex Parte Park et al 11789483 - (D) PAK 103 103 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG MEKHLIN, ELI S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Ouzts et al 09982337 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. STEVENS, ROBERT

2187 Ex Parte Augsburg et al 11343765 - (D) BENOIT 102/103 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED BERTRAM, RYAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte Hird 11187602 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 103 Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP/CA. Inc. AMBAYE, SAMUEL

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2636 Ex Parte Grosz et al 10139058 - (D) HOFF 112(2) 112(2)/103 ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. WALL & TONG, LLP VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N

2664 Ex Parte Swarr et al 10926799 - (D) DANG 103 103 FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP YODER III, CHRISS S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Fargo et al 11554907 - (D) DIXON 102/103 102 HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C DESAI, NAISHADH N

2856 Ex Parte Koch 11062830 - (D) HUGHES 103 112(2)/103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC VERBITSKY, GAIL KAPLAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Galer 10722737 - (D) ELLURU 102/103 ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS ARNOLD, ERNST V

1615 Ex Parte Endepols et al 10477480 - (D) MILLS 103 Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC LEVY, NEIL S

1616 Ex Parte Senn et al 10801405 - (D) PRATS 103 Syngenta Corp Protection, Inc. PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Chung et al 11700334 - (D) METZ 103 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC FINK, BRIEANN R

1764 Ex Parte Ma et al 11294042 - (D) DELMENDO 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LEE, DORIS L

1775 Ex Parte Jung et al 11729275 - (D) PRAISS concurring McKELVEY 112(1)/112(2)/103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC EDWARDS, LYDIA E

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1786 Ex Parte Taniguchi 10274160 - (D) TIMM 103 TAIYO CORPORATION CHOI, PETER Y

1786 Ex Parte Isele et al 10877540 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHOI, PETER Y

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Kamath et al 11180197 - (D) HUGHES 103 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S

2158 Ex Parte Pyka 11025686 - (D) COURTENAY 101/112(1)/103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP BETIT, JACOB F

2166 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 11035566 - (D) DIXON 103 IBM CORPORATION HARPER, ELIYAH STONE

2172 Ex Parte Morris 11061918 - (D) DILLON 102/103 SCENERA RESEARCH, LLC PILLAI, NAMITHA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Zhou et al 09953327 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC HOSSAIN, FARZANA E

2427 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 10675081 - (D) DANG 102 GARLICK & MARKISON RYAN, PATRICK A

2442 Ex Parte Feng 11678271 - (D) ARPIN 103 Miller IP Group, PLC MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN

2451 Ex Parte Hodges et al 10720941 - (D) WARD 103 AT&T Legal Department - SZ TIV, BACKHEAN

2478 Ex Parte Arulambalam et al 10880344 - (D) DESHPANDE 112(2)/102/103 Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP RENNER, BRANDON M

2483 Ex Parte Nakajima 10805328 - (D) BUI 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP HOLDER, ANNER N

2487 Ex Parte Knighton et al 10947465 - (D) DANG 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN CZEKAJ, DAVID J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Henning et al 11379127 - (D) McKEOWN 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP LEBASSI, AMANUEL

2655 Ex Parte Moeller et al 09791802 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. LAO, LUNSEE

2661 Ex Parte Hayes et al 11750383 - (D) HUGHES 103 SONY ERICSSON COATS & BENNETT CUTLER, ALBERT H

2662 Ex Parte Kogane et al 11186071 - (D) DANG 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP FOSSELMAN, JOEL W

2675 Ex Parte Wegeng et al 11312802 - (D) STRAUSS 103 XEROX - ROCHESTER FAY SHARPE CAMMACK, DAVID S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Henschel et al 11821515 - (D) WEINBERG 102/103 MERCHANT & GOULD PC PRASAD, CHANDRIKA

2852 Ex Parte Wong et al 11357631 - (D) DIXON 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP PERKEY, WILLIAM B

2894 Ex Parte Shah 11685908 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 102 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. PHAM, THANH V