huang, cable, baxter travenol

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1766 Ex Parte Attarwala et al 12562603 - (D) PAK concurring-in-part SMITH 102 Henkel Corporation DOLLINGER, MICHAEL M

1776 Ex Parte Hecker 12116545 - (D) KOKOSKI 102/103 Jason P. Webb SMITH, DUANE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Dexter et al 12035587 - (D) LORIN 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (PA) AL HASHEMI, SANA A

2166 Ex Parte Patton 10857343 - (D) DESHPANDE 102 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. PHAM, KHANH B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2675 Ex Parte Nielsen et al 11261130 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HON, MING Y

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Hong 11809715 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Scheinberg & Associates, PC IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE

3638 Ex Parte Dickert 12180247 - (D) SMEGAL 103 41.50(b) 112(2) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD KIM, SHIN H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Hall 12657364 - (D) ASTORINO 103 HUDAK, SHUNK & FARINE, CO., L.P.A. CHOI, STEPHEN

3745 Ex Parte Erickson et al 11548791 - (D) BROWNE 103 Sutherland GE NGUYEN, NINH H

3766 Ex Parte Bonde et al 11739982 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A MALAMUD, DEBORAH LESLIE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1622 Ex Parte Ding et al 11966894 - (D) JENKS 102 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC YOO, SUN JAE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Korolik et al 12555217 - (D) SMITH 112(1)/112(2)/102/103/obviousness-type double patenting MPG, LLP and Lam Research Corp. MARKOFF, ALEXANDER

1783 Ex Parte Fensel et al 11651976 - (D) KIMLIN 103 FAY SHARPE LLP VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1791 Ex Parte Ledon et al 11910718 - (D) SMITH 103 American Air Liquide, Inc. BADR, HAMID R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte McDonough 11241819 - (D) RUGGiERO 103 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP STRONCZER, RYAN S

2453 Ex Parte Lioy et al 11193068 - (D) EVANS 101/102/103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED GEORGANDELLIS, ANDREW C

2476 Ex Parte Pierce 11914269 - (D) DILLON 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SLOMS, NICHOLAS

2491 Ex Parte Suzuki 11653424 - (D) EVANS 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC LAGOR, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Ryan et al 11513357 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. MA, TIZE

2683 Ex Parte Meyer 11557001 - (D) DIXON 103 WILLIAMS, MORGAN & AMERSON YANG, JAMES J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Saad et al 11576488 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CWERN, JONATHAN

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2472 Ex parte ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC 90012114 RE41,531 11/859,364 HUGHES 103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC YIGDALL, MICHAEL J original NGUYEN, BRIAN D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 ENVISIONWARE, INC. Requester v. 3M COMPANY and 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY Patent Owner and Appellant 95001344 6486780 09/619,220 CURCURI, 103 SUGHRUE, MION, ZINN, MACPEAK & SEAS LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y original MULLEN, THOMAS J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 GOOGLE, INC. and MICROSOFT CORP. Requesters and Respondents, v. PAID SEARCH ENGINE TOOLS, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant. 95001863 7,974,912 11/379,897 HOFF 102/103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP WORJLOH, JALATEE original AKINTOLA, OLABODE

Our reviewing court has noted in the past that evidence related solely to the number of units sold provides a very weak showing of commercial success, if any. See In re Huang, 100 F.3d 135, 137 (Fed. Cir. 1996); Cable Elec. Prods., Inc. v. Genmark, Inc., 770 F.2d 1015, 1026-27 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (finding that sales of 5 million units represents a minimal showing of commercial success because “[w]ithout further economic evidence . . . it would be improper to infer that the reported sales represent a substantial share of any definable market”); see also In re Baxter Travenol Lab., 952 F.2d 388, 392 (Fed. Cir. 1991).

Huang, In re, 100 F.3d 135, 40 USPQ2d 1685 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 716.03, 716.03(b), 2145

Cable Electric Products, Inc. v. Genmark, Inc., 770 F.2d 1015, 226 USPQ 881 (Fed. Cir. 1985)  716.03(b),   716.06,   1504.03

Baxter Travenol Labs., In re, 952 F.2d 388, 21 USPQ2d 1281 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2131.01, 2145

flo healthcare

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte FORREST et al 11854019 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103 Foley & Lardner LLP FITZSIMMONS, ALLISON G

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Colven et al 11255452 - (D) GREENHUT 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. NDIAYE, CHEIKH T

2497 Ex Parte Hall 10981064 - (D) HUGHES 103 IBM CORPORATION ARMOUCHE, HADI S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Wallow et al 11623036 - (D) HANLON 103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP CAMPBELL, SHAUN M

2837 Ex Parte Farber 12018145 - (D) WARREN 103 George Farber MUSLEH, MOHAMAD A
REVERSED 3743 Ex Parte Gasteyer et al 11702479 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 PRAXAIR, INC. LU, JIPING

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Imhof 10596752 - (D) PER CURIAM 112(2)/102/103 SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. HOFFMAN, MARCIA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte PALLESCHI et al 11549298 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 102/103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. HUYNH, THU V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Hudson et al 11905624 - (D) HUGHES 103 103 Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, PA LABBEES, EDNY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2862 Ex Parte Agarwal et al 11961442 - (D) PRAISS 103 102/103 IBM CORPORATION (MH) c/o MITCH HARRIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, L.L.C. NGHIEM, MICHAEL P

2899 Ex Parte Yan et al 12364804 - (D) TIMM 103 103 SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. SNOW, COLLEEN ERIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Luisi et al 11622025 - (D) BAHR 103 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Grunwald et al 11431118 - (D) BAHR 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) SHAY GLENN LLP REARDON, ROCHELLE D

Claims 7 and 29 recite “a sensor attachment mechanism” and do not use the term “means.” Typically, when a claim recitation does not include the term “means,” the recitation is presumed not to be in means-plus function format. However, in this case, the claim term “mechanism” is a generic term that fails to recite sufficiently definite structure. Moreover, the remainder of claims 7 and 29 recite functional language without sufficient structure for performing the recited functions. Because the term “mechanism” and the functional language that follows are “essentially . . . devoid of anything that can be construed as structure,” the presumption is overcome. See Flo Healthcare Solutions, LLC v. Kappos, 697 F.3d 1367, 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2012). We thus conclude that claims 7 and 29 are drafted in means-plus-function format.

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Chowdhury 12134445 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC BUCHANAN, JACOB

1742 Ex Parte Clark et al 11655878 - (D) GARRIS 103 MANELLI SELTER PLLC LIU, XUE H
AFFIRMED 1758 Ex Parte Sheng et al 12208478 - (D) KIMLIN 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - Applied Materials GARDNER, SHANNON M

1771 Ex Parte Rappas et al 12342663 - (D) WILSON 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP WEISS, PAMELA HL

1786 Ex Parte Hoyuelos et al 10544343 - (D) KAISER 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

1787 Ex Parte Temchenko et al 11595535 - (D) KIMLIN 103 Madico, Inc. Finch & Maloney HUANG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2199 Ex Parte Davis et al 11214980 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP GOORAY, MARK A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Ex Parte WAKUMOTO et al 12032280 - (D) BUI 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ZHU, BO HUI ALVIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Baek et al 10608187 - (D) DIXON 112(2)/103 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) PIZIALI, JEFFREY J

2631 Ex Parte Pan 10977210 - (D) HUME 102/103 Oblon, Spivak/Broadcom Corporation HUANG, DAVID S

2687 Ex Parte Shaffer et al 12034099 - (D) DIXON 103 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. RADER, FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC WILSON, BRIAN P

2688 Ex Parte Saliba 11347489 - (D) DIXON 102/103 Roeder & Broder LLP DRAVININKAS, ADAM B

2695 Ex Parte HWANG et al 12036488 - (D) MORGAN 103 NSIP LAW LAMB, CHRISTOPHER RAY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Geefay et al 10985312 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 Avago Technologies Limited POMPEY, RON EVERETT

2856 Ex Parte Lee et al 12234958 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Harris, Shelton, Hanover and Walsh JAGAN, MIRELLYS

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Penrod 12925537 - (D) BAHR 103 Fred Franklin Penrod GURARI, EREZ

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Burns 12228954 - (D) SMEGAL 102/103 ROGERS TOWERS, P.A. KASTURE, DNYANESH G

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2182 XILINX, INC. Requester v. INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC Patent Owner and Appellant 95001550 6272646 08/707,694 BLANKENSHIP 103 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SAGER, MARK ALAN original BUTLER, DENNIS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 SK HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. Requester v. ELBRUS INTERNATIONAL, LIMITED and exclusive licensee: CASCADES COMPUTER INNOVATION, LLC. Patent Owner 95000657 6366130 09/505,656 KOHUT 112(1) 112(1) 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)
112(1) CLIFFORD H. KRAFT HUGHES, DEANDRA M original TAN, VIBOL

kessler

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REVERSED
1762 Ex Parte Hein et al 11843076 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 SABIC Innovative Plastics - IP Legal YOON, TAE H

2427 Ex Parte Kim et al 11297112 - (D) STEPHENS 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP KURIEN, CHRISTEN A

2671 Ex Parte Reese et al 10454131 - (D) GRIMES 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DEMETER, HILINA K

3623 Ex Parte Ricketts 11200706 - (D) FETTING 103 Steven Fischman, Esq. BOYCE, ANDRE D

3675 Ex Parte Johnson et al 11684318 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 112(1)/103 FREUDENBERG-NOK GENERAL PARTNERSHIP PATEL, VISHAL A

3736 Ex Parte LeVAUGHN et al 11611998 - (D) JENKS 102/103 GARDNER GROFF GREENWALD & VILLANUEVA. PC PANI, JOHN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2611 Ex Parte Lindholm et al 11458633 - (D) KOHUT 102 102/103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP/NVIDIA NGUYEN, HAU H

AFFIRMED 
1726 Ex Parte Shevock et al 11855497 - (D) SMITH 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL O DONNELL, LUCAS J

1735 Ex Parte Burchardt 11634379 - (D) KIMLIN 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP WALKER, KEITH D

2439 Ex Parte Punaganti Venkata et al 10456944 - (D) Per Curiam 103 Dana Legal Services JACKSON, JENISE E

2833 Ex Parte GENTSCH 12394493 - (D) HASTINGS concurring NAGUMO 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC FISHMAN, MARINA

2897 Ex Parte Pouydebasque et al 12296402 - (D) TIMM 103 NXP B.V. JUNGE, BRYAN R.

2183 Ex Parte Conti et al 10961755 - (D) SAADAT 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED PETRANEK, JACOB ANDREW

2451 Ex Parte Da Palma et al 11297693 - (D) LORIN 101/103 CRGO LAW; STEVEN M. GREENBERG MEJIA, ANTHONY

2613 Ex Parte Dayanand et al 11244005 - (D) HUME 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP HOANG, PHI

2856 Ex Parte Cudini et al 10584276 - (D) PRAISS 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC DEVITO, ALEX T

3739 Ex Parte Kratoska et al 11799785 - (D) JENKS 112(1) 112(2)/102/103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F

REHEARING

DENIED
2127 Ex Parte Ferren et al 10892974 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 IV - SUITER SWANTZ PC LLO RAO, SHEELA S

2493 Ex Parte Ridgill et al 11610774 - (D) HILL 103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG SHAW, PETER C

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2831 GE NOVASENSOR, INC. and GE INFRASTRUCTURE SENSING, INC. Patent Owners and Appellants v. SILICON MICROSTRUCTURES Requester and Respondent 95001784 6,559,379 09/815,900 BAUMEISTER 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 General Electric Company WHITTINGTON, KENNETH original NGO, HUNG V

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, AND REMANDED
3305 BRAIN LIFE, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ELEKTA INC., Defendant-Appellee. 2013-1239 . 5,398,684 07/860,926 O’MALLEY SJ res judicata, claim issue preclusion, Kessler doctrine The Adams Law Firm; Mayer Brown LLP SMITH, RUTH S

C. KESSLER DOCTRINE

There exists a separate and distinct doctrine, known as the Kessler Doctrine, that precludes some claims that are not otherwise barred by claim or issue preclusion. Elekta identifies the doctrine, but does so under the BRAIN LIFE, LLC v. ELEKTA INC. general rubric of claim preclusion. As explained above, however, traditional notions of claim preclusion do not apply when a patentee accuses new acts of infringement, i.e., post-final judgment, in a second suit—even where the products are the same in both suits. Such claims are barred under general preclusion principles only to the extent they can be barred by issue preclusion, with its attendant limitations. The Kessler Doctrine fills the gap between these preclusion doctrines, however, allowing an adjudged non-infringer to avoid repeated harassment for continuing its business as usual post-final judgment in a patent action where circumstances justify that result. While our past reliance on the Kessler Doctrine has been sparse, we have applied it before.

In Kessler v. Eldred, 206 U.S. 285 (1907), Eldred filed suit against his competitor Kessler alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 492,913 (“the ’913 patent”) directed to an electric lighter. Eldred first filed suit against Kessler in the District of Indiana, but the court found that Kessler’s product did not infringe, a ruling that the Seventh Circuit affirmed. See id. at 285–86. Eldred subsequently filed suit in the Western District of New York against Breitwieser for infringement of the ’913 patent. Breitwieser was a customer of Kessler and was selling the same electric lighters at issue in the Indiana action. See id. Kessler stepped in to indemnify its customer, but also filed a separate suit in Illinois to enjoin Eldred from filing suit in any court alleging infringement of the ’913 patent in connection with those of Kessler’s lighters that had already been found to be non-infringing in the Indiana action. See id. at 286–87. Both the district court and Seventh Circuit agreed with Kessler’s position and granted the injunction in the Illinois action. See id. at 287.

The Supreme Court agreed with Kessler and stated that the final judgment in the first action between Eldred and Kessler “settled finally and everywhere . . . that Kessler has the right to manufacture, use, and sell the electric cigar lighter” in question. Id. at 288. Flowing from that final decision in the first suit, the Court held that Kessler is entitled to sell its electric lighters unmolested by Eldred because those rights were established by the final judgment in the Indiana action. See id. at 289. In sum, the Court granted Kessler a limited trade right to continue producing, using, and selling the electric lighters that were the subject of the first suit and to do so without fear of allegations of infringement by Eldred—even when the acts of infringement occurred post-final judgment and even when it was third-parties who allegedly engaged in those acts of infringement. The Supreme Court concluded that Kessler was entitled to continue the same activity in which it engaged prior to the infringement allegations once it had defeated those contentions in the first suit. The Court did not rely on traditional notions of claim or issue preclusion in crafting this protection for Kessler.

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Bruins et al 11178309 - (D) GREEN 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP STONE,CHRISTOPHERR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Barsness et al 11928768 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 IBM CORPORATION, SHANMUGASUNDARAM, KANNAN

2199 Ex Parte Goodwin et al 10715804 - (D) BRADEN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 LEE & HAYES, PLLC MITCHELL, JASON D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte OSHIMA 11963982 - (D) SHIANG 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY NGUYEN, AN T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Picciotto et al 12380974 - (D) HOUSEL 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PARENDO, KEVIN A

2875 Ex Parte Lee 12079535 - (D) KRATZ 102/103 Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC GRAMLING, SEAN P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3688 Ex Parte Schuller et al 11687101 - (D) MOHANTY 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. DAGNEW, SABA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Ziemkowski et al 11726057 - (D) SPAHN 102/103 DAVID W. BOYD ARYANPOUR, MITRA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
2427 Ex Parte Sue 11782576 - (D) MacDONALD 102 102 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. RYAN, PATRICK A

2695 Ex Parte Biskeborn et al 12638921 - (D) DIXON 112(2) 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM WATKO, JULIE ANNE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Samie 11436313 - (D) BROWN 103 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION NGUYEN,CHUONG P

3661 Ex Parte Zeng 11758180 - (D) BROWN 103 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION KONG, SZE-HON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Van Herk et al 10509239 - (D) MILLS 103 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOLMES, REX R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Thayer 12241866 - (D) STRAUSS 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MASKULINSKI, MICHAEL C

2141 Ex Parte Jung et al 12012216 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 IV - SUITER SWANTZ PC LLO ROSWELL, MICHAEL

2187 Ex Parte La Frese et al 11830124 - (D) FRAHM 112(2)/103 IBM Tucson TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP PARIKH, KALPIT

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Szolyga et al 11188683 - (D) FISHMAN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY JAVAID, JAMAL

2423 Ex Parte Papillon et al 11516575 - (D) COURTENAY 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT THOMAS, JASON M

2424 Ex Parte Bushlow et al 10875024 - (D) SAADAT 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. SHEPARD, JUSTIN E

2437 Ex Parte Ali et al 11646825 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BRANSKE, HILARY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Emerson et al 11209527 - (D) SAADAT 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MEROUAN, ABDERRAHIM

2656 Ex Parte Kalayjian et al 11495076 - (D) DANG 103 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP (CHI) MCCORD, PAUL C

2659 Ex Parte Roux et al 11378708 - (D) THOMAS 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER SERROU, ABDELALI

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Kuttenberger et al 11547047 - (D) HASTINGS 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP CHAPMAN JR, JOHN E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Lorberg et al 11836892 - (D) FETTING 102/103 BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC FIELDS, BENJAMIN S

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1751 CALICO LABORATORIES, INC. Requester v. VI-JON LABORATORIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001150 6841523 10/670,407 GUEST 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: HUSCH BLACKWELL SANDERS LLP JASTRZAB, KRISANNE MARIE original OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS

REISSUE

REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2637 2613 Ex Parte Lee et al 13212621 7,577,370 11/580,357 EVANS 102 NSIP LAW LEUNG, WAI LUN

preda

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Ex Parte Taugher et al 11552523 - (D) HASTINGS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY AL HASHIMI, SARAH

2899 Ex Parte Pauletti et al 10926916 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED MATTHEWS, COLLEEN ANN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Caldas et al 12474485 - (D) PAK 103 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. HOOVER, MATTHEW

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Lynch et al 12715685 - (D) DELMENDO 102 102/103 Technology & Innovation Law Group, PC IMAS, VLADIMIR

In re Preda, 401 F.2d 825, 826-27 (CCPA 1968) (“[I]n considering the disclosure of a reference, it is proper to take into account not only specific teachings of the reference but also the inferences which one skilled in the art would reasonably be expected to draw therefrom.”).

Preda, In re, 401 F.2d 825, 159 USPQ 342 (CCPA 1968) 2144.01

AFFIRMED  
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2196 Ex Parte Herington et al 11409814 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY KESSLER, GREGORY AARON

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Bell et al 11042901 - (D) HUME 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. OKEKE, IZUNNA

2431 Ex Parte Wilding et al 11861740 - (D) DANG 103 EDELL, SHAPIRO, & FINNAN, LLC ZECHER, CORDELIA P K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Pascht et al 11638502 - (D) DANG 102/103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT LU, ZHIYU

2649 Ex Parte Landau et al 11364752 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. HANNON, CHRISTIAN A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2886 Ex Parte Chen et al 11960017 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. EE, HWA S

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Valdez et al 11091158 - (D) POTHIER 103 VERIZON HUSSAIN, IMAD

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2887 Ex Parte BUNGERT et al 11627056 - (D) NEW 103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. KIM, TAE W

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1643 SANOFI-AVENTIS, SA Requester and Appellant v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES Patent Owner and Respondent 95001380 7612181 11/507,050 LEBOVITZ 103 41.77(b) 103 YANKWICH & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (AND ABBOTT BIORESEARCH CENTER) Third Party Requester: McDONNELL, BOEHNEN, HULBERT & BERGHOFF, LLP TURNER, SHARON L original GUSSOW, ANNE

REHEARING

GRANTED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1753 Guardian Industries Corp. Requester and Appellant v. Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. and AGC Flat Glass Patent Owner and Respondent 90009782 6,193,856 09/011,749 LEBOVITZ 103 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP Third Party Requester: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C. original OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. DIAMOND, ALAN D original VERSTEEG, STEVEN H

paulsen

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Oberlander 12332048 - (D) SMITH 103 Hovey Williams LLP LEE, DOUGLAS

1779 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12288159 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 QUINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, P.C. BASS, DIRK R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Cragun et al 11669886 - (D) MILLS 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC NGUYEN, LE V

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Ex Parte Heimann et al 11780045 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(2)/103 Qwest Communications International Inc. CHEN, XIAOLIANG

2851 Ex Parte Dangler et al 12101449 - (D) OWENS 102 IBM Corporation, Dept. 917 Matthew C. Zehrer ROSSOSHEK, YELENA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Loewenstein et al 11431066 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 101/103 David Loewenstein COLLINS, DOLORES R

3721 Ex Parte Mimura et al 12585518 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP WEEKS, GLORIA R

3744 Ex Parte Swoboda et al 11899210 - (D) ASTORINO 103 FACTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, LTD. GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Bodin et al 11372319 - (D) LORIN 102/103 101/102/103 The Brevetto Law Group, PLLC FAN, HUA

2438 Ex Parte ORMAZABAL et al 11557739 - (D) HOMERE 103 103 VERIZON VICTORIA, NARCISO F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2879 Ex Parte Yan et al 11316267 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(2)/103 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY RALEIGH, DONALD L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Crystal et al 11083627 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 112(2)/103 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman (Client: Arbitron) FLEISCHER, MARK A

3695 Ex Parte Tolson 10381524 - (D) FETTING 101/102 102 H.E.B., Inc. WEIS, SAMUEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Beeson et al 11825597 - (D) KERINS 103 103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) JENNISON, BRIAN W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Thorman et al 11846676 - (D) KIMLIN 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC LU, C CAIXIA

1771 Ex Parte Siggelkow et al 11149674 - (D) KIMLIN 103 CLARIANT CORPORATION GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Kumpitsch et al 11511786 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BGL/Accenture - Chicago BRINKS GILSON & LIONE PADMANABHAN, KAVITA

2168 Ex Parte Yoshinari 12058210 - (D) STRAUSS 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC EHICHIOYA, IRETE FRED

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Roelens et al 11225053 - (D) LORIN 101/103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT HWANG, JOON H

2453 Ex Parte Bae et al 11421591 - (D) LORIN 101/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 IBM AUSTIN IPLAW (DG) C/O DELIZIO GILLIAM, PLLC LINDSEY, MATTHEW S

2466 Ex Parte Hall et al 11935343 - (D) FISHMAN 112(2)/102 HONEYWELL/FOGG ROBERTS, BRIAN S

See also In re Paulsen, 30 F.3d 1475, 1480 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (Although an inventor is free to define the specific terms used to describe the invention, this must be done with reasonable clarity, deliberateness, and precision; where an inventor chooses to give terms uncommon meanings, the inventor must set out any uncommon definition in some manner within the patent disclosure so as to give one of ordinary skill in the art notice of the change.).  Appellants have identified no such clear definitions in Appellants’ Specification.

Paulsen, In re, 30 F.3d 1475, 31 USPQ2d 1671 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 716.03, 2114, 2144.08

2468 Ex Parte Gilde et al 11336692 - (D) EVANS 103 Patent Capital Group C/O CPA Global JAGANNATHAN, MELANIE

2494 Ex Parte Wyssen 10582831 - (D) BRANCH 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP ABRISHAMKAR, KAVEH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Koller et al 11848002 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 ESCHWEILER & ASSOCIATES LLC TSVEY, GENNADIY

2648 Ex Parte Timms et al 11053207 - (D) WNSOR 103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. PEREZ, ANGELICA

2648 Ex Parte TRAPPENIERS et al 11842924 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT HUANG, WEN WU

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Ex Parte Sato et al 11896682 - (D) TIMM 102/103 RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC HUBER, ROBERT T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte Grasmueck 11381159 - (D) GREENHUT 112(2) 103 CRGO LAW HELLNER, MARK

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Fitzpatrick 11213577 - (D) FETTING 102/103 MACCORD MASON PLLC IWARERE, OLUSEYE

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED AND VACATED 
ENERGY RECOVERY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEIF J. HAUGE, Defendant-Appellant, AND ENERGY RECOVERY INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendant. 2013-1515 4,887,942 5,338,158 5,988,993 6,659,731 WALLACH civil contempt/injunction Kaufman & Canoles, P.C.; Fish & Richardson P.C.

AFFIRMED IN PART and REVERSED IN PART
ALCON RESEARCH LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BARR LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant-Cross-Appellant. 2012-1340, -1341 5,631,287 6,011,062 LOURIE 112(1) JMOL/non-infringement Williams & Connolly LLP; Winston & Strawn LLP

AFFIRMED 
GABRIEL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, AND TRACE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, SNAPTRACK, INC., AND NORMAN KRASNER, Defendants-Appellees. 2013-1205 PER CURIAM § 285 Attorney Fees Chapin Fitzgerald LLP; Cooley LLP

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Betts et al 11134865 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 Baker Botts LLP STEVENS, ROBERT

2165 Ex Parte McQuarrie 12069548 - (D) BUI 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 Wolfe-SBMC CHBOUKI, TAREK

2168 Ex Parte Fredrickson et al 12032329 - (D) STRAUSS 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102/103 CRGO LAW EHICHIOYA, IRETE FRED

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Zhang 10594646 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd (for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd) NGO, CHUONG A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Stefanoski 12208670 - (D) PRAISS 102/103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP/NVIDIA SMITH, COURTNEY L

2895 Ex Parte Maier et al 11521087 - (D) HANLON 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck JUNG, MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte OSULLIVAN et al 11428233 - (D) BROWNE 103 LOTUS AND RATIONAL SOFTWARE FEACHER, LORENA R

3674 Ex Parte Sponchia 12140742 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 102 CANTOR COLBURN LLP BATES, ZAKIYA W

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1775 Ex Parte Augenstein 11975234 - (D) NAGUMO 103 103 MCTAVISH PATENT FIRM BEISNER, WILLIAM H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Maly et al 11648494 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 HARTMAN GLOBAL IP LAW SHOSHO, CALLIE E

1791 Ex Parte Shimizu et al 11094167 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Cheng Law Group, PLLC DEES, NIKKI H

Arguments in support of patentability must be based on claim limitations. In re Self, 671 F.2d 1344, 1348 (CCPA 1982) (“Many of appellant’s arguments fail from the outset because, . . . they are not based on limitations appearing in the claims.”).

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

see also, In re Thrift, 298 F.3d 1357, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (explaining that when a second reference identifies the benefits of adding a feature to the primary reference, an obviousness rejection is proper)

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Murata 11498293 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 Adobe / Finch & Maloney PLLC BURKE, TIONNA M

2192 Ex Parte Rao et al 11637435 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton/Qualcomm DAM, TUAN QUANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Schwartz 11821465 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 DeLizio Gilliam, PLLC NGUYEN BA, HOANG VU A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2655 Ex Parte Sutardja et al 12157909 - (D) EVANS 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE P.L.C. SELLERS, DANIEL R

2666 Ex Parte Wheeler et al 11220496 - (D) DANG 102/103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY FUJITA, KATRINA R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3782 Ex Parte Howell 11985469 - (D) SPAHN 103 McCarter & English LLP ACCOUNT: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. PASCUA, JES F