leapfrog, KSR, cheese systems, nat'l steel, fulton

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte MCCLANAHAN et al 11952558 - (D) FREDMAN 102 Conley Rose, P.C. KIM, CHONG R

2159 Ex Parte Barsness et al 11861343 - (D) ADAMS 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC SINGH, AMRESH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Schwitzky 11720148 - (D) WARREN 102/103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC MARINI, MATTHEW G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Pechtold et al 11341546 - (D) BAHR 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CHAUDRY, ATIF H

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Tran 11745549 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 TRAN & ASSOCIATES LE, MICHAEL

Moreover, Appellant has not demonstrated the Examiner’s proffered combination of references would have been “uniquely challenging or difficult for one of ordinary skill in the art.” See Leapfrog Enters., Inc. v.
Fisher-Price, Inc., 485 F.3d 1157, 1162 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (citing KSR, 550 U.S. at 418). Nor has Appellant provided objective evidence of secondary considerations which our reviewing court guides “operates as a beneficial check on hindsight.” Cheese Systems, Inc. v. Tetra Pak Cheese and Powder
Systems, 725 F.3d 1341, 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2013). (See also App. Br. 26, “Evidence Appendix None.”)

To the extent that Appellant advances a “teaching away” argument (“Gomes points away from the invention of locating IP information for the user. Gomes would have eliminated documents to speed up search, which is not the objective of the present invention.” (App. Br. 8)), “[a] finding that two inventions were designed to resolve different problems . . . is insufficient to demonstrate that one invention teaches away from another.” Nat'l Steel Car, Ltd. v. Canadian Pac. Ry., Ltd., 357 F.3d 1319, 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2004). A reference does not teach away if it merely expresses a general preference for an alternative invention from amongst options available to the ordinarily skilled artisan, and the reference does not discredit or discourage investigation into the invention claimed. In re Fulton, 391 F.3d 1195, 1201 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. v. Fischer Price, Inc., 485 F.3d 1157, 82 USPQ2d 1687 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2114 , 2143.01

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)  2141 ,   2145 ,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04

Fulton, In re, 391 F.3d 1195, 73 USPQ2d 1141 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2123 , 2141.02 , 2143.01 , 2145

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Gee 10602404 - (D) JENKS 112(2)/103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC WARE, DEBORAH K

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Arndt et al 11759685 - (D) FRAHM 101/103 IBM CORP. (AUS) C/O THE LAW OFFICE OF JAMES BAUDINO, PLLC DILLON, SAMUEL A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Chetuparambil et al 11550092 - (D) BAHR 103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG STRANGE, AARON N

2492 Ex Parte Zuckerman et al 12579817 - (D) STAICOVICI 103/obviousness-type double
patenting 112(1)/112(2) BRUNDIDGE & STANGER, P.C. CHAO, MICHAEL W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Kim 11801564 - (D) THOMAS 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte Patenaude et al 12165140 - (D) HOSKINS 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. TISSOT, ADAM D

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex parte HOYT A. FLEMING, III Appellant, Patent Owner 90012220 RE39038 10/352,679 KUMAR 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 HOYT A. FLEMING III For Third Party Requester: WOOD HERRON & EVANS, LLP KE, PENG original GREGORY, BERNARR E

dystar

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Townsend et al 11735594 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. ELDRED, JOHN W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Baumann et al 12044188 - (D) BUI 103 Mitch Harris (END) CONYERS, DAWAUNE A

2165 Ex Parte Zamir et al 11097792 - (D) STEPHENS 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP / GOOGLE HICKS, MICHAEL J

2177 Ex Parte Petri 11671836 - (D) GRIMES 103 IBM CORPORATION BLACKWELL, JAMES H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte Liebhold 10521386 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Thomson Licensing Inc FINDLEY, CHRISTOPHER G

2488 Ex Parte Lu et al 11053001 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. PE, GEEPY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 Ex Parte Boyden et al 11906172 - (D) BUI 103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE HO, ALLEN C

Appellants have not demonstrated the Examiner’s rationale is erroneous or why a person of ordinary skill in the art would not have reached the conclusions reached by the Examiner. See DyStar Textilfarben GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG v. C.H. Patrick Co., 464 F.3d 1356, 1368 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (“[T]he proper question is whether the ordinary artisan possesses knowledge and skills rendering him capable of combining the prior art references.”).

Dystar textilfarben GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG v. C. H. Patrick Co., 464 F.3d 1356, 1360, 80 USPQ2d 1641, 1645 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2143.01 , 2144

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Stefik et al 11175452 - (D) FETTING 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Reed Smith LLP MCINTYRE, CHARLES AARON

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 MURATA MANUFACTURING Co., LTD. Requester v. SYNQOR, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001206 7272021 11/407,699 MOORE 102/103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. Third Party Requester: Keating & Bennett, LLP NGUYEN, LINH M original BERHANE, ADOLF D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex parte INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 90012151 7222000 11/039,341 GREENHUT 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP Third Party Requester: Hankin Patent Law, APC original InTouch Health C/O CPA Global KASHNIKOW, ANDRES original MARC, MCDIEUNEL

eplus

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Mann et al 11147582 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 Rockwell Automation, Inc./FY SHIAU, SHEN C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte FROSIEN et al 12133298 - (D) PAK 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3683 Ex Parte Cullen et al 11351835 - (D) KIM 103 WINSTEAD PC MANSFIELD, THOMAS L
AFFIRMED 1726 Ex Parte Pajerski 11259451 - (D) KALAN 103 THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION GRESO, AARON J

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Praveena et al 11677096 - (D) FETTING 103 TERADATA CORPORATION CHANG, JEFFREY

2168 Ex Parte Quine 11955420 - (D) McCOLLUM Concurring MILLS 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. GORTAYO, DANGELINO N

I look to case law precedent for guidance in interpreting the “determining . . . whether” language of the second step of claim 1. In ePlus, Inc. v. Lawson Software, Inc., 700 F.3d 509, 513 (Fed. Cir. 2012) the Court reviewed a claim that recited:

26. A method comprising the steps of: maintaining at least two product catalogs on a database containing data relating to items associated with the respective sources; 
selecting the product catalogs to search; 
searching for matching items among the selected product catalogs; building a requisition using data relating to selected matching items and their associated source(s); 
processing the requisition to generate one or more purchase orders for the selected matching items; and determining whether a selected matching item is available in inventory.

The Federal Circuit held in that case that a

[J]ury was free to rely on the plain and ordinary meaning of the term “determining” and conclude that a user who prompts a vendor to report whether a particular item is available “determines” whether that item is available—much in the same way, for example, that one may call and speak to a sales representative at a local store to determine whether a certain item is in stock.

Id. at 520 (emphasis added.) Similarly, I interpret the “determining . . . whether” language in second step of Claim 1 before us, as a client or user’s processing device or computer prompting a request to the USPS ACS or other address database to determine whether an address change is available. I broadly interpret the “pattern” in claim 1, consistent with the Appellant’s Specification (FF13), as encompassing checking for an address change at the time of each mailing.

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2469 Ex Parte Kaminsky et al 11970635 - (D) FETTING 101/103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP HUYNH, DUNG B.

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Patil et al 12256419 - (D) HASTINGS 112(2)/103 HONEYWELL/IFL BRYANT, MICHAEL C

2865 Ex Parte Drummy et al 11757564 - (D) NAGUMO 112(1)/103 Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen, LLP (Olympus NDT) SUAREZ, FELIX E

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
2735 Ex parte ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC Patent Owner, Appellants 90011898 5,986,570 08/922,491 HOMERE 103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC For Third Party Requester: BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE & BURROUGHS, LLP GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original DALENCOURT, YVES

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex parte HUBBELL INCORPORATED Appellant 90012086 7323639 11/548,047 STRAUSS 103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. For Third Party Requester: O’SHEA GETZ PC WHITTINGTON, KENNETH original PATEL, DHIRUBHAI R

boehringer

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AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Thangaraj et al 11651964 - (D) TIMM 103 Tabarrok & Zahrt (10/11-Seagate) MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

1771 Ex Parte Selby et al 12373079 - (D) DELMENDO 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY MCAVOY, ELLEN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Anderson 11219505 - (D) DANG 103 AT&T Legal Department - MB YEN, SYLING

As an initial matter, we note claim 24 merely recites “using” a processor “to perform” a search. Instead of positively reciting a step of “searching,” the claim merely recites “using” the processor “to perform” a search. We conclude the recited “to perform” language is a statement of intended use of the “processor,” which does not limit the claim. Particularly, an intended use will not limit the scope of the claim because it merely defines a context in which the invention operates. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. v. Schering-Plough Corp., 320 F.3d 1339, 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2003).

2178 Ex Parte Belvin et al 11751513 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 CRGO LAW TSUI, WILSON W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Hua et al 12182388 - (D) DANG 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT VU, VIET DUY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Schlichting et al 11778681 - (D) CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global PRAGER, JESSE M

HTC

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Tadayon et al 11584590 - (D) MOHANTY 101/102 Reed Smith LLP LANIER, BENJAMIN E

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Bolls et al 12022278 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.P.A. WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Rits 11787707 - (D) COURTENAY 103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP KANAAN, SIMON P

2453 Ex Parte Reynolds 12164453 - (D) KIM 101/103 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

2493 Ex Parte Graves et al 12081684 - (D) CURCURI 103 DOWELL & DOWELL P.C. SIMITOSKI, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Bet-Shliemoun 12366208 - (D) TORCZON 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. /Oracle America/ SUN / STK NGUYEN, TRUC T

HTC Corp. v. IPCom GmbH & Co., 667 F.3d 1270, 1274-75 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (modifiers are presumed to modify the antecedent noun), citing Wm. Strunk, Jr. & E.B. White, The Elements of Style 30 (4th ed. 2000); In re Hyatt, 708 F.2d 712, 714 (Fed. Cir. 1983) (requiring that claims be read in accordance with the precepts of English grammar). If Oracle had wanted the "between" clause to modify the interconnect portions, it could have used a conjunction or a comma before "between", although it is not clear whether the specification would have provided support for such an amendment.

kloster

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Fletcher et al 11959448 - (D) MEDLOCK 102 IBM CORPORATION C/O: VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy BURKE, JEFF A

See Kloster Speedsteel AB v. Crucible, Inc., 793 F.2d 1565, 1571 (Fed. Cir. 1986) (The “absence from the reference of any claimed element negates anticipation”).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Adams et al 11895585 - (D) ASTORINO 103 112(2) Philip Herbert Adams NGUYEN, XUAN LAN T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Ex Parte Swalla 12136439 - (D) KAISER 102 GE Licensing THOMAS, CIEL P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and 
2463 Ex Parte Rossler et al 11913316 - (D) COURTENAY 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT CROMPTON,CHRISTOPHERR

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AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1759 Ex Parte Neel et al 12115770 - (D) PRAISS obviousness-type double patenting 102 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP DIETERLE, JENNIFER M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte SASAKI et al 11617390 - (D) FREDMAN 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP PADMANABHAN, KAVITA

2185 Ex Parte Hung et al 11533394 - (D) HOMERE 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP YU, JAE UN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Rasmussen et al 11961081 - (D) HASTINGS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. JOHNSON, ERIC

2886 Ex Parte Lewin et al 10534495 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC PUNNOOSE, ROY M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Munro 12156399 - (D) IPPOLITO 103 102(f) G. TURNER MOLLER LOWE, MICHAEL S

3652 Ex Parte Stover 12156400 - (D) IPPOLITO 103 102(f) G. TURNER MOLLER LOWE, MICHAEL S

best

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AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Guzman et al 11603632 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. MENGESHA, MULUGETA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Timm et al 11574325 - (D) NAPPI 103 NXP B.V. NGUYEN, AN T

See In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252, 1255 (CCPA 1977) (“Where, as here, the claimed and prior art
products are identical or substantially identical, or are produced by identical or substantially identical processes, the PTO can require an applicant to prove that the prior art products do not necessarily or inherently possess the characteristics of his claimed product.”).

Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112, 2112.01, 2112.02, 2114

mars

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Sowa et al 11781340 - (D) WINSOR 102 102 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. OKEKE, IZUNNA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Wong et al 12105175 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Tabarrok & Zahrt (10/11-Seagate) SCHEUERMANN, DAVID W

It is well established that the transitional term “comprising,” which is synonymous with “including,” is inclusive or open-ended and does not exclude any additional, unrecited elements. See Mars, Inc. v. H.J. Heinz Co., 377 F.3d 1369, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Mars Inc. v. H.J. Heinz Co., 377 F.3d 1369, 71 USPQ2d 1837 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111.03

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 APPLE, INC. Requester and Appellant v. INTERVAL LICENSING LLC Patent Owner and Respondent 95001577 6,788,314 09/528,803 WEINBERG 102/103 37 C.F.R. 41.77(b) 102/103 EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX, P.L.L.C. HUGHES, DEANDRA M original BRIER, JEFFERY A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Requester and Appellant v. VIRNETX, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent 95001792 7,188,180 10/702,486 POTHIER 102 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP HUGHES, DEANDRA M original LIM, KRISNA

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte DiNardo et al 11050571 - (D) MITCHELL 103 LEYDIG, VOIT AND MAYER PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Lawrence et al 11901725 - (D) KRATZ 103 GE Licensing ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J

1723 Ex Parte Shirvanian 12504044 - (D) FRANKLIN 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL YANCHUK, STEPHEN J

1734 Ex Parte MENDENHALL et al 12269333 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Autoliv) MCDONOUGH, JAMES E

2187 Ex Parte Moyer et al 11748350 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. SIMONETTI, NICHOLAS J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Stephens et al 11987561 - (D) KERINS 102 Squire Sanders (US) LLP BIAGINI, CHRISTOPHER D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte TAKAMURA et al 11670282 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. IRACE, MICHAEL

2681 Ex Parte Rush et al 10880239 - (D) WARREN 103 HOWISON & ARNOTT, L.L.P WU, DANIEL J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Knoblinger et al 11843883 - (D) BEST 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH

2837 Ex Parte Bodin 12458523 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC LIAN, MANG TIN BIK

2846 Ex Parte Chin et al 11465744 - (D) WARREN 102/103 ISHIMARU & ASSOCIATES LLP NGO, HUNG V

2847 Ex Parte Yoshinaga et al 12159837 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP CHEN, XIAOLIANG

2891 Ex Parte Yoon et al 11736519 - (D) BEST 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 MPG, LLP and Lam Research Corp. SLUTSKER, JULIA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte MOODY 12497680 - (D) REIMERS 101/102 JOHN EDWARD ROETHEL COLLINS, DOLORES R

3725 Ex Parte Franko 11858718 - (D) KERINS 102 WALTER K. ROLOFF LEWIS, JUSTIN V

3744 Ex Parte Smith et al 11000849 - (D) ASTORINO 103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. ROSATI, BRANDON MICHAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Venkatavaradan et al 11819990 - (D) REIMERS 103 101 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CLOUD, JOIYA M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2692 Ex Parte Mizumaki et al 11189741 - (D) SAADAT 112(1) 102/103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C. LEE, GENE W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Fratti et al 12627957 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP NADAV, ORI

2853 Ex Parte Yildirim et al 12238752 - (D) COLAIANNI 102 112(2) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY FIDLER, SHELBY

2875 Ex Parte Marttila et al 12473814 - (D) WARREN 102/103 obviousness-type double patenting 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3616 Ex Parte VanRaaphorst 12416310 - (D) REIMERS 103 103 Brooks Kushman P.C. / Meritor SPISICH, GEORGE D

3656 Ex Parte Laivins et al 12167394 - (D) BROWN 102/103 112(2)/102/103 BENESCH, FRIEDLANDER, COPLAN & ARONOFF LLP LUONG, VINH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Brusic et al 11634576 - (D) NAGUMO 103 CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION ABU ALI, SHUANGYI

1764 Ex Parte Meng et al 11841466 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP PAK, HANNAH J

1782 Ex Parte Burgmeier et al 10961666 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. AUGHENBAUGH, WALTER

1793 Ex Parte Veldhuizen et al 10590645 - (D) KAISER 103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Malone et al 11796951 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DANG, KHANH

2114 Ex Parte Ozawa 11197403 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC PATEL, JIGAR P

2128 Ex Parte Busse et al 11694048 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. ALHIJA, SAIF A

2168 Ex Parte Stoodley 11850174 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC FAN, SHIOW-JY

2183 Ex Parte Ahmed et al 11756166 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 112(2) 102/103 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Davidson Sheehan LLP FAHERTY, COREY S

2189 Ex Parte Kilian et al 11025482 - (D) BUI 102/103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP MACKALL, LARRY T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Stecyk 10663015 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Dickstein Shapiro LLP MENDOZA, JUNIOR O

2487 Ex Parte Heuer et al 10398633 - (D) BRANCH 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP CZEKAJ, DAVID J

2497 Ex Parte Eldridge et al 11179189 - (D) KOHUT 102/103 CRGO LAW DARROW, JUSTIN T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Homer et al 11263263 - (D) SAADAT 112(1)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LIANG, REGINA

2632 Ex Parte Kent et al 11864672 - (D) DANG 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. GARCIA, SANTIAGO

2637 Ex Parte Bulow 10873359 - (D) SAADAT 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. LEUNG, WAI LUN

2645 Ex Parte Kruys et al 11508709 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. NGO, CHUONG A

2658 Ex Parte Wasson et al 11554001 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. CHAWAN, VIJAY B

2697 Ex Parte Kim et al 11684335 - (D) SAADAT 102/103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC MARINELLI, PATRICK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Hylen 11922998 - (D) SMEGAL 103 Mark P. Stone LOWE, MICHAEL S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Larson 11765774 - (D) REIMERS 103 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN

3726 Ex Parte Rice et al 12495123 - (D) REIMERS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global SALONE, BAYAN

3732 Ex Parte Fried et al 11347637 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1) 112(2)/103 O'BANION & RITCHEY LLP LEWIS, RALPH A

REHEARING

DENIED
2155 Ex Parte Tin et al 11672736 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 CRGO LAW HOFFLER, RAHEEM

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 HASBRO, INC. Requester v. GANZ Patent Owner 95001345 7568964 11/951,007 SIU 112(1)/103/enlarging the scope of the claims Pearne & Gordon LLP Third Party Requester PERKINS COIE LLP KISS, ERIC B original BELOUSOV, ANDREY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2825 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO. LTD Requester and Respondent v. TELA INNOVATIONS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001832 7441211 11/145,025 DILLON 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. Third Party Requester: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP CABRERA, ZOILA E original DOAN, NGHIA M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 EBAY, INC. Requester and Respondent v. XPRT VENTURES, LLC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001597 7,610,244 10/044,075 McKEOWN 102/103 GEORGE LIKOUREZOS, ESQ. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: DENTONS US LLP DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original KAZIMI, HANI M

3696 EBAY, INC. Requester and Respondent v. XPRT VENTURES, LLC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95001596 7599881 11/510,088 McKEOWN 102/103 GEORGE LIKOUREZOS, ESQ. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: DENTONS US LLP DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original GRAHAM, CLEMENT B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 HASBRO, INC. Requester v. GANZ Patent Owner 95001341 7,677,948 11/027,880 SIU 103 Pearne & Gordon LLP Third Party Requester PERKINS COIE LLP KISS, ERIC B original AHMED, MASUD

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Frey et al 11550542 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY ALANKO, ANITA KAREN

1733 Ex Parte Matsumoto et al 12576715 - (D) SMITH 112(1) HGST C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP ABOAGYE, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2493 Ex Parte Lagosanto et al 10485469 - (D) HUGHES 102/obviousness-type double patenting BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC PATEL, HARESH N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Raisanen et al 11620544 - (D) HOFF 102/103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP AYOTUNDE, AYODEJI O

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Snee et al 11288321 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP NIU, XINNING

2834 Ex Parte Schilling 11559756 - (D) WARREN 103 DAFFER MCDANIEL, LLP ANDREWS, MICHAEL

2837 Ex Parte McCoy et al 11796995 - (D) OWENS 102 SIEMENS CORPORATION TALPALATSKI, ALEXANDER

2854 Ex Parte Hoffman et al 11683850 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 HID Global c/o Westman Champlin & Koehler, P.A CULLER, JILL E

2854 Ex Parte Herrmann et al 11714971 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PRIMO, ALLISTER O

2899 Ex Parte Fix et al 10562869 - (D) HANLON 112(1) CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO MONTALVO, EVA Y

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Davies et al 12271294 - (D) CHERRY 103 ADE & COMPANY INC. ADAMOS, THEODORE V

3656 Ex Parte Zimmermann et al 10547398 - (D) BUNTING 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 112(2) KENYON & KENYON LLP PILKINGTON, JAMES

3686 Ex Parte Jagannathan et al 12752043 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 Robert Plotkin, P.C. PAULS, JOHN A

3687 Ex Parte Tamarkin et al 11321323 - (D) CRAWFORD 102 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. AN, IG TAI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Crane et al 11421078 - (D) McCARTHY 102/103 MCNEES WALLACE & NURICK LLC COX, ALEXIS K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1642 Ex Parte OBRIEN et al 11975668 - (D) JENKS 112(1)/102 102/103 MCTAVISH PATENT FIRM REDDIG, PETERJ

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Landis 11811192 - (D) FRAHM 103 103 Tyco International Ltd. YANG, JAMES J

3681 Ex Parte Calabria et al 10743520 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 101 FAY SHARPE LLP SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Shirvanian 12561522 - (D) HANLON 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL DUDLEY, ARCHER DAVIS

1733 Ex Parte Pizzuto et al 12228069 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 KINNEY & LANGE, P.A. YANG, JIE

1747 Ex Parte Du et al 12212682 - (D) SMITH 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY FISCHER, JUSTIN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2129 Ex Parte Beaty et al 11848258 - (D) WARD 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP CHANG, LI WU

2197 Ex Parte Carr et al 11197072 - (D) STEPHENS 101/102/103 CRGO LAW PAN, HANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Imai et al 11376252 - (D) WARD 102/103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP RYAN, PATRICK A

2437 Ex Parte Erickson 10839328 - (D) DIXON 103 DIGIMARC CORPORATION CALLAHAN, PAUL E

2447 Ex Parte Gebhart et al 10742655 - (D) BROWN 103 SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP TANG, KAREN C

2451 Ex Parte Dutta et al 12410168 - (D) SMITH non-statutory double patenting/101/112(2)/103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP IBM Austin PATEL, DHAIRYA A

2452 Ex Parte Sunder et al 10456159 - (D) HILL 101/102/103 IPASS INC. (DeLizio Gilliam) WIDHALM, ANGELA M

2475 Ex Parte Frank et al 11529106 - (D) FRAHM 103 AT&T Legal Department - CC MORLAN, ROBERT M

2492 Ex Parte Zuckerman et al 12579403 - (D) STAICOVICI obviousness-type double patenting/103 112(2) BRUNDIDGE & STANGER, P.C. CHAO, MICHAEL W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Keller et al 11732538 - (D) FRAHM 103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE, ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C TSENG, CHARLES

2621 Ex Parte Lu et al 11355008 - (D) FRAHM 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC CERULLO, LILIANA P

2633 Ex Parte Lee et al 12554811 - (D) STRAUSS 103 LEE, HONG, DEGERMAN, KANG & WAIMEY VLAHOS, SOPHIA

2652 Ex Parte Patakula et al 11291107 - (D) JENKS 103 Anderson Gorecki & Rouille LLP HOQUE, NAFIZ E

2665 Ex Parte Petrescu 11241666 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC STREGE, JOHN B

2668 Ex Parte Kim 11140073 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. TSAI, TSUNG YIN

2682 Ex Parte Desfontaines et al 11082429 - (D) FRAHM 103 ROLAND PLOTTEL NGUYEN, NAM V

2697 Ex Parte Skillman et al 11379552 - (D) WARD 103 Mahamedi Paradice Kreisman LLP (QCA) NGUYEN, KEVIN M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Kim et al 11435336 - (D) BEST 103 F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC TRA, ANH QUAN

2845 Ex Parte Chen et al 12031709 - (D) DELMENDO 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP WILLIAMS, HOWARD L

2882 Ex Parte Derra et al 11917207 - (D) NAGUMO 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS KREUTZER, COLIN WRIGHT

2891 Ex Parte Choi et al 12491742 - (D) WARREN 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP BOYLE, ABBIGALE A

2894 Ex Parte Czubatyj et al 11518818 - (D) HANLON 102/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. HENRY, CALEBE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte RANDOLPH et al 12913887 - (D) BUNTING 102/103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT KRAMER, DEAN J

3688 Ex Parte Baranowski 11729610 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Webb 11640989 - (D) BAHR 101/103 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID

3744 Ex Parte Ihle 11919916 - (D) BUNTING 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION JONES, MELVIN

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Kalkanoglu et al 11469655 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 PAUL AND PAUL VAN SELL, NATHAN L

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 AVX CORPORATION Appellant 90012091 6477032 09/775,050 CHEN 112(2) 102/103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. GE, YUZHEN original DINKINS, ANTHONY

2839 ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION Requester and Respondent v. SOUTHWIRE COMPANY Patent Owner and Appellant 95000573 7749024 11/675,441 CHEN 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL LLP PATEL, HETULB original DUVERNE, JEAN F

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex parte Big Baboon, Appellant and Assignee 90010961 6,343,275 09/356,327 McKEOWN 102/103 WAGNER, ANDERSON & BRIGHT, PC THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP CARLSON, JEFFREY D original ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2876 SQUARE, INCORPORATED, Requester and Respondent v. REM HOLDINGS 3, LLC, Patent Owner and Appellant 95001618 7810729 12/456,134 POTHIER 103 The Law Office of Kirk D. Williams; Sterne Kessler Goldstein Fox FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP RUBIN, MARGARETR original MIKELS, MATTHEW

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 Varco I/P, Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant v. Tesco Corporation Requester 95000184 6938709 10/189,355 ROBERTSON 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 MATTHEWS LAWSON, PLLC Third Party Requester: Andrews Kurth, LLP REIP, DAVID OWEN original NEUDER, WILLIAM P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 B.I. INC., Appellant, Requester v. ALCOHOL MONITORING SYSTEMS, INC., Respondent, Patent Owner 95001610 7641611 11/411,686 McCARTHY 102/103 LATHROP & GAGE LLP Third Party Requester: HAMILTON DESANCTIS & CHA LLP GELLNER, JEFFREY L original TOWA, RENE T

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex parte CRANE MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS, INC. 90009374 6230930 08/949,366 MARTIN 103 Munck Wilson Mandala; LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: Baker Botts LLP; Bryan Cave LLP NOLAND, KENNETH W