rambus, abbott diabetes

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte HOCHGRAF et al 12187069 - (D) NAGUMO 102 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION MILLER IP GROUP, PLC WANG, EUGENIA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Ramer et al 11553713 - (D) LORIN 102 Millennial Media, Inc. TRAN, BAO G

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Canter et al 11772533 - (D) FETTING 102/103 DOCKET CLERK AN, IG TAI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Wright 11564786 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Ballard Spahr LLP JUSKA, CHERYL ANN

1789 Ex Parte Wright 11564771 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Ballard Spahr LLP JUSKA, CHERYL ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte OSullivan et al 11948458 - (D) PAULRAJ 102/103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG TAN, ALVIN H

In applying a broadest reasonable interpretation standard, the Federal Circuit had recognized that a statement in a specification that a claim term "refers to" something can serve as a limitation.  See In re Rambus, 694 F.3d 42, 45-47 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (construing term "memory device" based on specification's disclosure that "[i]n general, each teaching of this invention which refers to a memory device can be practiced using a tranceiver device and one or more memory devices"); see also In re Abbott Diabetes Care Inc., 696 F.3d 1142, 1150 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (recognizing that "[e]ven when guidance is not provided in a explicit definitional format, the specification may define claim terms by implication such that the meaning may be found in or ascertained by a reading of the patent documents").

2172 Ex Parte OSullivan et al 11948438 - (D) PAULRAJ 102/103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG TAN, ALVIN H

2174 Ex Parte Adachi et al 11970395 - (D) CHERRY 102 101/obviousness-type double patenting CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG SHIAU, SHEN C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Cloonan 10423501 - (D) HUME 103 ARRIS ANDRAMUNO, FRANKLIN S

2443 Ex Parte Bailey et al 11459694 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 IBM CORPORATION BELANI, KISHIN G

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2800 Ex Parte Oowatari et al 12230742 - (D) DELMENDO 103 OLIFF PLC TAMAI, KARL I

2815 Ex Parte Tran 11211911 - (D) PRAISS 103 Wells St. John P.S. LIN, JOHN

2845 Ex Parte Harel et al 12266234 - (D) GARRIS Dissenting WARREN 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT LE, HOANGANH T

2898 Ex Parte Daubenspeck et al 12344711 - (D) HANLON 102/103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. SHOOK, DANIEL P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte Breed et al 12020684 - (D) CAPP 103 112(2) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) BRIAN ROFFE, ESQ TISSOT, ADAM D

3693 Ex Parte Mahaney et al 10774058 - (D) FETTING 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. NORMAN, SAMICA L

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 LAWN SOLUTIONS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, INC. Requester, Cross-Appellant and Respondent v. TURFCO MANUFACTURING., INC. Patent Owner, Appellant and Respondent Ex Parte 6708773 et al 10/293,528 95001490 - (D) McCARTHY 102/103 102/103 KAMRATH IP Lawfirm, P.A. THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Middleton & Reutlinger GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original PEZZUTO, ROBERT ERIC

edge

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Angelides 13485849 - (D) ADAMS 103 Eric P. Mirabel, JD, LLM RIGGS II, LARRY D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Baumgart 11610591 - (D) GRIMES 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION LEGGETT, ANDREA C.

2176 Ex Parte Rubanovich et al 11848850 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BLACKBERRY/FINNEGAN BURKE, TIONNA M

Therefore, the “reentry” step of Pathiyal is omitted in the claim 1 method, but the function of outputting a list is retained by claim 1. “While it may often be true that the mere omission of an element together with its function does not produce a patentable invention, it may also be unobvious to omit an element while retaining its function.” In re Edge, 359 F.2d 896, 899 (CCPA 1966). We are therefore, constrained to reverse this rejection.

Edge, In re, 359 F.2d 896, 149 USPQ 556 (CCPA 1966) 2144.04

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Brickell 10999576 - (D) NAPPI 103 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 101 Mission/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN PALIWAL, YOGESH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2848 Ex Parte Thorson 12497580 - (D) PAK 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP WU, JERRY

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Ex Parte Weber et al 11749808 - (D) KALAN 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP SMITH, NICHOLAS A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2686 Ex Parte Nishioka et al 11227947 - (D) SAADAT 102/103 EDWARDS WILDMAN PALMER LLP CAO, ALLEN T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Beeson et al 11388945 - (D) KATZ 102 Goldeneye, Inc. HSIEH, HSIN YI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Imhof 12296796 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. HOFFMAN, MARCIA

3778 Ex Parte Song 11741943 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. ANDERSON,CATHARINE L

INTER PARTES REVIEW

ALL CLAIMS INVALID
2767 APPLE INC. v ACHATES REFERENCE PUBLISHING, INC. 5,982,889 08/845,805 08845805 - (D) ARBES 102/103 PETITIONER: SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP PATENT OWNER: PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, P.A.; KAPLAN BREYER SCHWARTZ & OTTESEN; GIBBONS, P.C. original Kaplan Breyer Schwarz & Ottesen, LL CALLAHAN, PAUL E

SOME CLAIMS INVALID
2767 APPLE INC. v ACHATES REFERENCE PUBLISHING, INC. 6,173,403 09/288,012 09288012 - (D) ARBES 102/103 102/103 PETITIONER: SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP PATENT OWNER: PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, P.A.; KAPLAN BREYER SCHWARTZ & OTTESEN; GIBBONS, P.C. original Kaplan Breyer Schwarz & Ottesen, LLP CALLAHAN, PAUL E

clearvalue, sanofi

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1671 Ex Parte Sun et al 11880150 - (D) GRIMES 112(1) E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY PUTTLITZ, KARL J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Imison et al 11943758 - (D) PAK 112(2)/103 Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP ANDERSON, JERRY W

1792 Ex Parte Bertrand et al 10521579 - (D) KAISER 103 HOXIE & ASSOCIATES LLC CHAWLA, JYOTI

1792 Ex Parte Ambrogi et al 10598444 - (D) SMITH 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago CHAWLA, JYOTI

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Zoch et al 11760223 - (D) KRIVAK 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY

2176 Ex Parte Rubanovich et al 11848850 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BLACKBERRY/FINNEGAN BURKE, TIONNA M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Boutboul 12060299 - (D) GREENHUT 103 GIBB & RILEY, LLC SHINGLES, KRISTIE D

2474 Ex Parte Degenaro et al 12146758 - (D) WINSOR 103 SCULLY, SCOTT, MURPHY & PRESSER, P.C. HAILE, AWET A

2493 Ex Parte Jaquinta 11314555 - (D) GREENHUT 103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC SHAW, PETER C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Yun et al 11768790 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 ISHIMARU & ASSOCIATES LLP THOMAS, KIMBERLY M

2829 Ex Parte Kroneder 12220549 - (D) PAK 102 The Law Offices of Roger S. Thompson GUPTA, RAJ R

2837 Ex Parte Hoogzaad 12095555 - (D) BEST 102 NXP B.V. RO, BENTSU

The Examiner must establish a prima facie case of anticipation under § 102 by showing, as a matter of fact, that all elements arranged as specified in a claims are disclosed within the four corners of a reference, either expressly or inherently, in a manner enabling one skilled in the art to practice an embodiment of the claimed invention without undue experimentation. ClearValue, Inc. v. Pearl River Polymers, Inc., 668 F.3d 1340, 1344 (Fed. Cir. 2012); Sanofi-Synthelabo v. Apotex Inc., 550 F.3d 1075, 1083 (Fed, Cir. 2008).

Sanofi-Synthelabo v. Apotex,Inc., 550 F.3d 1075, 1083 (Fed. Cir. 2008) 2131.02

2842 Ex Parte Na et al 12494681 - (D) KRATZ 103 IP & T GROUP LLP O NEILL, PATRICK

2894 Ex Parte Nandakumar et al 11771269 - (D) HANLON 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED LIGAI, MARIA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Braithwaite 11763005 - (D) REIMERS 103 American Air Liquide, Inc. SNOW, MAXWELL B

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Barberis et al 12312893 - (D) SMITH 103/obviousness-type double patenting 103/obviousness-type double patenting Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC LEE, REBECCA Y

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 Ex Parte ARRASVUORI et al 11828820 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 101 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. TRAN, TUYETLIEN T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Flint et al 10986491 - (D) PAK 103 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP MARINI, MATTHEW G

2892 Ex Parte Cheng 12048631 - (D) TIMM 103 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP IDA, GEOFFREY H

2894 Ex Parte Sugiyama et al 11276349 - (D) TIMM 102/103 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) NGUYEN, DUY T V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Patenaude et al 11952271 - (D) LORIN 102 103 Dierker & Associates, P.C. ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Vanden Berghe 11326618 - (D) WARREN 103 EDWARDS WILDMAN PALMER LLP VU, JAKE MINH

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Williams et al 10708032 - (D) BUI 103 SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION CRAIG, DWIN M

2167 Ex Parte Wu et al 11204698 - (D) CHEN 102 GARLICK & MARKISON (ALU) BROMELL, ALEXANDRIA Y

2184 Ex Parte McMillan et al 12147983 - (D) NEW 103 SHEEHAN PHINNEY BASS & GREEN, PA TSENG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Fickle et al 10718376 - (D) COURTENAY 101/102/103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP HUYNH, AN SON PHI

2432 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 11283428 - (D) CURCURI 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (CH) LEMMA, SAMSON B

2488 Ex Parte Lu et al 11053214 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. PE, GEEPY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Bae 11676628 - (D) DANG 103/obviousness-type double patenting Chrysler Group LLC CHU, DAVID H

2632 Ex Parte Lobo 11839771 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL

2683 Ex Parte Dammertz 11787297 - (D) WEINSCHENK 103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP YANG, JAMES J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Takahashi et al 12093568 - (D) SMITH 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC MULLINS, BURTON S

2847 Ex Parte Victor 11933982 - (D) GARRIS obviousness-type double patenting TROJAN LAW OFFICES MAYO III, WILLIAM H

2859 Ex Parte Rosenbaum 12190823 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE, ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C OMAR, AHMED H

2865 Ex Parte Yu et al 12101447 - (D) GARRIS 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. PARK, HYUN D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Lao 11826436 - (D) LORIN 112(1)/112(2) 112(2)/103 Reed Smith LLP KIM, STEVEN S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Poynor 11822136 - (D) HILL 103 SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER

3718 Ex Parte Yankton et al 11208100 - (D) REIMERS 103 Dicke, Billig & Czaja, PLLC WONG, JEFFREY KEITH

3742 Ex Parte Feldhausen et al 12035895 - (D) ASTORINO 112(2)/103 obviousness-type double patenting Quaries & Brady, LLP. MAYE, AYUB A

3771 Ex Parte Besendorfer 11713331 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy THANH, QUANG D

3782 Ex Parte Daniels 11243115 - (D) REIMERS 112(2)/103 ROZSA LAW GROUP LC NEWHOUSE, NATHAN JEFFREY

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1755 Ex Parte Natural Alternatives, LLC. Ex Parte 6,080,330 et al 90/011,454 90/011,713 09/333,180 90010381 - (D) ROBERTSON 305/112(2)/102 103 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CHRISTENSEN, O'CONNOR, JOHNSON, KINDNESS, PLLC XU, LING X original GREEN, ANTHONY J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 PERSONALIZED USER MODEL LLP Patent Owner and Appellant v. GOOGLE INC. Requester and Respondent Ex Parte 6981040 et al 09/597,975 95001569 - (D) BRANCH 102/103 DENTONS US LLP Third-Party Requester: Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP BANANKHAH, MAJID A original BAROT, BHARAT

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 SAUCON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Requester and Respondent v. SAIED TADAYON and BIJAN TADAYON Patent Owners and Appellants Ex Parte 7,031,657 B2 et al 10/235,567 95001644 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 MAXVALUEIP CONSULTING THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: SANFORD J. PILTCH, ESQ. AHMED, SALMAN original CHU, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 INCASE DESIGNS CORP. Requester v. TECH SHELL, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 7643274 et al 11/788,329 95001766 - (D) SONG 103 THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP Third Party Requester: AKA CHAN LLP MELVIN CHAN REIP, DAVID OWEN original LEA EDMONDS, LISA S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC. Third Party Requester v. TRIPLE TEE GOLF, INC. Patent Owner/Appellant Ex Parte 7854667 et al 11/588,992 95002052 - (D) MARTIN 102/103 MELVIN K. SILVERMAN & ASSOCS. Third Party Requester: Sheppard Mullen Richter & Hampton, LLP GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO

american calcar, ashland oil

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Charriere et al 10987944 - (D) DIXON 103 WILLIAMS MORGAN, P.C. LEE, JUSTIN YE

2687 Ex Parte Marks et al 11548462 - (D) DILLON 103 MITCHELL J. MARKS WILSON, BRIAN P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Veenstra 12187751 - (D) WILSON 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL JAGAN, MIRELLYS

2857 Ex Parte Filipovic 11965852 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP SCHECHTER, ANDREW M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2183 Ex Parte Wang et al 11321779 - (D) SAADAT 103 103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. PETRANEK, JACOB ANDREW

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Blocksome 11829339 - (D) WEINSCHENK 103 101 IBM (ROC-BKLS) c/o Biggers Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP PARK, JEONG S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 Ex Parte Anderson et al 12818586 - (D) KAISER 103 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC LEPISTO, RYAN A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Price et al 12776235 - (D) SMITH 103 MPG LLP / Brooks MOORE, KARLA A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Hoskinson 11540628 - (D) DIXON 103 ARENT FOX LLP KOO, GARY J

2169 Ex Parte Enns 11581305 - (D) LORIN 103 Straub & Pokotylo HU, JENSEN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte KRISHNAMURTHY 11612175 - (D) DIXON 103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. HARRIS, DOROTHY H

2648 Ex Parte van Rooyen 12268917 - (D) FRAHM 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SHARMA, SUJATHA R

2691 Ex Parte Skaug 10501676 - (D) DIXON 103 NOKIA CORPORATION c/o Ware, Fressola, Maguire & Barber LLP KARIMI, PEGEMAN

2697 Ex Parte Grothe 11760915 - (D) DANG 103 HONEYWELL/IFL MARINELLI, PATRICK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Adam et al 11923003 - (D) PETRAVICK 112(2)/101/102 CRGO LAW THOMPSON, MICHAEL M

3657 Ex Parte Junig et al 11645151 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 102 ALFRED J MANGELS BOWES, STEPHEN M

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2825 Ex parte AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 6689629 et al 10/068,500 90009697 - (D) DIXON 102/103 WPAT, PC For Third Party Requester: MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE, LLP NGUYEN, TUAN H original EVERHART, CARIDAD

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant v. A10 NETWORKS, INC., Requester Ex Parte JOSHI et al 7,584,301 10/839,919 95001812 - (D) MARTIN 102/103 2nd Reexam Group - Novak Druce + Quigg LLP For Third Party Requester: FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT AND DUNNER, LLP DESAI,RACHNA SINGH original WON, MICHAEL YOUNG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex parte INTERVAL LICENSING Ex Parte 6,263,507 et al 08/761,030 90012074 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC BANANKHAH, MAJID A original MILLER, JOHN W

Finally, we are not persuaded of error by Owner’s argument based upon American Calcar, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 651 F.3d 1318, 1340 (Fed. Cir. 2011), to show that “in response to” requires an automatic action without user interaction. Appeal Brief 25. The Federal Circuit’s decision in American
Calcar, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc. involves a district court’s claim construction which is not based upon the broadest reasonable interpretation standard, and is based upon the disclosure in particular to that case. As such, the holding does not have direct bearing on the case currently before us. Thus, we concur with the Examiner’s interpretation of the limitation “generating . . . in response to the display of [the] first segment” to be such that there is a causal relationship between the first and second segments, but not limited to the generation being automatic and without user interaction.

2736 Ex parte MAGNA ELECTRONICS, INC. Ex Parte Schofield et al 6,222,447 09/313,139 90011478 - (D) KOHUT 103 VAN DYKE GARDNER LINN & BURKHART LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: SUGHRUE MION, PLLC BANANKHAH, MAJID A original LIEU, JULIE BICHNGOC

In assessing the probative value of an expert opinion, we must consider three factors: 1) the interest of
the expert in the outcome of the case, 2) the presence or absence of factual support for the expert’s opinion, and 3) the strength of any opposing evidence. Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Delta Resins & Refractories, Inc., 776 F.2d 281 (Fed. Cir. 1985).

Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Delta Resins & Refractories, Inc., 776 F.2d 281, 227 USPQ 657 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 716.01(b) , 716.01(c) , 2145

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 SILERGY TECHNOLOGY, INC., Third Party Requester and Appellant v. MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC., Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7714558 et al 11/216,276 95001625 - (D) MARTIN 112(1) Perkins Coie LLP - Monolithic Power Systems TIBBITS, PIA FLORENCE original ZHANG, JUE

mraz, jockmus, aslanian

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Shindo et al 10570748 - (D) KIMLIN 112(1)/103 HOWSON & HOWSON LLP ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Best et al 11627387 - (D) FETTING 103 IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC ZHAO, YU

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Pattan et al 11503279 - (D) KRIVAK 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. NGUYEN, THANH T

2461 Ex Parte Akyamac et al 11772143 - (D) SMITH 103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. BEYEN, ZEWDU A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2666 Ex Parte Hartman et al 11634434 - (D) NEW 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Hologic, Inc./Cytyc Corporation LE, BRIAN Q

2668 Ex Parte Astrom et al 10774948 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) TSAI, TSUNG YIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Hoffman et al 11683710 - (D) OWENS 103 HID Global c/o Westman Champlin & Koehler, P.A CULLER, JILL E

2854 Ex Parte Nishimura 12081293 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 OLIFF PLC HA, NGUYEN Q

The Examiner relies heavily on drawings.  Drawings and pictures can anticipate claims if they clearly show the structure which is claimed.  In re Mraz, 455 F.2d 1069, 1072 (CCPA 1972). However, the picture must show all the claimed structural features and how they are put together.  Jockmus v. Leviton, 28 F.2d 812, 814 (2d Cir. 1928).  Also, the drawings must be evaluated for what they reasonably disclose and suggest to one of ordinary skill in the art.  In re Aslanian, 590 F.2d 911, 914 (CCPA 1979)

Mraz, In re, 455 F.2d 1069, 173 USPQ 25 (CCPA 1972) 2125
Jockmus v. Leviton, 28 F.2d 812 (2d Cir. 1928) 2121.04 , 2125
Aslanian, In re, 590 F.2d 911, 200 USPQ 500 (CCPA 1979) 2125


2872 Ex Parte Mueller 12125524 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. SHAFER, RICKY D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Bar-Cohen et al 11700575 - (D) BAHR 103 MILSTEIN ZHANG & WU LLC LOPEZ, MICHELLE

3777 Ex Parte Boese et al 11704410 - (D) BAHR 112(2)/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION REMALY, MARK DONALD

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2846 Ex Parte Herring et al 12149924 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 102 Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P. -Hubbell NGO, HUNG V

2879 Ex Parte Visser et al 12341134 - (D) COLAIANNI 102 103 37 C.F.R.
§ 41.50(b) 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP SANTIAGO, MARICELI

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Nicholas 12485648 - (D) NAGUMO 103 Thompson Hine LLP COONEY, JOHN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Armstrong et al 10801195 - (D) HOMERE 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP NORTON, JENNIFER L

2156 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 11936257 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102 IBM CORPORATION AL HASHEMI, SANA A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Ex Parte Kaippallimalil 11745881 - (D) DIXON 103 Futurewei Technologies, Inc. c/o Conley Rose, P.C. HSU, ALPUS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Brown et al 11564010 - (D) STRAUSS, 103 IBM CORPORATION MA, TIZE

2641 Ex Parte Costa et al 10532346 - (D) FRAHM 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP HOLLIDAY, JAIME MICHELE

2667 Ex Parte Vertoprakhov et al 11484282 - (D) POTHIER 112(2)/103 Jackson Walker LLP HEIDEMANN, JASON E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Beeson et al 11389201 - (D) KATZ 103 Goldeneye, Inc. HSIEH, HSIN YI

2858 Ex Parte Ungaretti et al 12111803 - (D) GARRIS 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (EP ORIGINATING) ASSOUAD, PATRICK J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Schatteman et al 11300562 - (D) HILL 101 103 Ostrolenk Faber LLP GRABOWSKI, KYLEROBERT

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Doshi et al 10673055 - (D) FISHMAN 103 MENDELSOHN, DRUCKER, & DUNLEAVY, P.C. HO, CHUONG T

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 NYCOMED US INC. (Requester) v. GLYCOBIOSCIENCES, INC. (Patent Owner and Appellant) Ex Parte Drizen et al 6,723,345 09/986,183 95001687 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(2) 103 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: COVINGTON & BURLING, LLP HUANG, EVELYN MEI original HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2604 Ex parte MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC Ex Parte 5394140 et al 90010278 - (D) PETTIGREW 103 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: WILMERHALE/ NEW YORK TARAE, CATHERINE MICHELLE original HORABIK, MICHAEL

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1785 Ex Parte Hellwig et al 11957476 - (D) KIMLIN 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG, LLP CHAU, LISA N

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 11839868 - (D) JENKS 112(2)/103 IBM Corp. (END/RCR) c/o Rolnik Law Firm, P.C. HO, RUAY L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte Gerber et al 12207166 - (D) KUMAR 103 AT&T Legal Department - AS VU, HOANG-CHUONG Q

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2843 Ex Parte Cho 12135659 - (D) KRATZ 103 SLATER & MATSIL, L.L.P. LEE, BENNY T
DENIED 2491 Ex Parte Smith et al 11430126 - (D) MORGAN 112(1) Jackson Walker LLP BECHTEL, KEVIN M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Ex Parte Margolin 11736356 - (D) GERSTENBLITH Dissenting-in-Part CAPP 103 103 JED MARGOLIN MANCHO, RONNIE M

The phrase “for safely flying an unmanned aerial vehicle in civilian airspace” does not appear to warrant significant patentable weight because it merely recites a purpose or an intended use of the system. See, e.g., Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 1305 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (explaining that if “the body of the claim fully and intrinsically sets forth the complete invention, including all of its limitations, and the preamble offers no distinct definition of any of the claimed invention’s limitations, but rather merely states, for example, the purpose or intended use of the invention, then the preamble is of no significance to claim construction because it cannot be said to constitute or explain a claim limitation” (citations omitted)).

Pitney Bowes, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 182 F.3d 1298, 51 USPQ2d 1161 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2111.02

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 Ex Parte Swalla et al 12136383 - (D) OWENS 103 GE Licensing THOMAS, CIEL P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Macchletti et al 11707328 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 BGL/Accenture - Chicago BRINKS GILSON & LIONE MACKES, KRIS E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Gopal 11600894 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 Anderson Gorecki & Rouille LLP MURPHY, CHARLES C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Torelli et al 11963145 - (D) GARRIS 103 ADDMG -- ST (foreign-originated only) REIDLINGER, RONALD LANCE

2828 Ex Parte Ridderbusch 12227748 - (D) HASTINGS dissenting NAGUMO 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP HAGAN, SEAN P

2875 Ex Parte Freeman et al 12151925 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 OSRAM SYLVANIA INC GRAMLING, SEAN P

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 NETFLIX, INC. Requester v. MEDIA QUEUE, LLC Patent Owner Ex Parte 7389243 et al 10/771,049 95000469 - (D) SIU 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/112(2)/103 Law Office of J. Nicholas Gross, Prof. Corp. CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 SPX CORPORATION Respondent, Requester v. SÜDMO HOLDING GMBH Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,891,376 et al 12/184,725 95001834 - (D) McCARTHY 102/103 102/103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC Third Party Requester: FISCH, HOFFMAN, SIGLER LLP KAUFMAN, JOSEPH A original LEE, KEVIN L

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2183 Ex Parte Gschwind et al 11416421 - (D) SHIANG 103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. HUISMAN, DAVID J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2848 Ex Parte Beaupre et al 12317361 - (D) DELMENDO 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY WU, JERRY

2898 Ex Parte Yee et al 12014578 - (D) HANLON 103 ISHIMARU & ASSOCIATES LLP CHOUDHRY, MOHAMMAD M

Scanner Tech. Corp. v. ICOS Vision Sys. Corp., N.V., 365 F.3d 1299 (Fed. Cir. 2004), is instructive. The court explains:

“This court has repeatedly emphasized that an indefinite article ‘a’ or ‘an’ in patent parlance carries the meaning of ‘one or more’ in open-ended claims containing the transitional phrase ‘comprising.’ Unless the claim is specific as to the number of elements, the article ‘a’ receives a singular interpretation only in rare circumstances when the patentee evinces a clear intent to so limit the article.” 

Id., at 1304 (quoting KCJ Corp. v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 223 F.3d 1351, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2000)).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte MALLOY et al 11776708 - (D) DESHPANDE 102 102 Riverbed Technology Inc. - PVF c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP VO, CECILE H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2876 Ex Parte Kindberg 11483043 - (D) KAISER 102 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MIKELS, MATTHEW

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Strock et al 11776082 - (D) KIMLIN 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global MCNEIL, JENNIFER C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2497 Ex Parte Takata et al 11905433 - (D) KIM 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP RASHID, HARUNUR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Strittmatter 11291895 - (D) DANG 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC NGUYEN, NAM V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Huang et al 12176337 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 112(2) YUMING HUANG GALL, LLOYD A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte O’SULLIVAN 13286129 - (D) BROWNE 103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. WONG, STEVEN B

3728 Ex Parte Feinauer et al 10579940 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
2745 Ex parte GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6122482 et al 09/001,484 90012127 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC Third Party Reqeuster: Greenblum & Bernstein, PLC REICHLE, KARIN M original VO, NGUYEN THANH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 ENTEROPTYX, INC. Requester, Respondent v. HEINZ KURZ GmbH MEDIZINTECHNIK Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 6579317 et al 09/933,619 95000662 - (D) SONG 102/103 STRIKER STRIKER & STENBY Third Party Requester: GORDON & JACOBSON, P.C. JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original GHERBI, SUZETTE JAIME J