aller, kahn

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Yoon et al 11639050 - (D) BEST 103 MPG, LLP and Lam Research Corp. TALBOT, BRIAN K

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Madhavan et al 11370246 - (D) LORIN 103 Mauriel Kapouytian Woods LLP CONYERS, DAWAUNE A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 Ex Parte Udd 12236478 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte Olliphant et al 11966841 - (D) MOHANTY 103 Haynes & Boone, LLP ZIEGLE, STEPHANIE M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Boss et al 11325492 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 101 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. SINGH, GURKANWALJIT

3644 Ex Parte del Pinal et al 12369164 - (D) ADAMS 103 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC WILLIAMS, MONICA L

Examiner correctly asserts that “it is not inventive to discover the optimum or workable ranges by routine experimentation” In re Aller, 220 F.2d 454, 456 (CCPA 1955). This is, however, true “where the general conditions of a claim are disclosed in the prior art.” Id. On this record, Examiner failed to establish an evidentiary basis, or articulate a rationale, that supports a conclusion that a person of ordinary skill in this art would have considered that a side wall thickness of between approximately 2 mm and 5 mm would have been the optimum or workable range for the shell material suggested by the combination of Herrenbruck and Kopelle (see App. Br. 4 (“Examiner has merely concluded that it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to have made the shell as claimed”); Cf. Ans. 4). In re Kahn, 441 F.3d 977, 988 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (“[R]ejections on obviousness grounds cannot be sustained by mere conclusory statements; instead, there must be some articulated reasoning with some rational underpinning to support the legal conclusion of obviousness”).

Aller, In re, 220 F.2d 454, 105 USPQ 233 (CCPA 1955) 2144.05

Kahn, In re, 441 F.3d 977, 78 USPQ2d 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2143.01 , 2144

3686 Ex Parte Fitzgerald et al 11862775 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 112(2)/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION NAJARIAN, LENA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Caffery et al 12550011 - (D) KAISER 103 CORNING INCORPORATED KEMMERLE III, RUSSELL J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Wood 12054327 - (D) STEPHENS 102/obviousness-type double patenting PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. ALHIJA, SAIF A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2494 Ex Parte Todd 10992487 - (D) DIXON 101/103 IBM Corporation KHOSHNOODI, NADIA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Kulkarni et al 11274992 - (D) DIXON 103 Carmen Patti Law Group, LLC SABOURI, MAZDA

2645 Ex Parte Lee 11443787 - (D) FRAHM 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. TORRES, MARCOS L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Malinowski et al 12058623 - (D) ABRAMS 102 112(2)/obviousness-type double patenting Vista IP Law Group LLP HELLER, TAMMIE K

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex parte ROUND ROCK RESEARCH LLC Ex Parte 6243838 et al 08/942,168 90012329 - (D) EVANS 102/103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC Round Rock Research, L.L.C. Third Party Requester: Dell, Inc. Baker Botts, L.L.P. YIGDALL, MICHAEL J original BADERMAN, SCOTT T

farrenkopf, orthopedic

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Das et al 12228529 - (D) SMITH 103 University of Nevada, Las Vegas SONG, MATTHEW J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte MATUSZ et al 12191949 - (D) SMITH 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY ABU ALI, SHUANGYI

1773 Ex Parte Zamansky et al 12337724 - (D) DERRICK 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY WOODARD, JOYE L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Ex Parte Hsieh et al 11682889 - (D) MORGAN 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP LIU, JUNG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Song 11994245 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD O TOOLE, COLLEEN J

2891 Ex Parte Gruber et al 12510650 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP WRIGHT, TUCKER J

2897 Ex Parte Kelkar et al 12041601 - (D) PRAISS 103 NORTH, WEBER & BAUGH LLP NGUYEN, THINH T

2897 Ex Parte Gruber et al 12181882 - (D) HOUSEL 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP CHAMBLISS, ALONZO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Derrick 13285882 - (D) HILL 103 101/112(a)/112(b) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(b) Patricia Derrick THANH, QUANG D

3781 Ex Parte Brozell 12330163 - (D) GOODSON 103 REISING, ETHINGTON, BARNES, KISSELLE, P.C. ALLEN, JEFFREY R

However, “[t]hat a given combination would not be made by businessmen for economic reasons does not mean that persons skilled in the art would not make the combination because of some technological incompatability. Only the latter fact would be relevant.” In re Farrenkopf, 713 F.2d 714, 718 (Fed. Cir. 1983) (citing Orthopedic Equip. Co. v. United States, 702 F.2d 1005, 1013 (Fed. Cir. 1983)).

velander, ashland oil

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Lichtenberger 12883918 - (D) FREDMAN 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

1625 Ex Parte Mathad et al 11572949 - (D) GRIMES 112(1)/103 DR. REDDY''S LABORATORIES, INC. CHANG, CELIA C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1746 Ex Parte Broad et al 13098619 - (D) SMITH 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY HOOVER, MATTHEW

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Ngo et al 11054325 - (D) BOUDREAU 102 37 CFR 41.50(b) 101 VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP NGUYEN, KIM T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 Ex Parte Wevers et al 11934509 - (D) SMITH 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) DOAK, JENNIFER L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3667 Ex Parte Fukumoto et al 11902383 - (D) HOSKINS 103 POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC SHAFI, MUHAMMAD

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2671 Ex Parte Shibata et al 10772436 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 102/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC MILIA, MARK R

2675 Ex Parte Park et al 11066747 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP HON, MING Y

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Silva et al 11232285 - (D) DERRICK 103 SABIC Innovative Plastics LISTVOYB, GREGORY

1793 Ex Parte Rivera et al 12755513 - (D) SMITH 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. MOORE, WALTER A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2196 Ex Parte Eldson et al 11210598 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global KESSLER, GREGORY AARON

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Gregorian et al 11260064 - (D) BUI 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP TAYLOR, JOSHUA D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Knighton et al 11323437 - (D) SHIANG 102 101 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN WANG, JIN CHENG

2645 Ex Parte Bejerano et al 10788460 - (D) DANG 103 CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC TORRES, MARCOS L

2652 Ex Parte McKibben et al 10979611 - (D) FREDMAN 103 112(1) Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP SHAH, ANTIM G

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Boettcher et al 12043620 - (D) PRAISS 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA GUPTA, RAJ R

2882 Ex Parte Zimmerman et al 11840821 - (D) GARRIS 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. KIM, PETER B

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION Requester v. AUBURN UNIVERSITY Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,194,366 et al 10/274,439 95001574 - (D) KOHUT 112(1) 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) Third Party Requester: International Business Machines Corporation Jones Day DEB, ANJAN K original TSAI, CAROL S W

We do not find Requester’s expert opinion persuasive. Neither the Examiner nor the Board is bound by statements of an expert in an affidavit, but rather, such evidence should be evaluated and considered for its
probative value, like all other evidence in the record. See Velander v. Garner, 348 F.3d 1359, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2003) ("It is within the discretion of the trier of fact to give each item of evidence such weight as it feels
appropriate . . . In giving more weight to prior publications than to subsequent conclusory statements by experts, the Board acted well within that discretion"); citing Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Delta Resins & Refractories, Inc., 776 F.2d 281, 294 (Fed.Cir.1985) ("Lack of factual support for expert opinion going to factual determinations, however, may render the testimony of little probative value in a validity determination."). In addition, statements do not become facts merely because they are set forth in declarations. Rather, the statements must be weighed based on their probative value and other objective evidence submitted in support thereof, if any. See Velander, 348 F.3d at 1371; Ashland Oil, 776 F.2d at 294.

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

baldwin graphic, interactive gift, gleizer

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Lichtenberger 12883873 - (D) FREDMAN 103 FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte Ishaque et al 12438296 - (D) SMITH 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP TENTONI, LEO B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte FANTL et al 12835056 - (D) GERSTENBLYTH 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3768 Ex Parte van der Kouwe et al 11977153 - (D) MILLS 102 QUARLES & BRADY LLP EVOY, NICHOLAS LANE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Wroblewski 11417764 - (D) PAULRAJ 102 102 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC OSMAN, RAMY M

We do not find the Examiner's interpretation of the claim language to be reasonable.  "[A]s a general rule the claim is not limited to performance of the steps in the order recited, unless the claim explicitly or implicitly requires a specific order."  Baldwin Graphic Sys. Inc. v. Siebert, Inc., 512 F. 3d 1338, 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (citing Interactive Gift Express, Inc. v. Compuserve Inc., 256 F.3d 1323, 1342-43 (Fed. Cir 2001)); see also In re Gleizer, 356 Fed. Appx. 415, 419 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 15, 2009) (non-precedential) (Even where claims are given their broadest reasonable interpretation before the PTO, method claims may implicitly necessitate the performance of steps in a particular order).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Reiter 10810638 - (D) TIMM 103 Tabarrock & Zahrt (10/11 Seagate) MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

1792 Ex Parte KAMPER et al 12212149 - (D) OWENS 103 John A. O'Toole WILLIAMS, LELA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 Ex Parte Baek et al 11387866 - (D) STRAUSS 103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. KEATON, SHERROD L

2166 Ex Parte Knittel et al 11417560 - (D) DANG 102 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. PHAM, KHANH B

2178 Ex Parte Chakra et al 11845176 - (D) JENKS 103 Jordan IP Law (IBM-RSW) TSUI, WILSON W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Kuether et al 11931450 - (D) FISHMAN 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. ALAM, MUSHFIKH I

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Landschaft et al 11530239 - (D) BOUDREAU 103 HITT GAINES, PC HUA, QUAN M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Furukawa et al 10767065 - (D) KATZ 103 IBM CORPORATION NADAV, ORI

2878 Ex Parte Aufranc et al 11640041 - (D) DELMENDO 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LE, BAO-LUAN Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Eckstein 12223531 - (D) WORTH 103 DREISS, FUHLENDORF, STEIMLE & BECKER HICKS, VICTORIA J

REHEARING

DENIED 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 Ex Parte FREYER 12624282 - (D) HOELTER 103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. ANDREWS, DAVID L

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Ex parte CIAN IP LLC Patent Owner Ex Parte 5659680 et al 08/491,341 90012410 - (D) DANG 103 Ascenda Law Group, PC Third Party Requester: MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN KOWERT & GOETZEL, PC STEELMAN, MARY J original PALYS, JOSEPH E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 Ex parte HYBRID AUDIO, LLC Patent Owner Ex Parte RE40,281 E et al 10/994,925 90012364 - (D) DANG 102/103 Sheridan Ross, PC Third Party Requester: PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP (CV) SORRELL, ERON J original KNEPPER, DAVID D

suffolk, sri

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Sandoval et al 11821246 - (D) TORCZON 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 103 Ovonyx, Inc VALENTINE, JAMI M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Freeny 11018176 - (D) MOHANTY 103 DUNLAP CODDING, P.C. WINTER, JOHN M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Vasa et al 11768971 - (D) CALVE 103 103 COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON TIV, BACKHEAN

2438 Ex Parte Starr et al 12641681 - (D) WEINSCHENK 103 112(2)/103 Spectra Logic Corporation HERZOG, MADHURIR

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Gotte et al 11621674 - (D) BUI 103 Tucker Ellis LLP Brainlab AG CALLE, ANGEL J.

2184 Ex Parte Diab et al 12056445 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 LAW OFFICE OF DUANE S. KOBAYASHI BARTELS, CHRISTOPHER A.

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Van Der Velde et al 11543253 - (D) STEPHENS 103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. GAO, JING

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Pratt 11248248 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP HARTMANN, GARY S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Wool 12169717 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP WALTERS, RYAN J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
2767 Ex parte IMX, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 5995947 et al 08/928,559 90009857 - (D) THOMAS 103 102/103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP For Third Party Requester: O’BRIEN JONES, PLLC CARLSON, JEFFREY D original PEESO, THOMAS R

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex parte MOBILEMEDIA IDEAS LLC Ex Parte 6055439 et al 08/744,244 90012450 - (D) LEE 102 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP NGUYEN, MINH DIEU T original DOLINAR, ANDREW M

Recently, the Federal Circuit held that a newsgroup post was a printed publication under § 102. Suffolk Techs., LLC v. AOL Inc., No. 2013-1392, 2014 WL 2179274, at *5-6 (Fed. Cir. May 27, 2014). In Suffolk, while there was no evidence in the record that any person of ordinary skill (other than the post’s author) had actually accessed the specific newsgroup on which the alleged prior art was posted, the court was persuaded by evidence that persons of ordinary skill used newsgroups generally at that time. Id. at *5. The court also held that the reference was sufficiently disseminated because the newsgroup was organized by subject matter (so a person interested in the topic could find the post at issue and others like it), the newsgroup’s purpose was to facilitate discussion of information in its posts, and several users had in fact accessed and responded to the post. Id.

In contrast, the Federal Circuit vacated a summary judgment of invalidity based on a paper posted on an FTP server where the record appeared to show the paper was not a printed publication under § 102. SRI Int’l, Inc. v. Internet Sec. Sys., Inc., 511 F.3d 1186, 1196-97 (Fed. Cir. 2008). In SRI Int’l, the public was not notified of the paper’s existence, and the nature of the FTP server did not inform interested artisans that the paper or like information was present on the server. Id. Therefore, the court held the record did not support the summary judgment ruling that the paper was accessible by the public. Id.

SRI Int'l, Inc. v. Internet Sec. Sys., Inc., 511 F.3d 1186, 85 USPQ2d 1489 (Fed. Cir. 2008) 2152.02(e)

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 GLOBAL BETTING EXCHANGE Third Party Requestor, Respondent v. THE SPORTING EXCHANGE, LTD. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 7690991 et al 09/959,975 95000561 - (R) SAINDON 103 STAAS & HALSEY LLP For THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP BONSHOCK, DENNIS G original HOEL, MATTHEW D

harris

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2878 Ex Parte Garner et al 11256011 - (D) BEST 112(1)/112(2) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LE, BAO-LUAN Q

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1736 Ex Parte Godfried et al 12690991 - (D) SMITH 112(2) 103/obviuosness-type double patenting OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. HENDRICKSON, STUART L

1741 Ex Parte Chen et al 11635440 - (D) ABRAHAM 102/103 JAY BROWN LAW FIRM LAZORCIK, JASON L

1788 Ex Parte Hong et al 11924805 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 PAUL AND PAUL FERRE, ALEXANDRE F

Whether a reference teaches away from a claimed invention is a question of fact. In re Harris, 409 F.3d 1339, 1331 (Fed. Cir 2005).

Harris, In re, 409 F.3d 1339, 74 USPQ2d 1951 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2144.05

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2475 Ex Parte van Haalen et al 11126504 - (D) SMITH 103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. O CONNOR, BRIAN T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Namineni et al 12026117 - (D) CHERRY 103 103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C COLLINS, MICHAEL

101 training

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Chen et al 12207005 - (D) FETTING 102 101 IBM CORPORATION- AUSTIN (JVL) COX, NATISHA D

We note Appellants are not precluded from amending the claims toovercome the rejection. Relevant guidance is in the 1351 Off. Gaz. Pat.Office 212 (“A claim drawn to such a computer readable medium that covers both transitory and non-transitory embodiments may be amended to narrow the claim to cover only statutory embodiments to avoid a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 101 by adding the limitation ‘non-transitory’ to the claim.”); USPTO, Evaluating Subject Matter Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (August 2012 Update) (pp. 11-14), available at http://www.uspto.gov/patents/law/exam/101_training_aug2012.pdf (noting that while “non-transitory” is a viable option for overcoming the presumption that the media encompass signals or carrier waves, merely indicating that such media are “physical” or “tangible” will not overcome such presumption) (emphasis added). See id. at 14.

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Ludewig et al 11243126 - (D) KIMLIN 112(1)/103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP SERGENT, RABON A

1791 Ex Parte Kaouas et al 12065189 - (D) KIMLIN 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA DEES, NIKKI H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2181 Ex Parte Finnerty et al 10748352 - (D) BRADEN 103 CAMPBELL STEPHENSON LLP LEE,CHUN KUAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte KIRCHNER et al 12138722 - (D) GREENHUT 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. GALT, CASSI J

REHEARING

DENIED
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

ricoh

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AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Hayek et al 12371266 - (D) NEW 101/obviousness-type double patenting 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GITOMER, RALPH J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte Shaw et al 11436779 - (D) GARRIS 103 INFINEUM USA L.P GOLOBOY, JAMES C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Mallett et al 12271097 - (D) HASTINGS 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP ROJAS, BERNARD

Notably, our reviewing court has determined that a reference can distinguish prior art in order to show the novelty of an invention without teaching away from combining the prior art with the invention disclosed in the reference. See Ricoh Co., Ltd. v. Quanta Computer Inc., 550 F.3d 1325, 1332 (Fed. Cir. 2008).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 Ex Parte Ramsey 11891168 - (D) GOODSON 103 WOOD, PHILLIPS, KATZ, CLARK & MORTIMER SINGH, SUNIL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Chow et al 11059781 - (D) BROWNE 103 101 George Elias D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY

carnegie

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Trotto et al 11563965 - (D) PAULRAJ 102/103 EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC DYER, ANDREW R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Sano et al 10882736 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP FABBRI, ANTHONY E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3764 Ex Parte Holness 11204754 - (D) GUIJT 102 102/103 Wilfred Holness JALALZADEH ABYAN, SHILA

Furthermore, the mere existence of an apparatus does not necessarily render unpatentable all the possible
methods to which it may be adapted. Carnegie Steel Co. v. Cambria Iron Co., 185 U.S. 403, 424-5 (1902).

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Huang et al 12558752 - (D) OWENS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL FORREST, MICHAEL

1791 Ex Parte Moore et al 12329685 - (D) KIMLIN 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte Faraboschi et al 11740254 - (D) BRANCH 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HAVAN, HUNG T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte McClain et al 12114295 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. /Oracle America/ SUN / STK GOLABBAKHSH, EBRAHIM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Diaz et al 11319761 - (D) WORMMEESTER 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Alcatel-Lucent EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR

giannelli

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Srinivasan et al 12692954 - (D) GARRIS 103 ADVANCED LIQUID LOGIC, INC. C/O WARD AND SMITH, P.A. SODERQUIST, ARLEN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Sukach et al 10988942 - (D) PAULRAJ 103 Baker Botts LLP FABER, DAVID

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Jung et al 11041861 - (D) ASTORINO 103 IV - SUITER SWANTZ PC LLO DONAGHUE, LARRY D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte FEBONIO et al 11566358 - (D) ASTORINO 103 IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC MARCUS, LELAND R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Tjelmeland 11762862 - (D) GRIMES 103 DUBOIS, BRYANT, CAMPBELL & SCHWARTZ, LLP MILES, JONATHAN WADE

3738 Ex Parte Stevens 10047581 - (D) GRIMES 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Bangor 10267068 - (D) MacDONALD 103 103 AT&T Legal Department - JW TRAN, QUOC A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Cloft 12016234 - (D) HOELTER 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global SANDERSON, JOSEPH W

Marche is silent regarding any teaching of a pivotal support and we have recently been instructed that
indicating that a prior device could perform as claimed without also indicating “whether it was obvious to modify” the prior device to do so, is indicative that the Examiner has not “met his initial burden of establishing a case of prima facie obviousness.” In re Giannelli, 739 F.3d 1375, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2014).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Wu et al 11849815 - (D) BROWN 103 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (PCPI) C/O FLETCHER YODER HEINRICH, SAMUEL M

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Kueh 11730481 - (D) STEPHENS 102 SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL PATEL, AJIT

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Jung et al 11728025 - (D) CHERRY 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC PAULS, JOHN A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Murdock 12152790 - (D) ASTORINO 112(2)/102 Southeast IP Group, LLC VOLZ, ELIZABETH J

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Klett et al 12308330 - (D) GARRIS 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP SHOSHO, CALLIE E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2862 Ex Parte Gysling et al 12197748 - (D) BEST 103 EXPRO METERS, INC. LEE, PAUL D

Appellants characterize their argument as being that Gysling and Small teach away from the proposed combination. (App. Br. 5.) The substance of Appellants’ argument, however, is directed to the question of whether a person of ordinary skill in the art would have had a reasonable expectation that the teachings of the two references could be combined successfully. Such an expectation is a necessary part of a prima facie case of obviousness. In re Vaeck, 947 F.2d 488, 493 (Fed. Cir. 1991).

Vaeck, In re, 947 F.2d 448, 20 USPQ2d 1438 (Fed. Cir. 1991)  2107.01 ,   2144.08 ,    2164.01 ,   2164.01(c) ,   2164.03 ,   2164.06(b) ,   2164.08

2874 Ex Parte Hughes et al 11430352 - (D) FRANKLIN Dissenting TIMM 103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. HAHM, SARAH UH YOUNG

2886 Ex Parte Bills et al 12570527 - (D) BEST 103 Luedeka Neely Group, P.C. PHAM, HOA Q

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Atkins et al 11865112 - (D) FREDMAN 103 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY TAPP, AMELIA L

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Garbow et al 12061107 - (D) BUI 102 IBM CORPORATION HASAN, SYED HAROON

winner int'l, medichem

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2878 Ex Parte Gelb et al 11455149 - (D) HASTINGS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LE, BAO-LUAN Q

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte Allen et al 11419279 - (D) SMITH 102/103 103 LSI Corporation HITT GAINES, PC MERCEDES, DISMERY E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte SCHMIDT 11619966 - (D) ASTORINO 103 BEEM PATENT LAW FIRM MYHR, JUSTIN L

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1759 Ex Parte Kim et al 11460188 - (D) KAISER 103 Vista IP Law Group LLP KAUR, GURPREET

1793 Ex Parte Cristadoro et al 12481055 - (D) OWENS 103 AlbertDhand LLP TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte Smith et al 11317442 - (D) SHAW 103 GOTTLIEB RACKMAN & REISMAN PC PENDLETON, DIONNE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Nichols et al 11950808 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Georgia-Pacific LLC STEPHAN,BETH A

Notably,

[A] given course of action often has simultaneous advantages and disadvantages, and this does not necessarily obviate motivation to combine. See [Winner Int'l Royalty Corp. v. Wang, 202 F.3d 1340, 1349 n. 8 (Fed. Cir. 2000)] (“The fact that the motivating benefit comes at the expense of another benefit, however, should not nullify its use as a basis to modify the disclosure of one reference with the teachings of another. Instead, the benefits, both lost and gained, should be weighed against one another.”).

Medichem, S.A. v. Rolabo, S.L., 437 F.3d 1157, 1165 (Fed. Cir. 2006).

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex parte CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,534,805 et al 09/829,510 90011833 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP Third Party Requester: DLA Piper LLP (US) ANDUJAR, LEONARDO original THOMAS, TONIAE M

2821 Ex parte ADFLASH LIMITED Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 6169368 et al 09/101,612 90012089 - (D) HOMERE 103 CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP For Third Party Requester: ADE & COMPANY INC. original WAGNER, ANDERSON & BRIGHT, LLP YIGDALL, MICHAEL J original VU, DAVID HUNG