minerals, wands, vaeck, wertheim

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Kaijima et al 12254697 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy LY, ANH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Sebire et al 11227923 - (D) LaVIER 103 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Nokia Corporation IRACE, MICHAEL

2656 Ex Parte Green 11365081 - (D) SAADAT 103 Wolfe-SBMC FLANDERS, ANDREW C

2681 Ex Parte Doan et al 12202477 - (D) SHIANG 103 IBM CORP. (DHJ) c/o DAVID H. JUDSON LU, SHIRLEY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Delafoy et al 11628222 - (D) BROWNE 112(1)/112(2)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1)/112(2) Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC O'CONNOR, MARSHALL P

The standard for determining whether the specification meets the enablement requirement was cast in the Supreme Court decision of Minerals Separation v. Hyde, 242 U.S. 261, 270 (1916) which postured the question: is the experimentation needed to practice the invention undue or unreasonable? That standard is still the one to be applied. In re Wands, 858 F.2d 731, 737 (Fed. Cir. 1988).

Determining enablement is a question of law based on underlying factual findings. In re Vaeck, 947 F.2d 488, 495 (Fed. Cir. 1991). The determination that “undue experimentation” would have been needed to make and use the claimed invention is not a single, simple factual determination. Rather, it is a conclusion that may be reached by weighing the following factual considerations: (1) the quantity of experimentation necessary, (2) the amount of direction or guidance presented, (3) the presence or absence of working examples, (4) the nature of the invention, (5) the state of the prior art, (6) the relative skill of those in the art, (7) the predictability or unpredictability of the art, and (8) the breadth of the claims. Wands at 737.

Mineral Separation v. Hyde, 242 U.S. 261 (1916) 2164.01

Wands, In re, 858 F.2d 731, 8 USPQ2d 1400 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 706.03(a) ,   706.03(b) ,   2161.01 ,   2164.01 ,   2164.01(a) ,   2164.06 ,   2164.06(b)

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
...
New Grounds of Rejection
Written Description: Claims 43, 47–65, and 67–69 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. ...

As correctly noted by the Examiner, independent claim 43 recites the open ended limitations of “greater than 430 W/cm” and “greater than 180 W/cm.” See Ans. 17. These limitations “do not meet the written description requirement because the phrase ‘at least’ ha[s] no upper limit and cause[s] the claim to read literally on [an] embodiment outside of” the disclosed range of values. In re Wertheim, 541 F.2d 257, 263 (CCPA 1976).

Wertheim, In re, 541 F.2d 257, 191 USPQ 90 (CCPA 1976) 706.03(o) ,   1302.01 ,   2144.05 ,   2163 ,   2163.03 ,   2163.04 ,   2163.05

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Vargo et al 12785136 - (D) HASTINGS 103 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. C/O Conley Rose, P.C. ABU ALI, SHUANGYI

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2183 Ex Parte Choudhury et al 12134255 - (D) HUME 101/103 IBM CORPORATION- AUSTIN (JVL) C/O LESLIE A. VAN LEEUWEN PETRANEK, JACOB ANDREW

2193 Ex Parte Kapoor et al 11420375 - (D) HORVATH 103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Jensen et al 12084786 - (D) HANLON 103 DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC FIGUEROA, FELIX O

2894 Ex Parte Czubatyj et al 11743459 - (D) HANLON 102/103 HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ & COHN LLP LAURENZI, MARK A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Caminade 12036582 - (D) GREENHUT 103 HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. KELLEHER, WILLIAM J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Requester and Respondent v. DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,221,387 et al 10/444,261 95001958 - (D) BRANCH 103 Law Office of Scott C Harris Inc Third Party Requester: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP IP SECTION  HOTALING, JOHN M original RAMAKRISHNAIAH, MELUR

randall mfg.

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Laliberty 12164509 - (D) CHERRY 103 BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS LLP WONG, STEVEN B

3735 Ex Parte Johnson 12424390 - (D) LaVIER 102/103 KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. c/o DENTONS US LLP JANG, CHRISTIAN YONGKYUN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte FAASSE et al 12428849 - (D) DANIELS 102 102/103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. TRAN, LEN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Ghosh et al 10869343 - (D) MILLS 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global SKIBINSKY, ANNA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Mohr et al 12010137 - (D) BUI 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. DAYE, CHELCIE L

2164 Ex Parte Segel 12167225 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. PULLIAM, CHRISTYANN R

2195 Ex Parte Pohl et al 11144453 - (D) CHEN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LEE, JAMES J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 Ex Parte Zangi 11668185 - (D) NAPPI 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC MIAN, OMER S

2482 Ex Parte Aggarwal et al 10874634 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102(e)/103 Foley & Lardner LLP/ Broadcom Corporation FINDLEY, CHRISTOPHER G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2657 Ex Parte KONOPKA et al 11932771 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP SPOONER, LAMONT M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Groves 12333958 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 Graham Curtin, P.A. FRANK, RODNEY T

2872 Ex Parte Su et al 12177816 - (D) BEST 103 KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP WILKES, ZACHARY W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3655 Ex Parte Geywitz et al 10588651 - (D) STEPHENS 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP LEWIS, TISHA D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Maiorino et al 11567129 - (D) JENKS 102/103 Covidien LP ORKIN, ALEXANDER J

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Daum et al 11848063 - (D) BUI 102(e) BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN SAEED, USMAAN

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2116 KINETIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Requester and Cross-Appellant v. ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,127,631 et al 10/144,333 95000501 - (D) CURCURI 102 102/103 DECHERT LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: ASCENDA LAW GROUP, PC PEIKARI, BEHZAD original CHEN, TSE W

Nonetheless, we are persuaded by Patent Owner’s arguments to preserve the Examiner’s decision not to reject claim 13. Patent Owner may argue any basis for preserving the Examiner’s decision not to reject claim 13. See Randall Mfg. v. Rea, 733 F.3d 1355, 1363 Fn 3 (Fed. Cir. 2013).

AFFIRMED
2785 Ex parte ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC Patent Owner Ex Parte 6145098 et al 08/942,347 90012321 - (D) MORGAN 102(e)/103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC CRAVER, CHARLES R original ELISCA, PIERRE E

REHEARING

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

o'farrell

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2684 Ex Parte Shuart 11944897 - (D) KRIVAK 102 General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. YACOB, SISAY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2848 Ex Parte Gass et al 12336058 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Locke Lord LLP GONZALEZ, HIRAM E

2895 Ex Parte KAWAE et al 12504897 - (D) HASTINGS 103 NIXON PEABODY, LLP SUN, YU-HSI DAVID

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Soerensen 11488237 - (D) MURPHY 103 MCCORMICK, PAULDING & HUBER LLP WILLIAMS, MAURICE L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Abboud et al 11476408 - (D) PAULRAJ 103 Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. EVERAGE, KEVIN D

3788 Ex Parte Yakel et al 12647508 - (D) BROWN 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC COLLINS, RAVEN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2494 Ex Parte Alessio et al 11666618 - (D) WEINBERG  102(e)/103 102(e) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER ABRISHAMKAR, KAVEH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Haarala et al 12372344 - (D) JENKS 103 103 ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. SCHELL, LAURA C

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Das et al 11324273 - (D) GARRIS 112(1)/103 HINMAN, HOWARD & KATTELL, LLP HEINCER, LIAM J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Acharya et al 11427879 - (D) CHUNG 112(2) 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP MENDOZA, JUNIOR O

2433 Ex Parte Bhatt et al 10992394 - (D) JEFFERY 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC C/O CPA Global TRAN, ELLEN C

2481 Ex Parte Leung 11151312 - (D) DANG 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD VAUGHN JR, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Simpson 11332048 - (D) KUMAR 112(1)/102(e)/103 Wells St. John P.S. GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA

2663 Ex Parte McMahan et al 12115605 - (D) BEAMER 102/103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP BERHAN, AHMED A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Khan et al 12424270 - (D) TIMM 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. POMPEY, RON EVERETT

“For obviousness under § 103, all that is required is a reasonable expectation of success.” In re O’Farrell, 853 F.2d 894, 903-04 (Fed. Cir. 1988) (citations omitted).

O’Farrell, In re, 853 F.2d 894, 7 USPQ2d 1673 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 2143.01 , 2143.02 , 2144.08 , 2145

2835 Ex Parte Facusse 12488818 - (D) WARREN 102(e)/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP GANDHI, JAYPRAKASH N

2842 Ex Parte Poenaru et al 11693657 - (D) ABRAHAM concurring NAGUMO 103 BEVER HOFFMAN & HARMS, LLP O TOOLE, COLLEEN J

2876 Ex Parte SCHULTZE et al 12465940 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 HODGSON RUSS LLP CHEDEKEL, TABITHA F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3722 Ex Parte Brunson 12352104 - (D) MAYBERRY 103 Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Stanley B&D) HOWELL, DANIEL W

wilson, warner

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2462 Ex Parte Sharma et al 11700441 - (D) Per Curiam 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WU, JIANYE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Wallingford et al 12014881 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. LIU, JONATHAN

The Examiner’s finding does not address the recited requirement for each of the regions to have first
and second portions with the recited characteristics. All words in a claim must be considered in judging the obviousness of the claimed subject matter. See In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382, 1385 (CCPA 1970).
...
In re Warner 379 F.2d 1011, 1016 (CCPA 1967) (“[T]he precise language of 35 U.S.C. § 102 that ‘(a) person shall be entitled to a patent unless,’ concerning novelty and unobviousness, clearly places a burden of proof on the Patent Office which requires it to produce the factual basis for its rejection of an application under sections 102 and 103.”).

Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970) 2143.03 , 2173.06

Warner, In re, 379 F.2d 1011, 154 USPQ 173 (CCPA 1967) 2142

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3616 Ex Parte Peterson 12402662 - (D) SCANLON 103 112(2) Brooks Kushman P.C. / Meritor FRISBY, KEITH J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Stern 12033922 - (D) GREENHUT 103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global DWIVEDI, VIKANSHA S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Gerfast 11025022 - (D) ABRAHAM 112(2)/103 STEN GERFAST GLASS, ERICK DAVID

2878 Ex Parte ZHENG et al 12062892 - (D) WARREN 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP LE, BAO-LUAN Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Ward et al 11875026 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP HUANG, TSAN-YU J

3695 Ex Parte Darr 10798551 - (D) CRAWFORD 102(e)/103 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP OYEBISI, OJO O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Song 12112301 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3765 Ex Parte Smith et al 12186933 - (D) GOODSON 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. ANDERSON, AMBER R

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 Ex Parte Nord et al 12207265 - (D) PER CURIAM 102(e) FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS SONG, HOON K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1797 NALCO COMPANY Requester and Respondent v. BAKER HUGHES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7497943 et al 95001399 95001399 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC Third Party Requester: DAVIDSON , DAVIDSON & KAPPEL, LLC K&L GATES LLP KUNZ, GARY L original SINGH, PREM C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 MEDTRONIC, INC. Requester Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. NUVASIVE, INC. Patent Owner Appellant, and Cross-Respondent Ex Parte 7,207,949 et al 11/137,169 95001202 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) Third Party Requestor FITZPATRICK, CELLA, HARPER & SCINTO WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original BOCKELMAN, MARK

bager

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Brei 11469426 - (D) BOUDREAU 103 EDWARDS WILDMAN PALMER LLP VO, TRUONG V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Fowler 12045056 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 GIBB & RILEY, LLC BOSWELL, BETH V

3664 Ex Parte Deng et al 11548293 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Cantor Colburn LLP-General Motors MANCHO, RONNIE M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Whitehurst et al 12358002 - (D) PAULRAJ 103 VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP/BSC - NEUROMODULATION ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Lee et al 10933583 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. BELOUSOV, ANDREY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2651 Ex Parte Sylvain 11159033 - (D) STRAUSS dissenting FISHMAN 103 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION GAY, SONIA L

2671 Ex Parte Senn et al 10894868 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP STAMFORD VO, QUANG N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Strother et al 11517170 - (D) PAULRAJ 102 102/103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A BEHRINGER, LUTHER G

“Description for the purposes of anticipation can be by drawings alone as well as by words.” In re Bager, 47 F.2d 951, 953 (CCPA 1931).

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte CHOU et al 12480046 - (D) NAGUMO 103 TYCO TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P

1727 Ex Parte Gao et al 10900715 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(2)/103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC BEST, ZACHARY P

1734 Ex Parte Hogle et al 11899854 - (D) GARRIS 103 The BOC Group, Inc. NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1771 Ex Parte Hall et al 11894201 - (D) GARRIS 112(2) 102/103 CHRISTOPHER JOHN RUDY MCAVOY, ELLEN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Gopalakrishnan 11423252 - (D) LORIN 112(1)/112(2) 102(e)/103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN Mission/BSTZ OWYANG, MICHELLE N

2192 Ex Parte Masselle et al 11424955 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG WEI, ZHENG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex Parte Addy et al 11987760 - (D) HUME 102/103 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP HOANG, THAI D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Klunder et al 12526547 - (D) BEST 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HANNAHER, CONSTANTINE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Mclntyre et al 12287471 - (D) McCOLLUM 102(e)/103 KENYON & KENYON LLP MEHTA, PARIKHA SOLANKI

3745 Ex Parte Perron et al 11737949 - (D) HOELTER 112(1)/103 HONEYWELL/IFL ELLIS, RYAN H

seachange, tec air, haruna, gordon

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Stoessel et al 11718692 - (D) WILSON 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP CLARK, GREGORY D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Preisner et al 11578085 - (D) WARREN 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD SIMMONS, JENNIFER E

2882 Ex Parte HOLT 11419793 - (D) WARREN 102(e) FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP CORBETT, JOHN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Chepurny et al 11791916 - (D) HOFFMANN 102 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. CHIN, PAUL T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Vosbikian et al 12700041 - (D) WOODS 102/103 ARCHER & GREINER, P.C. SCRUGGS, ROBERT J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Bullinger 10697788 - (D) WOODS 103 102/103 MERCHANT & GOULD PC A, PHI DIEU TRAN

Since teaching away is irrelevant to anticipation, the argument is not probative of any error with respect to the rejection of claim 8 as being anticipated by Knudson. See Seachange Intern., Inc. v. C-COR, Inc. 413 F.3d 1361, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2005).
...
“A reference may be said to teach away when a person of ordinary skill, upon reading the reference . . . would be led in a direction divergent from the path that was taken by the applicant.” In re Haruna, 249 F.3d 1327, 1335 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (quoting Tec Air, Inc. v. Denso Mfg. Mich. Inc., 192 F.3d 1353, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 1999)). Furthermore, if the proposed modification would render the prior art invention being modified unsatisfactory for its intended purpose, then there is no suggestion or motivation to make the proposed modification. In re Gordon, 733 F.2d 900, 902 (Fed. Cir. 1984).

Gordon, In re, 733 F.2d 900, 221 USPQ 1125 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 2143.01 , 2144.08

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Xu 12102237 - (D) POLLOCK 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP (Southern Research Institute) PAGONAKIS, ANNA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1735 Ex Parte Kikuchi et al 11883959 - (D) HANLON 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP YUEN, JACKY

1791 Ex Parte Murray et al 10498130 - (D) HASTINGS 103 SIM & MCBURNEY WATTS, JENNA A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Martinez et al 12768112 - (D) WORMMEESTER 103 DeLIO, PETERSON & CURCIO, LLC SHANMUGASUNDARAM, KANNAN

2173 Ex Parte Kretz et al 12099541 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. DURKIN, JAMES T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex Parte Absillis et al 11745001 - (D) HOMERE 103 CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC HOPKINS, MATTHEW A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte Nordstrom et al 12059189 - (D) CHUNG 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. SHEN, QUN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2844 Ex Parte Hering et al 12398266 - (D) DELMENDO 103 NSIP LAW LUONG, HENRY T

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 SIDENSE CORP. Requester and Respondent v. KILOPASS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6777757 et al 10/133,704 95001468 - (D) WEINBERG 102 102/103 PERKINS COIE LLP - SEA General THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP ANDUJAR, LEONARDO original HO, TU TU V

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3722 Ex parte SGS TOOL COMPANY Ex Parte 7,306,408 B2 et al 11/420,874 90012742 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 HAHN LOESER & PARKS, LLP GELLNER, JEFFREY L original FRIDIE JR, WILLMON

warner, sporck

custom search

REVERSED 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2852 Ex Parte Whitham 12392393 - (D) WILSON 103 WHITHAM, CURTIS & CHRISTOFFERSON & COOK, P.C. REISNER, NOAM S

2858 Ex Parte Schumacher et al 10555128 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP VALONE, THOMAS F

2862 Ex Parte Calcaterra et al 12122453 - (D) OWENS 103 RSW IPLAW/SEB IBM CORPORATION NGHIEM, MICHAEL P

That argument is unpersuasive as being unsupported by evidence.  The Examiner’s mere speculation is not a sufficient basis for a prima facie case of obviousness. See In re Warner, 379 F.2d 1011, 1017 (CCPA 1967); In re Sporck, 301 F.2d 686, 690 (CCPA 1962).

Warner, In re, 379 F.2d 1011, 154 USPQ 173 (CCPA 1967) 2142

2881 Ex Parte Martin et al 12010026 - (D) ABRAHAM 102 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Kanthasamy 12428667 - (D) SCANLON 103 WINSTEAD PC KELLEHER, WILLIAM J

3676 Ex Parte Watson et al 10711631 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 SCHLUMBERGER ROSHARON CAMPUS FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Hengel et al 11432462 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Charles E. Leahy MAYE, AYUB A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Wein 11840283 - (D) LORIN 103 103 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. AHLUWALIA, NAVNEET K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Abraham et al 12259268 - (D) HOFFMANN 102 102 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. ISSING, GREGORY C

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Handekyn et al 11619239 - (D) STRAUSS 101/102(e) FAY SHARPE/LUCENT VO, CECILE H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Kim et al 10733725 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - IBM AUSTIN DENNISON, JERRY B

2493 Ex Parte Foreman 11950872 - (D) GALLIGAN 101/103 IBM AUSTIN IPLAW (DG) C/O DELIZIO GILLIAM, PLLC LESNIEWSKI, VICTOR D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2882 Ex Parte Kaiser et al 11951746 - (D) OWENS 102/103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) LIU, CHIA HOW MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Li et al 11706147 - (D) KIM 102/103 AT&T Legal Department - Roebuck ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 A10 NETWORKS, INC. Requester v. F5 NETWORKS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7395349 et al 10/644,692 95001510 - (D) CURCURI 102(e)/103 F5 Networks, Inc. c/o Lowe Graham Jones PLLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW GARRETT & DUNNER LLP PROCTOR, JASON SCOTT original SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI

2158 GOOGLE INC. Requester and Respondent v. WALKER DIGITAL, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8,041,711 et al 11/421,688 95002289 - (D) JEFFERY 102(e)/102/103 Ascenda Law Group, PC Third Party Requester: MILES & STOCKBRIDGE P.C. DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original HOCKER, JOHN P

rodime

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Kuchinsky et al 10928494 - (D) MILLS 102/103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global DEJONG, ERIC S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Stirbu et al 11082633 - (D) WEINSCHENK 103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC LAI, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2885 Ex Parte DESTAIN 12235746 - (D) HASTINGS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY NEGRON, ISMAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Maeda et al 10586598 - (D) DELMENDO 103 obviousness-type double patenting WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. MEHTA, MEGHA S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Bauer et al 11239732 - (D) STEPINA 103 102/103 THE GATES CORPORATION NGUYEN, PHONG H

The feature at issue in claim 20 begins with the language “means for.” This leads to a presumption that this feature invokes 35 U.S.C. § 112, sixth paragraph. As the Federal Circuit explained:
Accordingly, in determining whether a claim element falls within § 112, ¶ 6, this court has presumed an applicant advisedly used the word “means” to invoke the statutory mandates for means-plus-function clauses. Two specific rules, however, overcome this presumption. First, a claim element that uses the word “means” but recites no function corresponding to the means does not invoke § 112, ¶ 6.
Second, even if the claim element specifies a function, if it also recites sufficient structure or material for performing that function, § 112, ¶ 6 does not apply. Rodime PLC v. Seagate Technology, Inc., 174 F.3d 1294, 1302 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (citations omitted). Accordingly, the presumption can be rebutted if the feature at issue (i) recites no function, or (ii) recites sufficient structure or material for performing the function recited.

The final clause in claim 20 recites only functional language after the term “means for.” Therefore, we agree with Appellants’ assertion that the final clause in claim 20 should be interpreted under 35 U.S.C. § 112, sixth paragraph.

Rodime PLC v. Seagate Technology, Inc.,174 F.3d 1294, 50 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2181

3773 Ex Parte Hermann et al 10664273 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. RYCKMAN, MELISSA K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Alvarado et al 12439828 - (D) POLLOCK 103/obviousness-type double patenting COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY ROBINSON, LISBETH C

1616 Ex Parte Schmid-Schonbein et al 11850169 - (D) ADAMS 103 FISH & TSANG LLP SCHLIENTZ, NATHAN W

1674 Ex Parte Smith 12124943 - (D) ADAMS 112(1) DANN, DORFMAN, HERRELL & SKILLMAN MCGARRY, SEAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Knodel et al 11935918 - (D) GALLIGAN 112(2) 101/102/103 CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG DUNN, DARRIN D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Inoue et al 12212688 - (D) BEST 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. PAYEN, MARVIN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte GRADY et al 12832466 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1796 Ex parte AKZO NOBEL COATINGS INTERNATIONAL B.V. Appellant Ex Parte 7,691,938 B2 et al 10/563,129 90012593 - (D) HANLON 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP Third Party Requester: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C. DIAMOND, ALAN D original HARLAN, ROBERT D