moore

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Kittle et al 12514187 - (D) NAGUMO 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Kampmann et al 11911254 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 ERICSSON INC. HARLEY, JASON A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Schaefer et al 12375457 - (D) BROWNE 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. SELF, SHELLEY M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2154 Ex Parte Chandrasekar et al 12403153 - (D) WINSOR 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE KUDDUS, DANIEL A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Sun et al 12094623 - (D) SAADAT 103 RPX Clearinghouse, LLC MURPHY, CHARLES C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Johnson 12409166 - (D) GARRIS 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Itron) HOANG, ANN THI

2854 Ex Parte Bechberger et al 12178931 - (D) WILSON 112(2) 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP OLAMIT, JUSTIN N

The relevant inquiry under 35 U.S.C. 112(2), in the examination context "is to determine whether the claims do, in fact, set out and circumscribe a particular area with a reasonable degree of precision and particularity." In re Moore, 439 F.2d 1232, 1235 (CCPA 1971) (emphasis added).  "[T]he definiteness of the language employed must be analyzed - not in a vacuum, but always in light of the teachings of the prior art and of the particular application disclosure as it would be interpreted by one possessing the ordinary level of skill in the pretinent art." Id.

Moore, In re, 439 F.2d 1232, 169 USPQ 236 (CCPA 1971) 1504.04 , 2161.01 , 2164.08 , 2172

corona, windemuth

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte Yamamoto 11145969 - (D) BUI 103 Motorola, a Lenovo Company BROWN, ANTHONY D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte FUSS et al 12882983 - (D) KRATZ 102/103 112(2) MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION ZENG, LINGWEN R

1745 Ex Parte Chambers et al 12486015 - (D) HASTINGS 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. TOLIN, MICHAEL A

1764 Ex Parte Lewis 12428099 - (D) McKELVEY 103 Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber Co., LPA HUHN, RICHARD A

Appellant maintains that:

[i]n more than twenty years of prosecuting patent applciation, the undersigned attorney has been told by many an examiner, as well as appelate judges, that catalysis is [a] very unpredictable art.

Br., page 13.  One need not look too far to confirm counsel's experience. Corona Cord Tire Co. v. Dovan Chem. Corp., 276 U.S. 358, 368-9 (1928)("The catalytic action of an accellerator cannot be forecast by its chemical composition, for such action is not understood and is not known except by actual test."); Windemuth v. Brenner, 265 F.Supp. 487 (D.D.C. 1967)(catalytic action not predictable).  But, counsel's experience and the Corona and Windemuth observations are not applicable to the facts of this case.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Patil et al 13095018 - (D) FINK 102/103 41.50 102/103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES Sony SMITH, BRANNON W

2172 Ex Parte Nelson et al 11848197 - (D) HAAPALA 103 SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. ENGLAND, SARA M

2173 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 12120629 - (D) HOMERE 103 DeLizio Law, PLLC IBM Endicott- DeLizio Law, PLLC DURKIN, JAMES T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Greenwell 11531524 - (D) KUMAR 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation DAILEY, THOMAS J

2453 Ex Parte Baldwin et al 12242104 - (D) STRAUSS 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2673 Ex Parte Tan 12288211 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 DOUGLAS L WELLER ZONG, HELEN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Gebhardt et al 12434931 - (D) DELMENDO 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP HINSON, RONALD

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3667 Ex Parte Hanson et al 12492803 - (D) JESCHKE 103 HONEYWELL/IFL GREENE, DANIEL LAWSON

3672 Ex Parte ALLISON et al 12972438 - (D) HOELTER 103 Locke Lord LLP ANDRISH, SEAN D

3676 Ex Parte Meddes et al 10574998 - (D) KIM 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP RO, YONG-SUK

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2192 Ex Parte Andersson et al 12423139 - (D) PINKERTON 102/103 41.50 102/103 MARSH FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP ORACLE NGUYEN, MONGBAO

parks

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2495 Ex Parte Barillaud et al 12370665 - (D) MacDONALD 103 ROBERT V. WILDER, ATTORNEY AT LAW IBM CORPORATION (RVW) SHOLEMAN, ABU S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte Hunt et al 13256367 - (D) Per Curiam 103 103 BERESKIN & PARR LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. WOODARD, JOYE L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Ex Parte Krupansky et al 12891549 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 102/103 41.50 112(1) HONEYWELL/IFL SAMPLE, JONATHAN L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Barkholt et al 12304079 - (D) WOODS 112(1)/103 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. PERREAULT, ANDREW D

In response to Appellants' argument, the Examiner cites to Ex parte Parks for the proposition that "a lack of literal basis in the specification for a negative limitation may not be sufficient to establish a prima facie case for lack of descriptive support." Ans. 6 (citing Ex parte Parks, 30 USPQ2d 1234, 1236 (BPAI 1993)).
...
Moreover, and contrary to the Examiner's apparent understanding, Ex parte Parks instead supports Appellants' position.  The mere absence of literal support for the negative limitation "does not, in and of itself, establish a prima facie case for lack of adequate descriptive support under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112."  Ex parte Parks, 30 USPQ2d at 1236.  Stated differently, the Examiner does not meet the burden in rejecting claim 24 simply by noting, without more, the lack of literal support for the negative limitation. 

Parks, Ex parte, 30 USPQ2d 1234 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1993) 2173.05(i)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2154 Ex Parte Bodin et al 12629792 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 CAHN & SAMUELS, LLP ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte Lindoff et al 12719359 - (D) BAER 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC HSIUNG, HAI-CHANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Maehara et al 12085371 - (D) ANDERSON 103 Locke Lord LLP BOYD, JONATHAN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Kopelman et al 12844678 - (D) KIM 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY OBAID, FATEH M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Bernstein 12855936 - (D) HOELTER 102 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (CH) HANRAHAN, BENEDICT L

wright3, halliburton, miyazaki

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Reimann et al 12569411 - (D) PINKERTON 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. BURKE, TIONNA M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2462 Ex Parte LUCKY 12433378 - (D) POTHIER 102 41.50 112(1) THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. MILLS, DONALD L

For questions of enablement, the Federal Circuit has held that “the specification of a patent must teach those skilled in the art how to make and use the full scope of the claimed invention without ‘undue experimentation’.” In re Wright, 999 F.2d 1557, 1561 (Fed. Cir. 1993) (emphasis added). Regarding the scope of enablement for purely functional claims, the Board has held that

[W]hen the limitation encompasses any and all structures or acts for performing a recited function, including those which were not what the applicant had invented, the disclosure fails to provide a scope of enablement commensurate with the scope of the claim and the claim would violate the prohibition of [Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. Walker, 329 U.S. 1 (1946)].

Ex parte Miyazaki, 89 USPQ2d 1207, 1217 (BPAI 2008) (precedential).

Wright, In re, 999 F.2d 1557, 27 USPQ2d 1510 (Fed. Cir. 1993)   2107.01 ,   2161.01 ,   2164.03 ,   2164.01(a) ,   2164.04 ,   2164.05(a) ,   2164.06(b) ,   2164.08

2462 Ex Parte Lavigne et al 12022486 - (D) BAER 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HUYNH, KHOA B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2652 Ex Parte Sylvain 11536304 - (D) WINSOR 112(2)/102 41.50 102 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. POPE, KHARYE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Wastlund-Karlsson et al 12084880 - (D) PAULRAJ 103 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC SCA Hygiene Products AB KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3778 Ex Parte Karlson et al 11576497 - (D) PAULRAJ 112(1)/103 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC SCA Hygiene Products AB DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte LEE et al 12730088 - (D) NAGUMO 103 103 Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Inc. LAW, NGA LEUNG V

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Johnston et al 11372778 - (D) FISHMAN 103 LEWIS RICE LLC TILLERY, RASHAWN N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Cohen et al 11524040 - (D) Per Curiam 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC BELCHER, HERMAN A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Lommel et al 12072845 - (D) DELMENDO 102/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex parte TESSERON LTD. Appellant Ex Parte 6771387 et al 10/090,074 90012752 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP Third Party Requester: REED SMITH LLP DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original GARCIA, GABRIEL I

Patent Subject Matter Eligibility

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2674 Ex Parte Talbert 12484765 - (D) BEAMER 102/103 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP XEROX CORPORATION DEMETER, HILINA K

Should there be further prosecution of this application (including any review for allowance), the Examiner may wish to review the claims for compliance under 35 U.S.C. 101 in light of the recently issued preliminary examination instructions on patent eligible subject matter.  See 2014 Interim Guidance on Subject Matter Eligibility, published on Dec. 16, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 74618); July 2015 Update on Subject Matter Eligibility, published on July 30, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 45429).

constant, enhanced security

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Doring et al 12252050 - (D) WILSON 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte COOPER 12458111 - (D) McSHANE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC AUER, LAURA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2654 Ex Parte Blatchley et al 12208326 - (D) BEAMER 103 IBM CORPORATION GRAHAM, ANDREW R

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 K/S HIMPP, Requester and Cross Appellant, v. AUDITORY LICENSING COMPANY, LLC, Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,751,580 et al 10/325,529 95000612 - (D) POTHIER 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. WEAVER, SCOTT LOUIS original ENSEY, BRIAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 DIS-TRAN WOOD PRODUCTS LLC Third Party Requester/Respondent v. BROOKS MANUFACTURING CO. Patent Owner/Appellant Ex Parte 7007438 et al 10/254,412 95002191 - (D) MARTIN 103 K&L GATES LLP-Pittsburgh THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL

Contrary to the Patent Owner's argument, the Federal Circuit has held that "[i]f accessibility is proved, there is no requirement to show that particular members of the public actually received the information." Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 1569 (Fed. Cir. 1988). In applying this rule, the Federal Circuit held that, in a similar situation, a product manual bearing an inscription dating the manual to May 1996, where a declarant stated that it was publicly available to customers, was prior art "[i]n view of the Manual's inscription date, the Smaha Declaration, and evidence of NetStalker advertisements published in 1995." In re Enhanced Sec. Research, LLC 739 F.3d 1347, 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2014).

Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 7 USPQ2d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 706.02 ,   2128.02 ,   2129 ,   2145 ,   2152.03

chapman2, shinseki, gardner2, case

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Schauer et al 12386220 - (D) KENNEDY 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. SONG, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte FORREST et al 12511797 - (D) WILSON 103 Morgan Lewis & Bockuis, LLP - UDC HAGAN, SEAN P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Ertmer 12403240 - (D) KERINS 103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) TRAN, THIEN S

3748 Ex Parte Donaldson et al 11589822 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 CATERPILLAR/FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, L.L.P. TRAN, BINH Q

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Helmick et al 13226126 - (D) HASTINGS 103 103 General Electric Company KIECHLE, CAITLIN ANNE

1755 Ex Parte MURATA et al 12270978 - (D) NAGUMO 112(2)/103 112(1)/103 MOTS LAW, PLLC TRINH, THANH TRUC

The Federal Circuit has explained that, on appeal, the appellant must not only show the existence of error, but also that the error was harmful because it affected the decision below. In re Chapman, 595 F.3d 1330, 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2010), quoting Shinseki v. Sanders, 556 U.S. 396, 409 (2009) (“the burden of showing that an error is harmful normally falls upon the party attacking the agency’s determination.”).
...

The Examiner’s reliance on the case Gardner v. TEC Systems, Inc., 725 F2d 1338 (Fed. Cir. 1984) is unavailing. Obviousness is a legal conclusion based on the facts of each case. As the Federal Circuit explained, “[p]recedent cannot establish facts.” Case v. CPC Int’l, Inc., 730 F.2d 745, 750 (Fed. Cir. 1984). Gardner, which addressed the obviousness of an apparatus for drying printed materials on glossy papers (as in many periodicals), does not concern the materials and dimensions of solar cells relevant to the present appeal.

Gardner v. TEC Systems, Inc., 725 F.2d 1338, 220 USPQ 777 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 2144.04

Case v. CPC Int’l Inc., 730 F.2d 745, 221 USPQ 196 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 2301.03

1764 Ex Parte Fuhry et al 12963045 - (D) SMITH 102 102 PPG Industries, Inc. REDDY, KARUNA P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2185 Ex Parte Sun et al 12521987 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 112(2)/103 NXP B.V. MYERS, PAUL R

2191 Ex Parte Song et al 12488905 - (D) HOMERE 103 103 41.50 103 MARSH FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP Oracle formerly d/b/a Sun Microsystems ZHEN, WEI Y

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2673 Ex Parte Silverbrook et al 12954900 - (D) ZADO 103 103 SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD PHAM, THIERRY L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Ahlfeld et al 12215671 - (D) BROWN 103 102 TerraPower, LLC O'CONNOR, MARSHALL P

3663 Ex Parte He et al 12182904 - (D) BAHR 103 102 HONEYWELL/IFL TISSOT, ADAM D

3691 Ex Parte Dawson et al 11755800 - (D) FISCHETTI 112(2)/103 103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. POINVIL, FRANTZY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte MITCHELL et al 12642978 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT MATHEW, FENN C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Tanaka et al 11303082 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP HIRIYANNA, KELAGINAMANE T

1633 Ex Parte Yu et al 11526927 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103/double patenting KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP POPA, ILEANA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1743 Ex Parte Neter et al 12085793 - (D) FRANKLIN 102 SIMPSON & SIMPSON, PLLC SULTANA, NAHIDA

1761 Ex Parte Fruge et al 12743719 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 W.R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. DIGGS, TANISHA

1772 Ex Parte Van Westrenen et al 12743280 - (D) NAGUMO 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY NGUYEN, TAM M

1784 Ex Parte Creech et al 13295900 - (D) McSHANE 103 Krieg DeVault LLP ZIMMERMAN, JOHN J

1787 Ex Parte SALNIKOV et al 12611374 - (D) TIMM 102 112(1) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY JACKSON, MONIQUE R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte OSULLIVAN et al 12015270 - (D) COURTENAY 101/102/103/double patenting CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG THATCHER, PAUL A

2181 Ex Parte Gao et al 11935429 - (D) DROESCH 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A.

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Lee 12455049 - (D) DIXON 103 DOCKET CLERK FANG, PAKEE

2699 Ex Parte Espelien 11973477 - (D) NEW 103 PacketVideo Corp. JOHNSON, GERALD

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2876 Ex Parte Pasik et al 11584239 - (D) PAK 103 HONEYWELL/ADDITON ELLIS, SUEZU Y

2886 Ex Parte Kare 12074247 - (D) OWENS 101 112(1) INTELLECTUAL VENTURES - ISF HANSEN, JONATHAN M

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
2742 Ex parte RONALD A. KATZ TECHNOLOGY LICENSING L.P. Appellant Ex Parte 5,684,863 et al 08/476,662 90012407 - (D) CHEN 103 COOLEY LLP Third Party Requester: NDQ SPECIAL REEXAM GROUP MCNEIL, JENNIFER C original BROWN, THOMAS

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte AMERITOX, LTD. Appellant Ex Parte 8359207 et al 11/949,407 90012861 - (D) CHEN 102/103 FOR PATENT OWNER: Perkins Coie LLP - CHI General THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: SHEPPERD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP TARAE, CATHERINE MICHELLE original COBANOGLU, DILEK B

johnson

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Hong et al 12601330 - (D) HANLON 103 PAUL AND PAUL VAN SELL, NATHAN L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2469 Ex Parte Bertrand et al 11970239 - (D) DIXON 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TOWFIGHI, AFSHAWN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Sabelström et al 11721180 - (D) REIMERS 102 WRB-IP LLP AUNG, SAN M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Garrett 12387146 - (D) GEIER 103 KLAUS J. BACH & ASSOCIATES JALLOW, EYAMINDAE CHOSSAN

3742 Ex Parte Peters et al 11331869 - (D) BROWN 112(2)/103 HAHN LOESER / LINCOLN MAYE, AYUB A

Not stating when the peak positive current and peak negative current occur makes claim 1 merely broad, not ambiguous,  See In re Johnson, 558 F.2d 1008, 1016 n.17 (CCPA 1977) (breadth is not indefiniteness).

Johnson, In re, 558 F.2d 1008, 194 USPQ 187 (CCPA 1977) 2164.08 , 2173.05(i)

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2194 Ex Parte Sandoval et al 11971645 - (D) FISHMAN 103 103 41.50 103 Ascenda Law Group, PC TRUONG, LECHI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Dobesberger et al 12090009 - (D) OWENS 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. SCHLEIS, DANIEL J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Hanses 12190933 - (D) MORGAN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LIN, WEN TAI

2482 Ex Parte Pandit et al 12452050 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC JEBARI, MOHAMMED

2483 Ex Parte Shimizu et al 12667650 - (D) GARRIS 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. Samsung ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL

2876 Ex Parte Wang 12954018 - (D) GARRIS 103 Jefferson IP Law, LLP Samsung TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3663 Ex Parte ANDERSON 13189505 - (D) BAYAT 102/103 Lawrence E. Anderson CHEN, SHELLEY

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
2913 MAJESTIC MIRRORS AND FRAME, LLC Requester/Respondent v. ELECTRIC MIRROR, L.L.C. Patent Owner/Appellant Ex Parte D536,881 S et al D/228,971 95001793 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 41.77 103 ALBERT BORDAS, P.A. Third Party Requester: Espinosa/ Trueba, PL CALABRESE, MARY ANN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 AMERICAN TORCH TIP CO. Requester, Cross-Appellant v. HYPERTHERM, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, Respondent Ex Parte 6841754 et al 10/094,000 95001979 - (D) SONG concurring McCARTHY 103 102/103 41.77 103 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP Third Party Requester: Mark Rubio DEMILLE, DANTON D original PASCHALL, MARK H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL A/S Appellant and Requester v. Patent of KNAUF INSULATION LLC and KNAUF INSULATION SPRL Jointly, Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 7,854,980 B2 et al 12/524,491 95000674 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) Third Party Requester: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP TORRES VELAZQUEZ, NORCA LIZ original EDWARDS, NEWTON O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 K-SWISS INC. Requester v. Patent of GLIDE'N LOCK GMBH Patent Owner Ex Parte 7181866 et al 10/322,808 95001320 - (D) SONG 103 NDQ Special Reexam Group Third Party Requester: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original BAYS, MARIE D

malagari

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Nutaro et al 12751601 - (D) McMILLIN 103 HONEYWELL/IFL TRUONG, NGUYEN H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3659 Ex Parte Greco et al 11971050 - (D) MAYBERRY 102/103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM BURGESS, RAMYA PRAKASAM

3688 Ex Parte Klish 12396301 - (D) WIEDER 101/102 41.50 101 MPG, LLP AND YAHOO! INC. VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Bowers et al 12335590 - (D) WORTH 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP POON, ROBERT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1758 Ex Parte NAKAGAWA et al 12382497 - (D) McSHANE 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP MEKHLIN, ELI S

1765 Ex Parte Chen et al 12675922 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/double patenting WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP TISCHLER, FRANCES

See In re Malagari, 499 F.2d 1297, 1302 (CCPA 1974) ("If the rejection under 102 is proper, however, appellant cannot overcome it by showing such unexpected results or teaching away in the art, which are relevant only to an obviousness rejection.").

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2178 Ex Parte Gilra 12130223 - (D) JIVANI 102 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 PATEL, MANGLESH M

2185 Ex Parte Cornwall et al 12362397 - (D) MORGAN 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Itron) DALEY, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Emmerich 11591344 - (D) DROESCH 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY JOSHI, SURAJ M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Conlon 12338300 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP WANG, JIN CHENG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Pangrazio et al 11457474 - (D) BAYAT 103 XEROX CORPORATION C/O FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3652 Ex Parte Klein 12498445 - (D) WOODS 112(1) 102/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP BERRY JR, WILLIE WENDELL

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2878 Q.I. PRESS CONTROLS B.V., Requester, Respondent v. QUAD/TECH, INC., Patent Owner, Appellant. Ex Parte 6867423 et al 10/245,469 95000526 - (D) SIU 103 41.77 103 Foley & Lardner LLP THIRD PARTY REQEUSTER: STERNE KESSLER GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. NGUYEN, MINH T original LEE, PATRICK J

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2684 Ex parte MobileMedia Ideas, LLC Appellant Ex Parte 6253075 et al 09/212,757 90012638 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 41.50 103 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP BANANKHAH, MAJID A original TRAN, PABLO N

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte Fromm 12493780 - (D) OWENS 103 Prass LLP SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Zhao et al 12249358 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) CONYERS, DAWAUNE A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2676 Ex Parte Ohno 11006620 - (D) WINSOR 103 41.50 101 FITZPATRICK CELLA HARPER & SCINTO CHEN, HUO LONG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Schenck et al 12455634 - (D) JESCHKE 103 41.50 112(2) Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC HALL JR, TYRONE VINCENT

3723 Ex Parte Moudry et al 12831401 - (D) HILL 102/103 Hall Estill Attorneys at Law (Seagate - MKM) NGUYEN, DUNG V

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1677 Ex Parte Kawate et al 11029279 - (D) POLLOCK 103 BGL BROWN, MELANIE YU

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Pinchuk 11379608 - (D) BEST 103 GORDON & JACOBSON, P.C. MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P

See In re Fout, 675 F.2d 297, 301 (CCPA 1982) (“Express suggestion to substitute one equivalent for another need not be present to render such substitution obvious.”).

Fout, In re, 675 F.2d 297, 213 USPQ 532 (CCPA 1982) 2129 , 2143.01 , 2144.06

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Ghosh et al 12432904 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY VU, TOAN H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Ex Parte Mahajan et al 13179289 - (D) BEAMER 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP / GOOGLE YI, DAVID

2483 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12651986 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 Garlick & Markison (VIXS) NAVAS JR, EDEMIO

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte DOHTA 12427240 - (D) BEAMER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. HE, YINGCHUN

2667 Ex Parte Kreitmeier et al 11975983 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP BALI, VIKKRAM

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2896 Ex Parte Searls et al 12231965 - (D) TIMM 102/103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN c/o CPA Global SPALLA, DAVID C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Greer 11778733 - (D) FETTING 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Cerner Corporation) REYES, REGINALD R

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1754 SHELL OIL COMPANY Requester and Appellant v. SPECIALTY FERTILIZER PRODUCT, LLC Patent Owner and Respondent Ex Parte 6210459 et al 09/604,137 95002388 - (D) GUEST 103 41.77 103 HOVEY WILLIAMS LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: NOVAK DRUCE & QUIGG, LLP MCKANE, ELIZABETH L original LANGEL, WAYNE A