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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

beattie

REVERSED

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Eisert et al 11/154,292 CHEN 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(e) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) EXAMINER LIN, JOHN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Jacob et al 10/884,205 BARRY 102(e)/103(a) 103(a) Scott A. McCollister, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & McKee, LLP EXAMINER NADAV, ORI

2856 Ex Parte Stumpf 11/270,052 HOFF 103(a) 103(a)
LANIER FORD SHAVER & PAYNE P.C. EXAMINER KWOK, HELEN C
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Jones et al 10/430,742 SAINDON 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER GALL, LLOYD A

Simply that there are differences between references is insufficient to establish that such references teach away from any combination thereof. See In re Beattie, 974 F.2d 1309, 1312-13 (Fed. Cir. 1992)

Beattie, In re, 974 F.2d 1309, 24 USPQ2d 1040 (Fed. Cir. 1992) . . . . . . . . . . . 716.01(c), 2145

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Yang et al 10/925,097 PRAISS 103(a) GAF MATERIALS CORPORATION Attn: William J. Davis, Esq. EXAMINER MESH, GENNADIY

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Bodin et al 10/733,947 COURTENAY III 103(a) IBM AUSTIN IPLAW (DG) C/O DELIZIO GILLIAM, PLLC EXAMINER HUTTON JR, WILLIAM D

2178 Ex Parte Cherkasov 11/783,911 HOMERE 102(b) Lawrence Harbin EXAMINER STORK, KYLE R

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Vaha-Sipila 10/328,858 BISK 103(a) Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC EXAMINER BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Hieronymus et al 11/526,449 McNAMARA 103(a) LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP EXAMINER CULLER, JILL E

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Sibley et al 11/369,496 HORNER 103(a) PRICE HENEVELD LLP EXAMINER BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M

3633 Ex Parte Smythe 11/387,106 SAINDON 103(a) Clifford Kraft EXAMINER GLESSNER, BRIAN E

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Digiacomantonio et al 10/795,371 GREEN 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER MARCETICH, ADAM M

3762 Ex Parte Torgerson et al 11/184,550 FREDMAN 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting IPLM GROUP, P.A. EXAMINER Dietrich, Joseph