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Reversed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 PHARMAFILM S.R.L. 14430255 VALEK 103 Silvia Salvadori, P.C. Silvia Salvadori LIU, TRACY

1625 RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY et al. 16053537 NEWMAN 103 VIKSNINS HARRIS PADYS MALEN LLP O DELL, DAVID K

Appellant has provided persuasive argument and objective evidence of nonobviousness that outweighs the evidence of obviousness. Mintz v. Dietz & Watson, Inc., 679 F.3d 1372, 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (“Obviousness requires . . . walk[ing] a tightrope blindfolded (to avoid hindsight)—an enterprise best pursued with the safety net of objective evidence.”)

1631 Angel Janevski et al. 13321723 FLAX Dissenting COTTA 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DEJONG, ERIC S

1723 Tsutomu Aoyama et al. 11695419 FRANKLIN 112(1)/103 K&L Gates LLP-Sony YANCHUK, STEPHEN J

1761 A123 Systems, LLC 14162866 HANLON 103 MCCOY RUSSELL LLP YOUNG, WILLIAM D

1791 S & P INGREDIENT DEVELOPMENT, LLC 16347288 SNAY Concurring HOUSEL 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) BEKKER, KELLY JO

2139 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 15425857 BRANCH 103 Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Amazon) WEI, JANE

2142 Jesse BOETTCHER et al. 13609102 SAADAT 103 Apple c/o Kubota & Basol LLP KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE

2154 International Business Machines Corporation 15044165 MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center MCGHEE, TRACY M

2154 Microsoft Corporation 13918898 CYGAN 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION AHMED, SABA

2154 SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 15301640 EVANS 103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC HENRY M FEIEREISEN GEMIGNANI, ANTHONY G

2163 Prakash, Vipul Ved. et al. 13158992 DIXON 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/ APPLE INC. BLACK, LINH

2176 Adobe Inc. 14549952 MORGAN 103 FIG. 1 Patents BURKE, TIONNA M

2178 AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION 15267256 MCKEOWN 103 LOCKE LORD LLP NAZAR, AHAMED I

2179 SIEMENS PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INC. 14707532 HOFF 103 Siemens Corporation CASILLAS, ROLAND J

2185 Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 15585890 BISK 103 Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Cypress Semiconductor Corporation ZAMAN, FAISAL M

2185 Nordic Semiconductor ASA 15736762 MANTIS MERCADER 102 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP ZAMAN, FAISAL M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Panasonic Corporation 14233821 HOFF 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP FAYED, RASHA K

2416 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14858960 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Arent Fox, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated ZHANG, RUIHUA

2439 Yamaha Corporation 15154789 ARPIN 102 CROWELL & MORING LLP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP LE, CANH

2441 D2L Corporation 14049801 HAGY 103 GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP TSENG, LEON Y

2447 Telenav, Inc. 15202320 ENGLE 102 Perspectives Law Group, Corp. NDIAYE, CHEIKH T

2474 Trend Micro Incorporated 15782607 DEJMEK 103 Okamoto & Benedicto LLP (Trend Micro) ISLAM, ROWNAK

2483 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15269157 PER CURIAM 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED SHAHNAMI, AMIR

2488 Quality Vision International, Inc. 15164955 PYONIN 102/103 IP Practice Group Harter Secrest & Emery LLP HILAIRE, CLIFFORD

2491 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC 15078912 SAADAT 102 Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC DESROSIERS, EVANS

2643 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 15842057 MCKEOWN 102/103 BakerHostetler / Comcast GELIN, JEAN ALLAND

2647 Hoyhtya, Marko et al. 13703057 CUTITTA 103 Berggren LLP AHSAN, UMAIR

2672 HP PRINTING KOREA CO., LTD. 14935919 PER CURIAM 103 HP Inc. DULANEY, BENJAMIN O

2812 ENTEGRIS, INC. 14912380 SMITH 103 Entegris, Inc. GHEYAS, SYED I

2813 General Electric Company 15145825 FRANKLIN 103 GE HEALTHCARE c/o FLETCHER YODER, PC KING, SUN MI KIM

2846 BMC SOFTWARE, INC. 14659337 HOMERE 103 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP JOSEPH, DEVON A

2886 Facebook Technologies, LLC 15103344 KENNEDY 102/103 Facebook/Fenwick Silicon Valley Center AKANBI, ISIAKA O

3651 Babak Emam et al. 15658472 MARTIN 112(2)/103 Daniel J. Schlue Schlue IP Law KUMAR, RAKESH

3662 International Business Machines Corporation 14477669 STAICOVICI 103 IBM Corp-Rochester Drafting Center ALSOMIRI, MAJDI A

3685 Nasdaq, Inc. 15086801 McNEILL 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC IMMANUEL, ISIDORA I

3715 IGT 15070885 GREENHUT 102/103 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (IGT) HSU, RYAN

3731 Covidien LP 15205169 MARTIN 102/103 Covidien LP SHUTTY, DAVID G

3731 Covidien LP 15582788 GREENHUT 102/103 Covidien LP PATHAK, PRAACHI M.

3785 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 13727923 STEPINA 103 41.50 112(2) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY STUART, COLIN W

3786 Michael Campagna 13251985 MARTIN 102 Addy Hart P.C. Robert Hart NGUYEN, CAMTU TRAN

3992 Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. 15467395 CHEN 251 SALIWANCHIK, LLOYD & EISENSCHENK A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION WHITTINGTON, KENNETH

Affirmed-in-Part 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 The Proctor & Gamble Company 13956744 CHANG 103 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GLOBAL IP SERVICES PEEBLES, KATHERINE

1718 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 15033153 McMANUS 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1736 Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC 14922829 DENNETT 112(2)/102/103 112(2) Perkins Coie LLP - CHI General HENDRICKSON, STUART L

2138 International Business Machines Corporation 15465418 KOHUT 103 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM CHEONG, ANDREW J

2154 SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 15301638 EVANS 102/103 112(2) HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC HENRY M FEIEREISEN GEMIGNANI, ANTHONY G

2159 International Business Machines Corporation 14564432 HUGHES 103 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC SINGH, AMRESH

2689 Zest Labs, Inc. 15729417 NAPPI 103 103 Zilka-Kotab, PC HUNNINGS, TRAVIS R

2849 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 15960537 McMANUS 102 112(4) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED O TOOLE, COLLEEN J

3623 THE BOEING COMPANY 15259123 FISCHETTI 103 103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R

3715 SmartDrive Systems, Inc. 14540825 LANEY 103 112(2) Esplin & Associates, PC GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A

3741 United Technologies Corporation 15424930 STEPINA 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BURKE, THOMAS P

Affirmed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Reinhold Meconi et al. 11885716 SCHNEIDER 112(2) 103 ProPat, LLC LAZARO, DOMINIC

1612 Henry Wu 14595695 TOWNSEND 103 ARENT FOX LLP - New York KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

1613 Gerhard Schmaus et al. 12598703 MAJORS 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP Dilworth & Barrese, LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M

1627 CMPD LICENSING, LLC 15273276 PRATS 103 AKERMAN LLP P.O. BOX MATOS NEGRON, TAINA DEL MAR

1627 CHIH-YUNG LIN 15323736 NEW 103 PyPat IP Services DECK, JASON A

1632 John Studdiford et al. 15350506 FLAX 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (CH) CORDAS, EMILY ANN

1658 KCI USA, INC. 15599399 GRIMES 103 Foley & Lardner LLP ORWIG, KEVIN S

1716 TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED et al. 14599059 FRANKLIN 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. KACKAR, RAM N

1726 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation et al. 14485119 McMANUS 103 WARF/MKE/QUARLES & BRADY LLP SCHMIEDEL, EDWARD

1734 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 14867065 HOUSEL 112(1)/112(2)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL LIANG, ANTHONY M

1735 United Technologies Corporation 15159296 KENNEDY 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY YOON, KEVIN E

1744 HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 14940242 COLAIANNI Concurring HOUSEL 112(2) 103 Locke Lord LLP ROBINSON, MICHAEL

1778 Daniel Smith 15593054 HOUSEL 103 William M. Hobby, III PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY

1783 NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD. 15755563 PRAISS 103 MIYAZAKI & METSUGI AUER, LAURA A

1793 FLIPN'SWEET, LLC 15683751 HANLON 103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

1798 Theranos, Inc. 14639986 CASHION 103 Labrador Diagnostics LLC GORDON, BRIAN R

2124 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation 14803963 PER CURIAM 103 Burr Forman McNair Northrop Grumman GONZALES, VINCENT

2127 Schlumberger Technology Corporation 14660003 BEAMER 103 SCHLUMBERGER INFORMATION SOLUTIONS OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS

2165 VMware, Inc. 14482105 HAGY 103 Setter Roche LLP CHEUNG, EDDY

2169 VCVC III LLC 15204943 ENGLE 103 LOWE GRAHAM JONES, PLLC KIM, PAUL

2169 John Irving et al. 10619101 HUGHES 112(1) 103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP KIM, PAUL

2174 Flipboard, Inc. 14855114 BRANCH 103 FLIPBOARD/FENWICK SILICON VALLEY CENTER KUMAR, ANIL N

2177 International Business Machines Corporation 15005073 JENKS 101 102/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC HUYNH, THU V

2177 MICROSOFT CORPORATION 13672707 KOHUT 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION LEE, JUSTIN S

2179 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14857391 BRANCH 102/103 WORKMAN NYDEGGER/MICROSOFT WENG, PEI YONG

2185 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation 14602485 PER CURIAM 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. IRADUKUNDA, HERVE

2198 Immersion Corporation 15374171 FRAHM 103 Immersion / Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton PITARO, RYAN F

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2419 Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute et al. 14388514 CURCURI 103 112(1)/103 NSIP LAW ABAZA, AYMAN A

2432 International Business Machines Corporation 14546091 CHEN 103 TERRILE, CANNATTI & CHAMBERS, LLP IBM Austin ZAIDI, SYED A

2433 Calgary Scientific Inc. 15011183 CHUNG 101/103 Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC TRAN, ELLEN C

2439 NEC Europe Ltd. 15281236 MCKEOWN 102/103 101 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) KABIR, JAHANGIR

2456 Chen, Alexander et al. 13844038 HUGHES 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP TRAN, JIMMY H

2456 Satori Worldwide, LLC 15159447 BRANCH 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/Satori Worldwide LL CHACKO, JOE

2462 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd 15064529 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Docket Clerk - SAMS ROSE, DERRICK V

2463 Verint Systems Ltd. 14604141 JEFFERY 103 ISUS Intellectual Property PLLC Anthony Jason Mirabito MARCELO, MELVIN C

2484 Application Solutions (Electronics and Vision) Ltd 14338767 BRANCH 103 RATNERPRESTIA PARK, SUNGHYOUN

2488 HELMERICH & PAYNE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14939089 CURCURI 103 41.50 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - West Coast DOBBS, KRISTIN SENSMEIER

2613 Splunk Inc. 15224651 HUME 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Splunk Inc.) LHYMN, SARAH

2621 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 14964286 EVANS 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC JAVED, MAHEEN I

2813 CGG SERVICES SA 14967679 SQUIRE 103 41.50 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC AHMAD, KHAJA

2822 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 16181793 KENNEDY 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC WALL, VINCENT

2846 Atieva, Inc. 14194527 SQUIRE 102 BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP Mark Bellermann JOSEPH, DEVON A

2846 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 15693056 INGLESE 102/103 Rockwell Automation, Inc./FY Attention: Linda H. Kasulke CHAN, KAWING

2849 SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG 14904301 FRANKLIN 103 CARTER, DELUCA & FARRELL LLP TAN, RICHARD

2853 ITRON GLOBAL SARL 14720202 TIMM 103 ITRON, INC. Itron-IP - Docketing NGUYEN, QUANG X.L.

3619 NESTEC SA 14607609 SNAY 103 Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resources, Inc MOORE, WALTER A

3619 TomsTradingRoom, LLC 15165998 BAYAT 101 KOLITCH ROMANO LLP KANERVO, VIRPI H

3622 Google Inc. 14879714 FISCHETTI 103 101 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP WHITAKER, JONATHAN J

3623 International Business Machines Corporation 16505609 SHAH 103/OTDP Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN

3624 Hisatoshi Adachi et al. 11817041 FISCHETTI 103 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC SADANANDA, ABHIJIT B

3628 NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIES 14166293 FISCHETTI 103 41.50 101 Cozen O''Connor - Neopost ERB, NATHAN

3635 Robert Miller 15494450 BAHR 102/103 Brad Goldizen HIJAZ, OMAR F

3645 Quantum Technology Sciences, Inc. 15343312 GUIJT OTDP 103 FERDINAND ROMANO ACCEL IP LAW, PLLC BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES

3657 Robert Bosch GmbH 15517335 BROWN 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) LANE, NICHOLAS J

3683 David Moran et al. 14311249 LORIN 101/103 KANG LIM GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE

3683 Adobe Inc. 14539636 HUTCHINGS 112(1)/112(2)/101 FIG. 1 Patents HENRY, MATTHEW D

3683 ADP, LLC 14546555 O’HANLON 101 Duke W. Yee Yee & Associates, P.C. MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M

3685 Apple Inc. 14722019 CRAWFORD 103 101/103 Apple - Blank Rome c/o Blank Rome LLP SAX, TIMOTHY P

3688 Facebook, Inc. 14716772 MURPHY 101/103 Mannava & Kang, P. C. STROUD, CHRISTOPHER

3688 Facebook, Inc. 14716772 MURPHY 101/103 Mannava & Kang, P. C. STROUD, CHRISTOPHER

3689 Fannie Mae 14179012 CRAWFORD 101/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) YOUNG, MICHAEL C

3695 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 13918396 BAUMEISTER 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME POLLOCK, GREGORY A

3696 INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT INC. 14214075 FISCHETTI 101 Artegis Law Group, LLP John Carey TROTTER, SCOTT S

3732 NIKE, Inc. 15431307 BROWN 102/103 41.50 102/103 Honigman LLP/Nike SZAFRAN, BRIEANNA TARAH LARELL

3761 Sjur Kristian. Lund 13270431 MITCHELL 112(2)/103 SOFER & HAROUN LLP. HOANG, TU BA

3792 Novocure Limited 15636736 WOODS OTDP 103 Potomac Law Group - Novocure GmbH GETZOW, SCOTT M

Rehearing

Denied 
3697 ACLAIMANT, INC. 14627646 MEYERS 101/103 DLA PIPER LLP (US ) TRAN, HAI

3753 Stanley Paul. Evans et al. 13668633 WARNER 102 WARE, FRESSOLA, MAGUIRE & BARBER LLP CARY, KELSEY E