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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Weitao et al 12697585 - (D) KENNEDY 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A

1799 Ex Parte Busch et al 12531317 - (D) DERRICK 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) YOO, REGINA M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Bawa 12193243 - (D) EVANS 102/103 MARKS & CLERK TRAN, MYLINH T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2488 Ex Parte Pandit et al 12450694 - (D) SHIANG 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC AYNALEM, NATHNAEL B

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1643 Ex Parte Sampson et al 12092180 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. DUFFY, BRADLEY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Khuray et al 12614643 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 112(2)/102/103 Law Offices of John D. Gugliotta, P.E. Esq., LPA ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB

“A patent applicant is free to recite features of an apparatus either structurally or functionally . . . Yet, choosing to define an element functionally, i.e., by what it does, carries with it a risk.” In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1478 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (internal citation omitted). ...

See Schreiber at 1477-78 (once the Examiner finds that the prior art structure would be capable of performing all of the functions claimed, the burden shifts to the applicant to show this this is not the case.).

Schreiber, In re, 128 F.3d 1473, 44 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2111.02 , 2112 , 2114

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Enyedy et al 13562671 - (D) KENNEDY 102 HAHN LOESER / LINCOLN D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2171 Ex Parte Pyhalammi et al 11753786 - (D) PYONIN 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. PITARO, RYAN F

2178 Ex Parte DeHaan 12014231 - (D) STRAUSS 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Cerner Corporation) ROBINSON, MARSHON L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2479 Ex Parte WIJAYANATHAN et al 12391597 - (D) PYONIN 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. RIVAS, SALVADOR E