REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Kaiser et al COLAIANNI 103(a) NORRIS, MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, P.A.

Ex Parte Price et al KRATZ 103(a) NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
Ex Parte Biran et al STEPHENS 102(e) IBM, BIGGERS & OHANIAN, LLP

"The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) must consider all claim limitations when determining patentability of an invention over the prior art." In re Lowry, 32 F.3d 1579, 1582 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (citing In re Gulack, 703 F.2d 1381, 1385 (Fed. Cir. 1983)). "Claims must be read in view of the specification, of which they are a part." Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 52 F.3d 967, 979 (Fed. Cir. 1995) (en banc).

2600 Communications
Ex Parte Kandogan BOALICK 103(a) DANIEL E. JOHNSON IBM CORPORATION

Ex Parte Ritter et al WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Ex Parte Malone et al HASTINGS 103(a) FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP

Ex Parte Kim et al COLAIANNI 102(e)/103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C.

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Designs
Ex Parte Wilkins GREEN 103(a) WOMBLE, CARLYLE, SANDRIDGE & RICE, PLLC

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Arthur et al ROBERTSON 102(b)/103(a) HEWLITT-PACKARD COMPANY

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Cabanes et al BARRETT 102(e) Tucker Ellis & West LLP

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
Ex Parte Epstein et al COURTENAY 102(e)/103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS

Ex Parte Collins et al BARRETT 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY