REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte McDevitt et al SCHEINER 103(a) MICHAEL C. BARRETT FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P.

Where claimed subject matter has been rejected as obvious in
view of a combination of prior art references, a proper analysis
under § 103 requires, inter alia, consideration of two factors:
(1) whether the prior art would have suggested to those of
ordinary skill in the art that they should . . . carry out the
claimed process; and (2) whether the prior art would also
have revealed that in so . . . carrying out, those of ordinary skill
would have had a reasonable expectation of success. Both the
suggestion and the reasonable expectation of success must be
founded in the prior art, not in the applicant’s disclosure.

In re Vaeck, 947 F.2d 488, 493 (Fed. Cir. 1991) (citation omitted).

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Hattori et al KRATZ 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
Ex Parte Iyer SIU 102(e)/103(a) INTEL/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP

2600 Communications
Ex Parte Wilson HOFF 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Designs
Ex Parte Auth LEBOVITZ 102(b)/103(a) HOWARD & HOWARD

Ex Parte Shanley O'NEILL 102(e) JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Ex Parte Zhou GRIMES 102(b) CROMPTON, SEAGER & TUFTE, LLC

Ex Parte Vilsmeier et al SCHEINER 103(a) RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP

Ex Parte Carlson GRIMES 102(b)/103(a) CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP

Ex Parte Bray WALSH 102(b)/103(a) CONVATEC INC.

Ex Parte Cook SCHEINER 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC

Ex Parte Frankulin et al MILLS 103(a) TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW, LLP


AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Designs
Ex Parte de Josselin de Jong et al GRIMES 102(e)/103(a) BINGHAM MICHALE LLP

Ex Parte Bobo McCOLLUM 112(1)/102(e)/103(a) DEBRA D. CONDINO EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLC