REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Dhindsa et al OWENS 103(a) BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Burdgick et al THOMAS 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE P.C.

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Sugimura PATE III 112(2)/103(a) PRICE HENEVELD COOPER DEWITT & LITTON, LLP

There is no legally recognizable essential gist or heart of the invention. W.L. Gore & Assocs., Inc. v. Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 1548 (Fed.Cir.1983), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 851 (1984). All words in a claim must be considered in judging the obviousness of the claimed subject matter. See In re Wilson, 424 F.2d 1382, 1385.

W.L. Gore & Assoc., Inc. v. Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 220 USPQ 303 (Fed. Cir. 1983). . . . 2132, 2133.03(a), 2133.03(c), 2141.01, 2141.02, 2144.08, 2164.08, 2165.04, 2173.05(b)

Wilson, In re, 424 F.2d 1382, 165 USPQ 494, (CCPA 1970).. . . . . . . . . . . .2143.03, 2173.06

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Designs
Ex Parte Packman et al LEE 103(a) BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C.

Ex Parte Picetti et al MILLS 102(b)/103(a)/112(1) MEDTRONIC

"[O]bviousness requires a suggestion of all limitations in a claim." CFMT, Inc. v. Yieldup Int’l Corp., 349 F.3d 1333, 1342 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (citing In re Royka, 490 F.2d 981, 985 (CCPA 1974)).

CFMT, Inc. v. Yieldup Int ’l Corp., 349 F.3d 1333, 68 USPQ2d 1940 (Fed. Cir. 2003). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2164

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte Von Borstel et al GRIMES 112(1)/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC

2600 Communications
Ex Parte Russell HAIRSTON 102(b)/103(a) LARSON NEWMAN & ABEL LLP

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Miyazaki et al STAICOVICI 102(e) ERNEST A. BEUTLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Designs
Ex Parte Perez STAICOVICI 102(b)/103(a) LEVINE BAGADE HAN LLP