REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Den Boestert et al GAUDETTE 102(b) SHELL OIL COMPANY

Ex Parte Clark et al OWENS 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A.

Ex Parte Heilek et al GARRIS 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP

"Two separate tests define the scope of analogous prior art: (1) whether the art is from the same field of endeavor, regardless of the problem addressed and, (2) if the reference is not within the field of the inventor's endeavor, whether the reference still is reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor was involved." In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Bigio, In re, 381 F.3d 1320, 72 USPQ2d1209 (Fed. Cir. 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2141.01(a)

Ex Parte Hennige et al WARREN 103(a) OBLON SPIVAK MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P.

See In re Skvorecz, 580 F.3d 1262, 1267 (Fed. Cir. 2009), and case cited therein (the term comprising "simply means that the device may contain elements in addition to those explicitly mentioned in the claim").

Ex Parte Maev et al SMITH 112(1) DAIMLERCHRYSLER

Ex Parte Propst Jr OWENS 102(e)/103(a) Novak, Druce & Quigg LLP

Ex Parte SAITO et al KIMLIN 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Collignon et al COURTENAY 102(b)/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC

Ex Parte PARKER et al COURTENAY 103(a) Law Office of Scott C Harris Inc

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
Ex Parte SUORSA et al BARRY 102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

Ex Parte YOSHIDA et al HAHN 103(a) OLIFF & BERRIDGE, P.L.C.

2600 Communications
Ex Parte Asho et al SAADAT 103(a) LENOVO - JVL C/O VANLEEUWEN & VANLEEUWEN

Ex Parte Imaoka et al PATE III 103(a) PEARNE & GORDON LLP

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Ex Parte ZHANG et al OWENS 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY

Ex Parte ZIEGLER et al MANTIS MERCADER 102(b)/103(a) ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Johnson BAHR 112(2)/102(b) HOLLAND & HART, LLP

Ex Parte Keene et al WALSH 102(b)/103(a) FLETCHER YODER (CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION)

Ex Parte MURCIA et al FISCHETTI 102(b)/103(a)/112(2) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) HESS PATENT LAW FIRM, P.C.

A human being cannot constitute a “means”. Default Proof Credit Card System, Inc. v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. 412 F.3d 1291, 1300, (C.A.Fed.), 2005 (citing to Application of Prater, 56 C.C.P.A. 1381, 415 F.2d 1393,1398 (CCPA 1969)) (means plus function language does not encompass the human being as the ‘means’ in any part thereof).


Default Proof Credit Card System, Inc. v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., 412 F.3d 1291, 75 USPQ2d 1116 (Fed. Cir. 2005) . . . . . 2181

Prater, In re, 415 F.2d 1393, 162 USPQ 541 (CCPA 1969) . . .2106, 2111, 2172, 2173.05(a), 2173.05(q), 2411.01

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
Ex Parte Caluori O’NEILL 102(b)/103(a) BRIAN M. DINGMAN, ESQ. MIRICK, O'CONNELL, DEMALLIE & LOUGEE, LLP

Ex Parte Heiman PATE III 103(a) WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte PRAKASH TIMM 102(b)/103(a) E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY

Ex Parte SAVAS COLAIANNI 103(a) PRITZKAU PATENT GROUP, LLC

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
Ex Parte MASSEY WHITEHEAD, JR. 101/102(b)/103(a) DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH

2600 Communications
Ex Parte DUNKO BAUMEISTER 102(e)/103(a) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A.

Ex Parte KARAOGUZ MARTIN 103(a) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Ex Parte ABRAMSON NAPPI 103(a) DAVID J COLE E INK CORPORATION

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
Ex Parte HALL HORNER 102(b)/103(a) REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C.

Ex Parte JEONG PATE III 102(b)/103(a) MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP