Tuesday June 15, 2010

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte Beyerinck et al 10/351,568 ADAMS 103(a) PFIZER INC. EXAMINER SASAN, ARADHANA

Ex Parte Hassan et al 10/512,318 GRIMES 103(a) WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, PLLC EXAMINER SILVERMAN, ERIC E

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Darolia et al 10/707,469 NAGUMO 103(a) HARTMAN AND HARTMAN, P.C. EXAMINER BURKHART, ELIZABETH A

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Berry et al 10/793,461 COURTENAY 103(a) IBM CORP (YA) C/O YEE & ASSOCIATES PC EXAMINER RUTTEN, JAMES D

Ex Parte Yaeger 10/402,705 LUCAS 103(a) KUNZLER NEEDHAM MASSEY & THORPE EXAMINER DAYE, CHELCIE L

Ex Parte Oliver et al 11/365,065 DIXON 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) OSHA LIANG L.L.P. EXAMINER JONES, HUGH M

The Examiner's focus during the examination of claims for compliance with the requirement for definiteness of 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, is whether the claims meet the threshold requirements of clarity and precision, not whether more suitable language or modes of expression is available. See Ex parte Porter, 25 USPQ2d 1144, 1146 (BPAI 1992). Claims are considered to be definite, as required by the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112, when they define the metes and bounds of a claimed invention with a reasonable degree of precision and particularity. See In re Venezia, 530 F.2d 956, 958 (CCPA 1976).

Porter, Ex parte, 25 USPQ2d 1144 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1992) . . . .608.01(n), 2173.05(e), 2173.05(f), 2173.05(q)

Venezia, In re, 530 F.2d 956, 189 USPQ 149 (CCPA 1976) . . . . . . . 2163, 2163.05, 2172.01, 2173.05(g)

2600 Communications
Ex Parte Sirohey et al 10/711,189 HAHN 103(a) CANTOR COLBURN, L.L.P. EXAMINER BROOME, SAID A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte Slepian 10/072,766 LEBOVITZ 102(e)/103(a) Pabst Patent Group LLP EXAMINER MARVICH, MARIA

REEXAMINATION

ex parte

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
Ex parte RESEARCH CORPORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 90/007,187 5,726,772 TORCZON 102(b) For Patent Owner: MICHAEL GREENBAUM, ESQ. BLANK ROME LLP For Third-Party Requester: JOHN D. VANDENBERG KLARQUIST SPARKMAN LLP EXAMINER KIELIN, ERIK J