Thursday June 10, 2010

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte Peck et al 10/281,289 SPIEGEL 102(a)/102(e)/obviousness-type double patenting AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. EXAMINER FORMAN, BETTY J

An obviousness-type double patenting analysis entails two steps: (1) construction of the claims of the patent and the claim in the application to identify any differences, and (2) determination of whether the differences in subject matter between the claims render the claims patentably distinct. Accord Eli Lilly & Co. v. Barr Labs., Inc., 251 F.3d 955, 968 (Fed. Cir. 2001). In other words, "a double patenting of the obviousness type rejection is analogous to [a failure to meet] the non-obviousness requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 103, except that the patent principally underlying the double patenting rejection is not considered prior art." In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 892 n.4 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (quotation marks omitted).

Eli Lilly & Co. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., 251 F.3d 955, 58 USPQ2d 1869 (Fed. Cir. 2001) . . . . .804, 2144.08, 2165, 2165.01

Longi, In re, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .804

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Krakers et al 11/013,205 GAUDETTE 102(b)/103(a) HOFFMANN & BARON, LLP EXAMINER JOYNER, KEVIN

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Plumer et al 10/983,874 LORIN 102(b)/103(a)/112(2) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) SUSAN M. DONAHUE ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC./FY EXAMINER NELSON, FREDA ANN

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
Ex Parte Sazy 10/655,571 STAICOVICI 102(e)/103(a)/112(2) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP EXAMINER PELLEGRINO, BRIAN E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Eis et al 10/770,616 HASTINGS 102(b)/103(a) LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP EXAMINER DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
Ex Parte Kerr et al 09/995,697 JEFFERY 102(e) BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP Anne Kinsman EXAMINER EL CHANTI, HUSSEIN A

Ex Parte Thomas 10/192,609 EASTHOM 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER GILLIS, BRIAN J

Ex Parte Dettinger et al 09/871,929 JEFFERY 101/103(a) WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, L.L.P. (IBM) EXAMINER MIRZA, ADNAN M