Monday July 12, 2010

REVERSED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Gilfix et al 10/375,815 SIU 102(b)/103(a) INTERNATIONAL CORP (BLF) c/o BIGGERS & OHANIAN, LLP
Examiner Name:
WANG, RONGFA PHILIP

2600 Communications
Ex Parte Hook et al 09/959,496 HOFF 103(a) Crowell & Moring LLP
Examiner Name:
HASHEM, LISA

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Ex Parte Helmstadter et al 11/370,690 HOFF 102(b) LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP
Examiner Name:
YAN, REN LUO

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Zeigler 10/779,641 BAHR 103(a) WRB-IP LLP
Examiner Name:
CHILCOT, RICHARD E

Stumbo v. Eastman Outdoors, Inc., 508 F.3d 1358, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (denouncing claim constructions which render phrases in claims superfluous).

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
Ex Parte Faye et al 10/534,108 LEE 102(b)/103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP
Examiner Name:
MCGRAW, TREVOR EDWIN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Taylor et al 11/085,764 BAHR 103(a) BASCH & NICKERSON LLP
Examiner Name:
UNDERWOOD, DONALD W

REEXAMINATION

inter partes

EXAMINER REVERSED; AFFIRMED-IN-PART; REVERSED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
LACKS INDUSTRIES, INC. Requester and Cross-Appellant v. HAYES LEMMERZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95/000,018 6,386,642 LEBOVITZ 102(b)/103(a)/112(1) 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Remy J. VanOphem VanOphem & VanOphem, P.C.
Examiner Name:
FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL

NEW

REVERSED

Ex Parte Geisler
Ex Parte Keohane et al
Ex Parte Weiner

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

Ex Parte Calvignac et al

AFFIRMED

Ex Parte Berg et al
Ex Parte Carter et al
Ex Parte Dettinger et al
Ex Parte Kane et al
Ex Parte Karaila
Ex Parte Kassan
Ex Parte Kim et al
Ex Parte Paul et al
Ex Parte Robertson et al

REHEARING

Ex Parte Eaton et al
Ex Parte Eckl
Ex Parte Koukol et al