1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte Sharma et al 10/838,714 SCHEINER 103(a) RHODIA, INC. Examiner Name OH, TAYLOR V
Ex Parte Ghosh et al 11/229,382 MILLS 103(a) DAVID S. HARPER MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF Examiner Name: COOK, LISA V
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Seth et al 10/921,737 SMITH 103(a) W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN Examiner Name CHEVALIER, ALICIA ANN
“[T]he analysis that ‘should be made explicit’ refers not to the teachings in the prior art of a motivation to combine, but to the court’s analysis.” Ball Aerosol & Specialty Container, Inc. v. Ltd. Brands, Inc., 555 F.3d 984, 993 (Fed. Cir. 2009).
Ex Parte Gibson et al 11/760,496 SMITH 103(a) HONEYWELL/FOX ROTHSCHILD Examiner Name CHEUNG, WILLIAM K
Ex Parte STEARNS et al 11/439,758 SMITH 103(a) MICHAEL C. POPHAL EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY INC Examiner Name PARSONS, THOMAS H
Ex Parte THIES et al 10/958,657 WARREN 112(1)/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC Examiner Name LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Thompson et al 11/052,432 LUCAS 103(a) LARSON NEWMAN ABEL & POLANSKY, LLP Examiner Name CHERY, MARDOCHEE
“[T]he ultimate inference as to the existence of a motivation to combine references may boil down to a question of ‘common sense.’” Philip W. Wyers v. Master Lock Company, 95 USPQ2d 1525, 1532 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (internal citations omitted).
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
Ex Parte Faraldo 10/016,117 COURTENAY 102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) Andre M. Gibbs BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP Examiner Name TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R
A prior art rejection cannot be sustained if the hypothetical person of ordinary skill in the art would have to make speculative assumptions concerning the meaning of the claim language. See In re Steele, 305 F.2d 859, 862-63 (CCPA 1962).
2600 Communications
Ex Parte Park et al 11/017,109 MARTIN 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC Examiner Name SHAPIRO, LEONID
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and ComponentsEx Parte Belliveau 10/801,177 HORNER 251 Donald R. Dunner FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P. Examiner Name LEE, Y MY QUACH
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Babbitt et al 10/453,731 O’NEILL 103(a) MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC Examiner Name CHAPMAN, JEANETTE E
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
Ex Parte Colthurst 11/029,748 HORNER 102(b)/103(a) ELMORE PATENT LAW GROUP, PC Examiner Name NGUYEN, PHONG H
Ex Parte Francischelli et al 10/792,178 PATE III 102(b) 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) MEDTRONIC, INC. Examiner Name JOHNSON III, HENRY M
Ex Parte Soltys et al 11/059,743 PATE III 102(b) SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC Examiner Name SUHOL, DMITRY
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Schweizer et al 10/465,907 SMITH 112(1)/103(a) MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC Examiner Name BAREFORD, KATHERINE A
Ex Parte Brietbach 11/485,065 ROBERTSON 103(a) TAT R. SWANSON FLETCHER YODER Examiner Name SAAD, ERIN BARRY
Two criteria are relevant in determining whether prior art is analogous: “(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 is involved.” Comaper Corp. v. Antec, Inc., 596 F.3d 1343, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (quoting In re Clay, 966 F.2d 656, 658-59 (Fed. Cir. 1992)). Whether a reference in the prior art is “analogous” is a fact question. In re Clay, 966 F.2d at 658. Wyers v. Master Lock Co., 95 USPQ2d 1525, 1530 (Fed. Cir. 2010).
Clay, In re, 966 F.2d 656, 23 USPQ2d 1058 (Fed. Cir. 1992) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2144.08
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Monteleone et al 10/410,549 BARRY 112(2)/101/102(b) JACK SCHWARTZ & ASSOCIATES, PLLC Examiner Name NUNEZ, JORDANY
Ex Parte Muller et al 11/098,245 DIXON 102(e) MHKKG/Oracle (SUN) Examiner Name KNOLL, CLIFFORD H
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Ex Parte Dokumaci et al 10/908,442 HAHN 103(a) ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C Examiner Name WILSON, ALLAN R
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Krischer 10/483,129 PATE III 102(b)/103(a) Francis C Hand Carella Byrne Bain Gilfillan Cecchi Stewar & Olstein Examiner Name DEUBLE, MARK A
Ex Parte Ware et al 10/896,239 BARRETT 102(b)/103(a) BRETT J. TROUT, PC Examiner Name POON, PETER M
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
Ex Parte Girard et al 10/807,590 HORNER 103(a) BINGHAM McCUTCHEN, LLP Examiner Name DESANTO, MATTHEW F
See York Prods, Inc. v. Cent. Tractor Farm & Family Ctr., 99 F.3d 1568, 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1996) (construing the term “substantially” as “largely but not wholly that which is specified”).
York Products, Inc. v. Central Tractor Farm & Family Center, 99 F.3d 1568, 40 USPQ2d 1619 (Fed. Cir. 1996) . . . . . . . . . .2181
Ex Parte Goodrich et al 11/025,624 McCARTHY 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. TARA POHLKOTTE Examiner Name QUINN, RICHALE LEEEx Parte Schneider 10/711,102 PATE III 103(a) FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) Examiner Name PASCHALL, MARK H
REEXAMINATION
EXAMINER AFFIRMED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) Original Art Unit 2122
Ex parte ION SYSTEMS, INC. 90/008,069 6,389,437 EASTHOM 103(a) LATHROP & GAGE LLP Examiner Name STEELMAN, MARY J
REHEARING DENIED
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) Original Art Unit 2738
Ex parte SP CONTROLS, INC., Appellant and Patent Owner 90/007,802 6,137,794 TURNER 103(a) Patent Owner: DERGOSITS & NOAH LLP Third Party Requester: THE HECKER LAW GROUP Examiner Name WEAVER, SCOTT LOUIS
NEW
REVERSED
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Oehler et al 09/932,456 NAPPI 112(1)/103(a) Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP EXAMINER LEE, PHILIP C
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Soltys et al 11/059,743 PATE III 102(b) SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC EXAMINER RUSSELL, MATTHEW S
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Brietbach 11/485,065 ROBERTSON 103(a) Tat R. Swanson FLETCHER YODER EXAMINER SAAD, ERIN BARRY
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte McLean et al 11/124,614 RUGGIERO 103(a) DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP EXAMINER ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Bucolo et al 10/812,551 McCOLLUM 103(a) Bausch & Lomb Incorporated EXAMINER PACKARD, BENJAMIN J
1628 Ex Parte Suffin et al 10/697,497 SPIEGEL 103(a) MEDLEN & CARROLL, LLP EXAMINER KIM, JENNIFER M
1649 Ex Parte Schenk 10/777,792 WALSH 103(a) ALSTON & BIRD LLP EXAMINER KOLKER, DANIEL E
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Ex Parte Almog 10/039,481 GARRIS 112(1) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER RODEE, CHRISTOPHER D
1729 Ex Parte Zhang et al 10/836,732 HANLON 103(a) HAMMER & ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG
1733 Ex Parte Harutyunyan et al 11/241,541 TIMM 103(a) HONDA/FENWICK EXAMINER WYSZOMIERSKI, GEORGE P
1781 Ex Parte Wolever et al 10/984,914 PAK 103(a) WINSTON & STRAWN LLP EXAMINER STULII, VERA
1785 Ex Parte Burch et al 10/703,740 SMITH 112(1)/obviousness-type double patenting HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER HESS, BRUCE H
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Russo et al 10/744,301 LUCAS 101/102(e)/103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER CHEN, TE Y
2168 Ex Parte Blumenfeld 10/956,131 THOMAS 103(a) BLANK ROME LLP EXAMINER
MOBIN, HASANUL
2183 Ex Parte Dale et al 11/274,838 LUCAS 103(a)/obvious-type double patenting IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. EXAMINER FAHERTY, COREY S
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Walker 10/387,182 STEPHENS 103(a) SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. EXAMINER PAN, JOSEPH T
2451 Ex Parte Gracyk 10/425,831 HOFF 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER DIVECHA, KAMAL B
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Salemi et al 10/167,056 PATE III 102(b) James M. Deimen EXAMINER DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE
3616 Ex Parte Andres 10/820,289 BAHR 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER ILAN, RUTH
3637 Ex Parte Thrush et al 11/177,520 PATE III 102(b)/103(a) FISH & ASSOCIATES, PC EXAMINER CHEN, JOSE V
3693 Ex Parte Norquist et al 10/269,640 MOHANTY 103(a) Qwest Communications International Inc. EXAMINER KHATTAR, RAJESH
3695 Ex Parte Albornoz 10/759,966 FISCHETTI 102(b)/112(2)/101 FLEIT GIBBONS GUTMAN BONGINI & BIANCO P.L. EXAMINER MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Walker 10/371,787 HORNER 251/103(a) DAFFER MCDANIEL LLP EXAMINER COBURN, CORBETT B
3737 Ex Parte Brister et al 10/827,987 BAHR 102(e)/103(a) MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. EXAMINER LAMPRECHT, JOEL
REHEARING
DENIED
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Miller et al 09/774,515 BLANKENSHIP 103(a) Timothy T. Patula, Esq. PATULA & ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER RIES, LAURIE ANNE
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