Friday October 8, 2010

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte Case et al 11/486,254 MILLS 102(b)/103(a)/112(2) ROBINS & PASTERNAK EXAMINER LIU, SUE XU

Ex Parte Rosen 10/876,491 WALSH 103(a) FISH & ASSOCIATES, PC ROBERT D. FISH EXAMINER ROBERTS, LEZAH

Ex Parte Zebedee et al 12/077,046 PRATS 102(e)/103(a) JOSEPH E. MUETH, ESQ. EXAMINER LUCAS, ZACHARIAH

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Mohamed 10/452,341 BAHR 103(a) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED EXAMINER FOX, CHARLES A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte Song et al 11/094,498 FREDMAN 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER SHIBUYA, MARK LANCE

See In re Fulton, 391 F.3d 1195, 1201 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (“The prior art's mere disclosure of more than one alternative does not constitute a teaching away from any … alternatives because such disclosure does not criticize, discredit, or otherwise discourage the solution claimed .…”)

Fulton, In re, 391 F.3d 1195, 73 USPQ2d 1141 (Fed. Cir. 2004) . . . . 2123, 2141.02, 2143.01, 2145

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
Ex Parte Rogers et al 10/764,237 HORNER 102(b)/102(e) ARCHER & GREINER, P.C. JOHN F. LETCHFORD EXAMINER DOAN, ROBYN KIEU

Sage Prods., Inc. v. Devon Indus., Inc., 126 F.3d 1420, 1427-28 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (“[W]here a claim recites a function, but then goes on to elaborate sufficient structure, material, or acts within the claim itself to perform entirely the recited function, the claim is not in means-plus-function format” even if the claim uses the term “means.”).

Sage Prods., Inc. v. Devon Indus., Inc., 126 F.3d 1420, 44 USPQ2d 1103 (Fed. Cir. 1997) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2181

See In re Wiggins, 488 F.2d 538, 543 (CCPA 1973) (stating that evidence of commercial success, unexpected results, etc. is not pertinent to a rejection made under § 102(b), and that such evidence “no matter how striking could not overcome a rejection of a claim based on its lack of novelty. It simply is not relevant or material to that point.”).

Wiggins, In re, 488 F.2d 538, 179 USPQ 421 (CCPA 1973) . . . . .2121.02, 2131.04, 2173.02, 2173.05(b)