REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Matson 11/323,844 McCOLLUM 112(1) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS, LLP (SF) EXAMINER KIM, YOUNG J

1621 Ex Parte Genger et al 10/525,468 SMITH 103(a) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP EXAMINER KEYS, ROSALYND ANN

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Pfeiler 11/258,857 SMITH 103(a) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. EXAMINER PATEL, DEVANG R

1722 Ex Parte Meagley et al 10/956,284 COLAIANNI 112(1) MISSION/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER WALKE, AMANDA C

1792 Ex Parte Cassidy et al 11/235,397 WARREN 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) ROBERT A. KENT EXAMINER FLETCHER III, WILLIAM P

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Brodhun et al 10/965,186 DANG 102(e)/103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD N

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Herbeck et al 10/365,298 KRIVAK 102(e) Grant A. Johnson IBM Corporation EXAMINER OSMAN, RAMY M

2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Tamura et al 10/553,424 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH EXAMINER NEWMAN, MICHAEL A

2629 Ex Parte May 10/620,811 WHITEHEAD, JR. 102(e)/103(a) Novak Druce DeLuca + Quigg LLP (CSR) EXAMINER SHERMAN, STEPHEN G

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2871 Ex Parte Class-Dieter et al 10/439,769 MacDONALD 103(a) King & Spaulding LLP EXAMINER RUDE, TIMOTHY L

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3693 Ex Parte Brusso et al 10/358,644 CRAWFORD 103(a) BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. EXAMINER KHATTAR, RAJESH

3664 Ex Parte Gildenberg 12/259,456 BAHR 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP EXAMINER TRAN, KHOI H

3686 Ex Parte Wahlbin et al 09/969,020 CRAWFORD 101/112(2)/103(a) ERIC B. MEYERTONS CONLEY, ROSE & TAYON, P.C. EXAMINER KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3767 Ex Parte Jasperson et al 10/809,157 BAHR 102(e)/102(b)/103(a) IPLM GROUP, P.A. EXAMINER GILBERT, ANDREW M

3723 Ex Parte Swisher et al 11/466,641 BAHR 103(a) Deborah M. Altman PPG Industries, Inc. EXAMINER NGUYEN, DUNG V

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Chickering et al 11/257,473 CRAWFORD 101/103(a) LEE & HAYES, PLLC EXAMINER ROBINSON BOYCE, AKIBA K

REEXAMINATION

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3652 Ex parte VICTOR G. CAPONEY Appellant 90/008,963 6,616,400 ROBERTSON 305/112(1)/112(2)/103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: Joseph T. Guy, Ph.D. Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLC FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Thomas E. Epting Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann PC EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER FOX, CHARLES A

35 U.S.C. § 305 reads, in relevant part: “No proposed amended or new claim enlarging the scope of a claim of the patent will be permitted in a reexamination proceeding under this chapter.”

A claim under reexamination is broader in scope than the original patent claims “if it contains within its scope any conceivable apparatus or process which would not have infringed the original patent . . . A claim that is broader in any respect is considered to be broader than the original claims even though it may be narrower in other respects.” In re Freeman, 30 F.3d 1459, 1464 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (applying test for enlargement in reissue applications under 35 U.S.C. § 251 of Tillotston Ltd. V. Walbro Corp, 831 F.2d 1033, 1037 n.2 (Fed. Cir. 1987), to § 305).

Freeman, In re, 30 F.3d 1459, 31 USPQ2d 1444 (Fed. Cir. 1994). . . 706.03(w), 2250, 2666.01

Tillotson Ltd. v. Walbro Corp., 831 F.2d 1033, 4 USPQ2d 1450 (Fed. Cir. 1987) . . .1412.03

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1614 Ex Parte Witzig et al 10/979,284 WALSH 103(a) HOWSON & HOWSON LLP EXAMINER ANDERSON, JAMES D

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Froseth et al 09/780,273 SMITH 103(a) GENERAL MILLS, INC. EXAMINER THAKUR, VIREN A

1761 Ex Parte Braeckman et al 10/851,713 WALSH 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

1776 Ex Parte McCrea et al 11/616,398 HASTINGS 103(a) VENABLE, CAMPILLO, LOGAN & MEANEY, P.C. EXAMINER STELLING, LUCAS A

1761 Ex Parte Miller et al 10/468,882 SMITH 102(b) THORPE NORTH & WESTERN, LLP. EXAMINER KOPEC, MARK T

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Guido et al 10/814,551 BLANKENSHIP 103(a) COATS & BENNETT/IBM EXAMINER ORR, HENRY W

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Ex Parte Baker et al 10/523,940 MacDONALD 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER ELPENORD, CANDAL

2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Morikawa 10/521,166 MARTIN 103(a) RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC EXAMINER REINIER, BARBARA DIANE

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Pekny et al 10/683,075 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) LEFFERT JAY & POLGLAZE, P.A. EXAMINER NGUYEN, VAN THU T

REHEARING

DENIED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Distefano 10/418,470 LUCAS 103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL LLP ATTN: STEVEN M. GREENBERG, ESQ. EXAMINER RIES, LAURIE ANNE