REVERSED

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2858 Ex Parte Duesselberg 11/220,105 MacDONALD 103(a) STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY EXAMINER BOATENG, ALEXIS ASIEDUA

REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2642 Ex parte RAY J. FRISE 90/008,635 6,628,771 MacDONALD 102(b)/103(a) HENRY KERNIUS DAVID NOCILLY BOND, SCHOENECK & King EXAMINER CHOI, WOO H original EXAMINER TIEU, BENNY QUOC

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1772 Ex Parte Bagci et al 11/264,473 GARRIS 102(b)/103(a) HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. EXAMINER KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

1762 Ex Parte Schmidt-Thummes et al 10/541,206 GAUDETTE 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER BERNSHTEYN, MICHAEL

“[B]y definition, any superior property must be unexpected to be considered as evidence of non-obviousness.” Pfizer, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc., 480 F.3d 1348, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2007).

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Doris et al 10/695,748 WHITEHEAD, JR. 102(e) WHITHAM, CURTIS & CHRISTOFFERSON & COOK, P.C. EXAMINER CAO, PHAT X

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Semmes 11/323,362 McCARTHY 103(a) MARK S. HUBERT EXAMINER PATEL, VINOD D

The established precedent of our reviewing Court sets up a two-fold test for determining whether art is nonanalogous: “First, we decide if the reference is within the field of the inventor’s endeavor. If it is not, we proceed to determine whether the reference is reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor was involved.” In re Deminski, 796 F.2d 436, 442 (Fed. Cir. 1986). One determines whether a prior art reference is within the same field of endeavor as the subject matter of a claim by comparing the structure and function of the claimed subject matter to that of the subject matter disclosed in the reference. In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Deminski, In re, 796 F.2d 436, 230 USPQ 313 (Fed. Cir. 1986) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2141.01(a)

Bigio, In re, 381 F.3d 1320, 72 USPQ2d1209 (Fed. Cir. 2004) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2141.01(a)

REMANDED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2117 Ex Parte Schnyder 10/525,778 JORDAN Siemens Corporation EXAMINER NGUYEN, STEVE N