REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Yu et al 10/489,157 PRATS 103(a)
Moser IP Law Group / Ansell Limited EXAMINER AHMED, HASAN SYED

As the Federal Circuit has stated, “it is not enough to simply show that the references disclose the claim limitations; in addition, ‘it can be important to identify a reason that would have prompted a person of ordinary skill in the art to combine the elements as the new invention does.’” Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. v. Maersk Contractors USA, Inc., 617 F.3d 1296, 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (quoting KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 401 (2007) (emphasis added).

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 USPQ2d 1385 (2007) . . . . . . . . .2141 to 2145, 2216, 2242, 2286, 2616, 2642, 2686.04

1611 Ex Parte Wolf 10/157,644 GREEN 103(a)
ROSS PRODUCTS DIVISION OF ABBOTT LABORATORIES EXAMINER CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA

1618 Ex Parte Fabo 10/381,889 GREEN 102(a, e)/103(a)
Ballard Spahr LLP EXAMINER EBRAHIM, NABILA G

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte McMahan et al 10/708,971 DIXON 103(a)
MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC For IBM EXAMINER KE, PENG

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2469 Ex Parte Beverly 10/319,732 NAPPI 102(e)/103(a)
Caven & Aghevli LLC c/o CPA Global EXAMINER MOORE, IAN N

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Brochheuser et al 10/562,349 SILVERBERG 103(a)
GKN Driveline/TTG c/o Kristin L. Murphy EXAMINER SULLIVAN, DEBRA M

3773 Ex Parte Hunt 10/815,105 BAHR 102(b)/103(a)
BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER RYCKMAN, MELISSA K

3721 Ex Parte Jackson et al 11/472,602 BARRETT 103(a)
Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC EXAMINER TAWFIK, SAMEH

3773 Ex Parte Schmieding 11/349,280 LEIBOVITZ 103(a)
DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER OU, JING RUI

3723 Ex Parte Tran et al 11/141,534 HORNER 103(a)/112(2) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED EXAMINER KARLS, SHAY LYNN

Because the claims are amenable to two constructions, we hold the claims as indefinite. See Ex Parte Miyazaki, 89 USPQ2d 1207, 1211 (BPAI 2008).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Chung et al 11/360,070 NAPPI 103(a)
MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC EXAMINER TRAN, TONY

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Ex Parte Olofsson et al 09/910,960 STAICOVICI 103(a)
NOVAK, DRUCE + QUIGG L.L.P. - PERGO EXAMINER MACARTHUR, VICTOR L

REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER REVERSED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1614 Ex parte WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Patent Owner & Appellant 90/010,459 6,063,776 LEBOVITZ 102(b)/103(a)
FOR PATENT OWNER: EDMUND J. SEASE FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: K & L GATES, LLP EXAMINER HUANG, EVELYN MEI original EXAMINER JORDAN, KIMBERLY R

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3711 ACUSHNET COMPANY Requester v. Patents of CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY Patent Owner 95/000,122 95/000,120 95/000,121 95/000,123 6,506,130 6,210,293 6,503,156 6,595,873 DELMENDO 102(b)/103(a)
Patent Owner: DOROTHY P. WHELAN FISH & RICHARDSON PC Third-Party Requester: Alan M. Grimaldi HOWREY LLP EXAMINER GELLNER, JEFFREY L original EXAMINERS TRIMIEW, RAEANN/ GRAHAM, MARK S

EXAMINER REVERSED 102(e) new ground of rejection 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3731 NuVASIVE, INC., Requester and Appellant v. Patent of ZIMMER SPINE, INC., Patent Owner and Respondent 95/000,449 6,936,051 LEBOVITZ 102(e)/103(a)
FOR PATENT OWNER: MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP FOR THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: FISH AND RICHARDSON, P.C. EXAMINER CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original EXAMINER REIP, DAVID OWEN

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Tarara et al 10/750,934 GREEN 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting
NOVARTIS EXAMINER SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H

1627 Ex Parte Ahluwalia et al 11/225,939 GREEN 103(a)
FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. EXAMINER SOROUSH, LAYLA

1611 Ex Parte Caldwell et al 10/029,407 GREEN 103(a)
BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP EXAMINER GHALI, ISIS A D

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Field et al 10/439,534 GARRIS 103(a)
CABOT CORPORATION EXAMINER JACKSON, MONIQUE R

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Srikant et al 10/139,576 JEFFERY 103(a)
JAMES M. STOVER TERADATA CORPORATION EXAMINER DEBROW, JAMES J

2178 Ex Parte Muhanna et al 10/855,727 COURTENAY 103(a)
Greg Goshorn, P.C. EXAMINER TSUI, WILSON W

2193 Ex Parte Fu 10/721,708 DIXON 102(b)/103(a)
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MITCHELL, JASON D

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Jones 10/865,501 STAICOVICI 103(a)
PEDERSEN & COMPANY, PLLC EXAMINER GORDON, STEPHEN T

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3776 Ex Parte Bowsher 10/810,245 LEBOVITZ 102(b)/103(a)
THOMAS P O'CONNELL EXAMINER DOAN, ROBYN KIEU

REHEARING

DENIED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1614 Ex Parte Rousset et al 11/659,901 ADAMS 103(a)
Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. EXAMINER POLANSKY, GREGG