caveney, bosies, papesch

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Keum et al 10/619,512 TIMM 103(a) CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP EXAMINER KACKAR, RAM N

1727 Ex Parte Vyas et al 11/068,489 GARRIS 103(a) MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION EXAMINER LAIOS, MARIA J

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2832 Ex Parte Ludwig 10/703,023 JEFFERY 102(e) Lester F. Ludwig EXAMINER FLETCHER, MARLON T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Vanderhye 10/970,991 SPAHN 112(2)/103(a) ROBERT A. VANDERHYE EXAMINER PARSLEY, DAVID J

3655 Ex Parte Gmirya 10/621,129 SILVERBERG 102(b)/103(a) Carlson, Gaskey, & Olds, P.C./Sikorsky EXAMINER PANG, ROGER L

An examiner's burden of proving unpatentability when rejecting claims in a patent application is by a preponderance of the evidence. In re Caveney, 761 F.2d 671, 674 (Fed. Cir. 1985). In order to satisfy this standard, the evidence must demonstrate that it is more likely than not that the alleged facts are actually true. See Bosies v. Benedict, 27 F.3d 539, 541-42 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (the preponderance of the evidence standard requires the finder of fact to believe that the existence of a fact is more probable than its nonexistence).

Caveney, In re, 761 F.2d 671, 226 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2133.03(b)

Bosies v. Benedict, 27 F.3d 539, 30 USPQ2d 1862 (Fed. Cir. 1994) . . . . . . . 2138.04

3682 Ex Parte Levy et al 10/028,751 FETTING 102(b)/103(a) Foley & Lardner LLP EXAMINER BROWN, ALVIN L

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Johnson et al 10/969,392 SPAHN 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER NGUYEN, PHONG H

3743 Ex Parte Srinivasachar et al 10/961,697 BAHR 103(a) MICHAUD-KINNEY GROUP LLP EXAMINER RINEHART, KENNETH

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Stumvoll et al 10/027,625 GRIMES 102(b)/103(a) PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR, LLP EXAMINER ROONEY, NORA MAUREEN

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Yoneda et al 10/203,620 FETTING 103(a) KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP EXAMINER VALENTI, ANDREA M

3682 Ex Parte Hind et al 09/859,359 FETTING 103(a) MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC For IBM EXAMINER BOVEJA, NAMRATA

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Everett 10/932,523 SPAHN 103(a) Christopher M. Goff EXAMINER PAYER, HWEI SIU CHOU

3727 Ex Parte Nouvel 11/785,758 BAHR 103(a) PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN, LLP EXAMINER SHAKERI, HADI

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART; REVERSED-IN-PART; 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3672 TESCO CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95/001,117 7,213,656 LEBOVITZ 103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: BRACEWELL & GIULIANI EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER STEPHENSON, DANIEL P

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1743 Ex Parte Fregonese et al 11/233,638 GARRIS 103(a) Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus P.A. EXAMINER HEITBRINK, JILL LYNNE

1761 Ex Parte Shoaf et al 10/738,960 GUEST 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

See In re Papesch, 315 F.2d 381, 391 (CCPA 1963) (“a compound and all of its properties are inseparable”).

Papesch, In re, 315 F.2d 381, 137 USPQ 43 (CCPA 1963) . . . . .716.02(a), 2141.02, 2144.08, 2144.09

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2478 Ex Parte Ortiz et al 10/174,597 LUCAS 103(a) Milton S. Sales Eastman Kodak Company EXAMINER BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Ahn et al 11/372,597 RUGGIERO 103(a) STETINA BRUNDA GARRED & BRUCKER EXAMINER CLARK, SHEILA V

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Costa 10/420,350 FETTING 112(1) AT&T Legal Department - GMG EXAMINER SHAH, AMEE A

3626 Ex Parte Vonk et al 09/881,041 FETTING 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) David W. Highet, VP & Chief IP Counsel Becton, Dickinson and Company EXAMINER SEREBOFF, NEAL

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Pesce et al 11/106,402 SILVERBERG 102(e)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER ZALUKAEVA, TATYANA

3764 Ex Parte Datta 10/836,489 BAHR 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER ANDERSON, CATHARINE L

REHEARING

DENIED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Bubnis et al 11/090,486 PRATS 102 WYETH LLC EXAMINER WAX, ROBERT A

NEW

REVERSED

2629 Ex Parte Aufranc et al 10/693,287 NAPPI 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER SIM, YONG H

3742 Ex Parte Haas et al 11/162,615 SILVERBERG 103(a) BARNES & THORNBURG LLP EXAMINER PAIK, SANG YEOP

3685 Ex Parte Lundvik et al 11/220,380 FETTING 112(1)/103(a) ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. EXAMINER QAYYUM, ZESHAN

3762 Ex Parte Phillips et al 10/693,001 SILVERBERG 103(a) SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A. EXAMINER MANUEL, GEORGE C

3627 Ex Parte Todd et al 09/962,408 FETTING 112(2)/103(a) EMC CORPORATION c/o DALY, CROWLEY, MOFFORD & DURKEE, LLP EXAMINER SHAAWAT, MUSSA A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3691 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 10/667,036 FETTING 103(a) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD EXAMINER HAMILTON, LALITA M

AFFIRMED

3691 Ex Parte Gilbert 09/728,152 FETTING 103(a) PITNEY BOWES INC. EXAMINER KAZIMI, HANI M

2193 Ex Parte Nanja et al 10/327,848 BARRY 103(a) Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC EXAMINER VU, TUAN A

3684 Ex Parte Phelan et al 10/112,208 FETTING 102(b)/103(a) CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP EXAMINER VIZVARY, GERALD C

3628 Ex Parte Ryan et al 10/707,509 FETTING 103(a) PITNEY BOWES INC. EXAMINER VETTER, DANIEL

3686 Ex Parte Vanderveen et al 10/361,704 FETTING 102(b) McDermott Will & Emery LLP EXAMINER RANGREJ, SHEETAL