REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Ou-Yang 10/725,795 TIMM Dissenting SMITH 102(b)/103(a) PEARNE & GORDON LLP EXAMINER JOLLEY, KIRSTEN
1724 Ex Parte Shiota et al 10/436,479 SMITH 103(a) McDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY EXAMINER VAN, LUAN V
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2154 Ex Parte Djugash et al 10/865,261 STEPHENS 103(a) MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC EXAMINER RAAB, CHRISTOPHER J
2182 Ex Parte Brune et al 10/399,272 MacDONALD 102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Joseph S Tripoli Thomson Multimedia Licensing Inc EXAMINER PARK, ILWOO
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Li et al 10/404,288 SAADAT 103(a) KEVIN L. RUSSELL CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL LLP EXAMINER NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Ong et al 11/782,812 HAHN 102(b)/103(a) FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER EXAMINER SNOW, COLLEEN ERIN
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Whitworth et al 11/970,885 MOHANTY 103(a) Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt EXAMINER RIVIERE, HEIDI M
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Franson et al 11/266,973 COCKS 102(b)/103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER HWU, DAVIS D
3761 Ex Parte Zander et al 11/020,844 BAHR 102(b)/103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Ma et al 10/786,707 HASTINGS 102(b)/103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER FORTUNA, ANA M
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Raikar et al 10/632,446 KRIVAK 102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER SHIN, KYUNG H
2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Andreasson et al 10/980,040 KRIVAK 102(e)/103(a) ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE, LLP EXAMINER LIEU, JULIE BICHNGOC
2618 Ex Parte Vance 10/709,345 FRAHM 103(a) MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC EXAMINER HUANG, WEN WU
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte Bossler et al 10/869,685 KAUFFMAN 103(a) TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. EXAMINER LOUIE, WAE LENNY
In support of their contention that the additional limitations of claims 4-6 and 9 are not merely matters of design choice, Appellants cite In re Chu, 66 F.3d 292 (Fed. Cir. 1995). App. Br. 9-17; Reply Br. 8-17. To the contrary, Chu supports the Examiner‟s conclusion that such modifications were a matter of obvious design choice where, as here, Appellants fail to describe any difference in function between the prior art and the claims, or to identify any unexpected results attributable to the limitations of those claims. In re Chu, at 298-99 (a finding of “design choice” is appropriate where the applicant fails to set forth any reasons why the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art would result in a different function or give unexpected results (citing In re Rice, 341 F.2d 309, 314 (CCPA 1965)). Further, Appellants‟ contention that the proposed modification is not merely a matter of design choice, “since there is no teaching or suggestion in the art” (App. Br. 10) is unpersuasive because the Supreme Court has rejected the rigid requirement for a teaching, suggestion or motivation to be in the prior art. KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 418 (2007).
Chu, In re, 66 F.3d 292, 36 USPQ2d 1089 (Fed. Cir. 1995) . . . . . . . 201.11, 716.02(f), 1504.20, 2145
KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 USPQ2d 1385 (2007) . . . . . . . . .2141 to 2145, 2216, 2242, 2286, 2616, 2642, 2686.04
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Hogg et al 10/674,914 KAUFFMAN 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C EXAMINER NGUYEN, HUONG Q
AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Perricone et al 10/750,390 MILLS 112(1)/112(2)/103(a)/37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC EXAMINER ARNOLD, ERNST V
1648 Ex Parte Ertl et al 10/480,793 MILLS 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) HOWSON & HOWSON LLP EXAMINER HILL, MYRON G
1653 Ex Parte Knize 11/387,291 MILLS 103(a) Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY EXAMINER SHEN, BIN
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Eibeck et al 11/815,723 COLAIANNI 103(a) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP EXAMINER SHEH, ANTHONY H
Moreover, Appellants have failed to provide an adequate basis that other embodiments falling within the scope of the claim will behave in the same manner as the tested compositions. In re Kao, No. 2010-1308, 2011 WL 1832537, at *8 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2011 page 17).
1747 Ex Parte Maziers 11/597,227 COLAIANNI 103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER MCNALLY, DANIEL
1782 Ex Parte Bertolino et al 11/203,318 PAK 102(b) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC EXAMINER MIGGINS, MICHAEL C
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 Ex Parte Monteleone 10/410,820 DANG 102(b) JACK SCHWARTZ & ASSOCIATES, PLLC EXAMINER BECKER, SHASHI KAMALA
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Zuk et al 10/072,683 LUCAS 103(a) HARRITY & HARRITY, LLP EXAMINER ARANI, TAGHI T
2478 Ex Parte Ueda et al 10/244,104 WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R
2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Kanevsky et al 10/609,769 DROESCH 103(a) PAUL D. GREELEY, ESQ. OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, L.L.P. EXAMINER WHIPKEY, JASON T
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Jacobson 11/467,692 WHITEHEAD, JR. Concurring-In-Part BAUMEISTER 103(a) CONLEY ROSE, P.C. EXAMINER BHAT, ADITYA S
2858 Ex Parte Philbrook 11/207,419 HOFF 103(a) WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KELLY, P.A. EXAMINER PIGGUSH, AARON C
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Chang et al 10/273,679 TURNER 103(a)/37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 CAMPBELL STEPHENSON LLP EXAMINER KARDOS, NEIL R
3686 Ex Parte Wahlbin et al 09/969,024 FISCHETTI 103(a) ERIC B. MEYERTONS CONLEY, ROSE & TAYON, P.C. EXAMINER KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D
NEW
REVERSED
1777 Ex Parte Berlin et al 10/262,349 KRATZ 112(1) Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (INTEL) EXAMINER GAKH, YELENA G
2165 Ex Parte Brown et al 09/968,353 SMITH 102(a)/103(a) KONRAD RAYNES & VICTOR, LLP EXAMINER ABEL JALIL, NEVEEN
1727 Ex Parte Kearl et al 11/168,712 OWENS 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND
2168 Ex Parte Labossiere et al 10/857,172 POTHIER 102(b) Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. EXAMINER SANDERS, AARON J
1716 Ex Parte Lenz 12/078,348 OWENS 102(b) LOWE HAUPTMAN HAM & BERNER, LLP EXAMINER GRAMAGLIA, MAUREEN
1767 Ex Parte Menovcik et al 11/239,606 NAGUMO 103(a) Harness, Dickey and Pierce, P.L.C. EXAMINER HEINCER, LIAM J
2451 Ex Parte Mullendore et al 10/393,957 MANTIS MERCADER 112(1)/102(e) HENSLEY KIM & HOLZER, LLC EXAMINER PATEL, DHAIRYA A
1716 Ex Parte Nishio et al 10/902,032 HANLON 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP EXAMINER MACARTHUR, SYLVIA
2163 Ex Parte Olivieri et al 11/035,262 HUGHES 103(a) DUKE W. YEE YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER LIE, ANGELA M
1784 Ex Parte Taylor et al 11/290,812 GARRIS 112(1)/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER XU, LING X
1716 Ex Parte Tsukamoto et al 11/390,196 GAUDETTE 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER CHANDRA, SATISH
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
3641 Ex Parte Eberhart et al 11/011,318 HOELTER 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) WIGGIN AND DANA LLP EXAMINER JOHNSON, STEPHEN
3727 Ex Parte Fisher 10/821,071 STAICOVICI 102(b)/103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER MULLER, BRYAN R
3753 Ex Parte Lochtefeld et al 11/431,910 BARRETT 102(b)/103(a) KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP EXAMINER PRICE, CRAIG JAMES
1723 Ex Parte Voss et al 10/858,656 COLAIANNI 103(a) BASF CATALYSTS LLC EXAMINER HANDAL, KAITY V
AFFIRMED
1774 Ex Parte Kelm 11/264,905 WARREN 103(a) FINA TECHNOLOGY INC EXAMINER LEUNG, JENNIFER A
1762 Ex Parte Ma et al 11/067,436 KRATZ 112(2)/102/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS
1742 Ex Parte Richard 10/362,623 GUEST 103(a) BARNES & THORNBURG LLP EXAMINER VARGOT, MATHIEU D
1788 Ex Parte Saitou et al 10/921,845 COLAIANNI 103(a) SUGHRUE-265550 CHANG, VICTOR S
REHEARING
DENIED
1787 Ex Parte Breese et al 11/053,962 HANLON 103(a) LyondellBasell Industries EXAMINER KRUER, KEVIN R
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