syntex

REVERSED

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
07/14/2011 3686 Ex Parte Jacobus et al 11/141,430 PETRAVICK 103(a) John G. Posa Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C. EXAMINER NGUYEN, HIEP VAN
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
07/13/2011 1789 Ex Parte Joseph et al 11/062,162 MILLS 103(a) CARSTENS & CAHOON, LLP EXAMINER GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
07/13/2011 1619 Ex Parte Morelli et al 10/680,703 GREEN 112(1)/103(a) ECOLAB USA INC. EXAMINER JAGOE, DONNA A

“A statement that a particular combination is not a preferred embodiment does not teach away absent clear
discouragement of that combination.” Syntex (USA) LLC v. Apotex, Inc., 407 F.3d 1371, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (citations deleted).

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
07/13/2011 2172 Ex Parte Edwards et al 10/973,123 HOMERE 103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER ABDUL-ALI, OMAR R

07/14/2011 2177 Ex Parte Sherman 10/951,313 DANG 102(e) Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. EXAMINER PAULA, CESAR B

2600 Communications
07/14/2011 2617 Ex Parte Ishihara et al 10/333,393 GONSALVES 103(a) EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE LLP EXAMINER SAMS, MATTHEW C

07/13/2011 2627 Ex Parte Rumpf et al 09/854,393 BAUMEISTER 103(a) WPAT, PC EXAMINER ORTIZ CRIADO, JORGE L

07/13/2011 2628 Ex Parte Madden et al 11/166,975 WHITEHEAD, JR. 102(e)/103(a) Nixon Peabody LLP EXAMINER HARRISON, CHANTE E

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
07/14/2011 3624 Ex Parte Macy et al 10/905,254 FETTING 101/102(b) MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC FOR BOFA EXAMINER SANTIAGO, LUIS F

07/13/2011 3625 Ex Parte Allocca et al 11/555,958 FETTING 102(e)/103(a) FENWICK & WEST LLP EXAMINER AIRAPETIAN, MILA