ruschig, fressola

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1774 Ex Parte Meeuwssen et al 10/490,006 OWENS 103(a) GERSTENZANG, WILLIAM C. NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA EXAMINER MUI, CHRISTINE T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Baijens et al 10/515,620 SAINDON 102(b) Robert P Seitter RatnerPrestia EXAMINER HSIAO, JAMES K

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Oestreicher 11/047,295 CLARKE 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(b)/103(a) ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC EXAMINER CEGIELNIK, URSZULA M

3721 Ex Parte Engelfried 11/242,345 GREENHUT 102 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY EXAMINER LOW, LINDSAY M
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Simon et al 09/792,502 RUGGIERO 103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER HA, DAC V
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Namburi et al 10/617,350 FREDMAN 102(b)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting Glaxo Smith Kline c/o The Nath Law Group EXAMINER ANDERSON, JAMES D

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1785 Ex Parte Hagan et al 11/037,698 OWENS 102(b)/103(a) Roy W. Truelson EXAMINER FALASCO, LOUIS V

1789 Ex Parte Armstrong et al 10/889,481 OWENS 103(a) FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY EXAMINER TRAN LIEN, THUY

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Albert et al 11/052,207 THOMAS 101/103(A) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP EXAMINER FLEURANTIN, JEAN B

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Gimson 10/106,466 JEFFERY 102(b)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MADAMBA, GLENFORD J

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Mazzara et al 10/940,531 WHITEHEAD, JR. 112(1)/103(a) General Motors Corporation EXAMINER LAM, DUNG LE

The Specification must contain some guideposts, akin to “blaze marks” on trees that mark a trail that would establish the claimed invention “as something appellants actually invented.” In re Ruschig, 379 F.2d 990, 995 (CCPA 1967).

Ruschig, In re, 379 F.2d 990, 154 USPQ 118 (CCPA 1967) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2163, 2163.05
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Ferris 10/895,098 MILLS obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC EXAMINER BLAU, STEPHEN LUTHER

3711 Ex Parte TACKETT 11/748,360 GREENHUT 112(2)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(1)/112(2)/112(4) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. EXAMINER MENDIRATTA, VISHU K

Mere reference to a specific figure does not render the claim an omnibus-type claim, nor indefinite, as the Examiner suggests. Ans. 5. Compare Ex parte Fressola, 27 USPQ2d 1608 (BPAI 1993) (affirming a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph of a claim reciting a system “as disclosed in the specification and drawings herein”) with Ex parte Squires, 133 USPQ 598 (BPAI 1961) (reversing a rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph of a claim reciting a font “as shown in Fig. 1”).

Fressola, Ex parte, 27 USPQ2d 1608 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1993) . . . .2173.05(r), 2173.05(s)
REHEARING

DENIED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1736 Ex Parte Hilgendorff et al 11/564,494 GARRIS 103 BASF CATALYSTS LLC EXAMINER ZIMMER, ANTHONY J