klein

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte NARWANKAR et al 10/851,561 FRANKLIN 103(a) Applied Materials, Inc. EXAMINER GAMBETTA, KELLY M

1733 Ex Parte Shimizu et al 10/497,664 SMITH 103(a) McDermott Will & Emery EXAMINER ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

1734 Ex Parte Jones 11/411,858 HANLON 102(a,e,b)/103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER KOSLOW, CAROL M

1785 Ex Parte Wilde et al 11/194,498 NAGUMO 112(2)/103(a) HARNESS DICKEY & PIERCE, PLC EXAMINER HIGGINS, GERARD T

1786 Ex Parte Collias et al 11/606,821 SMITH 102(a)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER MATZEK, MATTHEW D

1786 Ex Parte Collias et al 11/606,820 SMITH 102(a)/103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER MATZEK, MATTHEW D

1798 Ex Parte Hamann 11/271,005 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. EXAMINER NELSON, MICHAEL B

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Gunasekar et al 10/903,590 HUGHES 103(a) VERIZON EXAMINER TRAN, MYLINH T

2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Berthou et al 10/531,081 HAHN 103(a) LOWE HAUPTMAN HAM & BERNER, LLP EXAMINER MCNALLY, KERRI L

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Hahn-Carlson et al 11/120,630 MOHANTY 101/112(2)/103(a) CRAWFORD MAUNU PLLC EXAMINER SHAAWAT, MUSSA A

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Peppel 11/089,183 McCARTHY 102(b)/103(a) KLEIN, O'NEILL & SINGH, LLP EXAMINER VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG

3767 Ex Parte Babaev 11/536,928 HORNER 103(a) Bacoustics, LLC EXAMINER CARPENTER, WILLIAM R
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Charmot et al 10/814,749 MILLS 103(a) SENNIGER POWERS LLP (ILPS) EXAMINER YOUNG, MICAH PAUL

The Board must provide sound reasoning and substantial evidence to support a finding of analogous art, such as solving a similar problem. In re Klein, 98 USPQ2d 1991 (Fed. Cir. 2011).

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2826 Ex Parte Yun et al 11/374,644 RUGGIERO 102(b)/103(a) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC EXAMINER KUO, WENSING W

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Rodriguez et al 11/176,531 PATE III 102(b)/103(a) William D. Durkee EXAMINER LAVINDER, JACK W

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Robieu et al 10/711,950 HORNER 103(a) GUDRUN E. HUCKETT DRAUDT EXAMINER CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a)

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3651 Ex Parte 6328180 et al 90/010,115 09/172,556 Ex parte Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. Appellant and Patent Owner TURNER 102(b)/103(a) PATENT OWNER: DOCKET CLERK THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: PAUL MORICO BAKER BOTTS, L.L.P. EXAMINER JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R original EXAMINER NOLAND, KENNETH W

EXAMINER REVERSED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1635 Ex Parte 6103490 et al 90/010,557 08/261,989 Ex parte DANISCO U.S., INC. LEBOVITZ obviousness-type double-patenting FOR PATENT OWNER: ROPES & GRAY, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: MICHAEL W. KRENICKY NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC. EXAMINER CAMPELL, BRUCE R original EXAMINER SHIBUYA, MARK LANCE
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Letari et al 11/909,287 WALSH 103(a) ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. EXAMINER KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Zhao et al 11/957,423 McKELVEY 103(a) THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY EXAMINER FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1762 Ex Parte Yu et al 10/867,146 SMITH 102(b)/103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS

1763 Ex Parte Mentak 11/494,911 HANLON 103(a) SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY (US) LLP EXAMINER WANG, CHUN CHENG

1783 Ex Parte Kelly 10/889,998 NAGUMO 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) CANTOR COLBURN LLP EXAMINER O'HERN, BRENT T

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Metsatahti et al 10/715,162 DANG 103(a) Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP EXAMINER SAEED, USMAAN

2168 Ex Parte Gent et al 11/303,048 DANG 103(a) PERKINS COIE LLP EXAMINER MORRISON, JAY A

2192 Ex Parte Roth et al 10/927,859 HUGHES 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER YIGDALL, MICHAEL J

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Riche et al 10/284,080 JEFFERY 102(e) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) LADAS & PARRY EXAMINER DENNISON, JERRY B

2451 Ex Parte DeBruine et al 09/814,426 SAADAT 103(a) FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova EXAMINER DIVECHA, KAMAL B

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 11/093,322 HOFF 102(e) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD EXAMINER SABOURI, MAZDA

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Wirbeleit et al 11/099,755 JEFFERY 112(1)/103(a) WILLIAMS, MORGAN & AMERSON EXAMINER HU, SHOUXIANG

2815 Ex Parte Jung et al 10/969,995 DILLON 103(a) SHERR & VAUGHN, PLLC EXAMINER DIAZ, JOSE R

2815 Ex Parte Artaki et al 10/870,102 ROBERTSON 112(1)/103(a) IP Legal Services EXAMINER LEE, EUGENE

2839 Ex Parte Drescher et al 10/541,723 BAUMEISTER 103(a) Delphi Technologies, Inc. EXAMINER IMAS, VLADIMIR

2874 Ex Parte Whitehead 11/240,400 HAHN 102(e)/103(a) Emcore Corporation EXAMINER RAHLL, JERRY T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Kusic 11/454,309 MOHANTY 103(a) TOM KUSIC EXAMINER DINH, TIEN QUANG

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Larsen 10/690,421 SPAHN 102(b)/103(a) Thompson E. Fehr EXAMINER LEWIS, RALPH A

3748 Ex Parte Lamb et al 11/535,100 HORNER 103(a) Jerome R. Drouillard EXAMINER DAVIS, MARY ALICE

3763 Ex Parte Weaver et al 10/768,571 SAINDON 103(a) Bingham McCutchen LLP EXAMINER STIGELL, THEODORE J

3768 Ex Parte Mullick et al 11/045,838 ASTORINO 102(b)/103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER LE, LONG V