herz

REVERSED

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Andersson 11/261,177 DILLON obviousness-type double patenting/112(1)/102(b)/103(a) POTOMAC PATENT GROUP PLLC EXAMINER WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Bernard et al 11/222,688 SAINDON 102(b) MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP EXAMINER WOOD, KIMBERLY T

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Chen et al 10/631,068 KAUFFMAN 103(a) DUKE W. YEE YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER UTAMA, ROBERT J

3754 Ex Parte Garcia et al 10/525,224 SAINDON 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER NGO, LIEN M
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Student et al 11/554,705 SCHEINER 102(a,e)/102(b)/103(a) MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.-Quartz c/o DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP EXAMINER SOROUSH, LAYLA

“[C]laims are given their broadest reasonable construction consistent with the specification. . . . [A]n applicant who has not clearly limited his claims is in a weak position to assert a narrow construction. Therefore, in construing the phrase ‘consisting essentially of’ in appellants’ claims, it is necessary and proper to determine whether their specification reasonably supports a construction that would include additives such as [those in the prior art].” In re Herz, 537 F.2d 549, 551 (CCPA 1976).

Herz, In re, 537 F.2d 549, 190 USPQ 461 (CCPA 1976). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2111.03
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Young 10/315,562 BARRY 103(a) LAW OFFICE OF JIM BOICE EXAMINER STACE, BRENT S

AFFIRMED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Ahmed et al 11/116,553 DESHPANDE 103(a) SMITH FROHWEIN TEMPEL GREENLEE BLAHA LLC EXAMINER RIAD, AMINE

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte Galai et al 10/483,997 LORIN 112(1)/103(a) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER COLBERT, ELLA