AK steel, hengehold

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Wang et al 09/767,538 GRIMES 102(e)/103(a) Yingyi Wang Hypromatrix , Inc. EXAMINER LUNDGREN, JEFFREY S

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2122 Ex Parte Root et al 11/035,651 DANG 103(a) Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global EXAMINER RIFKIN, BEN M

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Jamieson 09/789,401 NAPPI 103(a) MISSION/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER WARREN, MATTHEW E

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Ralph et al 11/107,610 CALVE 102(b) NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, P.A. EXAMINER CARTER, TARA ROSE E

3721 Ex Parte Tatsuno 11/698,949 HORNER 103(a) WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. EXAMINER LOPEZ, MICHELLE
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2481 Ex Parte Lin et al 10/493,347 KRIVAK obviousness-type double patenting/102(b)/103(a) Joseph S Tripoli Thomson Multimedia Licensing Inc EXAMINER CHIO, TAT CHI

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 Ex Parte Aggour et al 11/552,538 PETRAVICK 102(b)/103(a) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER KANG, IRENE S
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
1773 Ex Parte 7090906 et al 95/001,010, 95/001,020 & 90/010,016 ANEMOSTAT PRODUCTS and TECHNICAL GLASS PRODUCTS Requesters and Respondents v. Patent of O’KEEFFE’S, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant LEBOVITZ 102(b)/103(a)/112(1)/112(2) FOR PATENT OWNER: JONES DAY FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: NICHOLAS J. TUCCILLO McCORMICK, PAULDING & HUBER, LLP EXAMINER STEIN, STEPHEN J FLIESLER MEYER LLP original EXAMINER CHEN, VIVIAN

The phrase “consisting essentially of” in a patent claim “has long been understood to permit inclusion of components not listed in a claim, provided that they do not ‘materially affect the basic and novel properties of the invention.’” AK Steel Corp. v. Sollac, 344 F.3d 1234, 1239 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (citations omitted)

AK Steel Corp. v. Sollac, 344 F.3d 1234, 68 USPQ2d 1280 (Fed. Cir. 2003) . . . . . . . 2111.03, 2163, 2164.08
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte McDonnell et al 11/119,703 GAUDETTE 103(a) Loctite Corporation EXAMINER TOLIN, MICHAEL A

1783 Ex Parte Buttgen et al 10/487,038 GARRIS 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER O'HERN, BRENT T

1787 Ex Parte Wiercinski et al 11/257,511 GUEST 103(a) W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN EXAMINER HUANG, CHENG YUAN

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 Ex Parte Bartek et al 10/326,004 HOMERE 101/103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER BECKER, SHASHI KAMALA

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Gierl et al 11/622,722 DANG 112(1) O'Shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.C. EXAMINER BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL

2627 Ex Parte Arya 11/143,273 KRIVAK 102(b) HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP EXAMINER DRAVININKAS, ADAM B

2627 Ex Parte Arya 11/144,002 KRIVAK 112(2)/102(b) HITACHI C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP EXAMINER DRAVININKAS, ADAM B

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Saaski et al 10/809,043 DANG 102(b) HOFFMANN & BARON, LLP EXAMINER LEON, EDWIN A

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Ueno 10/549,453 McCARTHY 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC EXAMINER ROSE, ROBERT A

Furthermore, the Board does not review procedural issues or engage in the supervision of Examiners. See In re Hengehold, 440 F.2d 1395, 1403 (CCPA 1971).

Hengehold, In re, 440 F.2d 1395, 169 USPQ 473 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .821
3785 Ex Parte Mueller et al 11/068,060 HORNER 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C EXAMINER COX, ALEXIS K