atofina, schauman, costello

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Price 10/627,166 GAUDETTE 102(b)/103(a) MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC EXAMINER MARCANTONI, PAUL D

The Examiner is also directed to Atofina v. Great Lakes Chem. Corp., 441 F.3d 991, 999-1000 (Fed. Cir. 2006), wherein the Federal Circuit explained that a finding of overlapping ranges alone is insufficient to establish a prima facie case of anticipation. In order to anticipate, a reference must identify something falling within the claimed subject matter with sufficient specificity to constitute a description thereof within the purview of § 102. In re Schaumann, 572 F.2d 312, 317 (CCPA 1978).

Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp, 441 F.3d 991 USPQ2d 1417 (Fed. Cir. 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2131.03

Schauman, In re, 572 F.2d 312, 197 USPQ 5 (CCPA 1978) . . . 706.02(m), 2131.02, 2144.08

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Si et al 11/231,312 SIU 103(a) Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. EXAMINER CHU, GABRIEL L

2177 Ex Parte Fernstrom 11/013,368 DIXON 103(a) Xerox Corporation EXAMINER FABER, DAVID

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Haller 11/824,929 HORNER 103(a) Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC EXAMINER SWINEHART, EDWIN L
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER REVERSED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2624 Ex Parte 7424133 et al PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Patent Owner, Appellant v. GEOSPAN CORPORATION Requester, Respondent 95/001,110 SIU 103(a) PATENT OWNER DUNLAP CODDING, P.C. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. EXAMINER BROWNE, LYNNE HAMBLETON original EXAMINER CARTER, AARON W

“[I]n order to overcome a prior art reference . . . appellants must either satisfy the substantive requirements of Rule 131 or establish that the relevant disclosure describes their own invention.” In re Costello, 717 F.2d 1346, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 1983).

Costello, In re, 717 F.2d 1346, 219 USPQ 389 (Fed. Cir. 1983) . . . . . . 716.10, 2136.05, 2137, 2138, 2138.04, 2138.05
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Fidelis et al 10/378,492 ADAMS 112(2)/102(b) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory EXAMINER DEJONG, ERIC S

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte JANG et al 11/758,754 HORNER 103(a) HOSOON LEE EXAMINER ADAMS, GREGORY W
REHEARING

DENIED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2155 Ex Parte 6601104 et al Ex parte REALTIME DATA LLC. 90/009,428 09/266,394 SIU 102(b) For Patent Owner STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC For Third Party Requester MCDERMOTT, WILL, & EMERY LLP EXAMINER HENEGHAN, MATTHEW E original EXAMINER ENG, DAVID Y