york products

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Halleriet et al 10/915,980 KRATZ 103(a) PHILIP S. JOHNSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON EXAMINER SELLMAN, CACHET I

1741 Ex Parte Meyer et al 11/398,261 OWENS 102(b)/103(a) REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN S.C. EXAMINER SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA

1773 Ex Parte Duerr 10/848,396 KRATZ 103(a) DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH EXAMINER ALEXANDER, LYLE
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Verma et al 10/875,726 PETRAVICK 103(a) FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. EXAMINER GOLDMAN, MICHAEL H
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Schmaling et al 11/292,647 GREENHUT 103(a) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. EXAMINER EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Schoenberg 10/825,352 FETTING 112(2)/103(a) 103(a) King & Spalding LLP (Trizetto Customer Number) EXAMINER KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Gross et al 10/100,231 KAUFFMAN 112(2)/102(b)/103(a) 112(2) AMO / Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP EXAMINER SHAY, DAVID M

The term “substantially” is often construed in patent claims as “largely but not wholly that which is specified.” See, e.g., York Products, Inc., v. Central Tractor Farm & Family Center, 99 F.3d 1568, 1572-73 (Fed. Cir. 1996).

York Products, Inc. v. Central Tractor Farm & Family Center, 99 F.3d 1568, 40 USPQ2d 1619 (Fed. Cir. 1996) . . . . . . . . . .2181

AFFIRMED

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Ujazdowski et al 11/095,976 DANG 103(a) Cymer Inc./MPG, LLP EXAMINER
HAGAN, SEAN P

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte O'FLYNN et al 12/016,500 GREENHUT 103(a) Jerome R. Drouillard EXAMINER HAMAOUI, DAVID E