kropa

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1649 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11/150,861 GRIMES ADAMS Dissenting PRATS 103(a) Workman Nydegger / INVENTION SCIENCE FUND EXAMINER DUTT, ADITI

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Talwar 11/551,550 COLAIANNI FRANKLIN OWENS 103(a) DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. EXAMINER YOON, KEVIN E

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Opaterny 11/114,399 HUGHES BOALICK MACDONALD 102(b) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER BUCKINGHAM, KELLYE DEE

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Nastacio et al 10/809,175 NAPPI DESHPANDE DROESCH 103(a) RSW IP Law IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER LINDSEY, MATTHEW S

2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Keller et al 09/842,346 NAPPI HAHN MACDONALD 102(e)/103(a) FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY EXAMINER BROWN, VERNAL U

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Welbourne 11/318,279 SCHEINER 102(b)/103(a) Dascenzo Intellectual Property Law, P.C. EXAMINER PARSLEY, DAVID J

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Da Silva et al 11/235,035 SPAHN 103(a) Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. EXAMINER MCKINLEY, CHRISTOPHER BRIAN
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Lee et al 11/111,240 ADAMS 102(a)/103(a) C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER GHALI, ISIS A D

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Best et al 09/747,063 POTHIER WINSOR ZECHER 103(a) 103(a)/112(1) SUGHRUE MION PLLC USPTO CUSTOMER NO WITH IBM/SVL EXAMINER PILLAI, NAMITHA

2184 Ex Parte Haines et al 11/348,636 RUGGIERO BAUMEISTER HOFF 103(a) 103(a) Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens EXAMINER TSENG, CHENG YUAN

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Tsuchiyama et al 10/580,211 GREENHUT CALVE HOELTER 102(b) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(b) STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER SEVERSON, JEREMY R

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3751 Ex Parte Gueret 11/320,557 6,669,389 KAUFFMAN BARRETT SAINDON 251/102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, TUAN N

The subject matter of claim 204 is not all magnetic particles; rather, claim 204 covers magnetic particles that are part of a mascara product. Therefore, the preamble serves to further define the structure of the article claimed. See Kropa v. Robie, 187 F2d 150, 152 (CCPA 1951).

Kropa v. Robie, 187 F.2d 150, 88 USPQ 478 (CCPA 1951) . . . . . . . . . . . . 707.07(f), 2111.02

3762 Ex Parte Hanson et al 10/531,359 MILLS 102(b)/103(a) 103(a) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS EXAMINER KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Studin et al 11/788,959 ADAMS 103(a) Stuart D. Frenkel Frenkel & Associates EXAMINER SCHUBERG, LAURA J

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Vacassy et al 11/491,612 COLAIANNI FRANKLIN OWENS 103(a) STEVEN WESEMAN CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION EXAMINER CHRISTIE, ROSS J

1766 Ex Parte Thomas et al 12/281,023 GARRIS OWENS WARREN 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER TOSCANO, ALICIA

1774 Ex Parte Jung et al 11/699,770 FRANKLIN COLAIANNI WARREN 102(b)/103(a) THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE EXAMINER RAMDHANIE, BOBBY

1776 Ex Parte Broske et al 11/254,964 OWENS 102(e)/103(a) Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global EXAMINER THERKORN, ERNEST G

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3667 Ex Parte Dudley et al 10/860,287 KIM 103(a) HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP EXAMINER
GREENE, DANIEL LAWSON

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Hansen et al 11/122,397 ADAMS SCHEINER WALSH 102(b) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC EXAMINER COLELLO, ERIN L

3761 Ex Parte Osborn et al 10/860,910 FRANKLIN FREDMAN GREEN 102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER KIDWELL, MICHELE M
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3733 Ex Parte 7128744 et al SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. Requester, Respondent v. SYNTHES (U.S.A) Patent Owner, Appellant 95/000,465 and 90/009,377 10/665,505 SONG LEBOVITZ ROBERTSON 103(a) 103(a) Patent Owner WOODCOCK WASHBURN LLP Third Party Requester ROBERT A, KING HUNTON & WILLIAMS, LLP EXAMINER REIP, DAVID OWEN original EXAMINER SWIGER III, JAMES L

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2819 Ex Parte 7161506 et al BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, INC. Respondent v. REALTIME DATA LLC. 95/000,479 SIU MacDONALD TORCZON 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) Patent Owner, Appellant Patent Owner STERN, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOXX P.L.L.C. Third Party Requester MICHAEL A. MESSINA, ESQ. MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY EXAMINER LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y original EXAMINER NGUYEN, LINH V

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2155 Ex Parte 7321937 et al BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, INC. Respondent v. REALTIME DATA LLC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95/000,466 SIU MacDONALD TORCZON 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) Patent Owner STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOXX P.L.L.C. Third Party Requester MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP EXAMINER HENEGHAN, MATTHEW E original EXAMINER ENG, DAVID Y

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2819 Ex Parte 7378992 et al BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, INC. Respondent v. REALTIME DATA LLC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95/000,478 SIU MacDONALD TORCZON 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) Patent Owner STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. Third Party Requester MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP EXAMINER LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y original EXAMINER NGUYEN, LINH V

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2819 Ex Parte 6624761 et al BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, INC. Respondent v. REALTIME DATA LLC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95/000,464 SIU MacDONALD TORCZON 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) Patent Owner STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. Third Party Requester MICHAEL A. MESSINA, ESQ. MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY EXAMINER LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y original EXAMINER WAMSLEY, PATRICK G