dance

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Bennett et al 10/921,347 WARREN 103(a) Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson, P.C. EXAMINER MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM

1733 Ex Parte Myneni et al 11/099,247 PAK 103(a) The Jackson Patent Group EXAMINER YANG, JIE

1747 Ex Parte Lee et al 10/998,563 LORIN 103(a) MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP EXAMINER MCNALLY, DANIEL

Since “[o]bviousness can not be established by hindsight combination to produce the claimed invention,” In re Dance, 160 F.3d 1339, 1343 (Fed. Cir. 1998), we find that a prima facie case of obviousness has not been established and, accordingly, we reverse the rejection.

Dance, In re, 160 F.3d 1339, 48 USPQ2d 1635 (Fed. Cir. 1998) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2143.01

1762 Ex Parte Weitzel et al 10/692,887 WARREN 102(b) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. EXAMINER EGWIM, KELECHI CHIDI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Iversen et al 11/377,168 WHITEHEAD, JR. 102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) MCCORMICK, PAULDING & HUBER LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, HANH N

REHEARING

DENIED

2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Ciaburro et al 09/912,167 KRIVAK 103(a) K&A ASSOCIATES EXAMINER LEE, JOHN J