K-2, renishaw

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Bieser et al 10,838,426 COLAIANNI 103(a) Ballard Spahr LLP EXAMINER TOLIN, MICHAEL A

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2825 Ex Parte Miller et al 10/225,638 MANTIS MERCADER 102(e) Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.C. EXAMINER WHITMORE, STACY

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Miles et al 11/153,681 KAUFFMAN 103(a) Smiths IP EXAMINER BASICHAS, ALFRED

An artisan would interpret that removably secured or attached legs are those that they may be removed in the ordinary sense of the word, such as by unscrewing a screw. See K-2 Corp. v. Salomon S.A., 191 F.3d 1356, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (interpreting that rivets and laminate permanently affix while, in contrast, screws are removable).

3764 Ex Parte Kassel et al 11/293,479 GREENHUT 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(4) HOWARD M COHN EXAMINER GANESAN, SUNDHARA M
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2116 Ex Parte O'Shea 10/335,020 KOHUT 102(e) 102(e)/103(a) BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER RAHMAN, FAHMIDA

2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte Biskeborn et al 10/769,271 HAHN 102 102/103(a) ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM EXAMINER RENNER, CRAIG A
see also Renishaw PLC v. Marposs Societa’ per Azioni, 158 F.3d 1243, 1250 (Fed. Cir. 1998) (“[W]here there are several common meanings for a claim term, the patent disclosure serves to point away from the improper meanings and toward the proper meaning.”).

Renishaw PLC v. Marposs Societa’ per Azioni, 158 F.3d 1243, 48 USPQ2d 1117 (Fed. Cir. 1998). . . . . . . .804

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Funderburg 11/652,699 LEE 102(b)/103(a)/112(2) 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) Mr. Timothy D. Smith EXAMINER DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY

3677 Ex Parte Attride et al 11/239,588 GREENHUT 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON EXAMINER O BRIEN, JEFFREY D
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Nodelman et al 11/300,837 MILLS 103(a) BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC EXAMINER LEONARD, MICHAEL L

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Kuether et al 10/813,948 RUGGIERO 103(a) THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. EXAMINER PARRY, CHRISTOPHER L

2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Pirschel 10/549,020 BAUMEISTER 103(a) TUCKER ELLIS & WEST LLP EXAMINER NWUGO, OJIAKO K

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 Ex Parte Mensen 12/940,774 5,657,600 GREENHUT 103(a)/251 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER TRAN, HANH VAN