rohm and haas

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Lo et al 11/475,627 MILLS 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting Olson & Cepuritis, LTD. EXAMINER HADDAD, MAHER M

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Kneafsey et al 11/003,958 HASTINGS 103(a) Loctite Corporation EXAMINER BERNSHTEYN, MICHAEL

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Dent 11/671,624 HOFF 102(e) COATS & BENNETT, PLLC EXAMINER DANIEL JR, WILLIE J

2617 Ex Parte Dillon 10/676,211 HOFF 103(a) General Motors Corporation EXAMINER CAI, WAYNE HUU

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Dinh 10/943,739 HORNER 103(a) HOFFMANN & BARON, LLP EXAMINER MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D

3637 Ex Parte Jones 10/767,131 GREENHUT 103(a) ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC EXAMINER CHEN, JOSE V

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Kernosky 11/161,462 BAHR 102(b)/103(a) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL EXAMINER LOW, LINDSAY M

3779 Ex Parte McCullagh et al 11/030,229 GRIMES 103(a) Vista IP Law Group LLP EXAMINER HENDERSON, RYAN N

3779 Ex Parte Scheller et al 10/586,018 FRANKLIN 102(b) Evans & Dixon, LLC EXAMINER HENDERSON, RYAN N
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Litovitz et al 11/346,179 PRATS 102(b) 102(b) Vedder Price, PC EXAMINER FERNANDEZ, SUSAN EMILY

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Svendsen 11/392,054 JEFFERY 103(a) 103(a) WITHROW & TERRANOVA CT EXAMINER LIAO, JASON G

2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Sander et al 12/481,555 DESHPANDE 103(a) 103(a) Treyz Law Group EXAMINER SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Schmitt 11/387,678 KIM 103(a) 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER PATEL, NEHA
REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3662 Ex Parte 6417801 et al GLOBAL LOCATE, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant v. SiRF TECHNOLOGY INC. Requester 95/001,377 COCKS 102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER BLUM, THEODORE M

We are not persuaded of error in the Examiner’s decision to credit Dr. Peterson’s testimony over that of Dr. Braasch, as nothing requires a fact finder to credit the inadequately explained testimony of an expert. See Rohm and Haas Co. v. Brotech Corp., 127 F.3d 1089, 1092 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2317 Ex Parte 5617539 et al Ex parte INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 61 LLC 90/009,020 EASTHOM 102(b)/103(a) Reed Smith LLP EXAMINER WOOD, WILLIAM H original EXAMINER DINH, DUNG C
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Liversidge et al 09/952,032 MILLS 103(a) Elan Drug Delivery, Inc. c/o Foley & Lardner EXAMINER YOUNG, MICAH PAUL

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Honda et al 10/985,543 TIMM 103(a) HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON P.C. EXAMINER BEST, ZACHARY P

1761 Ex Parte Hou et al 10/985,745 PER CURIAM 103(a) AKZO NOBEL INC. EXAMINER FEELY, MICHAEL J

1776 Ex Parte WU et al 11/959,508 KATZ 103(a) WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 0750 EXAMINER JONES, CHRISTOPHER P

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte DiFalco et al 10/328,530 DANG 103(a) KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP EXAMINER NALVEN, ANDREW L

2451 Ex Parte Quittek et al 10/294,768 SIU 103(a) vSUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER DAFTUAR, SAKET K

2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Sands et al 10/122,635 FRAHM 103(a) RYNDAK & SURI LLP EXAMINER BLOUNT, ERIC

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2855 Ex Parte Raravikar et al 11/477,267 HOMERE 102(e) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER JAGAN, MIRELLYS

2893 Ex Parte Metz et al 10/877,232 RUGGIERO 103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER REAMES, MATTHEW L

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3764 Ex Parte Zhao et al 11/713,960 FREDMAN 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER ANDERSON, CATHARINE L