thorner

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Ji 10/913,860 TIMM 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER BEST, ZACHARY P

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Chan et al 11/249,217 KOHUT 102(b)/103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER ALAM, SHAHID AL

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Xie et al 10/778,515 PER CURIAM 102(e) HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG/ORACLE EXAMINER JAKOVAC, RYAN J

2600 Communications
2651 Ex Parte Alli et al 10/387,250 GARRIS 103(a) H. Sanders Gwin, Jr. Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. EXAMINER FIGUEROA, NATALIA

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Lang et al 11/508,703 GRIMES 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(b) PRAXAIR, INC. EXAMINER PARSLEY, DAVID J

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Pelo et al 10/483,465 GRIMES 102(e)/103(a) Barnes & Thornburg EXAMINER
HOFFMAN, MARY C

3736 Ex Parte Goodall et al 11/523,172 GRIMES 103(a) THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND
CLARENCE T. TEGREENE EXAMINER HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN

3776 Ex Parte Wen 11/074,300 ADAMS 102(b)/103(a) ALIGN TECHNOLOGY C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP EXAMINER PATEL, YOGESH P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Ex Parte Whittaker et al 11/843,790 DELMENDO 103(a) 103(a) PANDUIT CORP. EXAMINER NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Bohannon et al 10/626,835 BARRY 103(a) 103(a) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP EXAMINER KIM, PAUL

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte Sorensen 10/454,255 BAHR 103(a) 103(a) Thompson E. Fehr EXAMINER KRUER, STEFAN

To act as its own lexicographer, a patent applicant must clearly set forth a definition of the claim term in question other than its plain and ordinary meaning. Thorner v. Sony Comp. Entm’t Am., LLC, 669 F.3d 1362, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2012). “It is not enough for a [patent applicant] to simply disclose a single embodiment or use a word in the same manner in all embodiments, the [applicant] must ‘clearly express an intent’ to redefine the term.” Id. (citation omitted).

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3644 Ex Parte Arvanities et al VIP PRODUCTS, L.L.C., Requestor and Respondent, v. MARGHERITA JESSIE ARVANITES, Patent Owner and Appellant. 95/001,507 6,918,355 10/694,562 SCHAFER 103(a) 103(a) Kunzler Needham Massey & Thorpe EXAMINER CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original EXAMINER SHAW, ELIZABETH ANNE

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Lim et al 10/623,481 FREDMAN 103(a) King & Spalding LLP EXAMINER
YOUNG, MICAH PAUL

1657 Ex Parte Schmieding et al 11/350,078 MILLS 103(a) DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP EXAMINER
SCHUBERG, LAURA J

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Boehm et al 10/499,107 GARRIS 103(a) ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. EXAMINER CORDRAY, DENNIS R

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Banks et al 11/099,310 DANG 112(2)/102(e)/103(a)  IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. EXAMINER CHEMPA KASERIL, ANN J

2169 Ex Parte Mack 11/308,723 DIXON 102(b)/103(a) WALTER J. TENCZA JR. EXAMINER MCCUE, BRITTANY N

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Beyers et al 09/973,610 CHEN 103(a) MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY EXAMINER HOSSAIN, FARZANA E

2424 Ex Parte Newton et al 10/483,866 HOFF 103(a) Laurie E Gathman US Philips Corporation EXAMINER SHEPARD, JUSTIN E

2469 Ex Parte Denecheau et al 10/411,593 MacDONALD 103(a) HARRINGTON & SMITH EXAMINER MOORE, IAN N

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Shiflett 11/003,113 WINSOR 103(a) COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON EXAMINER NGUYEN, DAVID Q

2625 Ex Parte Parry et al 10/625,241 HOMERE 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MILIA, MARK R

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte McHugo 10/892,983 JEFFERY 103(a) Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited EXAMINER SAYADIAN, HRAYR

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Atladottir et al 10/806,828 FRANKLIN 102(b)/103(a) FULWIDER PATTON LLP EXAMINER HOUSTON, ELIZABETH

3731 Ex Parte Greenberg et al 10/962,001 GRIMES 103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK EXAMINER TANNER, JOCELIN C

3762 Ex Parte Annicelli et al 11/417,288 BONILLA 103(a) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE EXAMINER STOKLOSA, JOSEPH A