skvorecz, abrams

REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Kiefer et al 11/959,251 FREDMAN 103 Genomic Health, Inc. (Bozicevic, Field & Francis) MUMMERT, STEPHANIE KANE

“The protocol of giving claims their broadest reasonable interpretation during examination does not include giving claims a legally incorrect interpretation. This protocol is solely an examination expedient, not a rule of claim construction.” In re Skvorecz, 580 F.3d 1262, 1267 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Sen et al 11/691,386 MARTIN 103 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. BADAWI, SHERIEF

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2478 Ex Parte Ortiz et al 10/174,602 THOMAS 103 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Otterbach et al 10/095,636 KOHUT 102 KENYON & KENYON LLP SCHECHTER, ANDREW M

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Adams et al 10/865,826 FETTING 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP HOAR, COLLEEN A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Dierkes et al 11/043,379 OBERMANN 103 103 NIKOLAI & MERSEREAU, P.A. ANDERSON, DENISE R

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Mueller et al 11/538,393 ARBES 101/103 102/103 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP c/o CPA Global  RAHMAN, SABANA

AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Jensen et al 10/723,423 Per curiam 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 VIKSNINS HARRIS & PADYS PLLP KISHORE, GOLLAMUDI S

1646 Ex Parte Manning et al 10/683,214 PRATS 103 King & Spalding LLP Seharaseyon, Jegatheesan

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Disteldorf et al 11/878,318 GAUDETTE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

1741 Ex Parte Disteldorf et al 11/492,204 GAUDETTE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Puustinen 11/174,092 JEFFERY 103 Haynes and Boone, LLP KHOSHNOODI, FARIBORZ

2181 RAMBUS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant v. NVIDIA CORPORATION Requestor, Respondent 95/001,134 6,260,097 09/514,872 EASTHOM 102/103 Paul M. Anderson, PLLC ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original AUVE, GLENN ALLEN

2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Linares 10/190,739 BISK 103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C DULANEY, KATHLEEN YUAN

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2874 PANDUIT CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS Patent Owner and Respondent 95/000,415 6,925,242 10/871,641 LEBOVITZ 102/103 MERCHANT & GOULD PC ENGLISH, PETER C original PALMER, PHAN T H

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Sundaram et al 10/929,358 KIM 112(2)/101/103 KANG LIM SHAH, AMEE A

See In re Abrams, 188 F.2d 165, 168 (CCPA 1951) (“[c]itation of authority in support of the principle that claims to mental concepts which constitute the very substance of an alleged invention are not patentable is unnecessary. It is self-evident that thought is not patentable”).

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Zaguroli 11/399,618 PRATS 103 JOHN R. BENEFIEL SCHUBERT, CHRISTOPHER

3777 Ex Parte Graw 10/383,280 HOELTER 102/103 Siemens Corporation CHENG, JACQUELINE