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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Kao et al 11680432 - (D) GRIMES 103 MAYER BROWN LLP CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA

This appeal returns to us following a remand by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. ... The Court of Appeals concluded that this finding was not supported by substantial evidence, because the same declaration on which we depended “expressly stated that there is no general correlation between the Basket and Paddle Methods and cited prior art literature that supported this conclusion.” In re Huai-Hung Kao, 639 F.3d 1057, 1067 (Fed. Cir. 2010). The court vacated our decision and remanded “so that the Board can consider whether, under the proper analysis, the evidence of record is sufficient to maintain an obviousness rejection.” Id.

The application was remanded to the Examiner so that five questions could be addressed (Remand Order, Jan. 3, 2012). The Examiner provided a response to the questions (mailed April 16, 2012), as did Appellants (received May 16, 2012).

After considering the evidence of record anew, in light of the guidance provided by the Court of Appeals, we conclude that the Examiner has not provided evidence sufficient to support a prima facie case of obviousness.

1617 Ex Parte Seidling et al 11799042 - (D) ADAMS 112(2)/103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. BROWE, DAVID

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Pierre 11795634 - (D) OBERMANN dissenting DELMENDO 103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP YOO, HONG THI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2474 Ex Parte Takasaki 09931922 - (D) DIXON 102/103 HARRITY & HARRITY, LLP GREY, CHRISTOPHER P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Nagy 11226872 - (D) MORGAN 103 Delphi Technologies, Inc. MILORD, MARCEAU

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Crampton 11340334 - (D) CALVE 103 CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP CHIN SHUE, ALVIN C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte LeMay et al 10601771 - (D) HOELTER 103 Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P. ZALUKAEVA, TATYANA

3761 Ex Parte Lannoy 11525800 - (D) GRIMES 103 K&L Gates LLP WIEST, PHILIP R

3771 Ex Parte Sexton et al 11017163 - (D) SAINDON 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY YU, JUSTINE ROMANG

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Stones 10911321 - (D) RICE 102/103 102/103 Black & Decker Corporation PAYER, HWEI SIU CHOU

3742 Ex Parte Kropp et al 11742378 - (D) FITZPATRICK 102 102 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) MAYE, AYUB A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Avagliano et al 11144931 - (D) COURTENAY 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY NORTON, JENNIFER L

2191 Ex Parte Betts et al 11091102 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 Baker Botts LLP BROPHY, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte Solotorevsky et al 10495495 - (D) SAADAT 102 BROWDY AND NEIMARK, P.L.L.C. BATES, KEVIN T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Silverstein et al 10954112 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MCCOMMAS, BRENDAN N