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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Sugitatsu et al 11627165 - (D) NAGUMO 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ZHU, WEIPING

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Chia et al 11978433 - (D) MILLS 103 The Dow Chemical Company ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY PURDY, KYLE A

See also, Pfizer, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc., 480 F.3d 1348, 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2007), holding secondary considerations may not be sufficient to overcome a prima facie case. (“[W]e hold that even if Pfizer showed that amlodipine besylate exhibits unexpectedly superior results, this secondary consideration does not overcome the strong showing of obviousness in this case. Although secondary considerations must be taken into account, they do not necessarily control the obviousness conclusion. Newell Cos., Inc. v. Kenney Mfg. Co., 864 F.2d 757, 768 (Fed.Cir.1988)”).

Pfizer, Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 480 F.3d 1348, 82 USPQd 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2143.01, 2145
HARMON 4: 92a, 315, 356, 363, 406, 428; 13: 299
DONNER 8: 92, 698

Newell Cos. v. Kenney Mfg. Co., 864 F.2d 757, 9 USPQ2d 1417 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 716.01(d), 716.04
HARMON 4: 33, 181

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Okada et al 11101573 - (D) HASTINGS 103 ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP HORNING, JOEL G

1765 Ex Parte CHUNG et al 12192476 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC BUTTNER, DAVID J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Imbimbo 11722849 - (D) CLEMENTS 103 ERICSSON INC. MINA, FATIMA P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte Wang et al 11437350 - (D) ANDERSON 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP PIGGUSH, AARON C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Schmidt 11294898 - (D) SCANLON 103 DAY PITNEY LLP CONLEY, FREDRICK C

3694 Ex Parte Antoo 11695499 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 VISA KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP RANKINS, WILLIAM E

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Appellant, v. TERESA STANEK REA, Acting Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Appellee, AND SYNTHES (U.S.A.) Appellee. 2012-1343 95/000,465 90/009,377 7,128,744 10/665,505 BRYSON 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson, & Bear, LLP; United States Patent and Trademark Office; Woodcock Washburn LLP REIP, DAVID OWEN original SWIGER III, JAMES L