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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Meyer 10845471 - (D) SMITH 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW (EP ORIGINATING) PATEL, DHAVAL V

2645 Ex Parte Banerjea et al 11736071 - (D) SHIANG 102(e)/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE P.L.C. MEHRA, INDER P

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 Ex Parte Chew 12142757 - (D) WILSON 102(b)/103 Avago Technologies Limited Kathy Manke NGUYEN, THANH T

2894 Ex Parte Heffner et al 11685029 - (D) KIMLIN 102(b)/103 HONEYWELL/S&S PAYEN, MARVIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3655 Ex Parte Asai et al 11262917 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP KNIGHT, DEREK DOUGLAS

The Examiner concluded that it would have been obvious to modify Kitaori so that the plurality of segment pieces are setback as called for in claim 1,

since it has been held that where the general conditions of a claim (which are segment pieces being setback from the outer peripheral edges of the core plate) are disclosed in the prior art, discovering the optimum or workable ranges involves only routine skill in the art.

Ans. 4-6 (citing In re Aller, 220 F.2d 454 (CCPA 1955)).

The Examiner misapplies the principle set forth in Aller. There, the Court counseled that if one skilled in the art can discover the optimum or workable ranges by routine experimentation, where the general conditions of a claim are disclosed in the prior art, the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art may not be patentable differences. Aller, 220 F.2d at 827. Rather than showing that only routine experimentation would be involved in an optimization exercise directed to the setback of the plurality of segment pieces, the Examiner presumed that because the general conditions of the claim were met, discovery would have involved only routine skill.

Aller, In re, 220 F.2d 454, 105 USPQ 233 (CCPA 1955) 2144.05

Donner 8: 1285, 1678, 1693

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Oka et al 11919105 - (D) NAGUMO 103 103 Law Office of Shruti Costales, PLLC CROUSE, BRETT ALAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2858 Ex Parte Clark et al 11739688 - (D) BUI 102(b) 103 37 CFR 41.50(b) 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY VALONE, THOMAS F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Suciu et al 11718420 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 102(b) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1793 Ex Parte Jackson et al 11425880 - (D) PAK OWENS HASTINGS 103 CP Kelco US, INC c/o Pete Pappas, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Rustagi et al 11400158 - (D) TORNQUIST 102(e)/103 BGL/Broadcom TRUONG, THANHNGA B

2444 Ex Parte Rohall et al 11080148 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC RICHARDSON, THOMAS W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2652 Ex Parte Caspi et al 11232473 - (D) BRANCH 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION SHAH, ANTIM G

2653 Ex Parte Brasse et al 10528730 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 Siemens Corporation ELAHEE, MD S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Sadjadi et al 11843131 - (D) GARRIS 103 Beyer Law Group LLP/Lam BOOTH, RICHARD A

2823 Ex Parte Park et al 11224313 - (D) GARRIS 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. FOURSON III, GEORGE R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Heger 11794213 - (D) BUNTING 112(2)/102(b) 102(b)/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION MAH, CHUCK Y

3689 Ex Parte Aikens et al 10677876 - (D) PER CURIAM 101/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Connelly 10764739 - (D) SPAHN 102(a) SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/WMS GAMING LEIVA, FRANK M

3749 Ex Parte Zia et al 11245853 - (D) IPPOLITO 102(b)/103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier MCALLISTER, STEVEN B

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2136 M86 SECURITY, INC. Requester v. SYMANTEC, CORPORATION Patent Owner 95000603 7,366,919 10/424,532 KOHUT 102(b)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 Wilmerhale/Symantec Corporation Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Third Party Requester: M86 Security, Inc. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLP original Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP SYMANTEC CORPORATION SAGER, MARK ALAN original CUFF, MICHAEL A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 TELVENT DTN, LLC Requester, Cross-Appellant, Respondent v. FARMS TECHNOLOGY, LLC Patent Owner, Appellant, Respondent 95000432 7,418,423 10/870,112 SAINDON 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 Law Offices of Grady L. White, LLC Third Party Requester: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A. original LAW OFFICES OF GRADY L. WHITE, LLC RIMELL, SAMUEL G original OKORONKWO, CHINWENDU C