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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte WILKINS 13157928 - (D) ANKENBRAND 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP KO, JASON Y

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte Grider et al 12493514 - (D) ROESEL 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH

In re Baker Hughes, Inc., 215 F.3d 1297, 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (the PTO cannot adopt a construction that is “beyond that which was reasonable in light of the totality of the written description”)

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Ablabutyan et al 12547946 - (D) HILL 103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. BERRY JR, WILLIE WENDELL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte McCarty et al 10625149 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Daneker, McIntire, Schumm, Prince, Manning & Widmann, P.C. FLORES SANCHEZ, OMAR

3742 Ex Parte Nielsen et al 12209011 - (D) ASTORINO 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY PASCHALL, MARK H

3773 Ex Parte Preinitz 12078465 - (D) LaVIER 102/103 Foley & Lardner LLP LAUER, CHRISTINA C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte FLAGELLO 12463679 - (D) WILSON 102/103 102/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) CHACKO DAVIS, DABORAH

1771 Ex Parte Mehra et al 11186204 - (D) HASTINGS 103 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB BOYER, RANDY

It has also been established that a prima facie case of obviousness may be established if the particular order of steps does not produce “results differing in any way from those which would be brought about if another order of steps were followed.” In re Hampel, 162 F.2d 483, 485–486 (CCPA 1947); see also In re Burhans, 154 F.2d 690, 692 (CCPA 1946) (selection of any order of performing process steps is prima facie obvious in the absence of new or unexpected results).

Burhans, In re, 154 F.2d 690, 69 USPQ 330 (CCPA 1946) 2144.04

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Malitski 11213149 - (D) KIM 102 102 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN SAP/BSTZ JASMIN, LYNDA C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3754 Ex Parte Lopchinsky 12466582 - (D) McGRAW 103 103 MARVIN A. GLAZER SKUBINNA, CHRISTINE J

3754 Ex Parte Walsh 11443605 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 James Ray & Associates Intellectual Property, LLC BAKER, LORI LYNN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Painter 12079198 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A. WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2144 Ex Parte Chakra et al 12027381 - (D) LaVIER 103 101/112(2) CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG AMIN, MUSTAFA A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2492 Ex Parte Crucs 12246647 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 HAHN LOESER & PARKS LLP/APTERYX/CRUCS NAJJAR, SALEH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Dorber et al 12065569 - (D) SMEGAL 102 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY NGUYEN, PHONG H

3763 Ex Parte Millman et al 11341004 - (D) LaVIER 103 PATENT DEPT - INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE