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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Najdek et al 10618803 - (D) PAULRAJ 103 Estee Lauder Companies FISHER, ABIGAIL L

1617 Ex Parte Chowdhury 12102342 - (D) GRIMES 102 MCCRACKEN & FRANK LLC AZPURU, CARLOS A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Larson et al 11303135 - (D) KRIVAK 103 HONEYWELL/IFL SHAPIRO, LEONID

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3665 Ex Parte Yi 12835125 - (D) CRAWFORD 102 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP SHAAWAT, MUSSA A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Heiligenmann et al 12514099 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation COLEMAN, RYAN L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2131 Ex Parte Hashimoto et al 11607882 - (D) THOMAS 102 102 RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC MACKALL, LARRY T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte McMahan et al 11307838 - (D) KIM 103 101 MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC For IBM SCOTT, RANDY A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Giacomoni et al 11466613 - (D) FREDMAN 103 THE ESTEE LAUDER COS, INC JUSTICE, GINA CHIEUN YU

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1768 Ex Parte Obrecht et al 12030971 - (D) GARRIS 103 LANXESS CORPORATION FINK, BRIEANN R

1772 Ex Parte Chewter et al 12301169 - (D) DERRICK 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY NGUYEN, TAM M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Stauder et al 12167810 - (D) ZECHER 102/103 Toler Law Group Boeing (TLG) CHAD, ANISS

2194 Ex Parte Abdelhadi et al 11936285 - (D) KUMAR 112(2)/103 YEE & ASSOCIATES PC IBM CORP (YA) DORAIS, CRAIG C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Bae et al 11249273 - (D) THOMAS 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. MENDOZA, JUNIOR O

2455 Ex Parte Radulescu et al 10530420 - (D) SMITH 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS KIM, EDWARD J

2462 Ex Parte YU et al 12557944 - (D) HORVATH 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. RUSSELL, WANDA Z

Appellants argue Saban's only priority claim is to the '154 Application because the last priority claim Saban made prior to being published was to the '154 Application, and to the extent Saban made an inconsistent priority claim to the '157 Application in his Declaration, the priority claim made in the ADS is controlling. ... We are not persuaded by Appellants' argument.
...
Through § 119(e)(1), Congress has expressly indicated that when an application is filed for an invention previously disclosed in a provisional application and contains a specific reference to that provisional application, it shall have the same effect as if it was filed on the same date as the provisional application provided (1) it is filed within 12 months of the filing date of the provisional application, (b) it names an inventor or inventors named in the provisional application, and (c) its invention is disclosed in the provisional application in the manner required by 35 U.S.C. § 112(a) (except for the best mode requirement). See 35 U.S.C. § 119(e)(1)
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Therefore, we find that because Saban has complied with all statutory requirements for claiming priority to the '157 Application, including continuously containing a specific reference to the '157 Application in its Specification since its filing date, Saban "shall have the same effect ... as though filed on the date of the ['157] provisional application." 35 U.S.C. § 119(e)(1) (emphasis added).  When Congress speaks to a precise question at issue, as it has in 35 U.S.C. § 119(e)(1), and "the intent of Congress is clear, that is the end of the matter; for the court, as well as the agency, must give effect to the unambuously expressed intent of Congress."  Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837, 842-843 (1984).

2482 Ex Parte Zhao et al 12413067 - (D) DILLON 103 Garlick & Markison (VIXS) JEBARI, MOHAMMED

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte IANSON 11332060 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HEIBER, SHANTELL LAKETA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte GAULMIN et al 11764825 - (D) ASTORINO 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. LI, CE LI

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION Requester, Respondent v. MEDTRONIC INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 7,468,073 et al 11/401,800 95000653 - (D) SONG 112(1)/103 103 MEDTRONIC, INC. DAWSON, GLENN K original GHERBI, SUZETTE JAIME J