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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Gartner 12241958 - (D) MacDONALD 102 STEVENS & SHOWALTER, LLP Box AVAYA Inc. BOOKER, KELVIN

2175 Ex Parte Campbell et al 12504163 - (D) TOWNSEND 101/102 VERIZON HO, RUAY L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte Dalsgaard 12225585 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 41.50 112(b) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Nokia Technologies Oy ABELSON, RONALD B

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte YAMASHIRO et al 12189319 - (D) ENGELS 103 Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP O'TOOLE, COLLEEN J

3685 Ex Parte Gouget et al 12597877 - (D) McSHANE 101/112(1)/112(2)/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC KIM, STEVENS

At the time the Final Office Action was issued in this case, the applicable law stated "that the machine-or-transformation test is a useful and important clue, an investigative tool, for determining whether some claimed inventions are processes under § 101. The machine-or-transformation test is not the sole test for deciding whether an invention is a patent-eligible 'process."' Bilski v. Kappas, 130 S. Ct. 3218, 3227 (2010).

Because the machine-or-transformation test was used as the sole test for deciding whether the invention is directed to patent-eligible subject matter and we find that there is reversible error in the Examiner's related findings, we reverse the rejection of claims 2-6 and 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

Bilski v. Kappos, 561 U.S. ___, 130 S. Ct. 3218, 95 USPQ2d 1001 (2010) 2103 , 2106

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Lopez Villanueva et al 13509951 - (D) SNAY 103 103 41.50 102 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP RIOJA, MELISSA A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Nuttal 12854329 - (D) SMEGAL 103 double patenting 41.50 112(2) BGL HONG, THOMAS J

3716 Ex Parte Aoki 12066237 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 102 NIXON PEABODY LLP SKAARUP, JASON M

3726 Ex Parte Anderson et al 11853924 - (D) GEIER 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BRYANT, DAVID P

3746 Ex Parte Yoshida et al 11794303 - (D) HOSKINS 103 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) 1 KRAMER, DEVON C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Yamka et al 12876451 - (D) GRIMES 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY SASAN, ARADHANA

1616 Ex Parte Agerup 11090141 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103/double patenting BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC FISHER, ABIGAIL L

1618 Ex Parte Jaffer 12249715 - (D) McCOLLUM 112(2) 103 QUARLES & BRADYLLP DONOHUE, SEAN R

1628 Ex Parte Friesen et al 12296148 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY THOMAS, TIMOTHY P

1644 Ex Parte Urbaniak et al 10563204 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1) double patenting LICATA & TYRRELL P.C. SZPERKA, MICHAEL EDWARD

1675 Ex Parte Tryggvason et al 13409594 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1) 41.50 112(1) FAY SHARPE LLP
HELLMAN, KRISTINA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte Allen et al 12754473 - (D) BEST 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP- - Applied Materials WANGA, TIMON

1779 Ex Parte Theron et al 12991802 - (D) SQUIRE 103 JAMES EARL LOWE, JR ANDERSON, DENISE R

1782 Ex Parte Nakajima et al 13579976 - (D) NAGUMO 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) LAN, YAN

1787 Ex Parte Braun et al 12375875 - (D) DENNETT 103 Cozen O'Connor SHAH, SAMIR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte Farhan et al 12543911 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP SADLER, NATHAN

2164 Ex Parte Stalenhoef et al 12606221 - (D) SHAW 103 Blank Rome LLP Apple MAHMOOD, REZWANUL

2168 Ex Parte Verosub 11621541 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Polsinelli PC Apple Inc. MACKES, KRIS E

2193 Ex Parte Archambault et al 12830553 - (D) MORGAN 103 DELIZIO LAW, PLLC IBM RALEIGH IPLAW (DL) VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte REDDY K V 13226331 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102/103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton/Qualcomm DAILEY, THOMAS J

2473 Ex Parte Hyslop et al 12027202 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD NGO, NGUYEN HOANG

2492 Ex Parte Metke et al 12942374 - (D) Per Curiam 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. MEJIA, FELICIANO S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 Ex Parte Jovicic et al 12164455 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED FLEMING-HALL, ERICA L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Negley 12241665 - (D) BEST 103 MYERS BIGEL & SIBLEY, P.A. CAMPBELL, SHAUN M

2836 Ex Parte Vanderzon 13727198 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 Klauber & Jackson LLC THOMAS, LUCY M

2887 Ex Parte Mayo et al 13341072 - (D) KENNEDY 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP WALSH, DANIEL I

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Tsay et al 12844517 - (D) FETTING 103 41.50 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM / Yahoo! GARTLAND, SCOTT D

3623 Ex Parte Beaman et al 12821755 - (D) FETTING 103 THOMAS E. TYSON IBM CORP. BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAMS

3623 Ex Parte NURMINEN 11746132 - (D) MEYERS 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. JACKSON, ERNEST ADEYEMI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 Ex Parte Ryan et al 12613999 - (D) BROWNE 103 IR HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. GORMAN, ERIC DAVID