procter & gamble, grabiak, ruskin

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1643 Ex Parte FARIS et al 12400679 - (D) SMITH 112(1) AGENSYS C/O MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP SANG, HONG

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte Andreas-Schott et al 12713824 - (D) DERRICK 103 BrooksGroup SMITH, JEREMIAH R

1767 Ex Parte Heisler et al 12463600 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC-Quartz RIOJA, MELISSA A

A prima facie case of obviousness also may be shown by identifying "adequate support in the prior art" for changing the structure of the prior art compound. Procter & Gamble Co. v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc., 566 F.3d 989, 995 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (citing In re Grabiak, 769 F.2d 729, 731-32 (Fed. Cir. 1985)).

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte GOLDBAND et al 13153376 - (D) CHEN 112(1)/103 MAHAMEDI IP LAW LLP SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

2485 Ex Parte Bush et al 12579474 - (D) KHAN 103 Fletcher Yoder, P.C. NBCUniversal Media, LLC SUN, YULIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Balestrieri et al 13357850 - (D) SHAH 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise ROTARU, OCTAVIAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Troutman 12750914 - (D) JESCHKE 103 Baker Botts L.L.P./Lennox LEO, LEONARD R

As to the functional equivalents rationale, that the prior art may disclose structure that performs the same or a similar function as the recited structure does not necessarily demonstrate that the prior art satisfies a structural limitation, such as the "stub tube" limitations. See In re Ruskin, 347 F.2d 843, 847 (CCPA 1965) (reversing an anticipation rejection based on an error "in finding merely functionally equivalent structure to anticipate the specific structure claimed")

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 Ex Parte Jouppi et al 12989981 - (D) KHAN 103 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise CHERY, MARDOCHEE

2135 Ex Parte Zhou et al 12750361 - (D) DEJMEK 103 101 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC GIARDINO JR, MARK A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Wuister et al 11889213 - (D) ROSS 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) COLEMAN, RYAN L

1717 Ex Parte Marron et al 12839949 - (D) REN 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC BOWMAN, ANDREW J

1787 Ex Parte Percec et al 12641474 - (D) DENNETT 103 E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY ENGLISH, PATRICK NOLAND

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Altrichter et al 12343609 - (D) ENGELS 103 Greg Goshorn, P,C, ADAMS, CHARLES D

2165 Ex Parte Campbell et al 13827214 - (D) HAGY 103 Baker Botts L.L.P. YOUNG, KEVIN L.

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Wallace 11801014 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Trimble Navigation Limited AMSDELL, DANA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Reydel 12386095 - (D) O’HANLON 102 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Hendriks et al 13129171 - (R) PER CURIAM 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PARK, PATRICIA JOO YOUNG