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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Bossard 11009304 - (D) McCOLLUM 102/103 NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS FUBARA, BLESSING M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1759 Ex Parte Kubinski et al 12469874 - (D) GARRIS 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 ALLEMAN HALL MCCOY RUSSELL & TUTTLE, LLP ROSENWALD, STEVEN ERIC

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte GOMES et al 12577849 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY JOSEPH, DENNIS P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3667 Ex Parte Petersen et al 13463225 - (D) SMEGAL 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P,CJFG1L TRIVEDI, ATUL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Lehtinen 12448870 - (D) ENGLE 112(2) 112(1)/101 41.50 101 WOOD, PHILLIPS, KATZ, CLARK & MORTIMER MCKIE, GINA M

However, the Examiner confuses breadth with indefiniteness. The Examiner is correct that by setting the predefined numerical accuracy to infinity, any finite sequence is within infinity of any infinite sequence. Such vast breadth may well be relevant to enablement or anticipation, but "breadth is not indefiniteness." SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp., 403 F.3d 1331, 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (quotation omitted). "Merely claiming broadly does not render a claim insolubly ambiguous, nor does it prevent the public from understanding the scope of the patent." Ultimax Cement Mfg. Corp. v. CTS Cement Mfg. Corp., 587 F.3d 1339, 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2009).

SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp., 403 F.3d 1331, 74 USPQ2d 1398 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2112

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Chang et al 12005784 - (D) WIEKER 112(1)/103 112(1) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. ROJOHN III, CLAIRE E

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Butler et al 13073026 - (D) FLAX 101 101/103 ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. RIGGS II, LARRY D

1634 Ex Parte Ach et al 12243585 - (D) ADAMS 101 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc, in care of: CPA Global SISSON, BRADLEY L

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1756 Ex Parte SHIMOYAMA et al 13014931 - (D) RANGE 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, LLP, WITTENBERG, STEFANIE S

1767 Ex Parte Fukushi et al 13321870 - (D) OWENS 103 102/double patenting 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex Parte Flockhart et al 12882970 - (D) BEAMER 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. MAUNG, THOMAS H

2683 Ex Parte Zingsheim et al 12971036 - (D) BEAMER 103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH YANG, JAMES J