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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte WAKE et al 11563895 - (D) SMITH 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP RUDDOCK, ULA CORINNA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2685 Ex Parte Kleve et al 13775697 - (D) FINK 102/103 41.50 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P,CJFG1L MULLEN, THOMAS J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Jaffe et al 12304608 - (D) STEPINA 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP LEE, WEI

3731 Ex Parte Porter et al 12462663 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE

3777 Ex Parte Mao et al 12116013 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 AKA CHAN LLP LIU, CHU CHUAN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Ex Parte Donovan et al 13077871 - (D) DELMENDO 103 112(2)/double patenting MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP CHEVALIER, ALICIA ANN

Contrary to the Examiner's stated position (Final Act. 14--15), the burden did not properly shift to the Appellants to show that Alexander, when modified in view of the other references, would inherently possess the self-healing performance index of 0.1 as specified in claim 1. That would impermissibly require the Appellants to compare the claimed invention against the claimed invention. In re Tiffin, 443 F.2d 394, 399 (CCPA 1971) ("The examiner's composite process is appellants' process, and thus cannot be compared with it."). 

Rather, the Appellants can effectively rebut a prima facie case of obviousness by comparing the claimed invention against the closest prior art. In re Merchant, 575 F.2d 865, 869 (CCPA 1978).

Tiffin, In re, 443 F.2d 394, 170 USPQ 88 (CCPA 1971) 716.04 , 2142

Merchant, In re, 575 F.2d 865, 197 USPQ 785 (CCPA 1978) 716.02(e)

1788 Ex Parte Beihoffer et al 11942638 - (D) DELMENDO 103 112(4)/103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP CHEVALIER, ALICIA ANN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2457 Ex Parte Jocha et al 13517281 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 102/103 101 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC MENDAYE, KIDEST H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Grit et al 13512930 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA FUBARA, BLESSING M

1657 Ex Parte ERICSON 13028819 - (D) FLAX 101/103 MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. KELLER, CHRISTOPHER A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Parsons 13347055 - (D) REN 103 BASF Corporation RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD

1768 Ex Parte Huang et al 13415505 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC BLAND, ALICIA

1785 Ex Parte Hong et al 12077814 - (D) KRATZ 103 Hollingsworth Davis CHAU, LINDA N

1787 Ex Parte Buckwalter et al 11338092 - (D) SNAY 112(1)/103 103 Armstrong World Industries, Inc. HUANG, CHENG YUAN

1787 Ex Parte Van Buskirk et al 13784858 - (D) KENNEDY 103 PPG Industries, Inc, SHUKLA, KRUPA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2495 Ex Parte HUANG et al 13403397 - (D) ENGELS 102/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC GEE, JASON KAI YIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Kiesel 12954333 - (D) MacDONALD 103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2845 Ex Parte Lee 13184692 - (D) KUMAR 103 US ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY TRAN, HAI V

2875 Ex Parte Striakhilev et al 13112654 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP GUHARAY, KARABI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Montgomery 13242489 - (D) BAHR 112(1)/112(2) 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. VENNE, DANIEL V

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Durance et al 12682989 - (R) BROWNE 103 MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. LU, JIPING

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2186 NETLIST, INC. Requester, v. Patent of SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 8250295 et al 10/752,151 95002399 - (D) POTHIER 112(1)/103 41.77 112(1)/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: MORRISON & FOERSTER, LLP NGUYEN, LINH M original PATEL, KAUSHIKKUMAR M