odetics, chiuminatta

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Heutling et al 12988045 - (D) OWENS 103 BARLOW, JOSEPHS & HOLMES, LTD. KHAN, TAHSEEN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Ex Parte Andresen et al 13655135 - (D) DERRICK 103 Streets & Steele - Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M

2865 Ex Parte Kavusi et al 13017391 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP ALKAFAWI, EMAN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3681 Ex Parte Cheng et al 13747649 - (D) FINAMORE 101/102/103 Facebook/Fenwick CIRNU, ALEXANDRU

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Greenberg et al 13382783 - (D) STEPHENS 101 BALLY (DELIZIO LAW) MYHR, JUSTIN L

3722 Ex Parte Dudzinsky et al 13296302 - (D) MURPHY 103 KENNAMETAL INC. SNYDER, ALAN W

3744 Ex Parte Noonchester et al 13032870 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Quinn IP Law CRENSHAW, HENRY T

3745 Ex Parte Thomen et al 13717913 - (D) ASTORINO 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY MIKUS, JASON

3746 Ex Parte Kasai et al 12439593 - (D) REIMERS 112(1)/103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP FREAY, CHARLES GRANT

3749 Ex Parte Rop 13263888 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION LIN, KO-WEI

3765 Ex Parte Quiroga et al 13363104 - (D) WARNER 103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP KINSAUL, ANNA KATHRYN

3772 Ex Parte Horvath 12586224 - (D) WARNER 102 ATLO, Stanton E. Collier, Esq. HICKS, VICTORIA J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte Hardy et al 13831071 - (D) MORGAN 102/103 102/103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/EchoStar (290110) EKPO, NNENNA NGOZI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3675 Ex Parte Moehrle et al 13276481 - (D) ASTORINO 103 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION NEUBAUER, THOMAS L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Olsen et al 13264013 - (D) COTTA 103 103 Medtronic - WK NGUYEN, TIN DUC

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Hong et al 11379733 - (D) PAK 103 PAUL AND PAUL VETERE, ROBERT A

1724 Ex Parte Li et al 13631220 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Fletcher Yoder PC Johnson Controls, Inc. HASKE, WOJCIECH

1746 Ex Parte Attarwala et al 12358798 - (D) KRATZ 103 Henkel Corporation LEE, JAEYUN

1788 Ex Parte Yakovleva et al 14604036 - (D) KRATZ 103 Williams; Mullen FERRE, ALEXANDRE F

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Raghunathan 13037251 - (D) HOFF 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION TALUKDAR, ARVIND

2174 Ex Parte Johnson et al 13829274 - (D) CURCURI 103 Trellis IP Law Group/Oracle CHOI, DAVID E

2178 Ex Parte Worsley et al 13629556 - (D) BAIN 102/103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. TSUI, WILSON W

2185 Ex Parte Quddus 13706911 - (D) CUTITTA 103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. ZAMAN, FAISAL M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Rippe et al 13628447 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG, LLP MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

2433 Ex Parte Meckauskas et al 11468904 - (D) ULLAGADDI 103 DALY, CROWLEY, MOFFORD & DURKEE, LLP RAYTHEON COMPANY GOODCHILD, WILLIAM J

2437 Ex Parte Mordetsky et al 12792206 - (D) BRANCH 103 Uniloc USA Inc. PYZOCHA, MICHAEL J

2456 Ex Parte Fiatal et al 11701590 - (D) KRIVAK 112(1)/112(2) 103 NK Patent Law- Seven Networks MAI, KEVIN S

2488 Ex Parte Azar et al 13632210 - (D) BUI 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia PARIKH, DAKSHESH D

2497 Ex Parte ARANA 14139691 - (D) HUGHES 103 Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. HO, DAO Q

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Piemonte et al 13632027 - (D) CURCURI 112(1)/112(2)/103 DLA Piper LLP (US) LIU, ZHENGXI

2614 Ex Parte Eggers et al 12293364 - (D) PINKERTON 103 PATENT CENTRAL LLC RICHER, AARON M

2814 Ex Parte Yee et al 13722334 - (D) HANLON 112(2)/103 Artegis Law Group LLP/NVIDEA PIZARRO CRESPO, MARCOS D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Kellner et al 12054537 - (D) REIMERS 103 GE GPO- Transportation- The Small Patent Law Group LE, MARK T

3623 Ex Parte Rai 11779464 - (D) KRIVAK 101 XEROX CORPORATION C/O FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP ANDERSON, FOLASHADE

3628 Ex Parte Aubry et al 13113008 - (D) CRAIG Dissenting MOORE 103 Thompson Hine LLP VETTER, DANIEL

3628 Ex Parte King et al 14297525 - (D) KRIVAK 103 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI ERB, NATHAN

3628 Ex Parte King et al 12355734 - (D) KRIVAK 103 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI ALLEN, AKIBA KANELLE

3644 Ex Parte Aikala et al 13520805 - (D) BROWN 102/103 YOUNG & THOMPSON WILLIAMS, MONICA L

3646 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12930150 - (D) CALVE 103 Holzer Patel Drennan HolzerlPLaw, PC MCGUE, FRANK J

3665 Ex Parte Roscoe 12421353 - (D) LORIN 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. BERONA, KIMBERLY SUE

3694 Ex Parte Reardon et al 13681729 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 DAVID REARDON TRAN, HAI

3696 Ex Parte Erbey et al 13611299 - (D) FINAMORE 101 Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC Altisource PATEL, JAGDISH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Racenet 13346954 - (D) ENGELS 102/103 Covidien LP LOPEZ, MICHELLE

3723 Ex Parte VERHAVERBEKE et al 13764132 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - Applied Materials TAYLOR, JON S

3726 Ex Parte Bormann et al 12735532 - (D) WARNER 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP HIDALGO-HERNANDEZ, RUTH G

3743 Ex Parte Ozbek et al 11568764 - (D) WARNER Dissenting-in-Part STEPINA 112(1) 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP YUEN, JESSICA JIPING

3743 Ex Parte Barrows 13492163 - (D) BAHR 103 PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, P.A. LAUX, DAVID J

3744 Ex Parte Reis et al 12723651 - (D) WARNER 103 Advanced Energy Technologies LLC THOMPSON, JASON N

3748 Ex Parte Ramanathan et al 12915640 - (D) MARSCHALL Concurring CAPP 103 Quinn IP Law SINGH, DAPINDER

3749 Ex Parte Brückner et al 13254201 - (D) ENGELS 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION BARGERO, JOHN E

3762 Ex Parte Sommer et al 12771217 - (D) KINDER 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM

3771 Ex Parte JACUK et al 13399385 - (D) REIMERS 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC STANIS, TIMOTHY A

3782 Ex Parte ROHRMÜLLER et al 13354549 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Cucchiara et al 12337268 - (R) REIMERS 103 MOORE & VAN AT .TEN PLLC VANDERVEEN, JEFFREY S

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex parte PRIOR ART LTD. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 6735473 et al 09/971,461 90013593 - (D) SONG 103 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE original JASTRZAB, JEFFREY R

Odetics, Inc. v. Storage Tech. Corp., 185 F.3d 1259, 1267 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (“Structural equivalence under § 112, ¶ 6 is met only if the differences are insubstantial, see Chiuminatta [Concrete Concepts, Inc. v. Cardinal Indus., Inc.], 145 F.3d [1303, 1308, (Fed. Cir. 1998)]; that is, if the assertedly equivalent structure performs the claimed function in substantially the same way to achieve substantially the same result as the corresponding structure described in the specification.”).   

schering, ochiai

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Megarity et al 13533376 - (D) HOELTER 102 Streets & Steele - Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. MALIK, RAHEENA REHMAN

3782 Ex Parte Ponce et al 12453004 - (D) McCARTHY 103 Noberto Ponce BATTISTI, DEREK J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Sallaz et al 13992426 - (D) DERRICK 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1783 Ex Parte Abuto et al 14106101 - (D) BEST 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. and KIMBERLY-CLARK VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1784 Ex Parte PABLA et al 14193241 - (D) HEANEY 103 McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC KATZ, VERA

1787 Ex Parte Kitano et al 13391732 - (D) McMANUS 103 Cheng Law Group, PLLC SHAH, SAMIR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3688 Ex Parte Nayak et al 12824979 - (D) FISCHETTI 101/103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Toler VANDERHORST, MARIA VICTORIA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Glydon et al 11897117 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP PAGAN, JENINE MARIE

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Shur 12449838 - (D) McCARTHY 103 Joel D. Citron HOBAN, MELISSA A

 That which is inherent is not necessarily known, see Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharmas., Inc., 339 F.3d 1373, 1378–79 (Fed. Cir. 2003); and, as a general rule, that which was unknown could not have been obvious, see In re Ochiai, 71 F.3d 1565, 1569–70 (Fed. Cir. 1995). 

Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharm. Inc., 339 F.3d 1373, 67 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2112 , 2152.02(b)

Ochiai, In re, 71 F.3d 1565, 37 USPQ2d 1127 (Fed. Cir. 1995)  706.02(n) ,  2116.01 ,  2158

Morris

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte Bramley et al 14130356 - (D) HANLON 103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP AXTELL, ASHLEY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Song et al 14114762 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson CLARK, ROSENE S

2413 Ex Parte Liu et al 13816109 - (D) McNEILL 102/103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. ROUDANI, OUSSAMA

2443 Ex Parte Gilson 13291355 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102/103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD BELANI, KISHIN G

2473 Ex Parte MATHUR et al 14230825 - (D) HOFF 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM HUQ, OBAIDUL

2487 Ex Parte Shelby et al 13707172 - (D) PINKERTON 103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. BECK, LERON

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 Ex Parte Lehmann 14149604 - (D) HUGHES 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP- DC TRANDAI, CINDY HUYEN

2657 Ex Parte Kaburlasos et al 13024536 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 112(1)/102/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. LERNER, MARTIN

2675 Ex Parte Li 14682881 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Docket Clerk - SAMS LAM, ANDREW H
REVERSED 3621 Ex Parte Adam 13631405 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 Los Angeles Patent Group CROSS, MICHAEL J

2677 Ex Parte OKAMOTO 13916527 - (D) HAMANN 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC BATAILLE, FRANTZ

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte BREITER et al 13444293 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S

3646 Ex Parte Ahlfeld et al 13066253 - (D) ASTORINO 112(2)/102/103 TerraPower M&G DAVIS, SHARON M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Huser et al 13208793 - (D) CALVE 103 BGL/Cook - Chicago EASTWOOD, DAVID C

3744 Ex Parte Agostini 12768383 - (D) DOUGAL 103 Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP ABB Inc. ARANT, HARRY E

3747 Ex Parte Abihana et al 13534383 - (D) PESLAK 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD MOUBRY, JAMES G

3772 Ex Parte Miros et al 12903138 - (D) BAUMEISTER 112(1) SHAY GLENN LLP LEWIS, KIM M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Moschiano et al 14298614 - (D) BENNETT 103 103 BROOKS, CAMERON & HUEBSCH, PLLC AHMED, ZUBAIR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Montgomery et al 14128427 - (D) MOORE 103 102/103 HONEYWELL/WOOD PHILLIPS CHIN-SHUE, ALVIN CONSTANTINE

3649 Ex Parte Siewert et al 13976472 - (D) BAYAT 102/103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. REIS, RYAN ALEXANDER

3649 Ex Parte Stanley 12080735 - (D) HILL 103 double patenting Jordan IP Law, LLC LIN, KENNY S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Vortman et al 12910622 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH M

3742 Ex Parte Edwards et al 13929050 - (D) KORNICZKY 102/103 112(1)/102/103 FITCH EVEN TAB IN & FLANNERY, LLP VAN, QUANG T

3749 Ex Parte Graham 12653242 - (D) STEPINA 103 102/103 41.50 103 Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein HAMILTON, FRANCES F

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Hasegawa et al 13642639 - (D) PRATS 103 MANELLI SELTER PLLC IVANOVA, SVETLANA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte Konigshofen et al 11423474 - (D) BEST 103 CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1722 Ex Parte Komuro et al 13179864 - (D) WILSON 103/double patenting KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP MALLOY, ANNA E

1727 Ex Parte Cresce et al 14028559 - (D) PAK 103 U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T

1742 Ex Parte Nelson et al 13480179 - (D) RANGE 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 112(2)/103 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. KHARE, ATUL P

1747 Ex Parte Sallaz et al 13992426 - (D) DERRICK 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1756 Ex Parte Pellet et al 11665583 - (D) BEST 103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP PHASGE, ARUN S

1758 Ex Parte VÄÄNÄNEN 13051097 - (D) TIMM 103 Mikko Kalervo Vaananen MEKHLIN, ELI S

1783 Ex Parte Abuto et al 14106101 - (D) BEST 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. and KIMBERLY-CLARK VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1787 Ex Parte Nishino et al 13140391 - (D) GUEST 103 McDermott Will and Emery LLP FREEMAN, JOHN D


Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Lundberg et al 13310452 - (D) WINSOR 101/103 41.50 101/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. THAI, HANH B

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte Pergament et al 14009968 - (D) FRAHM 103 FAY SHARPE/LUCENT TRUONG, THONG P

2444 Ex Parte APPELMAN et al 14518805 - (D) KUMAR 101/double patenting Oath Inc./Finnegan DONABED, NINOS

2451 Ex Parte Behrens et al 14693557 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Fitbit, Inc. / Rutan & Tucker, LLP TIV, BACKHEAN

2461 Ex Parte WONG et al 14493607 - (D) MORGAN 101/103 Apple Inc. — FKM BAIG, ADNAN

2486 Ex Parte Sternberg et al 12946758 - (D) DEJMEK 103 BGL/Ann Arbor MUNG, ON S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2637 Ex Parte Druml et al 14556540 - (D) FRAHM 112(1) 103 Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC. KRETZER, CASEY L

2658 Ex Parte Lloyd et al 13862219 - (D) REPKO 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. SAINT CYR, LEONARD

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Xu et al 14373628 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Christensen, Fonder, Dardi & Herbert PLLC SEVEN, EVREN

2842 Ex Parte Mayes et al 14169084 - (D) HASTINGS 103 VLP Law Group LLP TRA, ANH QUAN

2855 Ex Parte OKADA et al 13761180 - (D) SMITH 103 JCIPRNET CAMPBELL, IRVING A

2858 Ex Parte LANTER 12939616 - (D) SNAY 112(2)/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC SCHINDLER, DAVID M

2868 Ex Parte McQUADE 14309566 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Russell Ng PLLC ALEJNIKOV JR, ROBERT P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Garcia-Martinez 13566016 - (D) MORGAN 112(1) 101/102/103 Facebook/Fenwick MUNSON, PATRICIA H

3623 Ex Parte Popkov et al 13348817 - (D) MOORE 112(2) 112(1)/101 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE P.C. Oracle International Corporation MARCUS, LELAND R

3624 Ex Parte Liu et al 13362014 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 101/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL MISIASZEK, AMBER ALTSCHUL

3626 Ex Parte Kharraz Tavakol et al 12210664 - (D) BAYAT 101 POLSINELLI PC SOREY, ROBERT A

3633 Ex Parte CHARLES et al 14513354 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. MATTEI, BRIAN DAVID

3638 Ex Parte Majocka et al 14252356 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103/double patenting QUARLES & BRADY LLP KATCHEVES, BASIL S

3663 Ex Parte Prestenback et al 12238366 - (D) MELVIN 103 Patent Ingenuity, P.C. DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC. ANWARI, MACEEH

3665 Ex Parte Roberts et al 14321990 - (D) FRAHM 103 101 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP SHAAWAT, MUSSA A

3692 Ex Parte Angoy 14267071 - (D) WIEDER 103 101 FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP BAIRD, EDWARD J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Schütz 12455139 - (D) CAPP 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA

 It is well settled that “integral” may be construed to cover more than “one-piece” construction.  See In re Morris, 127 F.3d 1048, 1055–56 (Fed. Cir. 1997). 

Morris, In re, 127 F.3d 1048, 44 USPQ2d 1023 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 904.01 , 2111 , 2111.01 , 2163 , 2173.05(a) , 2181

3744 Ex Parte Mathews 11799068 - (D) REIMERS 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. ATTEY, JOEL M

3745 Ex Parte Stiehler 13202010 - (D) MARTIN 103 BARLOW, JOSEPHS & HOLMES, LTD. SEABE, JUSTIN D

3746 Ex Parte Kataoka et al 12864423 - (D) MURPHY 103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP HERRMANN, JOSEPH S

3746 Ex Parte LIN et al 13241320 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 JAMES 0""SULLIVAN KASTURE, DNYANESH G

3752 Ex Parte Smith et al 13423386 - (D) HILL 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. VALVIS, ALEXANDER M

3753 Ex Parte Clarke et al 13909728 - (D) CALVE 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP TRINIDAD-BORGES, JOSEPHINE

3753 Ex Parte COOGAN et al 14015231 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Abel Law Group, LLP HOOK, JAMES F

3776 Ex Parte LIETZ et al 14695626 - (D) GRIMES 103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP GIBSON, ERIC SHANE

3786 Ex Parte Bartal et al 12518172 - (D) GUIJT 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION PENG, BO JOSEPH

REHEARING

GRANTED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Szprengiel et al 13298768 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 41.50 103 Carella, Byrne et al OSWALD, KIRSTIN U

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1678 Ex Parte BROCIA 13754429 - (R) PAULRAJ 103 MORRTSON & FOERSTER LLP MARCSISIN, ELLEN JEAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Santilli 11614238 - (R) LANEY 103 LAW OFFICES OF WAYNE D. PORTER, JR. LEVINE, JOSHUA H

daniels, lindell, chupp

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte McIntyre et al 13411877 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody and Agnello, P.C. WHITE, DOUGLAS F

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Pirk et al 13114162 - (D) ROSS 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 Ex Parte Rossell et al 14413615 - (D) McNEILL 103 HP Inc. VO, QUANG N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Cornfeld 13921756 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SolAero Technologies Corp. LUKE, DANIEL M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex Parte Cuddihy et al 14039219 - (D) KERINS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL NGUYEN, NGA X

3663 Ex Parte Abel et al 12797405 - (D) KERINS 103 41.50 112(2) MCCOY RUSSELL LLP MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Draper 12628866 - (D) FLAX 102/103 102/103 Moximed, Inc HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Kim et al 14235105 - (D) McGEE 103 CLARK & BRODY KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN

1759 Ex Parte Silvernail et al 13323926 - (D) McMANUS 103 PPG Industries, Inc. TAI, XIUYU

“Ordinarily, the PTO accepts statements in declarations at face value. However, like other judicial and quasi-judicial tribunals, the PTO need not accept at face value a statement in a declaration when there is objective evidence in the record for questioning the statement.”  Ex parte Daniels, 40 USPQ2d 1394, 1409 n.14 (Bd. Pat. App. Int. 1996), reversed on other grounds, see In re Daniels, 144 F.3d 1452 (Fed. Cir. 1998).  Although a declarant’s opinion on the ultimate legal issue is not evidence in the case, “some weight ought to be given to a persuasively supported statement of one skilled in the art on what was not obvious to him.”  In re Lindell, 385 F.2d 453, 456 (CCPA 1967).  The submission of objective evidence of patentability does not mandate a conclusion of patentability in and of itself. In re Chupp, 816 F.2d 643 (Fed. Cir. 1987).  Here, there is evidence in the record contrary to the McMillen Declaration. 

Daniels, In re, 144 F.3d 1452, 46 USPQ2d 1788 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 1503.02 , 1504.04

Lindell, In re, 385 F.2d 453, 155 USPQ 521 (CCPA 1967) 716.01(c)

Chupp, In re, 816 F.2d 643, 2 USPQ2d 1437 (Fed. Cir. 1987) 716.01(d) , 716.02(a) , 2145

1787 Ex Parte Mayo et al 14023972 - (D) GUEST 103 PPG Industries, Inc. NELSON, MICHAEL B

1799 Ex Parte Kshirsagar et al 13152303 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY HENKEL, DANIELLE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Mueller et al 14446987 - (D) McNEILL 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED NGUYEN, LEON VIET Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Fabricatore et al 13956613 - (D) DIXON 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL BLACK, MELISSA ANN

3625 Ex Parte Alegre et al 13489341 - (D) MOORE 112(1)/112(2)/103 101 WITHERS & KEYS, LLC SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B

3628 Ex Parte Kintner-Meyer 12466312 - (D) MOORE 103 Wells St. John P.S. CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIEH

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex parte LENNON IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Appellant Ex Parte 6624843 et al 09733197 90012669 - (D) KOHUT 112(1)/103 112(1)/103 41.50 112(1)/112(2)/103 KASHA LAW LLC GE, YUZHEN original DIEP, NHON THANH

jones3, pall corp., altoona

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Racenet et al 13748684 - (D) SMITH 103 Covidien LP BOWMAN, ANDREW J

2153 Ex Parte Barritz et al 13096422 - (D) KHAN 102/103 Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C. (END) NGUYEN, MERILYN P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2469 Ex Parte Elmdahl et al 14115644 - (D) CURCURI 103 double patenting Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson AMBAYE, MEWALE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Baltes et al 13261842 - (D) GUIJT 102 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. MATHEW, FENN C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2477 Ex Parte Snyder et al 14150635 - (D) ENGELS 103 103 Pavel Kalousek ESMAEILIAN, MAJID

Further, because “each claim must be considered as defining a separate invention,” Jones v. Hardy, 727 F.2d 1524, 1528 (Fed. Cir. 1984), we find it entirely within the parameters of proper patent examination for the Examiner to tailor his application of the prior art to the specific language of each independent claim. See also Pall Corp. v. Micron Separations, Inc., 66 F.3d 1211, 1220 (Fed. Cir. 1995) (“each claim is a separate statement of the patented invention”); Altoona Publix Theatres, Inc. v. Am. Tri—Ergon Corp., 294 U.S. 477, 487 (1935) (“each claim must stand or fall, as itself sufficiently defining invention, independently of the others”).

Jones v. Hardy, 727 F.2d 1524, 220 USPQ 1021 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 2141.02 , 2144.08

Altoona Publix Theatres v. American Tri-Ergon Corp., 294 U.S. 477, 24 USPQ 308 (1935) 1490

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2415 Ex Parte Kuo 13347295 - (D) BARRY 103 Blue Capital Law Firm, P.C. OVEISSI, MANSOUR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Bellaouar et al 13886310 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia SANDIFORD, DEVAN A

2649 Ex Parte Lee et al 13147278 - (D) FRAHM 103/double patenting Jefferson IP Law, LLP TRAN, PAUL P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Moore et al 13784415 - (D) DOUGAL 103 PAULEY ERICKSON & KOTTIS HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

3696 Ex Parte Bulman et al 13974470 - (D) WIEDER 101 Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC Altisniirre PATEL, JAGDISH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Asbury et al 13628902 - (D) BROWN 103 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP ASMELASH, BINIAM B

3754 Ex Parte Blomme et al 10535844 - (D) GREENHUT 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC LONG, DONNELL ALAN

sernaker, ashland oil

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Manthiram et al 13301447 - (D) KRATZ 103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. YANG, JIE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Miller 14147865 - (D) THOMAS 103 Ascenda Law Group, PC DONABED, NINOS

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Bonner 14231787 - (D) BENNETT 103 Mennier Carlin & Curfman LLC VENNE, DANIEL V

Objective evidence of non-obviousness submitted by a patent applicant must be considered. In re Sernaker, 702 F.2d 989, 996 (Fed. Cir. 1983). In order to have significant probative value, there must be a nexus between the merits of the claimed invention and the submitted evidence. M.P.E.P. § 716.01(b) (citing Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Delta Resins & Refractories, Inc., 776 F.2d 281, 305 n.42 (Fed. Cir. 1985)). Objective evidence may also take the form of opinion testimony from an expert. M.P.E.P. § 716.01 (c)(III).

Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Delta Resins & Refractories, Inc., 776 F.2d 281, 227 USPQ 657 (Fed. Cir. 1985)  716.01(b) ,   716.01(c) ,  2145

Sernaker, In re, 702 F.2d 989, 217 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 2144

3667 Ex Parte Faith et al 13919900 - (D) HUME Concurring CUTITTA 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA BADII, BEHRANG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Kennedy 10662599 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC CHOU, WILLIAM B

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Lundberg et al 13310322 - (D) WINSOR 102 103/double patenting 41.50 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. THAI, HANH B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3693 Ex Parte Hagelstein et al 13550816 - (D) MOHANTY 103 101/103 Dorsey & Whitney / ISF-GGF AMELUNXEN, BARBARA J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Probst 13775892 - (D) TIMM 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. NORRIS, CLAIRE A

1786 Ex Parte Cao et al 13268200 - (D) HANLON 103 Pearne & Gordon LLP CHOI, PETER Y

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2497 Ex Parte Kalman et al 14305280 - (D) HUME 103/double patenting Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC CRIBBS, MALCOLM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Buer 13783589 - (D) BUI 103 Snell & Wilmer L.L.P (USMATasat) TRAN, PABLO N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Cohen et al 13617180 - (D) HANLON 102/103 MICHAEL J. CHANG, LLC STARK, JARRETT J

2863 Ex Parte DEININGER et al 13110541 - (D) DENNETT 101 BENOIT & COTE CASEY, LIAM R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Hyink et al 13344254 - (D) SHAW 103 YEE & ASSOCIATES PC IBM CORP (YA) MILLER, ALAN S

3637 Ex Parte Marcus et al 11593832 - (D) CALVE 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J

3649 Ex Parte Flaherty et al 13310248 - (D) SMEGAL 103 Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC GILBERT, WILLIAM V

3649 Ex Parte Flaherty et al 13310291 - (D) SMEGAL 103 Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC GILBERT, WILLIAM V

3671 Ex Parte Thompson et al 13168745 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 CNH Industrial America LLC TORRES, ALICIA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Wortman et al 13397108 - (D) OSINSKI 103 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC LAU, JASON

3764 Ex Parte Chen 13801672 - (D) STEPHENS 112(2)/103 NEWHOPE LAW, PC ANDERSON, MEGAN M

3768 Ex Parte Ju et al 13509323 - (D) PRATS 103 Sheridan Ross PC HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE

3775 Ex Parte Hananouchi et al 13180688 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 112(2) Patterson & Sheridan LLP RAMANA, ANURADHA

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Chandra et al 14058267 - (R) McNEILL 103 CRGO LAW ENNAJI, LAHCEN