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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Yu 13792203 - (D) MEYERS 103 41.50 102 STEVEN YU GILBERT, WILLIAM V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte Kurtz et al 13438740 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 MCCOY RUSSELL LLP LAGUARDA, GONZALO

3781 Ex Parte Lagler 14213362 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(2)/103 PAULEY ERICKSON & KOTTIS KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS

Furthermore, “[p]rior art references may be ‘indicative of what all those skilled in the art generally believe a certain term means . . . [and] can often help to demonstrate how a disputed term is used by those skilled in the art.’”  In re Cortright, 165 F.3d 1353, 1358 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (citation omitted). 

Cortright, In re, 165 F.3d 1353, 49 USPQ2d 1464 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2111 , 2164.04

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Walter et al 14294672 - (D) SQUIRE 103 Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, PA QIAN, YUN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2848 Ex Parte Kako et al 14307421 - (D) GARRIS 112(1)/102/103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC SINCLAIR, DAVID M

2886 Ex Parte Smith 13766598 - (D) DELMENDO 102 Silicon Valley Patent Group LLP AKANBI, ISIAKA O

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Miller et al 12759189 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP COLLINS, MICHAEL

3673 Ex Parte Huang et al 12176337 - (D) GUIJT 102 102/103 YUMING HUANG GALL, LLOYD A

The Examiner’s rejection is pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 102(b), and evidence of secondary considerations, such as unexpected results, is not relevant to a rejection under § 102(b).  See In re Wiggins, 488 F.2d 538, 543 (CCPA 1973).

Wiggins, In re, 488 F.2d 538, 179 USPQ 421 (CCPA 1973) 2121.02 , 2131.04 , 2173.02 , 2173.05(b)

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 REG SYNTHETIC FUELS, LLC Requester v. Patent of NESTE OIL OYJ Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8,187,344 B2 et al 12/354,654 95002084 - (R) ROBERTSON 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: FOLEY & LARDNER LLP XU, LING X original WYLLIE, CHRISTOPHER T