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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Capanema et al 14213680 - (D) SMITH 103 Ballard Spahr LLP Renmatix HEINCER, LIAM J

1786 Ex Parte Amla et al 14512815 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP THOMPSON, CAMIE S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Eckert et al 14012475 - (D) REPKO 103 Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP RANKIN, CANDICE A

2176 Ex Parte Kumar et al 13841148 - (D) FRAHM 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP CHU, JENQ-KANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte VENKATA NAGA RAVI 14053287 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 Vista IP Law Group, LLP (Oracle) BELANI, KISHIN G

2485 Ex Parte Burgett et al 13399058 - (D) EVANS 112(1)/103 Brooks Kushman P.C./Harman CARTER, RICHARD BRUCE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2655 Ex Parte Shen 14270296 - (D) HOWARD 102/103 Jackson Walker, L.L.P. Cirrus Logic c/o Jackson Walker LLP PAUL, DISLER

2672 Ex Parte Fukushima et al 14456918 - (D) HOMERE 103 KEATING & BENNETT, LLP SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA PACHOL, NICHOLAS C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Kohlenberg et al 13486596 - (D) BAHR 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BRADLEY, AUDREY KLASTERKA

3764 Ex Parte Smith 13624258 - (D) SHAH 103 DERGOSITS & NOAH LLP LEE, JOSHUA S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte GALBAS et al 13591395 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 GRAMLING, SEAN P GRAMLING, SEAN P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Leichner 12091100 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PAULS, JOHN A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Galley et al 13593557 - (D) WORTH 101 Harness Dickey & Pierce (Roche) RIGGS II, LARRY D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Bonnefois et al 13386141 - (D) McMANUS 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S

1754 Ex Parte England 13247769 - (D) SMITH 103 Wells St. John P.S. CHUNG, HO-SUNG

1761 Ex Parte Abbas et al 13122890 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC HARDEE, JOHN R

1767 Ex Parte Muller-Frischinger 12305039 - (D) OWENS 103/OTDP HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC KARST, DAVID THOMAS

1787 Ex Parte Benkoski et al 13593047 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(2)/103 THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LAB. NELSON, MICHAEL B

1789 Ex Parte Smith et al 11748941 - (D) GARRIS 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P.A. PIZIALI, ANDREW T

1789 Ex Parte Crown et al 13817262 - (D) SMITH 103 Duane Morris LLP (Braskem) PIERCE, JEREMY R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Michel 11880677 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 112(2) 112(1)/103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. SALCE, JASON P

Appellant argues that "[i]f a description or the enabling disclosure of a specification is not commensurate in scope with the subject matter encompassed by a claim," then "that fact alone" does not render the claim indefinite. App. Br. 11, citing In re Borkowski, 422 F.2d 904, 909 (CCPA 1970). We agree with Appellant, as here the language of the claim is not indefinite. The Examiner identifies a problem in what the Specification teaches, which is separate from whether the claim is indefinite.

Borkowski, In re, 422 F.2d 904, 164 USPQ 642 (CCPA 1970) 707.07(l) , 2164.02 , 2174

2421 Ex Parte Wirick et al 13857519 - (D) CURCURI 103 ARRIS Enterprises, LLC MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

2423 Ex Parte Badros et al 13689355 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Baker Botts L.L.P./Facebook Inc. HANCE, ROBERT J

2426 Ex Parte Riley et al 11782579 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 AT&T Legal Dept. - [HDP] TELAN, MICHAEL R

2434 Ex Parte Thibadeau et al 14330986 - (D) GALLIGAN 103/OTDP WT & Antique Books, Inc POWERS, WILLIAMS

2449 Ex Parte ANDERSON et al 14066150 - (D) BRANCH 103 Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP IBM (END-KLS) CELANI, NICHOLAS P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2619 Ex Parte Peterson et al 14936986 - (D) ENGELS 102/103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (ImgTec) BROOME, SAID A

2649 Ex Parte Michaelis 13490702 - (D) BAIN 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. TRAN, PABLO N

2657 Ex Parte Ivanov et al 13955186 - (D) BUI 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. NGUYEN, TIMOTHY

2663 Ex Parte Timm et al 13696197 - (D) BENNETT 102/103 Maschoff Brennan/Hexagon TEJANO, DWIGHT ALEX C

2674 Ex Parte D' ANNUNZIO et al 13985610 - (D) KHAN 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. ZHANG, FAN

2696 Ex Parte Hillis 14207201 - (D) EV ANS 112(1)/112(2) OTDP Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM NGUYEN, JIMMY H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Ex Parte ADACHI et al 14247780 - (D) McMANUS 103 SUGHRUE-265550 EGOAVIL, GUILLERMO J

2872 Ex Parte Sanghera et al 13629648 - (D) McMANUS 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY MADONNA, JEFFREY E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte HEEKE et al 14163497 - (D) MURPHY 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP KURILLA, ERIC J

3683 Ex Parte Braun et al 11763547 - (D) WORTH 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC WALKER III, GEORGE H

3686 Ex Parte Brown 10818879 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 101 Robert Bosch LLC SEOH, MINNAH L

3688 Ex Parte Straus 12222785 - (D) DEJMEK 101/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

3689 Ex Parte Lappin et al 12125005 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 BGL/ Ann Arbor MCATEE, PATRICK

3689 Ex Parte Savage et al 11771215 - (D) PETRAVICK 112(1) 112(1)/112(2)/101/103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

3693 Ex Parte Rakhamimov et al 12210980 - (D) SHIANG 101 Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham I Palantir KHATTAR, RAJESH

3696 Ex Parte Pradeep et al 13730550 - (D) THOMAS 101 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) TROTTER, SCOTTS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Li et al 14318283 - (D) PRATS 103 BROOKS, CAMERON & HUEBSCH , PLLC EIDE, HEIDI MARIE

3786 Ex Parte Vitek et al 13222086 - (D) SAWERT 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 112(2) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) KINNARD, LISA M

dunn, freeman

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1656 Ex Parte CRINE et al 12638527 - (R) ADAMS 103 Clark+Elbing LLP/Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. DESAI, ANAND U

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2182 Ex Parte Jackson 14798841 - (D) EVANS 112(1)/112(2)/103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (ImgTec) VICARY, KEITH E

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Kawato 12445187 - (D) HASTINGS 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC OSENBAUGH-STEWAR, ELIZA W

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Walther et al 13961631 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 102/103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC YIP, WINNIE S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1673 Ex Parte Gödl et al 12442288 - (D) SMITH 103 CHALKER FLORES, LLP OLSON, ERIC

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte Bloembergen et al 12630526 - (D) ROSS 102 103 BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP STEWART, KIMBERLY ANN

1767 Ex Parte Jakubek et al 13409074 - (D) WILSON 103 HP Inc. KOLLIAS, ALEXANDER C

1776 Ex Parte FUKUDA et al 14672257 - (D) RANGE 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON SHUMATE, ANTHONY R

See In re Dunn, 349 F.2d 433, 439 (CCPA 1965) (“The cause and effect sought to be proven is lost here in the welter of unfixed variables.”). 

See In re Freeman, 474 F.2d 1318, 1324 (CCPA 1973) (in order for a showing of unexpected results to be probative evidence of nonobviousness, an applicant must establish (1) that there is a difference between the results obtained through the claimed invention and the prior art and (2) that the results obtained would not have been expected by one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention).

Dunn, In re, 349 F.2d 433, 146 USPQ 479 (CCPA 1965) 804.02

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Anderson 13963590 - (D) CUTITTA 103 Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (Emerson) KABIR, SAAD M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte CHOI et al 14169740 - (D) EVANS 103 OTDP THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. BRITTINGHAM, NATHANIEL P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Hjelmvik 12377749 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 101/103 YOUNG & THOMPSON BORISSOV, IGORN

3681 Ex Parte KNORR 14134294 - (D) EVANS 101 OLIFF PLC LI, SUN M

chicago, japikse, perfect surgical

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Ghesquiere 13737463 - (D) CASHION dissenting NAGUMO 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte SAIDI et al 13681801 - (D) NAPPI 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. SNYDER, STEVEN G

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Sue et al 11782554 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 AT&T Legal Dept. - [HDP] RABOVIANSKI, JIVKA A

2487 Ex Parte Vojtisek et al 13895646 - (D) PINKERTON 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD JOISIL, BERTEAU

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 Ex Parte Hiebert 11412258 - (D) POTHIER 103 41.50 103 HP Inc. DICKERSON, CHAD S
REVERSED 2695 Ex Parte AURONGZEB et al 15078676 - (D) HUME 102/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. CHOW, VAN NGUYEN

2696 Ex Parte Unruh et al 13830674 - (D) CURCURI 103 ONELLO & MELLO LLP KETEMA, BENY AM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte Hubbard et al 13201673 - (D) GREENHUT 103 CARLSON GASKEY & OLDS MANSEN, MICHAEL R

3669 Ex Parte Bailey et al 13898507 - (D) PYONIN 103 OSTRAGER CHONG FLAHERTY & BROITMAN, P.C. WORDEN, THOMAS E

3695 Ex Parte Dahiwadkar 12589755 - (D) SILVERMAN 101 Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver DONLON, RYAN D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Cerf 13972078 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 SAM SILVERBERG TAWFIK, SAMEH

3744 Ex Parte Senf et al 13511800 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier FURDGE, LARRY L

3772 Ex Parte Nace 14748610 - (D) STEPINA 103 LARSON AND LARSON NELSON, KERI JESSICA

3781 Ex Parte BOYKIN 14043400 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 41.50 112(2) The Carver Law Firm MAI, TRIM

3782 Ex Parte DAVIS et al 12043442 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP HELVEY, PETER N.

In Japikse the court summarized the Patent Office position regarding shifting a switch having no effect on the operation of the claimed devices, and stated, without further discussion, "[w]e find no error in the holding." Although MPEP § 2144.04(IV)(C) cites Japikse as an example of using legal rationale as the basis for concluding that a rearrangement of parts was obvious, that same section of the MPEP also cautions (citing Ex parte Chicago Rawhide Mfg. Co., 223 USPQ 351, 353 (BPAI 1984)): 

[t]he mere fact that a worker in the art could rearrange the parts of the reference device to meet the terms of the claims on appeal is not by itself sufficient to support a finding of obviousness. The prior art must provide a motivation or reason for the worker in the art, without the benefit of appellant's specification, to make the necessary changes in the reference device. 

Japikse, In re, 181 F.2d 1019, 86 USPQ 70 (CCPA 1950) 2144.04

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Hanzlicek et al 13089763 - (D) DENNETT 103 103 SWIMC,LLC WALTERS JR, ROBERTS

1786 Ex Parte Kismir et al 12601450 - (D) SNAY 112(1)/103 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Autoliv) CHOI, PETER Y

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2199 Ex Parte CROCKETT 13486806 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC AQUINO, WYNUEL S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Poggesi et al 12607928 - (D) PINKERTON 102/103 102 Zilka-Kotab-Poughkeepsie BELANI, KISHIN G

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Robinson 14276020 - (D) ENGLE 103 103 Pangrle Patent, Brand & Design Law, P.C. LENOVO/P ANGRLE MISHLER, ROBIN J

2667 Ex Parte Chen et al 13683166 - (D) DEJMEK 103 OTDP Wolfe-SBMC BALI, VIKKRAM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex Parte Wagner et al 14361800 - (D) GREENHUT 102 102/103 41.50 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP ALSOMIRI, MAID! A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 Ex Parte Persson 13248177 - (D) JESCHKE 103 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) BARGERO, JOHN E

3782 Ex Parte Miller 13163675 - (D) JESCHKE 103 103 Taylor English Duma LLP DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Bell et al 12674741 - (D) FREDMAN 103 41.50 103 Syngenta Corp Protection, LLC HIRT, ERIN E

1619 Ex Parte INOUE 14168741 - (D) NEWMAN 103 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL

1631 Ex Parte Bernini et al 13593575 - (D) WORTH 101 Harness Dickey & Pierce (Roche) RIGGS II, LARRY D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Collins et al 13536141 - (D) GUPTA 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY HORNING, JOEL G

1765 Ex Parte Bleys et al 12279903 - (D) OWENS 103/112(2)/1112(4) HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC SERGENT, RABON A

1777 Ex Parte Aoki et al 13496785 - (D) WILSON 103 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP ROYCE, LIAM A

1781 Ex Parte LEONHARD et al 14272329 - (D) CASHION 103 POLSINELLI PC FIGG, LAURA B

1787 Ex Parte Bhaatia et al 14046023 - (D) McMANUS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY LOWREY, DANIEL D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 Ex Parte Nochimowski et al 14317950 - (D) SHIANG 103 BGL/ CHERY, MARDOCHEE

2136 Ex Parte Lichmanov 13332260 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 112(2)/103 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. c/o Davidson Sheehan LLP DOAN, HAN V

2142 Ex Parte Hyde et al 13905839 - (D) COURTENAY OTDP/112(1)/103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC CHUNG, MONG-SHUNE

2156 Ex Parte Kostamaa et al 11608278 - (D) THOMAS 103 TERADATA US, INC. LU, KUEN S

2174 Ex Parte KITAYAMA 12850726 - (D) HAGY 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. FIBBI, CHRISTOPHER J

2178 Ex Parte Gearhart et al 12913475 - (D) KUMAR 103 CRGO LAW BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Armitage 14286676 - (D) KUMAR 112(2)/101/103 HolzerIPLaw, PC dba Holzer Patel Drennan LYNCH, SHARON S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte HOWARD 12959434 - (D) SHIANG 112(1)/103 Jordan IP Law, LLC LAI, DANIEL

2652 Ex Parte ENAMITO et al 13973767 - (D) BEAMER 103 AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP HOQUE, NAFIZ E

2658 Ex Parte Hwang et al 13809835 - (D) KUMAR 101/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SV) SAINT CYR, LEONARD

2663 Ex Parte INABA 12965683 - (D) DIXON 103 FATTIBENE & FATTIBENE TREHAN, AKSHAY

2686 Ex Parte Escobosa et al 14736761 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP BROWN, VERNAL U

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Lombard et al 13622513 - (D) HEANEY 103 Pearne & Gordon LLP KING, DOUGLAS

2852 Ex Parte Bauer et al 14368611 - (D) INGLESE 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R

2854 Ex Parte Gresty et al 14484749 - (D) SNAY 103 Blank Rome LLP Nanoco TANKERSLEY, BLAKE A

2854 Ex Parte Stowe et al 13095757 - (D) WILSON 103 BEVER, HOFFMAN & HARMS, LLP Xerox-PARC ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D

2863 Ex Parte Cohen et al 13454572 - (D) CASHION 101 Hewlett Packard Enterprise DINH, LYNDA

2886 Ex Parte Yuan et al 14161796 - (D) DELMENDO 112(1)/103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP AMARA, MOHAMED K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Moss et al 11553671 - (D) SHAW 101/103 CRGO LAW BAHL, SANGEETA

3632 Ex Parte Nostrant 14941894 - (D) SCHOPPER 112(1) 103 Ruttler Mills PLLC MILLNER, MONICA E

3644 Ex Parte Biser et al 13669212 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 Lightfoot & Alford PLLC (BHTI) SANDERSON, JOSEPH W

3668 Ex Parte Wirola et al 13981748 - (D) GREENHUT 112(1)/103 41.50 112(1)/103 Locke Lord LLP INGRAM, THOMAS P

3683 Ex Parte BINSWANGER et al 12192664 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. PADOT, TIMOTHY

3689 Ex Parte Hamilton, et al 12039215 - (D) ENGLE 101/103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

"Pre-AIA section 102(g) allows a patent owner to antedate a reference by proving earlier conception and reasonable diligence in reducing to practice." Perfect Surgical Techniques, Inc. v. Olympus Am., Inc., 841 F.3d 1004, 1007 (Fed. Cir. 2016). "Reasonable diligence must be shown throughout the entire critical period, which begins just prior to the competing reference's effective date and ends on the date of the invention's reduction to practice." Id. 

"An attorney's work in preparing a patent application is evidence of an inventor's diligence." Perfect Surgical, 841 F.3d at 1010. Thus, we are "required to weigh this evidence [of activity of preparing and filing the application] by application of a rule of reason over the course of the entire critical period." Id. at 1010-11. 

3691 Ex Parte Li et al 13348511 - (D) BARRY 101/103 Maschoff Brennan/ PayPal KANERVO, VIRPI H

3693 Ex Parte OLSSON et al 14322049 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC LEMIEUX, JESSICA

3694 Ex Parte Malhotra 12177479 - (D) HAMANN 103 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. CRANFORD, MICHAEL D

3696 Ex Parte Burton 12597717 - (D) COURTENAY 101 Mintz Levin/San Diego Office DEGA, MURALI K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Zartman 14317466 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - MINNEAPOLIS NGUYEN, KIEN T

3745 Ex Parte Thrue et al 13283884 - (D) KNIGHT 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION VERDIER, CHRISTOPHER M

3777 Ex Parte Deladi et al 14233897 - (D) FREDMAN 103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA

3782 Ex Parte Cobler 13688369 - (D) CAPP 103 Poly-America, L.P. BATTISTI, DEREK J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex parte WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 5860973 et al 08741301 90013464 - (D) SONG 102/103 MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL original TRUONG, KEVIN THAO

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Pimentel et al 12050736 - (D) NEW 103 41.50 101 Nixon Peabody LLP WARE, DEBORAH K

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte KOELMEL et al 13786189 - (D) DELMENDO 102/103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP- -Applied Materials MACARTHUR, SYLVIA

In re Smith Int'l, Inc., 871 F.3d 1375, 1382 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (a broad claim construction was erroneous where "[t]here [was] no dispute that the ... specification consistently describe[d] and refer[red] to the body as a component distinct from others, such as the mandrel, piston, and drive ring."). 

1773 Ex Parte Neijzen et al 14373535 - (D) McGEE 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS VARMA, AKASH K

1781 Ex Parte Watanabe et al 13824722 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) GAITONDE, MEG HA MEHTA

1791 Ex Parte Chappell et al 13733564 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Nestec S.A. COX, STEPHANIE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte KOHL et al 13681533 - (D) LEE 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC LEVITIAN, KARINA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2411 Ex Parte Kamuf et al 13382560 - (D) MORGAN 112(1) ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. JAIN, RAJK

2457 Ex Parte Hwang et al 13585324 - (D) DIXON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. KIM, HEE SOO

2482 Ex Parte Sze et al 13593973 - (D) DIXON 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED ZHOU, ZHIHAN

2497 Ex Parte Levit 14882491 - (D) MORGAN 101/103 D. Kligler LP. Services LTD RASHED HARUNUR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2619 Ex Parte Peacock et al 12875918 - (D) MORGAN 103 Wolfe-SBMC MEROUAN, ABDERRAHIM

2694 Ex Parte LEE 13965550 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 41.50 103 Jefferson IP Law, LLP SOTO LOPEZ, JOSE R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte NAKAMURA et al 13023911 - (D) BROWN 112(2)/103 Foley & Lardner LLP RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A

3668 Ex Parte Schadeck 13671066 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 HENRY M FEIEREISEN, LLC LANG, MICHAEL DEAN

3693 Ex Parte Blackwood 13744602 - (D) AMUNDSON 101 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC ALLADIN, AMBREEN A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Miller et al 13307741 - (D) MARSCHALL 102/103 Reising Ethington PC MEADE, LORNE EDWARD

3745 Ex Parte Groh et al 13261762 - (D) BROWN 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. KRAFT, LOGAN M

3745 Ex Parte Snyder et al 13362552 - (D) KERINS 102/103 41.50 112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY ADJAGBE, MAXIME M

3746 Ex Parte Mueller et al 13628798 - (D) KIM 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) DOYLE, BENJAMIN C

3747 Ex Parte Dopke et al 14270699 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 ZIOLKOWSKI PATENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, SC (ZPS) KIM, JAMES JAY

3749 Ex Parte Andersen 11746279 - (D) BROWNE 112(1)/102/103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP MILLER, SAMANTHA A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1636 Ex Parte ROSSMANITH et al 14058772 - (D) PRATS 103 102/103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. BROWN, MINDY G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Inoue et al 14368975 - (D) RANGE 112(1)/103 OTDP IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) KATZ, VERA

1799 Ex Parte Lacaze et al 13535594 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(1) 112(2)/103 WHITE-WELKER & WELKER, LLC PRAKASH, GAUTAM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 Ex Parte Aho et al 13453528 - (D) CUTITTA II 103 103 41.50 112(2) Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP SOLTANZADEH, MARYAM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte TENGHAMN 13691946 - (D) MURPHY 103 102 Dickinson Wright, PLLC Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc. LOBO, IAN J

3654 Ex Parte Taylor et al 14601432 - (D) BAHR 103 103 FAY SHARPE LLP TRAN, DIEM M

3654 Ex Parte Taylor et al 14845345 - (D) BAHR 103 103 FAY SHARPE LLP TRAN, DIEM M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Ionkov et al 14323734 - (D) HILL 101 101 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP UTAMA, ROBERT J

3742 Ex Parte Ihde et al 13356916 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 103 ITW c/o MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY BAE, GYOUNGHYUN

3742 Ex Parte Middleton et al 12846159 - (D) BROWNE 103 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP NGUYEN, HUNG D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte SCHWARZ et al 13659618 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 RATNERPRESTIA VU, JAKE MINH

1644 Ex Parte Foussat et al 12682061 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103/OTDP YOUNG & THOMPSON BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A

1675 Ex Parte Szeto 12854551 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103/OTDP FOLEY & LARDNER LLP HELLMAN, KRISTINA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Marshall et al 13444272 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP FELTON, MICHAEL J

1763 Ex Parte van de Grampel et al 13679231 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Cantor Colburn - SABIC General USELDING, JOHN E

1782 Ex Parte Bellmore et al 12587915 - (D) CASHION 103 THE WATSON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP, PLC SANDERSON, LEE E

1787 Ex Parte Kitano et al 14206125 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Cheng Law Group, PLLC NELSON, MICHAEL B

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2144 Ex Parte Beaver et al 13657831 - (D) AMUNDSON 112(2)/103 APPLE INC. - Fletcher c/o Fletcher Yoder, PC LEVEL, BARBARA M

2152 Ex Parte Westphal 13623301 - (D) ZECHER 101/103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP ADAMS, CHARLES D

2152 Ex Parte Westphal 14178807 - (D) ZECHER 101/103/OTDP Greenberg Traurig, LLP ADAMS, CHARLES D

2185 Ex Parte Kilzer et al 14197721 - (D) SHIANG 103 Slayden Grubert Beard PLLC MYERS, PAUL R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Lambert et al 14349755 - (D) CHEN 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC IMPERIAL, JAYCEE

2457 Ex Parte MARTINE et al 13716466 - (D) BAIN 103 Adknowledge, Inc. OSMAN, RAMY M

2457 Ex Parte Piccionelli 13385847 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101 103 Apogee Law Group WILLIAMS, CLAYTONR

2465 Ex Parte MAY et al 14219784 - (D) BENNETT 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP WILLIAMS, ELTON S

2473 Ex Parte Horn et al 13797765 - (D) BUI 103 Qualcomm /Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP CASTANEYRA, RICARDO H

2486 Ex Parte Sole Rojals et al 13362928 - (D) DIXON 102/103 41.50 112(2) Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. FEREJA, SAMUEL D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2623 Ex Parte Yoo et al 14693579 - (D) SHIANG 112(2) 103 HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C KHOO, STACY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Skelton et al 14247090 - (D) RANGE 102/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP DZIERZYNSKI, MATTHEW T

2836 Ex Parte Luedtke et al 14085920 - (D) HEANEY 102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford AMAYA, CARLOS DAVID

2836 Ex Parte THOMPSON et al 13753793 - (D) DENNETT 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC EATON CORPORATION THOMAS, LUCY M

2842 Ex Parte Trivedi et al 13690080 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(1)/103 Sheridan Ross P.C. TRA, ANH QUAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Guminy et al 13545627 - (D) HUTCHINGS 102/103 101 LEE LAW, PLLC ELCHANTI, TAREK

3622 Ex Parte Passmore et al 12845307 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 101/103 Oath Inc./Finnegan GARTLAND, SCOTT D

3626 Ex Parte Neuvonen et al 13622317 - (D) BEAMER 101/103 CHOATE, HALL & STEWARTLLP TIEDEMAN, JASON S

3627 Ex Parte Killian et al 12684241 - (D) FETTING 101 Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC MasterCard International Incorporated REFAI, RAMSEY

3629 Ex Parte Dietrich et al 11484588 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(2)/101 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC FLEISCHER, MARK A

3629 Ex Parte Moss et al 11553671 - (D) SHAW 101/103 CRGO LAW BAHL, SANGEETA

3668 Ex Parte WRIGHT 14265529 - (D) HOELTER 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L MARNE, KEVIN P

3681 Ex Parte PHILLIPS et al 12848780 - (D) DEJMEK 101 MANNA VA & KANG, P.C. LI, SUN M

3682 Ex Parte Subramanian et al 12277603 - (D) AMUNDSON 101/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION STOLTENBERG, DAVID J

3686 Ex Parte Suehling et al 12831392 - (D) MOHANTY 101/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION REYES, REGINALD R

3691 Ex Parte Zarrella et al 13623185 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101/OTDP Meister Seelig & Fein LLP SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K

3693 Ex Parte Dubens 14017015 - (D) COURTENAY 101 LeClairRyan KHATTAR, RAJESH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Hechtman 12207423 - (D) SMEGAL 103 112(1)/112(2) ROSENBAUM IP HICKS, ROBERT J

3731 Ex Parte Kunis 13324631 - (D) ADAMS 103 Michael R. Shevlin LOUIS, RICHARD G

3744 Ex Parte Garimella et al 13058182 - (D) STEPHENS 102 TROUTMANSANDERSLLP ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R

3744 Ex Parte Hussain et al 14058631 - (D) KORNICZKY 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford NIEVES, NELSON J

3746 Ex Parte Chen et al 13224323 - (D) BAHR 103 Kirton & McConkie HERRMANN, JOSEPH S

B.G.Corp, KSR

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2182 Ex Parte Moskovich et al 13979859 - (D) BUSCH 103 NXP USA, Inc. CALDWELL, ANDREW T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte COBB et al 13839587 - (D) BUSCH 103 COOLEY LLP BILLAH, MASUM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Fursund et al 14644830 - (D) BARRY 103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP LHYMN, SARAH

The mere fact that McGuire teaches a PPU that can perform parallel/concurrent processing of threads and programs does not mean that applying such concurrent processing to any two particular elements would have been obvious. As Judge Learned Hand long ago explained, simply finding prior art disclosures of the claimed elements is insufficient:

[a]ll machines are made up of the same elements; rods, pawls, pitmans, journals, toggles, gears, cams, and the like, all acting their parts as they always do and always must. All compositions are made of the same substances, retaining their fixed chemical properties. But the elements are capable of an infinity of permutations, and the selection of that group which proves serviceable to a given need may require a high degree of originality. It is that act of selection which is the invention ....

B.G. Corp. v. Walter Kidde & Co., 79 F.2d 20, 21—22 (2d Cir. 1935); accord KSR, 550 U.S. at 418.

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)   2114 ,   2141 ,   2141.01(a) ,   2141.03 ,   2142 ,   2143 ,   2143.01 ,   2143.02 ,   2144.05 ,   2145,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04 

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Sharp et al 13028810 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Covidien LP VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2477 Ex Parte Jeong et al 13946825 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 DOCKET CLERK REDDIVALAM, SRINIVASA R

2491 Ex Parte Harkins 13783001 - (D) CUTITTA dissenting-in-part THOMAS 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise FAROOQUI, QUAZI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte TANNER 13781896 - (D) JENKS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHUI, MEI PING

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Koenigsmann 12737905 - (D) TIMM 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP ARCIERO, ADAM A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte WYATT et al 13025082 - (D) BUSCH 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E

2491 Ex Parte Carter 13479539 - (D) GALLIGAN 102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/ APPLE INC. POPHAM, JEFFREY D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2654 Ex Parte Gautama 14520090 - (D) KRIVAK 112(6)/103 NXP B.V. SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN

2694 Ex Parte Yamamoto et al 14066742 - (D) PINKERTON 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) MARINELLI, PATRICK

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2825 Ex Parte SONG et al 14499149 - (D) OGDEN 102/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM BUI, THA-O H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Aspen et al 12359079 - (D) POTHIER 112(1)/102/103 112(1)/101 Patterson & Sheridan - The Boeing Company PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3643 Ex Parte Harwood 13683700 - (D) DOUGAL dissenting McCARTHY 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP STAMFORD NGUYEN, SON T

3649 Ex Parte Hearnes et al 13737489 - (D) HOELTER 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (United Parcel Service, Inc.) BORISSOV, IGORN

3683 Ex Parte Carlson et al 13274231 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA AUSTIN, JAMIE H

3688 Ex Parte Biswas et al 12273925 - (D) BUSCH 103 101/103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 REAGAN, JAMES A

3693 Ex Parte Cunningham et al 14012997 - (D) CUTITTA Dissenting MOORE 101 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI WEISBERGER, RICHARD C

3696 Ex Parte Shirey et al 13271122 - (D) HOFFMANN 101 Jackson Walker LLP PATEL, JAGDISH