liberty, nautilus, interval

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Borgman et al 14728190 - (D) FLAX 103 Olson & Cepuritis, LTD. SULLIVAN, DANIELLE D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Zhang et al 14094921 - (D) NAGUMO 103 CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION DUCLAIR, STEPHANIE P.

1723 Ex Parte Bosnyak et al 14128318 - (D) GARRIS 112(2)/112(4)/103 ANDREWS KURTH KENYON LLP STUCKEY, PHILIP A

1764 Ex Parte Iacobucci et al 14648801 - (D) RANGE 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGH OFF LLP/ AkzoNobel BOYLE, ROBERT C

1795 Ex Parte Dopp 13630776 - (D) INGLESE 112(1)/103 THOMAS I HORSTEMEYER, LLP JAIN, SAUL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte ABE et al 13616012 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP KNIGHT, PAUL M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Rogers et al 14641540 - (D) KENNEDY 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford KESSIE, DANIEL

2837 Ex Parte Grannen et al 14273506 - (D) RANGE 103 Broadcom Limited GORDON, BRYAN P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Verelst et al 14368379 - (D) McCARTHY 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) HORTON, ANDREW ALAN

3732 Ex Parte Pasko et al 13925532 - (D) HILL 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC HADEN, SALLY CLINE

3785 Ex Parte MADAUS et al 13616036 - (D) CAPP 103 41.50 112(2) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC STUART, COLIN W

The definiteness of a term of degree is problematic if its baseline for comparison is unclear to those of ordinary skill in the art. Liberty Ammunition, Inc. v. United States, 835 F.3d 1388, 1395 (Fed. Cir. 2016). We especially take caution when presented with terms of degree following the Supreme Court's decision in Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., [572 U.S. 898], 134 S.Ct. 2120, 189 L.Ed.2d 37 (2014), which instructs that a claim must "inform those skilled in the art about the scope of the invention with reasonable certainty" to meet the definiteness requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶

 2, id. at 2129. While our post-Nautilus cases indicate that terms of degree are not "inherently indefinite" in light of the Supreme Court's decision, we have recognized that claims having terms of degree will fail for indefiniteness unless they "provide objective boundaries for those of skill in the art" when read in light of the specification and the prosecution history. 

Id. at 1395-96, citing Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 1370-71 (Fed. Cir. 2014). 

Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2120, 110 USPQ2d 1688 (2014) 2173.02

Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., 766 F.3d 1364, 112 USPQ2d 1188 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

3786 Ex Parte MADAUS et al 14561896 - (D) CAPP 103 41.50 112(2) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC NELSON, KERI JESSICA

3793 Ex Parte CANNATA et al 14323693 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 SHAY GLENN LLP NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Zhang et al 15213529 - (D) CASHION 103 112(2) HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC CHEN,SIBIN

2854 Ex Parte Pace et al 14991835 - (D) TIMM 112(2) 112(2)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) NGUYEN, QUANG X.L.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design

3724 Ex Parte Lutz et al 14501231 - (D) McCARTHY 103 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MICHALSKI, SEAN M

3732 Ex Parte Pasko 13804565 - (D) HILL 103 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC HADEN, SALLY CLINE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte CHOI et al 13632317 - (D) FREDMAN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC VU, JAKE MINH

1628 Ex Parte RUBIN 14051043 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103/OTDP M&B IP Analysts, LLC BARSKY, JARED

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Shirahata et al 14368954 - (D) CASHION 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1731 Ex Parte REISS et al 14209110 - (D) HASTINGS 103 CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION CHRISTIE, ROSS J

1761 Ex Parte De Feij et al 14566909 - (D) INGLESE 103 Ashland LLC DELCOTTO, GREGORYR

1765 Ex Parte Tomlinson et al 14369026 - (D) CASHION 102/103 Dow DuPont c/o E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA

1795 Ex Parte Morimitsu 14007488 - (D) OWENS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. JAIN, SAUL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2199 Ex Parte Riemers 13756118 - (D) BAIN 103 Haynes and Boone, LLP (50833) AQUINO, WYNUEL S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2462 Ex Parte Li et al 14587197 - (D) KOHUT 103 Bejin Bieneman PLC BARON, HENRY

2627 Ex Parte Benchenaa et al 13729379 - (D) MacDONALD 112(1)/112(2) 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Intel) REED, STEPHEN T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte MASUDA et al 13676931 - (D) REN 112(1)/103 VENABLE LLP HSIEH, HSIN YI

2891 Ex Parte MURARKA et al 13844270 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Spectrum IP Law Group LLC HATZILAMBROU, MARK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 Ex Parte LEE 14341959 - (D) GUIJT 112(1)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L BOOMER, JEFFREY C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Ganey 14865798 - (D) SONG 103 Vivex Biomedical Inc. DORNBUSCH, DIANNE

3791 Ex Parte JAFFE 14367250 - (D) HORNER 112(2)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WEARE, MEREDITH H

REEXAMINATION

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., Requester, v. VIRNETX INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 6502135 et al 09/504,783 95001679 - (D) SIU 103 PAUL HASTINGS LLP For Third Party Requester: SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP PEIKARI, BEHZAD original LIM, KRISNA