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Reversed
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Acorn Technologies, Inc. 14811507 SILVERMAN 103 William H. Wright LIU, JUNG-JEN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3647 WORLDWISE, INC. 15204828 SHAH 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC BURGESS, MARC R

However, our reviewing court has cautioned that “[m]erely stating that a particular [limitation] is a design choice does not make it obvious.”  Polaris Indus., Inc. v. Arctic Cat, Inc., 882 F.3d 1056, 1069 n.4 (Fed. Cir. 2018) (quoting Cutsforth, Inc. v. MotivePower, Inc., 636 F. App’x 575, 578 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (nonprecedential)).  Similarly, the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (“MPEP”) states that “[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.”  MPEP § 2144.04 (quoting Ex parte Chicago Rawhide Mfg. Co., 223 USPQ 351, 353 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1984).  The Examiner must still provide a reason for one of ordinary skill in the art, “without the benefit of the appellant’s specification, to make the necessary changes in the reference device.”  Id.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Black & Decker Inc. 14174496 MURPHY 103 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. SEIF, DARIUSH

3754 John Bongiovanni 15610932 HUTCHINGS 103 Miller & Hurley PANCHOLI, VISHAL J

3786 Mary Braun. Leibold 13092426 MARTIN 103 Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP HICKS, VICTORIA J

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 BINDER, Yehuda et al. 15361434 JEFFERY 112(2)/103 103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov KHAN, HASSAN ABDUR-RAHMAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2893 ABB Schweiz AG 15409089 PYONIN 103 112(2) ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC SCHOENHOLTZ, JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3793 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 13739142 GUIJT 103 112(1) 41.50 112(1) Cha & Reiter, LLC LAURITZEN, AMANDA L

Affirmed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Cornfeld, Arthur et al. 11860183 SQUIRE 103 SolAero Technologies Corp. CHERN, CHRISTINA

1726 Robert Bosch GmbH 14468702 HEANEY 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP SMITH, ERIC R

1774 NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik GmbH 15093050 HASTINGS 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC BHATIA, ANSHU

1793 McPherson, Andrew Edward. et al. 13708487 KENNEDY 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP COX, AMBER M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2459 International Business Machines Corporation 13930267 SHAW 101/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BOUSTANY, JIHAD KAMAL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 CEM Corporation 14930754 DIXON 112(2)/103 Summa PLLC OLAMIT, JUSTIN N

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Kristi Mitchell 15046989 WOOD Concurring CAPP 112(1) 103 Indiana University Maurer School of Law ATTEL, NINA KAY

3794 Beaver-Visitec International (US), Inc. 15407673 BAHR 103 Budzyn IP Law, LLC CLARK, RYAN T