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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1642 Ontario Institute for Cancer Research 15325472 TOWNSEND 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP AEDER, SEAN E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1712 United Technologies Corporation 15470949 OWENS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY PENNY, TABATHA L

1721 SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 15753630 FRANKLIN 103 OLIFF PLC MERSHON, JAYNE L

1722 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 14985170 GAUDETTE 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. GRESO, AARON J

1736 CHINA ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED 15510372 FRANKLIN 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP HENDRICKSON, STUART L

1776 OUTSET MEDICAL, INC. 14821362 FRANKLIN 103 SHAY GLENN LLP MCKENZIE, THOMAS B

1787 James Cordaro 13421428 SNAY 112(1)/112(2)/103 Boeing and Alston & Bird, LLP NELSON, MICHAEL B

1789 C3Nano Inc. 14087669 WILSON 103 41.50 112(4) CHRISTENSEN, FONDER, DARDI & HERBERT PLLC GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN

1793 NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 16082828 ROBERTSON 103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. TRAN, LIEN THUY

1797 Xerox Corporation 14847356 ROBERTSON 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER EOM, ROBERT J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2117 GRUNDFOS HOLDING A/S 16021935 HUGHES 102/103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC MASINICK, MICHAEL D

2119 Johnson Controls Technology Company 16052083 EVANS 102 Foley & Lardner LLP BAHTA, KIDEST

2129 Intel Corporation 14806169 EVANS 103 NDWE LLP/Intel LUU, CUONG V

2132 International Business Machines Corporation 15887185 EASTHOM 112(1)/103 41.50 101 Nelson and Nelson GOLDSCHMIDT, CRAIG S

2132 Google LLC 15795650 CURCURI 103 HONIGMAN LLP-GOOGLE DOCKETING DEPARTMENT AHMED, ZUBAIR

2144 Target Brands, Inc. 15168967 CYGAN 103 TARGET BRANDS, INC. STORK, KYLE R

2153 SAP SE 14939138 CURCURI 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) VO, CECILE H

2158 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 14316250 HOWARD 112(2)/103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD WILLIS, AMANDA LYNN

2159 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC 13970525 CYGAN 101 Newport IP, LLC MINCEY, JERMAINE A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2411 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 14895336 STEPHENS 103 SAGE PATENT GROUP/ZACCO LEE, ANDREW CHUNG CHEUNG

2439 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP 15386101 SZPONDOWSKI 103 MICRO FOCUS LLC WILCOX, JAMES J

2449 Google Inc. 15436303 COURTENAY 103 Dority & Manning P.A. and Google LLC FAN, HUA

2457 International Business Machines Corporation 15382366 CRAIG 102/103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM DALENCOURT, YVES

2459 Facebook, Inc. 14846720 HUGHES 103 Mannava & Kang, P. C. GOODWIN, SCHQUITA D

2473 Lenze Automation GmbH 16112196 EVANS 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP PATEL, HARDIKKUMAR D

2477 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15503068 BENNETT 103 SAGE PATENT GROUP/ZACCO RANDHAWA, MANDISH K

2485 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15227295 HAMANN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS GEROLEO, FRANCIS

2492 Stuart Lacey et al. 14874337 CRAIG 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (PA) PAN, PEILIANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2622 Apple Inc. 16012802 STEPHENS 103 KLIGLER & ASSOCIATES PATENT ATTORNEYS LTD. SARMA, ABHISHEK

2643 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15407550 HUGHES 103 HUNTER CLARK PLLC Hunter Clark/Qualcomm HTUN, SAN A

2688 Otis Elevator Company 15628532 EVANS 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Otis Elevator ADNAN, MUHAMMAD

2696 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 16357123 HOWARD 103 ERICSSON INC. KHAN, USMAN A

2697 Apple Inc. 16125363 EVANS 102/103 Apple - Blank Rome c/o Blank Rome LLP GILES, NICHOLAS G

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2822 JCET Semiconductor (Shaoxing) Co., LTD 15457736 PRAISS 103 STATS ChipPAC/PATENT LAW GROUP: Atkins and Associates, P.C. STARK, JARRETT J

2844 SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. 16325868 WILSON 102/103 Signify Holding B.V. CHAI, RAYMOND REI-YANG

2844 EVERLAST CLIMBING INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA COLORADO TIME SYSTEMS 15120198 SNAY 112(1)/112(2)/101/102/103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP

2853 InvenSense, Inc. 15586497 HUGHES 103 Haley Guiliano LLP (InvenSense) PARCO JR, RUBEN C

2875 YAZAKI CORPORATION 16001314 COURTENAY 102 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3624 International Business Machines Corporation 14956822 FISCHETTI 103 41.50 101 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. TURNER, SHELBY AUBURN

3635 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. 14618847 BAHR 103 Vierra Magen Marcus LLP AHMAD, CHARISSA L

3643 Henry, Brian et al. 15425940 HUTCHINGS 103 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP LARSEN, JEFFREY R

3655 AUDI AG 15485971 KAUFFMAN 112(1)/103 MAIER & MAIER, PLLC DODD, RYAN P

3657 AUTOLIV NISSIN BRAKE SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD. 15471195 BROWN 103 41.50 112(2) Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. RASHID, MAHBUBUR

3693 Wayne Fueling Systems LLC 15314840 LORIN 112(1)/112(2)/101/103 Mintz Levin/Wayne Fueling Systems LLC HASBROUCK, MERRITT J

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

3724 BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 15329073 MARTIN 102/103 Abel Schillinger, LLP DAVIES, SAMUEL ALLEN

3735 Elida Greene 15003965 WARNER concurring CAPP 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC VAN BUSKIRK, JAMES M

3736 The Procter & Gamble Company 15451446 HILL 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY WEINERTH, GIDEON R

3736 The Procter & Gamble Company 15451445 HILL 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY WEINERTH, GIDEON R

3736 SANSEVA LTD 14403016 MARTIN 103 Butzel Long PAGAN, JENINE MARIE

3763 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 14550148 MARTIN 103 POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC SHAIKH, MERAJ A

3763 Uniweld Products, Inc. 15408493 BROWN 103 Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC TEITELBAUM, DAVID J

3783 Bo Radmer et al. 12865048 WARNER 103 Novo Nordisk Inc. PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP

3792 Medtronic, Inc. 15850984 MARTIN 103 41.50 112(2) MEDTRONIC, INC. (NEURO/MRG) TEJANI, ANKIT D

3793 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15124742 SONG 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MAYNARD, JOHNATHAN A

3793 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15531778 MARTIN 112(1)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1768 Cabot Corporation 15744313 GAUDETTE 103 103 Cabot Corporation/ LAK NERANGIS, VICKEY M

1787 Haruhiko Ito 12523276 EVANS 112(1)/103 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC ROBINSON, ELIZABETH A

1793 General Mills, Inc. 16463546 WILSON 103 103 DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2126 SRI International 15625578 HUGHES 103 103 Moser Taboada/ SRI International KUO, CHARLES C

2185 Intel Corporation 14574352 BUI 102/103 103 Alliance IP, LLC HUYNH, KIM T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2425 Florin Pop 15833087 MCKEOWN 103 103 HoustonHogle LLP GEE, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2600 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 13674773 EASTHOM 103 112(1)/101/103 Moore IP/Qualcomm WOZNIAK, JAMES S

2612 US Radar, Inc. 15222255 MANTIS MERCADER 112(1)/112(2) 103 Kaplan Breyer Schwarz, LLP MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

2683 Leverage Information Systems, Inc. 15721647 CHAGNON 103 103 LOWE GRAHAM JONES, PLLC YANG, JAMES J

2689 Intel Corporation 15855826 McNEILL 102/103 112(1) SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/Intel GIRMA, FEKADESELASS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2846 Black & Decker Inc. 15964916 FRANKLIN 103 103 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. BOUZIANE, SAID

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3636 Steven Yu et al. 15917789 GUIJT 103 103 41.50 103 Steven Yu MCPARTLIN, SARAH BURNHAM

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

3771 Cook Medical Technologies LLC 14196664 DEFRANCO 112(1)/103 103 Crowell/Cook - Chicago Crowell & Moring SCHWIKER, KATHERINE H

Affirmed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 BASF SE 15145337 CHANG 103 41.50 103 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) ROBERTS, LEZAH

1612 Colgate-Palmolive Company 15577783 CHANG 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY WEBB, WALTER E

We are not persuaded. A reference need not provide an explicit suggestion to combine particular teachings in order to provide the requisite motivation to combine. Cf. In re Nilssen, 851 F.2d 1401, 1403 (Fed. Cir. 1988) (holding that “for the purpose of combining references, those references need not explicitly suggest combining teachings, much less specific references”).

Nilssen, In re, 851 F.2d 1401, 7 USPQ2d 1500 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 1701.01 , 2143 , 2143.01 , 2144

1627 Udo Hoppe et al. 8716371 JENKS 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA

1653 Theodore Malinin 15803967 TOWNSEND 112(2) 103 DAVID L. KING, SR. MARTIN, PAUL C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1774 Omega CM Delta LLC 15012676 ROBERTSON 103 Goodhue, Coleman & Owens, P.C. SORKIN, DAVID L

1789 SCREEN MEND LLC 14865357 GUPTA 112(2)/103 FREDRIKSON & BYRON, P.A. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN

1792 Go Green Agriculture, Inc. 16020690 BEST 103 41.50 112(1) MLO NGUYEN, THANH H

1793 KURT VILLWOCK et al. 15625123 MCGEE 103 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2121 KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13903906 CHUNG 112(1) 101/103 Keysight Technologies, Inc. Jennifer Collins WONG, LUT

2129 Intel Corporation 14807141 PINKERTON 103 NDWE LLP/Intel LUU, CUONG V

2159 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. 15249013 BENNETT 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP-Microsoft SINGH, AMRESH

2163 SAP SE 14621382 HOFF 103 SAP SE c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC GOFMAN, ALEX N

2168 Honeywell International Inc. 15346903 STEPHENS 103 HONEYWELL/STW OWYANG, MICHELLE N

2173 International Business Machines Corporation 15368630 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC HAILU, TADESSE

2176 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15621613 MORGAN 103 Barta, Jones & Foley, P.C. (Patent Group - Microsoft Corporation) CHU, JENQ-KANG

2191 VMware, Inc. 15687057 MCKEOWN 102/103/OTDP Olympic Patent Works PLLC UNG, LANNY N

2193 DeployGate Inc. 15906642 BENNETT 112(1)/103 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2419 International Business Machines Corporation 15804453 SILVERMAN 112(2)/103 OTDP Garlick & Markison (PST) CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA

2433 Seculert Ltd. 15017636 CHEN 103 M&B IP Analysts, LLC WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA

2444 Satori Worldwide, LLC 15933192 COURTENAY 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/Satori Worldwide LL SERRAO, RANODHI N

2446 Cray UK Limited 15218762 MANTIS MERCADER 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise LING, CHHIAN

2457 International Business Machines Corporation 15335072 EVANS 101/OTDP Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC KIM, HEE SOO

2458 KIMBERLY WHITE 15816415 PER CURIAM 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC SIDDIQI, EMAD H

2458 Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ) 14430792 PER CURIAM 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC SIDDIQI, EMAD H

2465 Arista Networks, Inc. 15867282 HUGHES 103/OTDP Arista/CHWWA THAI, CAMQUYEN

2481 AVAYA INC. 13630105 JURGOVAN 112(1)/103 112(2) STEVENS & SHOWALTER, LLP PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M

2485 Motorola Mobility LLC 14681891 CURCURI 103 FIG. 1 Patents TORRENTE, RICHARD T

2485 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15432839 DIXON 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A. TORRENTE, RICHARD T

2487 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 15500820 BENNETT 103 HP Inc. CHANG, DANIEL

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2627 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 15373401 CURCURI 103 LENOVO/PANGRLE Pangrle Patent, Brand & Design Law, P.C. BOYD, JONATHAN A

2627 E Ink Corporation 15443215 HUGHES 102/103 E Ink Corporation Intellectual Property Department REED, STEPHEN T

2643 Sensormatic Electronics, LLC 15278814 CRAIG 103 HoustonHogle LLP Joseph Houston, HoustonHogle LLP HU, RUI MENG

2648 Lieven TRAPPENIERS et al. 11842924 CURCURI 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA HUANG, WEN WU

2653 Apple Inc. 16017888 HOFF 112(2) 103 Treyz Law Group KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J

2684 JOHN BLIZZARD et al. 15384469 BENNETT 103 Grow Solutions - Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Anthony F. Bonner PHAM, QUANG

2684 Grow Solutions Tech LLC 15985164 BENNETT 103 Grow Solutions - Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Anthony F. Bonner PHAM, QUANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2815 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14905959 SNAY 112(2)/103 Schmidt Patent Law, Inc. (former PLG) KIM, JAY C

2845 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 15681669 HANLON 103 ARENT FOX LLP - New York ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM

2872 Philip LINGLE et al. 13338644 GUPTA 103 Guardian Glass, LLC (Nixon) c/o KCPS IP Dept./Shannon Gonsalves PICHLER, MARIN

2874 Panduit Corp. 16400530 COLAIANNI 102 41.50 112(2) PANDUIT CORP. PEACE, RHONDA S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

3623 Andre Demarest 14586170 SILVERMAN 103 101 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. HOLZMACHER, DERICK J

3625 ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 15421553 CRAWFORD 101 Kraguljac Law Group/Oracle FADOK, MARK A

3636 Medline Industries, Inc. 13961683 ENGELS 102/103 Philip H. Burrus, IV Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC HAWK, NOAH CHANDLER

3636 Carlos Munoz 14885989 GUIJT 103 Steven Yu MCPARTLIN, SARAH BURNHAM

3636 Steven Yu et al. 15872723 GUIJT 103 Steven Yu MCPARTLIN, SARAH BURNHAM

3643 Daniel Godfrey 15490818 WARNER 103 Mohr Intellectual Property Law Solutions, P.C. NGUYEN, SON T

3667 Toyota Boshoku America, Inc. 15918185 WOOD 112(1)/103 112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. TESTARDI, DAVID A

3685 Adobe Inc. 14827583 FISCHETTI 112(2)/102/103 101 FIG. 1 Patents GETACHEW, WODAJO

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

3711 PRISMA HEALTH - UPSTATE 15296680 WOOD 112(1)/103 112(2) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. BALDORI, JOSEPH B

3723 NextPlanar Corporation 14875513 MARTIN 102/103 Thomas Omholt Patent Prosecution Agent CMC MATERIALS, INC. DION, MARCEL T

3741 General Electric Company 15460924 KERINS 103 McGarry Bair PC / General Electric Company SUTHERLAND, STEVEN M

3745 ARM Limited 15427421 MARTIN 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION BUI, ANDREW THANH

3745 DRESSER-RAND COMPANY 15597231 MARTIN 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION BUI, ANDREW THANH

3746 HUNTER FAN COMPANY 15386267 DEFRANCO 103 112(2)/112(4) McGarry Bair PC SOLAK, TIMOTHY P

3781 The Procter & Gamble Company 15729704 WARNER 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY NGO, MEAGAN N

3792 Photopharmics, Inc. 14094312 MARTIN 103 Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X

3793 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 15583852 WOOD 103 SHAY GLENN LLP SAKAMOTO, COLIN T

3793 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 15003308 MARTIN 103 GE Precision Healthcare LLC CHOI, YOUNHEE JEON

3793 General Electric Company 15279616 MARTIN 103 GE Precision Healthcare LLC CHOI, YOUNHEE JEON

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2176 International Business Machines Corporation 14792746 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 IBM Corporation – Patent Center BURKE, TIONNA M

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2626 EGALAX_EMPIA TECHNOLOGY INC. 15379821 HOMERE 102/103 WPAT, PC LIN, HANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2842 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 16007087 HEANEY 102 PEARNE & GORDON LLP NGUYEN, LONG T

Reexamination

Reversed 

2632 SIPCO, LLC et al. 90/014,177 90014178 6,437,692 09/439,059 CHEN 103 DR. GREGORY J. GONSALVES ESCALANTE, OVIDIO THIRD PARTY REQUESTER:ROPES & GRAY LLP