lockheed

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Reversed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Colgate-Palmolive Company 15684226 DENNETT 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY MILLIGAN, ADAM C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1743 RENISHAW PLC 15516244 SMITH 103 OLIFF PLC DARNELL, BAILEIGH K

1779 Karl GABRIELSSON et al. 15916761 GAUDETTE 112(2)/OTDP JAMES EARL LOWE, JR. ORME, PATRICK JAMES

“Double patenting rejections are based on a comparison of claims. In double patenting rejections, the disclosure of the patent or application may be relied upon only to define the claim.” MPEP § 1504.06. “[T]he claims of a patent are not limited in scope to the best mode for practicing the invention or to any particular mode for practicing the invention that is described in the specification or drawings.” Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United States, 553 F.2d 69, 79 (Ct. Cl. 1977).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2114 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 15921489 PYONIN 102(a)(1)/103 Volpe Koenig PATEL, JIGAR P

2147 SYNOPSYS, INC. 13766749 CURCURI 103 Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson/Synopsys, Inc. BROCK, ROBERT S

2173 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP 15515218 KOHUT 102(a)(1)/103 MICRO FOCUS LLC CHAUDHURI, ANITA

2187 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 15819288 SILVERMAN 112(a)/112(b) Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP BAE, JI H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2424 Cisco Technology, Inc. 15664869 FITZPATRICK 103 Cisco Technology, Inc.c/o Polsinelli PC SHELEHEDA, JAMES R

2463 APPLE INC. 15757812 EASTHOM 103 Apple Inc. - FKM PASCUAL PEGUERO, NATALI

2468 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16032226 HOMERE 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD PATEL, PARTHKUMAR

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2667 ROBSON FORENSIC, INC. 16354679 STRAUSS 101 41.50 112(b) Potomac Law Group, PLLC LU, TOM Y

2685 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 16418607 SHIANG 103 Whirlpool Corporation / McGarry Bair PC RUSHING, MARK S

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

3655 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15423175 BAHR 102(b)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL BUTLER, MICHAEL E

3665 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 15907692 SILVERMAN 103 41.50 112(b) Bejin Bieneman PLC Ford Global Technologies, LLC REDA, MATTHEW J

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

3732 MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. 13925617 HILL 103 Philip H. Burrus, IV Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC HADEN, SALLY CLINE

3747 TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC. 15665024 OWENS 103 Trane - HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. MOUBRY, JAMES G

3774 DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. 15886757 WOODS 103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP ZIMMERMAN, REBECCA LYNEE

3783 NxStage Medical, Inc. 16060855 WOOD 103 Potomac Law Group (NxStage) GOLDBERG-RICHMEI, ANNA E

3785 Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A. 15622194 WOOD 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP PACIOREK, JONATHAN S

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1762 Xerox Corporation 16225921 INGLESE 112(b) 103 MARYLOU J. LAVOIE, ESQ. LLC NGUYEN, VU ANH

1789 Illinois Tool Works Inc. et al. 14305366 INGLESE 103 102(b)/103 Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS) SALVATORE, LYNDA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2439 International Business Machines Corporation 15461638 BAUMEISTER 103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC KABIR, JAHANGIR

2499 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 16002786 CHEN 103 103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. DOAN, HUAN V

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2675 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 16493020 CRAIG 103 103 HP Inc. TRAN, DUNG D

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

3656 Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG 16343028 FITZPATRICK 102 103 Schaeffler Group USA, Inc. YABUT, DANIEL D

3661 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 16212025 MEYERS 103 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL ELARABI, TAREK A

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

3761 C. Thomas et al. 15393707 STEPINA 102/103 103 T I Law Group, PC CHEN, KUANGYUE

3781 The Procter & Gamble Company 15783168 SHAH 103 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ZALUKAEVA, TATYANA

3793 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14424282 SONG 112(2)/103 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SIRIPURAPU, RAJEEV P

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 15102572 TOWNSEND 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY WEBB, WALTER E

1612 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. 15789716 ADAMS 103 CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. ROBERTS, LEZAH

1612 Colgate-Palmolive Company 15631003 TOWNSEND 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY WEBB, WALTER E

1654 OCTAPHARMA AG 16226804 KATZ 103 JACOBSON HOLMAN PLLC BEANE, RANDALL L

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1754 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 16007148 GAUDETTE 112(2)/103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY TAUFIQ, FARAH N

1767 Quarzwerke GmbH 15604808 SMITH 103 VENABLE LLP BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

1773 Entegris, Inc. 14114868 GAUDETTE 103 Entegris, Inc. MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J.

1776 Saudi Arabian Oil Company 15652966 REN 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) SHUMATE, ANTHONY R

1784 Shuert Technology, LLC 14571626 MCGEE 103 103 YOUNG BASILE RUMMEL, JULIA L

1789 Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC 15497499 PRAISS 103 FERRELLS, PLLC MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T

1797 Mars, Incorporated 16062142 PRAISS 101/103 MARS INC. c/o Morrison & Foerster LLP WECKER, JENNIFER

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2147 FracGeo, LLC 15427698 FRAHM dissenting DIXON 103 Dorr, Carson & Birney, P.C. JENSEN, JOSHUA ERIC

2147 THE BOEING COMPANY 15469137 KOHUT 112(b)/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/BOEING HOPKINS, DAVID ANDREW

2192 NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY 15115425 KOHUT 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP CHOWDHURY, ZIAUL A.

2196 Altera Corporation 15912307 ZADO 112(1)/112(2)/103 112(1) FLETCHER YODER PC KIM, DONG U

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2414 MARE TRANQUILLITATIS, INC. 14983450 EASTHOM 112(1)/112(2) 112(2)/103 TILLMAN WRIGHT, PLLC AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

2426 ZITO, Arthur J. 14773338 CHEN 103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. HUYNH, AN SON PHI

2461 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 14683372 HUME 102(a)(1)/102(a)(2)/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC DUFFY, JAMES P

2468 Nokia Technologies Oy 15559133 KOHUT 103 SQUIRE PB (Nokia)Nokia Technologies Oy BELETE, BERHANU D

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2642 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 16312262 CYGAN 102(a)(2)/103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC NGUYEN, TU X

2689 Essence Smartcare Ltd. 15694884 PYONIN 103 PRTSI Inc. JIANG, YONG HANG

2689 Eberspächer Climate Control Systems GmbH & Co. KG 16445853 CHUNG 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC TERRELL, EMILY C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2847 Marc Cordes 16033114 MCGEE 103 Capitol Patent & Trademark Law Firm, PLLC NGO, HUNG V

2856 Robert Bosch GmbH 15751408 GUPTA 102(a)(1)/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE

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

3619 Aseko, Inc. 16574056 WOOD 101 Honigman LLP - ASEKO WHALEY, PABLO S

3668 Environmental Quality Resources, Inc. 16275484 GREENHUT 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC FOLEY, SHON G

3695 Rohan Chandran 14975219 CALVE 101 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP LIU, CHIA-YI

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

3735 Anheuser-Busch, LLC 15975909 BAHR 112(b) 103 41.50 112(b) Harness Dickey (St. Louis) REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN

3745 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 15713857 SHAH 102(a)(1)/103 McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC ABDELLAOUI, HAKEEM M

3774 OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS GMBH 15569054 WOODS 103 Holland & Hart LLP BAHENA, CHRISTIE L.

Rehearing

Granted 

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

3695 Bottomline Technologies Sarl 16680652 MOHANTY 101 Bottomline Technologies, Inc. SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL

Denied 

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

3629 Pugazendhi ASAIMUTHU 14178798 CALVE 112(1)/112(2)/101 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT

3635 TARKETT GDL 15738342 DEFRANCO 102 CANTOR COLBURN LLP HIJAZ, OMAR F

DSS

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED 14537057 TOWNSEND 103 FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP (DC) VAN BUREN, LAUREN K

1654 Cornell University et al. 16796940 FREDMAN 103/OTDP FOLEY & LARDNER LLP DABKOWSKI, ERINNE R

1658 EMD Millipore Corporation 14768267 LEBOVITZ 103 EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION REYNOLDS, FRED H

As our reviewing court has pointed out, ordinary creativity and/or common sense “cannot be used as a wholesale substitute for reasoned analysis and evidentiary support, especially when dealing with a limitation missing from the prior art references specified.” DSS Tech. Mgmt., Inc. v. Apple Inc., 885 F.3d 1367, 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2018) see also id. at 1374–75 (“In cases in which common sense is used to supply a missing limitation, as distinct from a motivation to combine, . . . our search for a reasoned basis for resort to common sense must be searching.”) (internal quotations omitted).

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1715 WACKER CHEMIE AG 16080966 CASHION 102/103 Brooks Kushman TALBOT, BRIAN K

1771 DIONEX SOFTRON GMBH 15229553 OWENS 103 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. HINES, LATOSHA D

1793 SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED 15541164 HANLON 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. HEGGESTAD, HELEN F

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2146 Stefan Wessling et al. 15151644 PYONIN 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS

2147 Peter Ortoleva 14000788 GRIMES 112(1)/103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IU) COTHRAN, BERNARD E

2179 SIGMA COMPUTING, INC. 16180777 MacDONALD 103 Sigma Computing, Inc.c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP POSIGIAN, DAVID S.

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2459 AirWatch LLC 15430184 CRAIG 103 Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) NGUYEN, LINH T

2468 Kyocera Corporation 15772211 NAPPI 103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. WAQAS, SAAD A

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2628 UltimatePointer, L.L.C. 16447559 THOMAS 103 41.50 112(2) Sheridan Ross PC SADIO, INSA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2841 International Business Machines Corporation 15806086 PER CURIAM 102(a)(1)/103 IBM (AUS-KLS)c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP CHOWDHURY, ROCKSHANA D

2847 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 16059621 TIMM 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY TSO, STANLEY

2853 DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITED 15678194 DENNETT 102(a)(1)/103 WARNER NORCROSS + JUDD LLP In re BorgWarner, Inc. PARCO JR, RUBEN C

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

3619 HELION ENERGY, INC. 15116025 ASTORINO 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - Seattle DAVIS, SHARON M

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

3753 ECO FIRST Co., Ltd. 15009280 WOOD 112(b)/102(a)(1)/103 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP PRICE, CRAIG JAMES

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2499 ARGUS CYBER SECURITY LTD. 16217079 PYONIN Dissenting Homere 103 103 A.C. Entis-IP Ltd. BAYOU, YONAS A

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2631 Apple Inc. 16516281 NAPPI 103 OTDP Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Apple) YU, LIHONG

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

3792 Medtronic, Inc. 16047619 KAUFFMAN 102 Medtronic Inc. (CRDM/MRG) PORTER, JR, GARY A

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Kenneth OOI et al. 16596680 KATZ 103 COOLEY LLP RICHTER, JOHANN R

1637 Alere San Diego Inc. 14705150 GRIMES 103 41.50 103 Casimir Jones, S.C. BERTAGNA, ANGELA MARIE

1658 FERRING B.V. 15393026 FREDMAN 103/OTDP FOLEY & LARDNER LLP FISCHER, JOSEPH

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1721 University of SLouthern California 14494154 MCGEE 103 Brooks Kushman CARLSON, KOURTNEY SAZMAN

1733 BIOTRONIK AG 15440921 HANLON 103 GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN

1735 Howard, John 15343982 GAUDETTE 112(2) 103 FisherBroyles, LLP - MAIN CN GAMINO, CARLOS J

1762 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 15572353 CASHION 103 Ostrolenk Faber LLP NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS

1789 Andover Healthcare, Inc. 15402416 OWENS 103 Legal Department (M-495) JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2145 Sony Corporation 14447768 ZADO 103 41.50 112(a) XSENSUS LLP KLICOS, NICHOLAS GEORGE

2199 SAP SE 15850377 BUI 102/103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) KABIR, MOHAMMAD H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2433 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 15702102 NAPPI 103/OTDP Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP TRUONG, THONG P

2449 Citrix Systems, Inc. 15900492 ENGLE 103 Citrix/Fox Rothschild LLP GARCIA-CHING, KARINA J

2486 Nokia Technologies Oy 15394176 SILVERMAN 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP CHIO, TAT CHI

2495 Mallory Dyer 16150449 ARPIN 103 Bruce A Lev GEE, JASON KAI YIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2637 Xuefeng TANG et al. 16929962 HOMERE 103 Ridout & Maybee LLP (Huawei) LI, SHI K

2689 CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC 16048590 THOMAS 103 CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC JIANG, YONG HANG

2689 CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC 16048590 THOMAS 103 CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC JIANG, YONG HANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2857 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 14713638 HASTINGS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL DESTA, ELIAS

2864 Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 15581234 HASTINGS 103 Streets Lawfirm, PC - Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. HAGOS, EYOB

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

3629 Janet Nassirzadeh 15633080 WIEDER 103 112(b)/101 Adli Law Group P.C. MCCORMICK, GABRIELLE A

3677 Pete Gompert et al. 15917922 SHAH 103 BAKER IP PLLC LAVINDER, JACK W

3693 Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. 14680391 SHIANG dissenting DIXON 112(a)/101 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) CHAKRAV I, ARUNAVA

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

3774 P Tech, LLC 15597631 CAPP 103 STINSON LEONARD PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

3791 Texas Heart Institute et al. 16495933 PLENZLER 103 Porter Hedges LLP TOWA, RENE T

Rehearing

Denied 

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

3634 David Piney 13390886 GUIJT 112(b)/102(b)/103 David Donald Piney SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A

merck, life techs

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Reversed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Anne Wibaux et al. 14240617 JENKS 103 Avery Dennison Corporation SINGH, RANDEEP

1623 Dow Global Technologies LLC 15549877 GRIMES 103 DDP Nutrition & Biosciences DUPONT BAKSHI, PANCHAM

1645 The Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabe 15463665 LEBOVITZ 102/103 Hovey Williams LLP HINES, JANA A

To establish obviousness, there must also be a reasonable expectation of success. In re Merck & Co., 800 F.2d 1091 (Fed. Cir. 1986). The expectation of success is assessed from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art, at the time the invention was made. Life Techs. Inc. v. Clontech Labs. Inc., 224 F.3d 1320, 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2000).

Merck & Co., Inc., In re, 800 F.2d 1091, 231 USPQ 375 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 707.07(f) ,  716.02 ,  2143.02 ,  2144.08 ,  2144.09 ,  2145

1653 OAKBIO, INC. 15641114 SCHNEIDER 102 Steven Colby Rimon Law, P.C. AFREMOVA, VERA

1662 E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 14848390 ADAMS 103 PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. WORLEY, CATHY KINGDON

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 ASM IP Holding B.V. 15954903 HASTINGS 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC CROWELL, ANNA M

1734 Arconic Inc. 15165595 GUPTA 112(a)/103 ARCONIC CORP. / ARCONIC TECH. LLC C/O GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP WANG, NICHOLAS A

1763 Construction Research & Technology, GmbH 16062465 HASTINGS 103 CURATOLO SIDOTI & TRILLIS CO., LPA USELDING, JOHN E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2148 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 14802760 NAPPI 101 41.50 112(2) Brooks Kushman THANGAVELU, KANDASAMY

2166 ENTIT SOFTWARE LLC 15773395 HOWARD 102(a)(1) MICRO FOCUS LLC PHAM, KHANH B

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16036815 MacDONALD Dissenting Homere 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHOUDHURY, RAQIUL A

2492 Fingerprint Cards AB 16492563 BAUMEISTER 103 RMCK Law Group, PLC DAVIS, ZACHARY A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 JOYSON SAFETY SYSTEMS ACQUISITION LLC 15862428 HUME 112(a) Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC LIN, HANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Linfeng Bi et al. 14868548 INGLESE 103 ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company ALROBAIE, KHAMDAN N

2849 STMicroelectronics (Alps) SAS 15364454 INGLESE 103 Slater Matsil, LLP O'TOOLE, COLLEEN J

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

3623 Disney Enterprises, Inc. 15199717 FETTING 103 41.50 101 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP MARCUS, LELAND R

3674 Saudi Arabian Oil Company 15048733 SCHOPFER 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) NOLD, CHARLES R

3682 WIDES LIMITED 14768935 FETTING 112(a)/103 41.50 101 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. ANSARI, AZAM A

3688 HAREXINFOTECH INC. 14907000 FETTING 103 41.50 101 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC FRUNZI, VICTORIA E.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Highcon Systems Ltd 14330823 STAICOVICI 103 Daniel Feigelson TAWFIK, SAMEH

3761 Illinois Tool Works Inc. 15179286 PLENZLER 103 ITW c/o MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3775 Marcus Abboud 15890390 SHAH 103 THOT PATENT KAMIKAWA, TRACY L

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1628 American Infertility of New York, P.C. et al. 16048004 SCHNEIDER 103 112(4) Hess Patent Law Firm BARSKY, JARED

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2836 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14641540 KENNEDY 103 102(a)(1)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford KESSIE, DANIEL

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

3741 8 Rivers Capital, LLC 15807803 SCHOPFER 103 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP GOYAL, ARUN

3774 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 15842215 KENNEDY 103 112(a)/103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1613 Imerys Filtration Minerals, Inc. 15767493 ADAMS 112(a) 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M

1615 Tolmar International Limited 16451625 TOWNSEND 103 Sheridan Ross P.C./Tolmar AL-AWADI, DANAH J

1628 Veronique Chevalier et al. 14007549 HARDMAN 103 POLSINELLI PC(DC OFFICE) RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B

1632 BIOCODEX 15035161 ADAMS 103 ARENT FOX SCHIFF LLP KIM, TAEYOON

1633 HARE, JOSHUA M. 15720373 FLAX 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC PYLA, EVELYN Y

1653 DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 15678337 ADAMS 103 DSM North America Inc. MARTIN, PAUL C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1718 OM SANGYO CO., LTD. 15314761 MCGEE 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D

1764 TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED et al. 14652119 SHAH 103 41.50 102/103 PRTSI Inc. KRYLOVA, IRINA

1786 SFC CO., LTD. 15334758 COLAIANNI 103 STIP Law Group, LLC DEGUIRE, SEAN M

1789 First Step Holdings, LLC 17110093 DENNETT 103/OTDP HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. NISULA, CHRISTINE XU

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2122 Disney Enterprises, Inc. et al. 14294000 STRAUSS 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. c/o Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP SMITH, BRIAN M

2136 International Business Machines Corporation 16224620 STRAUSS 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM ALSIP, MICHAEL

2175 INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS 14652447 SHAW 103 Invention Mine IDC PARCHER, DANIEL W

2181 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 15384164 ARPIN 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP MODO, RONALD T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2437 Adobe Inc. 15452397 PYONIN 103 Adobe / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP LANIER, BENJAMIN E

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2611 Robert Bosch GmbH et al. 16308770 CUTITTA 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP VALDEZ, PATRICK F

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

3625 MasterCard International Incorporated 14554793 MEDLOCK 101 DANIEL M. FITZGERALD (21652) ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP MISIASZEK, MICHAEL

3626 TeleTracking Technologies, Inc. 14838754 BAYAT 103 101 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC BARR, MARY EVANGELINE

3662 NIO USA, Inc. 15727838 GUIJT 103 Sheridan Ross PC BOST, ALEXANDER CONNOR

3676 BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED 15761996 HILL 103 JONES DELFLACHE LLP WILLS III, MICHAEL R

3683 SAP SE 15359380 CALVE 101 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) WHITE, DYLAN C

3695 Paul Fischer et al. 12474308 FETTING 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. BRIDGES, CHRISTOPHER

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

3762 ConleyMax Inc. 16437473 WOODS 112(b)/112(d)/103 Darrin Auito HEA Law PLLC YUEN, JESSICA JIPING

3791 Progenity Inc. 15844381 BAHR 102(a)(1) PROGENITY FARDANESH, MARJAN

3791 Progenity Inc. 15844349 BAHR 102(a)(1) PROGENITY FARDANESH, MARJAN

3793 Covidien LP 14709800 HILL 103 Covidien LP MATTSON, SEAN D

3793 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. 15584906 PLENZLER OTDP 103 Seager Tufte Wickhem LLP (8150) NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

OPQA F3 & Associates 16416905 JEFFERY 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - West Coast LIU, ZHENGXI

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2179 Apple Inc. 15714887 CRAIG 103 DENTONS US LLP - Apple POSIGIAN, DAVID S.

Reexaminatinon

Rehearing

Denied 

2153 VIRNETX INC. et al. 95001697 7,490,151 10/259,494 ROBERTSON 103 PAUL HASTINGS LLP RALIS, STEPHEN J

advanced ground, media rights

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Reversed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 DUPONT NUTRITION USA, INC. 15525173 BEST 103 DuPont Nutrition Biosciences APSA CRUZ, KATHRIEN ANN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Beaver Paper & Graphic Media, Inc. 14116414 INGLESE 103 THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP KHAN, AMINA S

1763 HERCULES CORPORATED 14283889 WILSON 103 Ashland LLC WILLIAM J. DAVIS, ESQ. PEETS, MONIQUE R

1783 SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 15108597 FRANKLIN 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. DILLON, DANIEL P

1789 Kyushu University, National University Corporation et al. 15823601 TIMM 103 SOEI PATENT & LAW FIRM CHANDHOK, JENNA N

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2153 FACEBOOK, INC. 15404136 McNEILL 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (PA)(Facebook) DAVANLOU, SOHEILA

2154 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15842377 BENNETT 103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: Fabian Vancott KUDDUS, DANIEL A

2176 ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 15417753 NAPPI 103 Kraguljac Law Group/Oracle BURKE, TIONNA M

2179 VOLKSWAGEN AG 15123607 DIXON 112(b)/112(f)/103 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP/HAK BADAWI, ANGIE M

The Examiner’s rejection, however, has not overcome the presumption that “means plus function” analysis does not apply here. In addition, the record, which includes the claim language and Appellant’s disclosure, does not support the Examiner’s findings or conclusion that § 112(f) should apply to the disputed terms.

When analyzing whether the presumption against applying § 112(f) is overcome, we consider how a claim limitation is “used in the context of the relevant claim language.” Advanced Ground Info. Sys., Inc. v. Life360, Inc., 830 F.3d 1341, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2016). Further, “[i]n undertaking this analysis, we ask if the claim language, read in light of the specification, recites sufficiently definite structure,” which avoids application of § 112(f). Media Rights Techs., Inc. v. Capital One Fin. Corp., 800 F.3d 1366, 1372–73 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (analyzing specification to determine if term was described in specific structural terms).

2193 SAP SE 16196001 PYONIN 103 Mintz Levin/SAPMintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. ALKHATEEB, NOOR

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2413 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15397934 ZADO 103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm CHANG, YU-WEN

2437 International Business Machines Corporation 15912430 HUGHES 102(a)(2)/103 IBM Corporation - Patent Center WADE-WRIGHT, SHAQUEAL D

2449 Juniper Networks, Inc. 15086982 BENNETT 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT P. A. DOAN, HIEN VAN

2456 INTEL CORPORATION 15655864 HUME 112(b)/103 KDB Firm PLLC NGUYEN, ANH

2483 Jinhan Song et al. 13811581 EVANS 103 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP HOLDER, ANNER N

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2619 Imagination Technologies Limited 15862382 CUTITTA 112(1)/103 Potomac Law Group PLLC (IMGTEC) YANG, ANDREW GUS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2853 KOENIG & BAUER AG 17051451 WILSON 103 MATTINGLY & MALUR, PC HINZE, LEO T

2872 NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 15739531 DENNETT 103 WHDA, LLP KING, GEORGE G

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

3676 Parker-Hannifin Corporation 15737128 PLENZLER 112(b)/102(a)(2)/103 DON W. BULSON (PARK) RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP PATEL, NEEL G

3683 ServiceNow, Inc. 15792584 CRAWFORD 101/103 ServiceNow c/o Fletcher Yoder PC YOUNG, ASHLEY YA-SHEH

3685 Apple Inc. 14474773 MEDLOCK 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. SAX, TIMOTHY P

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

3723 SUMCO CORPORATION 16324291 REIMERS 102(a)(2)/103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. MORGAN, EILEEN P

3774 The Foundry, LLC 15864796 MARTIN 102/OTDP DOWNS RACHLIN MARTIN PLLC SCHILLINGER, ANN M

3785 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited 16836647 MARTIN 112(2)/102/103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP (FPHCR) FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED LOUIS, LATOYA M

OPQA Disney Enterprises, Inc. 15974604 PYONIN 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP LIU, ZHENGXI

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2139 ATTO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 13797317 DEJMEK 112(1) 103 IP Practice Group Harter Secrest & Emery LLP WESTBROOK, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2462 Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC 14302313 HUME 103 103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC DANIEL JR, WILLIE J

2473 Tao Yang et al. 14238597 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA CHOWDHURY, HARUN UR R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2838 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation 16271330 WILSON 102(a)(1) 102(a)(1) Locke Lord LLP TRAN, NGUYEN

2842 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 15602908 CASHION 112(b)/103 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED RETEBO, METASEBIA T

2894 SCIOCS COMPANY LIMITED et al. 16312496 ROBERTSON 112(b)/103 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP KARIMY, TIMOR

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3623 ADP, LLC 14643569 LORIN 103 103 41.50 101 Duke W. Yee Yee & Associates, P.C. KYEREME-TUAH, AKOSUA P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Carrier Corporation 16245900 BROWN 103 102(a)(1) Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C./Carrier Corporation TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 entrotech life sciences, inc. 13847453 CHANG 103 112(1)/112(2) THE GRIFFITH LAW FIRM, A P.C. BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE

1635 Michael Migawa et al. 12527417 PAULRAJ 103 McNeill Baur PLLC/Ionis Pharmaceuticals SHIN, DANA H

1644 THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA et al. 13860897 CHANG 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP DIBRINO, MARIANNE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1716 Applied Materials, Inc. 14612857 KENNEDY 103 AMAT / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP CHAN, LAUREEN

1735 NUCOR CORPORATION 14946872 WILSON 103 Hahn Loeser + Parks LLP YUEN, JACKY

1741 KHS GmBH 16495695 RANGE 103 RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP LIANG, SHIBIN

1748 Global IP Holdings, LLC 16014289 TIMM 103 Brooks Kushman SPIEL, PAUL D

1748 Global IP Holdings, LLC 16014145 TIMM 103 Brooks Kushman SPIEL, PAUL D

1748 Global IP Holdings, LLC 16014176 TIMM 103 Brooks Kushman SPIEL, PAUL D

1748 Global IP Holdings, LLC 16014251 TIMM 103 Brooks Kushman SPIEL, PAUL D

1749 THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 14900046 KENNEDY 103 THORPE NORTH & WESTERN/YOKOHAMA FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1762 PRIME POLYMER CO., LTD. et al. 15774822 FRANKLIN 102/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP MULCAHY, PETER D

1781 Dow Global Technologies LLC et al. 14737547 HANLON 103/OTDP The Dow Chemical Company/Cantor Colburn LLP SAWDON, ALICIA JANE

1783 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 15574412 ROBERTSON 103 Ostrolenk Faber LLP JOHNSON, NANCY ROSENBERG

1783 Honeywell International Inc. 14711550 KENNEDY 103 HONEYWELL/S&S Intellectual Property Services Group HANDVILLE, BRIAN

1792 Lavazza Professional North America, LLC 15124950 HASTINGS 103 The Belles Group, P.C. LACHICA, ERICSON M

1792 General Mills, Inc. 16365193 Decision 103 112(b)/103 41.50 112(b) DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC LACHICA, ERICSON M

1795 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 15278203 REN 112(1) 102/103 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC (AS) RUFO, LOUIS J

1797 Rosario Mannino 14615207 MCGEE 112(4)/103 Rhodes IP PLC SODERQUIST, ARLEN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 15473479 THOMAS 103 Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - ATIIP PEACH, POLINA G

2166 CFPH, LLC 13936757 HUGHES 103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. INNOVATION DIVISION OBERLY, VAN HONG

2168 Calgary Scientific Inc. 14507993 CHUNG 103 Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC GORTAYO, DANGELINO N

2169 Marc Davis et al. 13373830 HUGHES 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC ZHAO, YU

2176 Leonid Vymenets et al. 13295404 CRAIG 112(1)/103 Conley Rose - BlackBerry Files WONG, WILLIAM

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2414 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 16221149 DecisionWHITEHEAD JR. 112(2)/103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. KO, SITHU

2439 Aetna Inc. 15187172 EVANS 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD - AETNA LE, CANH

2444 CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 15893161 STRAUSS 103 Fountainhead Law Group P.C. Chad R. Walsh KEEHN, RICHARD G

2449 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 16043224 ARPIN 103 Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC DOAN, HIEN VAN

2459 Avaya Inc. 14576157 BUI 103 Setter Roche LLP NGUYEN, LINH T

2461 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15580861 HOFF 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY BEDNASH, JOSEPH A

2465 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15387279 HOMERE 103 Holland & Hart LLP/Qualcomm WYLLIE, CHRISTOPHER T

2483 VID SCALE, INC. 14658179 PER CURIAM 103 Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP AN, SHAWN S

2495 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16286453 HOMERE 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION ZHU, ZHIMEI

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2611 INTEL CORPORATION 16000741 ENGLE 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Intel) VALDEZ, PATRICK F

2625 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 15257672 BENNETT 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED EDWARDS, CAROLYN R

2651 Avaya Inc. 16190704 MORGAN 103 Setter Roche LLP TRAN, QUOC DUC

2684 SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15786903 BENNETT 103 Zebra Technologies Corporation SMALL, NAOMI J

2694 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15231760 CURCURI 103 Barta, Jones & Foley, P.C.(Patent Group - Microsoft Corporation) FOX, JOSEPH PATRICK

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

3621 Vity Patent Holdco, LLC 15675728 CRAWFORD 101 Vity Patent Holdco, LLC c/o BlueIron, LLC ELCHANTI, TAREK

3628 CFPH, LLC 15665816 MEDLOCK 112(a)/101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. SIMPSON, DIONE N

3635 Anil Kar 13582425 WOODS 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP WILMINGTON KWIECINSKI, RYAN D

3644 Seashell Technology, LLC 15803811 REIMERS 102(a)/1)/103 BRIAN D. GILDEA, P.C. DAVIS, RICHARD G

3664 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15884472 JEFFERY Concurring BUSCH 102(b) 101 Daniel J. Swirsky YOU, WANSIK

3686 International Business Machines Corporation 15635344 MEDLOCK 101 Walder Intellectual Property Law PC PATEL, JAY M

3687 Stryker Corporation 15569629 MEDLOCK 101/103 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC/Stryker Instruments DANNEMAN, PAUL

3694 James Shoen et al. 13362739 SILVERMAN 101 Venjuris. P.C. RANKINS, WILLIAM E

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

3715 Education Advanced, Inc. 15826450 SONG 101 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C. YIP, JACK

3715 Rescue Box, Inc. 16897823 SONG 103 OTDP CARTER, DELUCA & FARRELL LLP BULLINGTON, ROBERT P

3715 NIKE, Inc. 15790801 ASTORINO 101 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER

3724 Paul Vegliante 15358816 FITZPATRICK 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP PETERSON, KENNETH E

3731 Medline Industries, Inc. 15169962 BAHR 103 Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP GERRITY, STEPHEN FRANCIS

3733 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14388273 GUIJT 102(b)/102(e)/103 102(b)/102(e)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MAI, TRI M

3741 United Technologies Corporation 16109842 MARTIN 112(1) 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SUTHERLAND, STEVEN M

3761 LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC. 15851116 HOELTER 103 The Lincoln Electric Company LAFLAME JR, MICHAEL A

3781 The Procter & Gamble Company 15453965 CAPP 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ARBLE, JESSICA R

3793 Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd. 15680292 ASTORINO 112(a)/112(b) Volpe Koenig - JNJ PEHLKE, CAROLYN A

3799 Ben-Zion Karmon 14864888 MARTIN OTDP Dr. Mark M. Friedman PELLEGRINO, BRIAN E

3799 BK Medical Holding Company, Inc. 14837667 SILVERMAN 101 GENDAUGHERTY & DEL ZOPPO CO., L.P.A. HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE

Rehearing

Denied 

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

3668 LIPPERT COMPONENTS INC. 15323561 PLENZLER 102(a)/103 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

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

3745 Acciona Windpower, S.A 14580948 ASTORINO 112(b) HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. BOMBERG, KENNETH

Reissue

Affirmed-in-Part 

2688 COCHLEAR LIMITED 15782224 9,158,891 13/768,807 ENGLE 112(a)/112(b)/102/103 251/112(a)/102 Edell Shapiro & Finnan LLC REICHLE, KARIN M