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PTAB.US: Decisions of PTAB Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Thursday, October 13, 2022

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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Philippe Perot et al. 14367673 103 OLIFF PLC POHNERT, STEVEN C

1634 BIOMERIEUX et al. 14367526 112(a)/112(b)/102(b)/103 OLIFF PLC POHNERT, STEVEN C

“[W]ritten description is about whether the skilled reader of the patent disclosure can recognize that what was claimed corresponds to what was described; it is not about whether the patentee has proven to the skilled reader that the invention works, or how to make it work, which is an enablement issue.” Alcon Research Ltd. v. Barr Labs., Inc., 745 F.3d 1180, 1191 (Fed. Cir. 2014).

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 16016758 102(a)(1)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford AKRAM, IMRAN

1727 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 15603882 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford HAN, KWANG S

1786 COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN et al. 14908851 103 Venable LLP (MICHELIN) LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2138 EMC IP Holding Company LLC 16012990 103 Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP GIROUARD, JANICE MARIE

2143 Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated 15175751 102(a)(1)/103 Burns & Levinson LLP/Xerox Corporation LI, LIANG Y

2153 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15445228 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP-Microsoft CHOI, YUK TING

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2659 Google LLC 16401349 103 41.50 103 HONIGMAN LLP-GOOGLE DOCKETING HAN, QI

2666 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 15864232 103 NSIP LAW VARNDELL, ROSS E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3619 Capital One Services, LLC 16687180 103 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. ROBINSON, KITO R

3623 Allstate Insurance Company 16050905 103 41.50 101 Polsinelli - Allstate OBAID, HAMZEH M

3675 Bal Seal Engineering, LLC 15451732 103 Klein, O'Neill & Singh, LLP KONERU, LAKSHMI S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 NumNum LLC 15294414 103 Honigman LLP/HYDY PRONE, JASON D

3732 Knitting Fever, Inc. 15960579 103 Thomas A. O'Rourke Bodner & O'Rourke, LLP ZHAO, AIYING

3792 Medtronic, Inc. 16186967 103 41.50 102 Medtronic, Inc. TEJANI, ANKIT D

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 PANTEX INTERNATIONAL S.P.A. 15756461 103 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC SWANSON, ANDREW L

1798 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 15300698 103 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) HP Inc. WHITE, DENNIS MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Johnson Controls Technology Company 15821142 103 103 Foley & Lardner LLP WON, MICHAEL YOUNG

2483 Dell Products, L.P. 15978365 103 103 Fogarty LLP SECHSER, JILL D

2484 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC 15776974 103 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC CHOWDHURY, NIGAR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 HERE Global B.V. 15465044 103 103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/HERE VU, QUOC THAI NGOC

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 David Fisher 15823538 102(a)(1)/103 103 MILLIKIN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW PLLC WUJCIAK, ALFRED J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 DeRoyal Industries, Inc. 16008794 103 103 LUEDEKA NEELY GROUP, P.C. NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA

3745 DELTA T. LLC 15284127 103 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC - WASHINGTON, DC FLORES, JUAN G

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Kingsway Pharmaceuticals Inc. 14925043 103 MAIER & MAIER, PLLC VU, JAKE MINH

1619 Peter NGUYEN et al. 13543194 103 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. PROSSER, ALISSA J

1629 Colgate-Palmolive Company 16013594 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY SIMMONS, CHRIS E

1644 Cellular Technology Limited 16117857 101 112(1) BORSON LAW GROUP, PC EWOLDT, GERALD R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 United Technologies Corporation 15656249 103 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T

1724 HENKEL IP & HOLDING GMBH 14085391 103 Henkel Corporation THOMAS, BRENT C

1741 The Procter & Gamble Company 15901278 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ROY, DEBJANI

1741 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 15712174 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY WANG, ALEXANDER A

1767 HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS (SWITZERLAND) GMBH 15307879 103/OTDP HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS LLC ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE

1777 GE HEALTHCARE BIOPROCESS R&D AB 14441129 103 Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP GE HC Life Sciences LEBRON, BENJAMIN L

1788 Makoto Ono et al. 13260908 112(1) 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC MANGOHIG, THOMAS A

1792 PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION LLC 14952628 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - Minneapolis ZILBERING, ASSAF

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC 15454252 103 MRG/HD - Seagate Technology LLC c/o Mueting Raasch Group GIBSON, JONATHAN D

2135 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15660006 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED RIGOL, YAIMA

2153 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14156651 103 Ray Quinney & Nebeker - Microsoft HTAY, LIN LIN M

2162 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15605373 103 NovoTechIP International PLLC JAMI, HARES

2173 Yahoo!, Inc. 14711711 112(a) 103 VERIZON - CLG SHIH, HAOSHIAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2459 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 15557940 103 HP Inc. NGUYEN, LINH T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2666 Intergraph Corporation 16006186 102/103 41.50 112(2) Hexagon/Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP VARNDELL, ROSS E

2688 AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 16754427 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC MA, KAM WAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 17026470 103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. KIM, JAY C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Accenture Global Services Limited 15291875 103 101 Harrity & Harrity, LLP MARCUS, LELAND R

3631 Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals Inc. 15444958 103 CRAIN, CATON & JAMES GUAN, GUANG H

3669 HERE Global B.V. 15617382 112(b)/103 101/103 HERE Global/Alston & Bird MERLINO, DAVID P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Shawn Carroll et al. 16860375 102(a)(1)/103 CARTER, DELUCA & FARRELL LLP DENNIS, MICHAEL DAVID

3735 Chiquita Brands LLC 16264780 103 FROST BROWN TODD LLC REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN

3741 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14768387 102/103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Pratt & Whitney NGUYEN, THUYHANG NGOC

3771 THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 15015736 102/103 112(2)/OTDP BakerHostetler MENDOZA, MICHAEL G

3791 Duke University 15892171 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP KREMER, MATTHEW

3793 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15774126 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS BRUTUS, JOEL F

3793 POLYVALOR, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP et al. 15288725 103 MH2 - ODS Medical TRUONG, MILTON LARSON

Rehearing

Denied 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 ANJI PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 14399157 102 103 41.50 103 FOLEY HOAG, LLP (General) WEN, SHARON X

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15785173 103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P.Qualcomm MADANI, FARIDEH

Thursday, October 6, 2022

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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 SpecGX LLC 16002199 VALEK 103 Mallinckrodt LLC PIPIC, ALMA

1634 BIOMERIEUX et al. 14367635 FREDMAN 112(1)/112(2)/103 OLIFF PLC POHNERT, STEVEN C

1644 Adriana Montaño-Suarez et al. 15876892 GRIMES 112(1)/103 Stinson LLP EWOLDT, GERALD R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 SANKEI GIKEN KOGYO CO., LTD. 14427754 DENNETT 103 WHDA, LLP EMPIE, NATHAN H

1716 Lam Research Corporation 15814139 DENNETT 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Lam) KACKAR, RAM N

1749 Alpha Networks Inc. 15361906 BEST 103 WPAT, PC FISCHER, JUSTIN R

1783 TAMKO Building Products LLC 16546999 ROBERTSON 103 HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1792 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. 14381617 RANGE 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP SMITH, PRESTON

1793 SÃœDZUCKER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT MANNHEIM/OCHSENFURT 15033517 HASTINGS 103 HARNESS DICKEY (TROY) GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Google Inc. 14453821 THOMAS 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. LEE, TSU-CHANG

2144 Veeva Systems Inc. 15791187 BAUMEISTER 103 Veeva Systems Inc. AMIN, MUSTAFA A

“To support the conclusion that the claimed invention is directed to obvious subject matter, either the references must expressly or impliedly suggest the claimed invention or the examiner must present a convincing line of reasoning as to why the artisan would have found the claimed invention to have been obvious in light of the teachings of the references.” Ex parte Clapp, 227 USPQ 972, 973 (BPAI 1985).

Clapp, Ex parte, 227 USPQ 972 (Bd. Pat. App & Inter. 1985) 2142 2144

2154 Alan McShane 14507562 EASTHOM 103 Klarquist Sparkman, LLP (SAP) ALLEN, NICHOLAS E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC 16199409 EASTHOM 103 Otterstedt, Wallace & Kammer, LLP PENG, HSIUNGFEI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Apple Inc. 14591354 ENGLE 103 Treyz Law Group PIZIALI, JEFFREY J

2644 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 14678121 DEJMEK 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd(for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd) CASCA, FRED A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2874 CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC 16117312 COLAIANNI 102(a)(1)/103 CORNING INCORPORATED CONNELLY, MICHELLE R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 14538719 LORIN 103 41.50 101 KOWERT, HOOD, MUNYON, RANKIN & GOETZEL, P.C. EL-BATHY, MOHAMED N

3642 LELY PATENT N.V. 16467390 SONG 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MORONEY, MEGAN J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3775 OMNIlife science, Inc. 16132088 PLENZLER 102(a)(2) Kim IP Law Group LLC BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT

OPQA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 15920038 COURTENAY 103 Docket Clerk V SAMS LIU, ZHENGXI

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 AIRWATCH LLC 14687975 COURTENAY 103 103 Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) EYERS, DUSTIN D

2173 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14286709 SAADAT 112(a)/102(a)(2)/103 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION HAILU, TADESSE

2195 VMware, Inc. 15195680 LEBOVITZ 103 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP - Vmware HUARACHA, WILLY W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2493 Juniper Networks, Inc. 15894654 DIXON 103 103 Harrity & Harrity, LLP SIDDIQI, MOHAMMAD A

2495 ALCATEL LUCENT 15513731 CHUNG 102(a)(1)/103 102(a)(1)/103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Schott AG 16001323 GUPTA 112(b)/103 103 TAYLOR IP, P.C. YUSHINA, GALINA G

2813 Texas Instruments Incorporated 16254853 DENNETT 102(a)(1) 102(a)(1)/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED RAHMAN, KHATIB A

2831 Edward Stagner 16660892 ROBERTSON 102(a)(1) 103 LAW OFFICE OF GLENN R. SMITH PATEL, HARSHAD C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3665 Robert Bosch GmbH 15559871 PLENZLER 112(d)/103 112(b) 41.50 112(b) MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) FITZHARRIS, KATHERINE MARIE

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 15512322 TOWNSEND 112(a)/103 NATH, GOLDBERG & MEYER SHOMER, ISAAC

1613 TAGRA BIOTECHNOLOGIES LTD. 14770873 DENNETT 103 PRTSI Inc. CHANG, KYUNG SOOK

1619 L'OREAL 14441311 SCHNEIDER 112(1)/103 The Marbury Law Group, PLLC MATTISON, LORI K

1653 LIFELINE SCIENTIFIC, INC. 14964868 LEBOVITZ 103 OLIFF PLC PYLA, PAUL D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Spectra Systems Corporation 16026580 COLAIANNI 103 Pryor Cashman LLP LEE, DOUGLAS

1726 SunPower Corporation 16460035 BEST 103 Schmidt Patent Law, Inc. PILLAY, DEVINA

1741 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 15384374 HOUSEL 112(b)/103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY BRADY, GEORGE WALKER

1762 Dow Global Technologies LLC 15772932 LEBOVITZ 103 The Dow Chemical Company/Cantor Colburn LLP SASTRI, SATYA B

1791 UPFIELD US INC. 15310892 MCGEE 103 ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - Los Angeles LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE

1793 The Cooking Lab LLC 15692551 OWENS 103 41.50 103 GORDON & REES LLP TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2198 Diveplane Corporation 15703894 PER CURIAM 103/OTDP DORITY & MANNING, P.A. and DIVEPLANE CORPORATION RIFKIN, BEN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15661789 SHIANG 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A. VANG, MENG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Texas Instruments Incorporated 16290871 ARPIN 103 41.50 101 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED WANG, JIN CHENG

2646 Mikko Pesola et al. 13266058 HOMERE 103 Mintz Levin/Nokia Technologies Oy RACHEDINE, MOHAMMED

2658 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC 15636346 KUMAR 101/103 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP ADESANYA, OLUJIMI A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2844 OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH 16477983 HASTINGS 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) CHAN, WEI

2853 Matthews International Corporation 14272622 CHUNG 102(a)(1) DLA Piper LLP (US)/Matthews VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

2872 Texas Instruments Incorporated 16163309 OWENS 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED CHWASZ, JADE R

2875 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 15716585 SHAW 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 NANT HOLDINGS IP, LLC 16660661 MOHANTY 103 STETINA BRUNDA GARRED & BRUCKER FENSTERMACHER, JASON B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 David Pawson 12813707 GUIJT 103 41.50 101 GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP HENRY, THOMAS HAYNES

3745 Bo Vigholm et al. 14111569 STAICOVICI 103 WRB-IP LLP NGUYEN, DUSTIN T

3762 BSH Hausgeräte GmbH 16500414 STAICOVICI 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation LAU, JASON

3771 THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 14421592 BAHR 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP HIGHLAND, RACHEL S

3781 Charmaine McHugh 15703337 STEPINA 103 KAUFHOLD DIX PATENT LAW KLEIN, JACOB

3792 Cardiologs Technologies SAS 16328701 BROWN 103 EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP ANJARIA, SHREYA PARAG

3792 Cochlear Limited 15248001 STAICOVICI 112(a)/102(e)/OTDP 102(e) Pilloff Passino & Cosenza LLP FLORY, CHRISTOPHER A

Rehearing

Granted 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Neopost Technologies 15840420 PLENZLER 103 Cozen O'Connor - Neopost SMITH, JACOB A

Reissue

Affirmed
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Vardon, INC 14677820 8,911,301 14/544275 MURPHY 251/112(a)/112(b) Dillis V. Allen & Associates ENGLISH, PETER C original SEBASTIANO PASSANITI