brooktree, E.I. dupont, brana, gardner, marzocchi

PTAB Decisions

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Reversed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION 16302022 LEBOVITZ 103 VIKSNINS HARRIS PADYS MALEN LLP PETRITSCH, AMANDA MICHELLE

1616 onCour Pharma, Inc. 16875735 GRIMES 112(1)/112(2)/103/OTDP COOLEY LLP VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE

1616 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 16690956 FREDMAN 103 Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP SAEED, ALI S

1622 European Molecular Biology Laboratory 16069824 GRIMES 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. HAVLIN, ROBERT H

1631 ABCAM PLC 15533983 TOWNSEND 103 EPA - BOZICEVIC FIELD & FRANCIS LLP MARVICH, MARIA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1711 TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED 16065980 GRIMES 112(1)/102/103 Dority & Manning, P.A. and Techtronic Cordless GP MARKOFF, ALEXANDER

1735 ArcelorMittal 15560468 REN Concurring OWENS 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC SMITH, CATHERINE P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2116 Johnson Controls Technology Company 16833000 MURPHY Concurring SHIANG 103 Johnson Controls, Inc./Fletcher c/o Fletcher Yoder PC SIDDIQUEE, TAMEEM

2127 NVIDIA Corporation 16216720 HOMERE 103 NVIDIA c/o LEYDIG, VOIT & MAYER JABLON, ASHER H.

2163 Elemental Machines, Inc. 16960772 COURTENAY 103 103 Larson & Anderson, LLC LE, MICHAEL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2426 Sony Corporation 16810161 COURTENAY 103 Graham Clift TELAN, MICHAEL R

2438 International Business Machines Corporation 17016843 MCKEOWN 103 IBM CORPORATION WHITE, JOSHUA RAYMOND

2465 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16397706 SILVERMAN 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD HSU, ALPUS

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2685 Sensormatic Electronics, LLC 17174051 CUTITTA 103 Arent Fox LLP / Johnson Controls PHAM, QUANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2895 Infineon Technologies AG 16909575 TIMM 102/103 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES CHANG, JAY C

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

3624 Sony Corporation 16393328 HASTINGS 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP ROTARU, OCTAVIAN

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

3774 C LindheXtend AB 16627853 SCHOPFER 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE

3797 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16963869 WOODS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS ALDARRAJI, ZAINAB MOHAMMED

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2628 Samuel Moss 16136432 THOMAS 112(1)/112(2)/101 112(1)/112(2) Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC RITCHIE, DARLENE M

Additionally, as the Federal Circuit has stated, “[t]o violate [35 U.S.C. §] 101 [,] the claimed device must be totally incapable of achieving a useful result.” Brooktree Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 977 F.2d 1555, 1571 (Fed. Cir. 1992). See also E.I. du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Berkley & Co., 620 F.2d 1247, 1260 n.17 (8th Cir. 1980) (“A small degree of utility is sufficient . . . . The claimed invention must only be capable of performing some beneficial function . . . . In short, the defense of non-utility cannot be sustained without proof of total incapacity.”). Even if an invention is only partially successful in achieving a useful result, a rejection of the claimed invention as a whole based on a lack of utility is not appropriate. See In re Brana, 51 F.3d 1560 (Fed. Cir. 1995); see also In re Gardner, 475 F.2d 1389 (CCPA 1973), reh’g denied, 480 F.2d 879 (CCPA 1973); see also In re Marzocchi, 439 F.2d 220 (CCPA 1971).

Brooktree Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 977 F.2d 1555, 24 USPQ2d 1401 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 2107.01

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Berkley and Co., 620 F.2d 1247, 205 USPQ 1 (8th Cir. 1980) 2107.01

Brana, In re, 51 F.3d 1560, 34 USPQ2d 1436 (Fed. Cir. 1995)   2107.01 ,   2107.03 ,   2164.01(c) ,   2107.02 ,   2164.02 ,   2164.04 ,   2164.07

Gardner, In re, 475 F.2d 1389, 177 USPQ 396 (CCPA 1973) 601.01(d) , 2107.01 , 2107.03 , 2163

Marzocchi, In re, 439 F.2d 220, 169 USPQ 367 (CCPA 1971)   2107.01 ,   2107.02 ,   2124 ,   2163 ,   2163.04 ,   2164.03 ,   2164.04 ,   2164.08

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

3655 BEL USA LLC 16412088 STEPINA 103 103 Mayback IP Law, P.A. RANDAZZO, THOMAS

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1611 L'OREAL 15963591 LEBOVITZ 112(2)/103 Meagher Emanuel Laks Goldberg & Liao, LLP GHALI, ISIS A D

1615 Andrea Rosanoff 16371481 TOWNSEND 102/103 THORPE NORTH & WESTERN, LLP. SASAN, ARADHANA

1619 The Procter & Gamble Company 16000290 SCHNEIDER 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHICKOS, SARAH J

1631 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 15147563 NEW 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. SCHUBERG, LAURA J

1642 Bavarian Nordic A/S 15310597 GRIMES 103 Bavarian Nordic, Inc. MOSELEY II, NELSON B

1653 Wouter Van't Hof 14070075 WISZ 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P LANDAU, SHARMILA GOLLAMUDI

1653 AlloSource 16249689 KATZ 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP LANDAU, SHARMILA GOLLAMUDI

1678 Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. 14938307 FREDMAN 102/103 Roche RMS / Charney IP Law NGUYEN, NAM P

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1718 Tulga SIMSEK 15399595 GUPTA 112(2) 103 Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC LORENZI, MARC

1758 3B Medical, Inc. 15956793 BEST 112(1)/102 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. YOO, REGINA M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2116 PicoBrew, LLC 16449422 ZADO 112(2)/101/103 PicoBrew, Inc. Krajec Patent Offices, LLC SKRZYCKI, JONATHAN MICHAEL

2122 TLV Co., Ltd. 16611977 SAADAT 103 101 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. SMITH, KEVIN LEE

2161 Mikko Vaananen 13390526 THOMAS 112(1) 112(1)/103 Mikko Kalervo Vaananen LE, HUNG D

2166 Apple Inc. 15693087 FRAHM 103 APPLE INC. – Fletcher c/o Fletcher Yoder, PC HALM, KWEKU WILLIAM

2171 Apple Inc. 17240485 CRAIG 103 DLA Piper LLP (US) – Apple SHEN, SAMUEL
Affirmed 2414 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16047448 DEJMEK 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2484 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 17249756 CHEN 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast MESA, JOSE M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2811 Coo-e, LLC 16393631 WIEDER 101 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (SONY) NADAV, ORI

2857 DENSO CORPORATION 16284336 CUTITTA 101 OLIFF PLC PARK, HYUN D

2859 Apple Inc. 16051350 HOUSEL 103 Treyz Law Group HERNANDEZ, MANUEL J

2896 Texas Instruments Incorporated 15463246 ROBERTSON 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED PATERSON, BRIGITTE A

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

3624 SAP SE 16698757 DIXON 103 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP CHOY, PAN G

3647 WTO Investments, LLC 16490577 SONG 103 FlashPoint IP Ltd. FRAZIER, BRADY W

3649 Bret Cahill 16536313 HASTINGS 112(2)/102/103 Bret E. Cahill HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

3674 Baker Hughes Incorporated 15166499 ASTORINO 112(1) 112(1) Sprinkle IP Law Group HARCOURT, BRAD

3686 Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation 16228732 HOWARD 101 Fulton Jeang PLLC NEWTON, CHAD A
A

3694 Mark GREENSTEIN 16503799 KENNY 101 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC ANDERSON, SCOTT C

3694 Hartford Fire Insurance Company 16214460 BUI 101 BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC YONO, RAVEN E

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

3715 Jeffrey Quail 16567690 STEPINA 103 ADE & COMPANY INC. GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A

3791 COMPASS BEAUTY, INC. 17230653 SCHOPFER 103 112(1)/112(2) DLA PIPER LLP (US) SHOSTAK, ANDREY

3796 HeartWare, Inc. 16296510 STAICOVICI 101 Medtronic, Inc/ Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A PORTER, JR, GARY A

3796 COALA-LIFE AB 16960493 STEPINA 112(2)/101/103 Sheridan Ross PC D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH

3798 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16471165 HILL 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L

Reexamination
Affirmed

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2842 RFMICRON INC. et al. 90019057 9,825,608 14/150,392 ENGLE 102/103 103 GARLICK & MARKISON (RFM) For Third Party Requester: PERKINS COIE-LLP -SEA GENERAL TON, MY TRANG

Reissue

Granted 

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2439 McAfee, LLC 16264667 HOMERE 103 HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC (McAfee) LE, CANH

Denied 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1781 SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. et al. 15449502 HASTINGS 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2175 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 17357480 CRAIG 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC LU, HWEI-MIN

commonwealth, anascape, baldwin graphic

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Reversed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1645 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois 16116203 GRIMES 112(1)  LICATA & TYRRELL P.C. ZEMAN, ROBERT A
 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1782 SARTORIUS STEDIM FMT SAS 14761677 REN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC PATTERSON, MARC A

1787 Dow Global Technologies LLC 15564134 HASTINGS 103 The Dow Chemical Company SHAH, SAMIR

1793 FRIES4ALL B.V. 15560908 ROBERTSON 103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

1799 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16756231 SCHNEIDER 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HURST, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2112 Pure Storage, Inc. 16381581 REAGAN 103 41.50 112(2) Pure Storage c/o KLS LLP ALSHACK, OSMAN M

2128 INTUIT INC. 15796374 ARPIN 103 41.50 103 DLA PIPER LLP US - INTUIT GIROUX, GEORGE

2165 International Business Machines Corporation 16775277 DEJMEK 103 41.50 103 International Business Machines Corporation c/o Proactive Patents CHBOUKI, TAREK

2175 MagnaView B.V. 17254705 HORVATH 103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC PARCHER, DANIEL W

2191 Oracle International Corporation 17091849 SILVERMAN 103 Invoke / Oracle VO, TED T

2194 Automation Anywhere, Inc. 16671130 CHEN 102/103 TI Law Group, PC YUN, CARINA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2421 Sonos, Inc. 17145268 CHUNG 102/103 LS3 Sonos Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

2627 Tahoe Research, Ltd. 16866520 SHIANG 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC MERCEDES, DISMERY E

2689 Disney Enterprises, Inc. 16851470 COURTENAY 112(1)/112(2)/103 ESPLIN & ASSOCIATES (Disney) c/o DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. WONG, ALBERT KANG

See MPEP § 2163.06: “Relationship of Written Description Requirement to New Matter.” “The question whether new matter has been added to an application is a question of fact.” Commonwealth Sci. and Indus. Rsch. Org. v. Buffalo Tech., Inc.Commonwealth Sci. and Indus. Rsch. Org. v. Buffalo Tech., Inc., 542 F.3d 1363, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2008). Cf. Anascape, Ltd. v. Nintendo of Am., Inc., 601 F.3d 1333, 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (“[a] description can be broadened by removing limitations” which is “classical new matter” (citing Baldwin Graphic Sys., Inc. v. Siebert, Inc., 512 F.3d 1338, 1344 (Fed. Cir. 2008))).

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2836 Omron Corporation 16282360 TIMM 103 OSHA BERGMAN WATANABE & BURTON LLP AMRANY, ADI

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

3661 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 16534153 MEDLOCK 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD PEKO, BRITTANY RENEE

3685 MasterCard International Incorporated 15342463 FETTING 103 MASTERCARD / PANITCH SCHWARZE XIAO, ZESHENG

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1791 Ideators, LLC 15852078 BEST 103 103 Lerner David LLP SMITH, CHAIM A

1791 DUPONT NUTRITION USA, INC. 15564757 INGLESE 103 103 International N&H Denmark Aps STULII, VERA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2465 Apple Inc. 16637660 CHUNG concurring FRAHM 103 103 41.50 112(2) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. LAM, YEE F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2821 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 17111838 THOMAS 103 103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. TRAN, TONY

2858 Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH 16744213 DEJMEK
112(2)/103 112(1)  Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office) SCHINDLER, DAVID M

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

3662 Robert Bosch GmbH 16628517 SONG 102/103 112(2) NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP SU, STEPHANIE T

3672 THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC. 17093802 BROWN 103 103  SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. WRIGHT, GIOVANNA COLLINS

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 Colgate-Palmolive Company 17003446 LEBOVITZ 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY WEBB, WALTER E

1613 The Procter & Gamble Company 15949539 LEBOVITZ 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S

1615 L'OREAL 15101575 GRIMES 103 The Marbury Law Group, PLLC PALENIK, JEFFREY T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1717 Chemetall GmbH 15759870 INGLESE 103 Armstrong Teasdale LLP ZHANG, HAI Y

1734 Aerojet Rocketyne, Inc. 15762761 ROSS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./AEROJET ROCKETDYNE FELTON, AILEEN BAKER

1743 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 16608230 KENNEDY 103/OTDP Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P. / HP Inc. TSUI, YUNG-SHENG M

1755 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited 17011409 KENNEDY 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP YAARY, ERIC

1795 UT-Battelle, LLC 15143651 ROBERTSON 103 Scully Scott Murphy & Presser PC KEELING, ALEXANDER W

1799 University of Chicago 15164798 Per curiam
102 41.50 112(1)/102 SHAY GLENN LLP/Talis/Chicago Univ HURST, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2116 Hayward Industries, Inc. 15957482 MacDONALD 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP / Hayward Industries, Inc. ERDMAN, CHAD G

2122 Artificial Intelligence Foundation, Inc. 15984386 HOFFMAN 103 Stupp Associates, LLC GERMICK, JOHNATHAN R

2147 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 16301238 WOODS 103 K&L Gates LLP Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. GIRI, PURSOTTAM

2159 salesforce.com, inc. 16121362 HOWARD 103 Kwan & Olynick LLP, Salesforce SOMERS, MARC S

2165 eBay Inc. 17004517 HUGHES 103/OTDP Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P./eBay Inc. CHBOUKI, TAREK

2173 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 17301809 HUME 103 IBM CORPORATION - PATENTS+ TEAM VU, KIEU D

2174 International Business Machines Corporation 15796855 EASTHOM 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC PHAM, LINH K

2175 Natus Medical Incorporated 16092199 REN 103 Widerman Malek, PL DISTEFANO, GREGORY A

2177 International Business Machines Corporation 16691726 NAPPI 103 IBM CORPORATION - PATENTS+ TEAM BLACKWELL, JAMES H

2191 KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 16316577 MacDONALD 101 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP UNG, LANNY N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2425 DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. 15355170 COURTENAY 103 DENTSPLY SIRONA INC. SCHNURR, JOHN R

2438 Robert Bosch GmbH 17032624 CRAIG
103/OTDP OTDP Dickinson Wright PLLC, Robert Bosch GmbH HERZOG, MADHURI R

2443 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP 16508267 THOMAS 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise TODD, GREGORY G

2454 UiPath, Inc. 17121631 COURTENAY 103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC BOOK, PHYLLIS A

2455 United States Cellular Corporation 17163935 DEJMEK 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD SISON, JUNE Y

2614 Procore Technologies, Inc. 16677081 CHUNG 103 Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP BADER, ROBERT N.

2621 FINGERPRINT CARDS AB 16640415 HUME 103 RMCK Law Group, PLC FLORES, ROBERTO W

2624 Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. 17392846 POTHIER 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES LU, WILLIAM

2625 Apple Inc. 16378357 CHUNG 103 Baker & Hostetler LLP (Apple) ELAHI, TOWFIQ

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2823 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 17136183 GUPTA 102/103 onsemi (AS) VU, VU A

2857 Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. 16316057 ROSS 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION IP DALBO, MICHAEL J

2877 Analog Devices, Inc. 16699677 Per Curiam 103 ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP TON, TRI T

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

3627 Misapplied Sciences, Inc. 15621846 CHEN 103 K&L Gates LLP - Seattle SITTNER, MICHAEL J

3629 eBay Inc. 16189776 SCHOPFER 103 FIG. 1 Patents/eBay SENSENIG, SHAUN D

3645 B-K Medical Aps 15129533 FETTING 103 DAUGHERTY & DEL ZOPPO CO., L.P.A. N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES

3664 iRobot Corporation 16565721 MacDONALD 103 SLW / iRobot Corporation KISWANTO, NICHOLAS

3683 KYNDRYL, INC. 16202366 STAICOVICI 101 Kyndryl, Inc. IQBAL, MUSTAFA

3683 Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. 16145811 MEDLOCK 101 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC / SR HENRY, MATTHEW D

3686 Enlitic, Inc. 16364396 BUI 101 Cochran Freund & Young, LLC SIOZOPOULOS, CONSTANTINE B

3687 NESTEC S.A. 15778861 PYONIN 103 41.50 101 K&L Gates LLP-Nestec S.A ORTIZ ROMAN, DENISSE Y

3691 Xero Limited 15667278 FETTING 101 Xero c/o Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. KAZIMI, HANI M

3698 FIDESSA TRADING UK LIMITED 15687257 HUTCHINGS 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. MUSTAFA, MOHAMMED H

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

3731 MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 16164007 WOOD 103 MICHAEL, BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (MT) HOWELL, SCOTT ANDREW

3763 NEOGRAF SOLUTIONS, LLC 16347223 FETTING 103 Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP LING, FOR K.

3791 RESMED SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 15752647 CAPP 101 Botos Churchill IP Law LLP AGAHI, PUYA

3799 Interblock d.d. 17064455 CAPP 101/102/103 BakerHostetler / Interblock USA, LLC COBURN, CORBETT B

RD00 Kyocera Corporation 16250203 DESHPANDE 103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. SLOMS, NICHOLAS

schaumann, petering

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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Arsenal Medical, Inc. 17342945 LEBOVITZ 102/103/OTDP GOODWIN PROCTER LLP VU, JAKE MINH

1658 Chai Ezerzer et al. 12576750 FREDMAN 101/OTDP Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP NIEBAUER, RONALD T

1658 Novozymes A/S 16097072 ADAMS 112(1)/103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP NIEBAUER, RONALD T

1675 Complete Genomics, Inc. 15803077 BEST 112(2)/102/103 CGI / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP BUNKER, AMY M

We agree with Appellant. As the Examiner found, Fine describes at least two genera of binding units that comprise both positively and negatively charged species. See Final Act. 6 (citing Fine ¶ 14). Thus, claim 1 is directed to subgenera while Fine contains a generic disclosure. In general, disclosure of a genus is not sufficient to anticipate a claim to a member or members of the genus. See, e.g., In re Schaumann, 572 F.2d 312, 316 (CCPA 1978); In re Petering, 301 F.2d 676, 681 (CCPA 1962). Although there are exceptions to this general rule, application of these exceptions requires factual determinations that are not in the record before us.

The Examiner, therefore, erred by finding that Fine’s description of binding units comprising either fluorescent dyes or toxins anticipates claims directed to the sub-genera of positively-charged fluorescent dyes or positively-charged toxins.

Schaumann, In re, 572 F.2d 312, 197 USPQ 5 (CCPA 1978) 706.02(m) , 2131.02 , 2144.08

Petering, In re, 301 F.2d 676, 133 USPQ 275 (CCPA 1962) 2131.02 , 2131.03 , 2144.08

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 The Boeing Company 16431458 OWENS 103 GATES & COOPER LLP - Boeing MARTIN, BETHANY LAMBRIGHT

1755 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company 16515637 HOUSEL 103 41.50 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP SPARKS, RUSSELL E

1778 Schroeder Industries, LLC 16598434 TIMM 103 41.50 103 BLYNN L. SHIDELER THE BLK LAW GROUP KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

1793 Frito-Lay North America, Inc. 15475975 TIMM 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) Barnes & Thornburg LLP (PepsiCo) TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2124 NVIDIA Corp. 15929093 NALVEN 103 NVIDIA Corp c/o Rowan TELS LLC BOSTWICK, SIDNEY VINCENT

2125 International Business Machines Corporation 15711809 SILVERMAN 103 IBM CORPORATION - PATENTS+ TEAM VAUGHN, RYAN C

2191 VMware, Inc. 16116595 ARPIN 103 WAGNER BLECHER LLP _ VMware LYONS, ANDREW M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2444 VMware, Inc. 17140065 NAPPI 101/103 Broadcom Patents-Quarles & Brady LLP DONABED, NINOS

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

3629 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 16706106 ANDERSON 103 CRGO Global ATTN: STEVEN M. GREENBERG, ESQ. PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT

3641 ISRAEL WEAPON INDUSTRIES (I.W.I.) LTD. 16837028 SONG 102/103 SOROKER AGMON NORDMAN RIBA ADVOCATES AND PATENT ATTORNEYS WEBER, JONATHAN C

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

3762 DryAir LLC 16036589 STAICOVICI 103 Ray Quinney & Nebeker YUEN, JESSICA JIPING

3781 Angiomed GmbH & Co. Medizintechnik KG 17264280 OSINSKI 103 BD/Rutan & Tucker, LLP WENG, KAI H

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2159 International Business Machines Corporation 16737874 FRAHM 103 103 International Business Machines Corporation KONRAD, RAYNES, DAVDA & VICTOR LLP ALMANI, MOHSEN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2858 Auckland UniServices Limited 14365873 WHITEHEAD JR. 102/103 112(1)/103   Pilloff Passino & Cosenza LLP RODAK, LEE E

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

3731 KRONES AG 16168444 MITCHELL 103 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP TAWFIK, SAMEH

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Svenja GSCHWIND et al. 15292344 SCHNEIDER 102/103 Abel Schillinger, LLP SHIN, MONICA A

1616 KOCH AGRONOMIC SERVICES, LLC 16555231 JENKS 103 Koch Agronomic Services, LLC C/O KCPS IP Dept./Shannon Gonsalves SAEED, ALI S

1619 ELC Management LLC 15404401 SCHNEIDER 103 THE ESTEE LAUDER COS, INC PROSSER, ALISSA J

1628 Paul Savage et al. 15135928 FREDMAN 112(2) 112(2)/103/OTDP Workman Nydegger BADIO, BARBARA P

1629 HELSINN BIREX PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 15804804 SCHNEIDER 103 HOXIE & ASSOCIATES LLC SCHMITT, MICHAEL J

1631 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN 15776352 LEBOVITZ 103 LONDA, BRUCE S. NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN, P.A SCHUBERG, LAURA J

1643 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY 16007035 LEBOVITZ 103 Casimir Jones, S.C. ROARK, JESSICA HOPE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1737 Cong LIU et al. 12782466 HOUSEL 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - DuPont CHU, JOHN S Y

1752 SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 16158226 KENNEDY 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP ROSENBAUM, AMANDA R

1763 CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 16365412 KENNEDY 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP CAI, WENWEN

1785 SHOWA DENKO K.K. 16862809 ROBERTSON 103 IPUSA, P.L.L.C CHAU, LINDA N

1793 Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc. 15403921 DENNETT 112(1)/112(2)/103 Advent, LLP GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

2127 STMicroelectronics S.r.l. 15280463 JEFFERY 101/103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/STMicroelectronics MENGISTU, TEWODROS E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2128 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15202747 STRAUSS 103 Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C. NGUYEN, TRI T

2135 OwnBackup LTD 16273583 DIRBA 103 KLIGLER & ASSOCIATES PATENT ATTORNEYS LTD. SAIN, GAUTAM

2143 Google LLC 17257785 HOANG 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. LI, LIANG Y

2145 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 16816565 PER CURIAM 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. AYAD, MARIA S

2165 Teradata US, Inc. 15857061 HUME 103 Randy Campbell TERADATA US, INC. KUNJITHAPATHAM, ANUGEETHA

2173 Full Speed Automation, Inc. 16782686 TSANG 102/103 Geoffrey A. Lottenberg Berger Singerman LLP BYCER, ERIC J

2175 Pearson Education, Inc. 16282175 HUME 103 Quarles & Brady LLP (Pearson Edu) HO, RUAY L

2179 Pinterest, Inc. 15857440 MacDONALD 103 Athorus, PLLC DUCKWORTH, JIANMEI F

2199 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16687444 MacDONALD 112(2) 101/103 John Ogilvie HEBERT, THEODORE E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2416 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 17021184 HORVATH 103 102/OTDP COATS & BENNETT, PLLC THOMAS, WILFRED

2462 QUALCOMM Incorporated 17016166 CUTITTA 103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm SIDDIQUEE, INTEKHAAB AALAM

2482 Apple Inc. 16259771 SAADAT 103 DLA Piper LLP (US) - Apple TARKO, ASMAMAW G

2491 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16844963 ZADO 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast DESROSIERS, EVANS

2492 Airwatch LLC 16892848 ZADO 103/OTDP Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) DO, KHANG D

2497 Fortinet, Inc. 16572394 KAZHDAN 103 FORTINET/Jaffery Watson Mendonsa & Hamilton LLP HO, VY H

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2624 AU Optronics Corporation 17468084 WOODS 103 WPAT, PC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ATTORNEYS AU, SCOTT D

2647 GREGORY PICCIONELLI 15379341 COURTENAY 112(1)/102/103/OTDP Gregory B. Gulliver BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2822 Tatsuji NAGAOKA et al. 16750739 KENNEDY 103 OLIFF PLC WALL, VINCENT

2875 Hussmann Corporation 16963129 CASHION 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) CARTER, WILLIAM JOSEPH

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

3623 Steven Flinn et al. 16531026 WIEDER 102/103 101 MANYWORLDS, INC. BOYCE, ANDRE D

3624 YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION 16925344 HUME 101/103 William H. Bollman c/o JP Caliman Corporation KONERU, SUJAY

3659 American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. 15686199 WOOD 102/103 Reising Ethington P.C. TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH

3663 KUKA Deutschland GmbH 16321806 NAPPI 103 Dorton & Willis LLP SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO

3668 Waymo LLC 16218926 PLENZLER 103 WAYMO LLC BOTOS CHURCHILL IP LAW KLEINMAN, LAIL A

3691 Jacob Pechenik et al. 12911490 BISK 112(1)/112(2)/101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) PUTTAIAH, ASHA

3695 Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC 15474646 MEDLOCK 112(1)/101 GOLDMAN SACHS/FENWICK MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M

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

3732 Kara Gorski et al. 14374700 MARTIN 112(1) 112(2)/103 PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP HALE, GLORIA M

3745 MTU Aero Engines AG 16210786 GUIJT 103 Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP WOLCOTT, BRIAN P

3763 DENSO International America, Inc. 16835535 PLENZLER 102/103 Dickinson Wright PLLC/Denso LING, FOR K.

Reexamination
Affirmed

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2883 OPTOSCRIBE LIMITED et al. 90014927 8,270,784 12/665,639  MURPHY Concurring JEFFERY 103 41.50 103 Alliance IP, LLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CHRISTENSEN, FONDER, DARDI & HERBERT PLLC MENEFEE, JAMES A

Panel Remand 

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2666 PSIP LLC 16511368 PYONIN remanded Potomac Law Group PLLC SHAH, UTPAL D