CAE

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Dietrich et al 12153585 - (D) PRATS 103 NATH & ASSOCIATES PLLC WAX, ROBERT A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Kalthoff et al 10622360 - (D) McKEOWN 103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP DAILEY, THOMAS J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Kalkanoglu et al 11689574 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Paul & Paul GILBERT, WILLIAM V

3671 Ex Parte Schafer et al 11128561 - (D) BAHR 103 Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville and Schoenebaum, P.L.C MAYO-PINNOCK, TARA LEIGH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Zhong et al 10841209 - (D) DANIELS 112(2)/102/103 FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P. CHANG, RICK KILTAE

3737 Ex Parte Vilsmeier et al 10634133 - (D) PRATS 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP SHAHRESTANI, NASIR

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Tucker et al 11676496 - (D) CALVE 103 103 CLYDE I. COUGHENOUR JUNGE, KRISTINA N S

3637 Ex Parte Garcia 11517809 - (D) LEE 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. ING, MATTHEW W

3671 Ex Parte Schafer et al 10881082 - (D) BAHR 103 102/103 Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville and Schoenebaum, P.L.C MAYO-PINNOCK, TARA LEIGH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Steinhauser et al 11475534 - (D) BAHR 102 103 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/Ann Arbor PAIK, SANG YEOP

3742 Ex Parte Magg et al 10587226 - (D) HILL Dissenting McCARTHY 102/103 102/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION ALEXANDER, REGINALD

3762 Ex Parte Moffitt et al 12204136 - (D) GRIMES 103 102 NEUROMODULATION VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP/BSC GETZOW, SCOTT M

3763 Ex Parte Kumar et al 11211489 - (D) BONILLA 103 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG

3782 Ex Parte Kushner 10852634 - (D) McCARTHY 103/112(2) 103 STUART WHITTINGTON, ESQ. NEWHOUSE, NATHAN JEFFREY

The consistent use of different terms implies an intent to give the terms different meanings. See CAE Screenplates Inc. v. Heinrich Fiedler GmbH, 224 F.3d 1308, 1317 (Fed. Cir. 2000).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Crouse 11807795 - (D) McKELVEY 103 CARMODY & TORRANCE LLP TRAN, BINH X

1765 Ex Parte Khabashesku 12256258 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC LENIHAN, JEFFREY S

1767 Ex Parte Althoff et al 11586267 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC PEPITONE, MICHAEL F

1782 Ex Parte Dellevigne et al 11835048 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. YAGER, JAMES C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Do et al 11153846 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 MARCIA L. DOUBET LAW FIRM CHOI, YUK TING

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Ward 11066530 - (D) WEINBERG 103 VOLENTINE & WHITT PLLC HO, CHUONG T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Acharya et al 11399872 - (D) HOMERE 103 Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP WANG-HURST, KATHY W

2685 Ex Parte Danz et al 10564371 - (D) WARD 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP FAN, HONGMIN

2687 Ex Parte Wong et al 09741684 - (D) RUGGIERO 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MILLER, BRIAN E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3784 Ex Parte Mayer 12543580 - (D) BARRETT 251/112(2)/103 SHERRILL LAW OFFICES COMINGS, DANIEL C  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Ward 12120322 - (D) FREDMAN Juneau Biosciences, LLC SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L

CAE

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte SenGupta et al 11150053 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP KARPINSKI, LUKE E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Yaniv et al 11341300 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 Matheson Keys Garsson & Kordzik PLLC VERDERAME, ANNA L

1772 Ex Parte Feaster et al 11640435 - (D) SMITH 102/103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. JARRETT, LORE RAMILLANO

1778 Ex Parte Ginzburg et al 11484815 - (D) GARRIS 102 Borden Ladner Gervais LLP ANDERSON, DENISE R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Bohrer et al 09965013 - (D) THOMAS 103 Yudell Isidore Ng Russell PLLC AILES, BENJAMIN A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte Une 11155488 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 RADER FISHMAN & GRAUER PLLC BERHAN, AHMED A

2625 Ex Parte Ferlitsch et al 10870817 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Gerald W. Maliszewski SARPONG, AKWASI

2626 Ex Parte Bennett 11733129 - (D) HUGHES 103 DAVID LEWIS LERNER, MARTIN

3507 Ex parte LEAR CORPORATION Appellant, Patent Owner 90011088 5378043 08/069,317 SONG 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. / LEAR CORPORATION FOSTER, JIMMY G original NELSON JR, MILTON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Lu et al 11727119 - (D) BROWNE 103 BIRCH, STEWART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP GRANT, ALVIN J

3763 Ex Parte Jennewine 11322166 - (D) FREDMAN concurring PRATS 103 JACKSON & CO., LLP SHUMATE, VICTORIA PEARL

3773 Ex Parte Eidenschink et al 11300210 - (D) ASTORINO 102 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. OU, JING RUI

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte DeBiccari et al 11106911 - (D) KRATZ 103 103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. c/o CPA Global BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1797 Koch-Glitsch, LP Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Sulzer Chemtech AG Patent Owner and Appellant 95001451 7,434,794 10/841,293 ROBERTSON 102/103 103 CARELLA, BYRNE, BAIN,GILFILLAN,CECCHI,STEWART FRANCIS C. HAND ESQ. DIAMOND, ALAN D original BUSHEY, CHARLES S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Naimer et al 11634663 - (D) HOFF 103 102/103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP LABBEES, EDNY

2771 Ex parte NewRiver, Inc. 90008973 6122635 09/023,979 LEE 305/112(2)/103 305/112(2)/103 GREENBERG TRAURIG (NY) WEAVER, SCOTT LOUIS original AMSBURY, WAYNE P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Smith 10903119 - (D) HORNER 102/103 112(1) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. BEAUCHAINE, MARK J

3658 Ex Parte Biester 10525937 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 102/103 Chamberlain, Hrdicka, White, Williams & Aughtry, P.C. JOYCE, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3778 Ex Parte Long et al 11897579 - (D) ADAMS 103 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. CRAIG, PAULA L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Andres et al 11082407 - (D) PRATS 103 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY PIHONAK, SARAH

1628 Ex Parte Lersch et al 12038272 - (D) ADAMS 102/103 SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L

1633 Ex Parte Campochiaro et al 10526127 - (D) GRIMES 103 Wellstat Management Company. LLC LONG, SCOTT

1654 Ex Parte Duranton et al 10243734 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1)/102 112(1)/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC LUKTON, DAVID

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Boutilier et al 11415728 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ZHAO, XIAO SI

1715 Ex Parte Yahiaoui et al 11513831 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

1732 Ex Parte Cao et al 11720384 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP NGUYEN, COLETTE B

1733 Ex Parte Matzdorf et al 11116166 - (D) COLAIANNI 103/obviousness-type double patenting Department of the Navy (Naval Air Warfare Center -Aircraft Division) ZHENG, LOIS L

1759 Ex Parte Krasnov 11359775 - (D) SCHAFER 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC TAI, XIUYU

1778 Ex Parte Hansen 11642014 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Jacobson and Johnson GONZALEZ, MADELINE

1781 Ex Parte Triantafyllou Oste et al 10416231 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP BEKKER, KELLY JO

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Oak et al 11001322 - (D) DIXON 103 ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. ZAMAN, FAISAL M

2156 Ex Parte Muller et al 11336180 - (D) GIANNETTI 101 102/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP LIAO, JASON G

The use of different terms by Appellants suggests different meanings for decorator and decorator icon. See, e.g., CAE Screenplates Inc. v. Heinrich Fiedler GmbH & Co. KG, 224 F.3d 1308, 1317 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (presumption that use of different terms in claims connotes different meanings).

2161 JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. Respondent v. ENHANCED SECURITY RESEARCH, L.L.C. Patent Owner, Appellant 95000489 6304975 09/630,448 SIU 102/103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. STEELMAN, MARY J original ELISCA, PIERRE E

2186 Ex Parte Narad 10406798 - (D) KUMAR 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN Mission/BSTZ TSAI, SHENG JEN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Kortum et al 10901921 - (D) SMITH 103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Toler ALAM, MUSHFIKH I

2451 Ex Parte Minnick et al 10007082 - (D) DANG 103 The Law Offices of Christopher K. Gagne c/o CPA Global MADAMBA, GLENFORD J

2453 Ex Parte Spurgat et al 09833173 - (D) CALDWELL 103 AOL Inc./Finnegan CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

2476 Ex Parte Lavian et al 09747296 - (D) HUGHES 103 Anderson Gorecki & Manaras LLP LEE, ANDREW CHUNG CHEUNG

2478 Ex Parte Deboer et al 10478457 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP TAHA, SHAQ

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Kilburn et al 11238539 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. RAMPURIA, SHARAD K

2625 Ex Parte Felix et al 10763700 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Gerald W. Maliszewski MCLEAN, NEIL R

2628 Ex Parte Allen et al 11318980 - (D) HUME 103 Broadcom/BHGL RICHER, JONI

2785 Ex parte ENHANCED SECURITY RESEARCH, L.L.C. 90010849 6119236 09/210,057 SIU 103 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. STEELMAN, MARY J original ELISCA, PIERRE E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3645 Ex Parte Burkholder et al 11118068 - (D) KERINS 102/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP LOBO, IAN J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Dogleg Right Corporation Patent Owner and Appellant 95000378 7344450 11/467,136 ROBERTSON 103 LAW OFFICE OF DAVID H. JUDSON WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO

3711 Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. Requester v. Dogleg Right Corporation Patent Owner and Appellant 95000361 7,004,852 10/043,421 ROBERTSON 103 LAW OFFICE OF DAVID H. JUDSON WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO

3711 Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. Requester v. Dogleg Right Corporation Patent Owner and Appellant 95000362 7,189,169 11/313,137 ROBERTSON 102/103 LAW OFFICE OF DAVID H. JUDSON WEHNER, CARY ELLEN original PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO

3721 Ex Parte McMahon et al 10883369 - (D) SAINDON 112(1) ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. McCarter & English LLP GERRITY, STEPHEN FRANCIS

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Fredrickson et al 11238550 - (D) C. THOMAS 101/102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP LEROUX, ETIENNE PIERRE

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1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Hatfield et al 10736155 - (D) ERIC GRIMES 103 USDA-ARS-OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER NATIONAL CTR FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL

1631 Ex Parte Bangera et al 11807336 - (D) GREEN obviousness-type double patenting THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE BRUSCA, JOHN S

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Bengston et al 11113968 - (D) OWENS 103 Whirlpool Patents Company - MD 0750 HECKERT, JASON MARK

1712 Ex Parte Compains et al 10582927 - (D) OWENS 102/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION WALDBAUM, SAMUEL A

1722 Ex Parte CHANG et al 11427017 - (D) HANLON 112(2)/103/obviousness-type double patenting HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP DUDA, KATHLEEN

1727 Ex Parte Fagley et al 11130804 - (D) BEST 102/103 General Motors Corporation MARTIN, ANGELA J

1742 Ex Parte Isobe et al 11464346 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP KHARE, ATUL P

1781 Ex Parte Clark McIver et al 10390905 - (D) HANLON 103 WINSTON & STRAWN LLP BEKKER, KELLY JO

1785 Ex Parte Stork et al 11478167 - (D) KRATZ 103 Cozen O'Connor HESS, BRUCE H

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Schacher et al 11396673 - (D) HUGHES 102 RSW IP Law IBM CORPORATION  LE, THU NGUYET T

2172 Ex Parte Martin 10967446 - (D) SMITH 103 MARTIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC ENGLAND, SARA M

2175 Ex Parte Janakiraman et al 11456230 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. Dissenting HOMERE 102/103 IBM CORP (YA) VU, THANH T

2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Ex Parte Wasilewski et al 10602987 - (D) GONSALVES 102 MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY CHAI, LONGBIT

2431 Ex Parte Wasilewski et al 10602986 - (D) GONSALVES 102/103 MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY CHAI, LONGBIT

2431 Ex Parte Wasilewski et al 10602988 - (D) GONSALVES 102 MERCHANT & GOULD SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, A CISCO COMPANY CHAI, LONGBIT

2451 Ex Parte Bagsby 10402392 - (D) GIANNETTI 102/obviousness-type double patenting AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Toler DIVECHA, KAMAL B

We start with the well-settled proposition that “[i]n the absence of evidence to the contrary, we must presume that the use of different terms in the claims connotes different meanings.” CAE Screenplates Inc. v. Heinrich Fiedler GmbH & Co. KG, 224 F.3d 1308, 1317 (Fed. Cir. 2000).

2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Shafer et al 11144883 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Tyco International LABBEES, EDNY

2612 Ex Parte Junker et al 11490645 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck WONG, ALBERT KANG

2625 Ex Parte Fischer et al 10844993 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY VO, QUANG N

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Renntoft 10468292 - (D) GREENHUT 103
VENABLE LLP GISHNOCK, NIKOLAI A
3721 Ex Parte Buchenau et al 11639605 - (D) SAINDON 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

3725 Ex Parte Schroth et al 11671493 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 Quinn Law Group, PLLC EKIERT, TERESA M

3742 Ex Parte Miki et al 10505453 - (D) CALVE 102/103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA

3761 Ex Parte Bertrand et al 11605936 - (D) GRIMES 103 IPLM GROUP, P.A. MARCETICH, ADAM M

3763 Ex Parte Kanamura et al 11501672 - (D) JENKS 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC HOLLOWAY, IAN KNOBEL

3766 Ex Parte Struble et al 11380353 - (D) MARTIN 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) PORTER, JR, GARY A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Bangera et al 11724593 - (D) GREEN 112(1)/obviousness-type double patenting obviousness-type double patenting THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE BRUSCA, JOHN S

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Mohammed 10116186 - (D) GONSALVES 103 103 ADELI & TOLLEN, LLP IQBAL, KHAWAR

2629 Ex Parte Daly 10973157 - (D) SMITH 103 103 CHERNOFF VILHAUER MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP SHERMAN, STEPHEN G

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Drader et al 10857966 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 Research in Motion Corp./CR AMRANY, ADI

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Kissner et al 10707570 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. ALMATRAHI, FARIS S

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Hahn et al 11517724 - (D) ASTORINO 112(2)/103 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB WEEKS, GLORIA R

3735 Ex Parte Castillo et al 10860829 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1)/103 103 FREILICH, HORNBAKER & ROSEN MARMOR II, CHARLES ALAN

3738 Ex Parte Wyss et al 11121408 - (D) WALSH 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MILLER, CHERYL L

See also, In re Kubin, 561 F.3d 1351, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (“This court cannot, in the face of KSR, cling to formalistic rules for obviousness, customize its legal tests for specific scientific fields in ways that deem entire classes of prior art teachings irrelevant, or discount the significant abilities of artisans of ordinary skill in an advanced area of art”)

3764 Ex Parte Dyer et al 11342936 - (D) HOELTER 103 102/103 TERENCE P. O'BRIEN AMER SPORTS NORTH AMERICA THANH, LOAN H

AFFIRMED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Kucharik 10846822 - (D) SCHEINER 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP SPIVACK, PHYLLIS G

1654 Ex Parte Ishikawa et al 11891331 - (D) GREEN 103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE SKOWRONEK, KARLHEINZ R

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Elhamid et al 11450793 - (D) OWENS 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DOUYETTE, KENNETH J

1772 Ex Parte Dath et al 10719267 - (D) WARREN 103 David J. Alexander Fina Technology, Inc. DANG, THUAN D

1782 Ex Parte Harrington 11316149 - (D) HANLON 103 GENERAL MILLS, INC. DYE, RENA

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Chen 09944969 - (D) HUGHES 101/112(2)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ROBERTSON, DAVID

2191 Ex Parte Gehman et al 10816213 - (D) HUGHES 103 LSI Logic Corporation RAMPURIA, SATISH

2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Brooks 09956688 - (D) JEFFERY 103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC SCHNURR, JOHN R

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Ashikhmin et al 10835085 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP KIM, KEVIN

2612 Ex Parte Adamczyk et al 10899855 - (D) KRIVAK 103 AT&T Legal Department - CC SWARTHOUT, BRENT

2612 Ex Parte Smith et al 11486494 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Delphi Technologies, Inc. MCNALLY, KERRI L

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Schmitt 11123265 - (D) COURTENAY 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX MALEK, MALIHEH

2816 Ex Parte Kocaman et al 11116160 - (D) HOFF 103 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP C/O Intellevate TRA, ANH QUAN

2823 Ex Parte Gasner et al 11737395 - (D) SMITH 103 Fogg & Powers LLC/Intersil Americas LLC LEE, HSIEN MING

2856 Ex Parte Hobert 10888824 - (D) SMITH 103 Johns Manville ROGERS, DAVID A

2872 Ex Parte Schmidt 11506123 - (D) SCHAFER 103 Dickinson Wright PLLC DOAK, JENNIFER L

2884 Ex Parte Kindem et al 10776645 - (D) SMITH 112(1)/112(2)/103 Law Office of Scott C Harris Inc LEE, SHUN K

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Rosenberg 09823943 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP CEGIELNIK, URSZULA M
 
3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2771 Ex parte NETAPP, INC., Appellant and Patent Owner 90009103 90008903 5819292 08/454,921 ARBES 102 CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP CHOI, WOO H original LINTZ, PAUL R

REHEARING

GRANTED
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Hazebrouck et al 11860833 - (D) BONILLA 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102/103
  BARNES & THORNBURG LLP HOBAN, MELISSA A

bush, becton, CAE

REVERSED

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Berenstein et al 10/063,315 SCHEINER 103(a) VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP EXAMINER SEVERSON, RYAN J

3735 Ex Parte Shuros et al 11/616,073 WALSH 103(a) PAULY, DEVRIES SMITH & DEFFNER, L.L.C. EXAMINER TOTH, KAREN E

3739 Ex Parte Plaza 10/820,480 WALSH 103(a) CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP EXAMINER PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F

3761 Ex Parte Hutson et al 10/308,703 SAINDON 103(a) Tessari Patent Law Group, PLLC EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F

3761 Ex Parte Tabor et al 11/024,954 SAINDON 102(b) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Kolter et al 11/406,320 FREDMAN 112(2)/103(a) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP EXAMINER DICKINSON, PAUL W

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Bulleit et al 10/858,366 DESHPANDE 103(a) 103(a) AT&T Legal Department - MB EXAMINER SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M

The ordering of references in the rejection is insignificant in the Examiner's obviousness determination. See In re Bush, 296 F.2d 491, 496 (CCPA 1961) (“[W]e deem it to be of no significance, but merely a matter of exposition, that the rejection is stated to be on A in view of B instead of B in view of A, or to term one reference primary and the other secondary.”).
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1638 Ex Parte Eubanks 10/614,255 WALSH 103(a) Mary Wilkes Eubanks EXAMINER ROBINSON, KEITH O NEAL

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Lewis et al 10/299,284 NAPPI 103(a) AT&T Legal Department - Moazzam EXAMINER RAMPURIA, SHARAD K

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Abernathie 11/258,697 FREDMAN 102(b)/103(a) NEXXT Spine, LLC EXAMINER LUONG, PETER

“Where a claim lists elements separately, ‘the clear implication of the claim language’ is that those elements are ‘distinct component[s]’ of the patented invention”. Becton, Dickinson and Co. v. Tyco Healthcare Group, LP, 616 F.3d 1249, 1254 (Fed. Cir. 2010).
...
While we appreciate the Examiner’s point, it is disfavored to interpret a single element as satisfying two different limitations in a claim. See CAE Screenplates, Inc. v. Heinrich Fiedler GmbH & Co., 224 F.3d 1308, 1317 (Fed.Cir.2000) (“In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, we must presume that the use of... different terms in the claims connotes different meanings.”).
REHEARING

DENIED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1636 Ex Parte Gellman et al 11/482,638 PRATS 102(b) Intellectual Property Dept./Dewitt Ross & Stevens Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation EXAMINER GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M

schering, miller, CAE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Ackerman et al 09/791,138 GREEN 103(a) FRANK ROSENBERG EXAMINER NAFF, DAVID M 

In general, a limitation is inherent if it is the "‘natural result flowing from’" the explicit disclosure of the prior art. Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharms. , 339 F.3d 1373, 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2003). 

Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharm. Inc., 339 F.3d 1373, 67 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2003). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2112 

Ex Parte Beermann et al 10/497,173 PRATS 112(2)/103(a) BACON & THOMAS, PLLC EXAMINER OLSON, ERIC "

[B]readth is not to be equated with indefiniteness." In re Miller, 441 F.2d 689, 693 (CCPA 1971). 

Miller, In re, 441 F.2d 689, 169 USPQ 597 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2173.04 

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Ex Parte Eckels et al 11/158,480 OWENS 102(e)/103(a) LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY EXAMINER SIEFKE, SAMUEL P 

However, the use of different terms in a claim indicates, absent evidence to the contrary, that different elements are required. Cf. CAE Screen Plates, Inc. v. Heinrich Fiedler GMBH & Co. KG, 224 F.3d 1308, 1317 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (“In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, we must presume that the use of these different terms in the claims connotes different meanings.”) (citation omitted).