DDR Holdings

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REVERSED 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1627 GW Pharma Limited et al. 14685753 - (D) NEW 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2158 Maoni Stephens et al. 13269634 - (D) BAIN 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION ROLAND, GRISELLE CORBO

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2647 Ralf Keller et al. 14434314 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 41.50 102 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2813 Saudi Arabian Oil Company 15019083 - (D) CASHION 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) AHMAD, KHAJA AHMAD, KHAJA

2813 Saudi Arabian Oil Company 14495952 - (D) CASHION 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DA) AHMAD, KHAJA

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

3624 SitePro, Inc. 15589226 - (D) RAEVSKY 101/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
STEWART, CRYSTOL

Thus, similar to the claims in DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P., 773 F.3d 1245 (Fed. Cir. 2014), “[a]lthough the claim[] address[es] a business challenge . . . it is a challenge particular to [network connectivity].”  DDR, 773 F.3d at 1257. 

DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P., 773 F.3d 1245 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

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

3771 DePuy Mitek, LLC 14041764 - (D) FITZPATRICK 102/103 JOSEPH F. SHIRTZ JOHNSON & JOHNSON KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 

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

3657 Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited 15174102 - (D) BROWN 103 103 Brooks Kushman P.C. / Meritor BURCH, MELODY M

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

3736 Gosselin, Daniel Albert. et al. 15470680 - (D) GUIJT Dissenting LANEY 112(2)/102/103 102/103 OLYMPIC PATENT WORKS PLLC THOMAS, KAREEN KAY

3783 Adden, Nina et al. 12774894 - (D) PLENZLER 103 112(2) GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD
SNYDER, MELISSA A

AFFIRMED 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1632 Nur, Israel et al. 12665810 - (D) CHANG 103 JOSEPH F. SHIRTZ JOHNSON & JOHNSON KIM, TAEYOON

1633 The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System 15264551 - (D) KATZ 103 Parker Highlander PLLC POPA, ILEANA

1648 The Johns Hopkins University 15682723 - (D) FREDMAN 102 101/102/103 THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LAB. FOLEY, SHANON A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1711 Lee J. Monsrud et al. 12764621 - (D) SMITH 103/OTDP McKee, Voorhees & Sease P.L.C. ATTN: Ecolab Inc MARKOFF, ALEXANDER

1733 Mitsubishi Shindoh Co, Ltd. 15024500 - (D) CASHION 112(2) 103/OTDP MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN

1767 THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC LLC 13965317 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 The Chemours Company FC, LLC / McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

1785 FUJIFILM CORPORATION 14855937 - (D) HASTINGS 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP CHAU, LINDA N

1786 Perego, Gabriele 14236777 - (D) HOUSEL 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

1789 Scott Alfred. Rogers et al. 13568710 - (D) ROSS 103 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN

1792 2266170 Ontario Inc. 14098915 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Manelli Selter PLLC LACHICA, ERICSON M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2145 Wolfgang Steinle et al. 12418698 - (D) MacDONALD OTDP 103 Tucker Ellis LLP Brainlab AG PAN, YONGJIA

2162 Sriram Sankar et al. 15270729 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 101 Jordan IP Law, LLC (Facebook) LE, THU NGUYET T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2424 Daly, Curtis N. 12491876 - (D) KUMAR 103 Seed IP Law Group/DISH Technologies (290110)
CORBO, NICHOLAS T

2454 Adobe Inc. 13739986 - (D) DEJMEK 101/103 SBMC HACKENBERG, RACHEL J

2487 Mirlay, Ram Srikanth. 13808948 - (D) MORGAN 103 Sughrue Mion PLLC FEREJA, SAMUEL D

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2657 Eric Randell. Schmidt 13932190 - (D) ENGLE 112(1)/103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP KAZEMINEZHAD, FARZAD

2657 Sony Corporation 15408669 - (D) CYGAN 101 41.50 101 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES JACKSON, JAKIEDA R

2677 Jill Fain. Lehman et al. 14842528 - (D) ENGLE 103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP SHAH, BHARATKUMAR S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2811 Muriel Cohen et al. 14263630 - (D) KENNEDY 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) NADAV, ORI

2858 John Channing. Bousfield 13589228 - (D) REN 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION ASSOUAD, PATRICK J

2872 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14772543 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DABBI, JYOTSNA V

2874 CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA et al. 15670257 - (D) RANGE 103 M&G CommScope PEACE, RHONDA S

2875 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14923086 - (D) RANGE 102/103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G

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

3625 SK Planet Co., Ltd. 14951247 - (D) CURCURI 101 FENWICK & WEST LLP HAQ, NAEEM U

3625 CFPH, LLC 13770087 - (D) CYGAN 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. LEVINE, ADAM L

3626 BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. 14448336 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 101 Erickson Kernell IP, LLC BARR, MARY EVANGELINE

3628 Honeywell International Inc. 14693676 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 101/103 HONEYWELL/SLW 
ELCHANTI, ZEINA

3682 Leeds, Douglas D. et al. 13916510 - (D) LEBOVITZ 101 BakerHostetler REINHARDT, RICHARD G

3685 Todd Burke et al. 12361343 - (D) HOWARD 112(2)/103 112(1)/103 Adobe / Finch & Maloney PLLC KIM, STEVEN S

3695 Gutierrez, Richard et al. 13898679 - (D) FREDMAN 101/103 Verint Systems, Inc. Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC POLLOCK, GREGORY A

3696 MIDIGATOR LLC 14292513 - (D) BAIN 112(2)/101 Mintz Levin/San Diego Office KING JR., JOSEPH W

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

3715 Matthew Robert. Teskey et al. 13098297 - (D) MARTIN 101/103 BERESKIN & PARR LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. BULLINGTON, ROBERT P

3715 Jean Christophe. Le 14658056 - (D) REIMERS 101 Downey Brand LLP KIM, KEVIN Y

3774 Healionics Corporation 14627871 - (D) REIMERS 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP LLP PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

3784 Mayfield Pennington 13242522 - (D) HOELTER 103 MAIER & MAIER, PLLC FISCHER, RAE

REHEARING

DENIED

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1744 Hess, Thomas et al. 13989270 - (R) REN 102 Abel Schillinger, LLP GRUN, ROBERT J

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

3683 James E. Ross JR. et al. 12201986 - (R) FETTING 101 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD NGUYEN, NGA B

DDR Holdings, intellectual ventures

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2458 Ex Parte Camp et al 13371267 - (D) McNEILL 102 HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC RAHMAN, SM AZIZUR

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Scharlemann et al 13697981 - (D) INGLESE 103 103 41.50 103 The Dow Chemical Company HIJJI, KARAM Y

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Ex Parte VIRTEJ et al 13294630 - (D) HUME 103 102 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP ZHU, BO HUI ALVIN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte St. Cyr et al 12384282 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MUETING, RAASCH & GEBHARDT, P.A. BASQUILL, SEAN M

1616 Ex Parte Walling et al 11517735 - (D) MAJORS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY HOLT, ANDRIAE M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Ex Parte Wong et al 12613591 - (D) MCMILLIN 102 ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS INC. STEVENS, THOMAS H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Avison-Fell 12977948 - (D) SHIANG 103 LKGlobal (EchoStar) HANCE, ROBERT J

2427 Ex Parte MOUNTAIN 12486617 - (D) ENGLE 103 LKGlobal (EchoStar) CORBO, NICHOLAS T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte BLANCO et al 13710922 - (D) MOHANTY 101/102/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC GREGG, MARY M

In other words, the focus of the Appellants was not on an improved mobile device or an improved server. Nor do the claims attempt to solve “a challenge particular to the Internet.” DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P., 773 F.3d 1245, 1256—57 (Fed.Cir.2014); cf. Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Capital One Bank (USA) 792 F.3d 1363, 1371 (because the patent claims at issue did not “address problems unique to the Internet, ... DDR has no applicability.”).

We find that the claims are directed to processing and authenticating transaction details and sharing consumer experiences that can be implemented using only a generic computer system performing generic functions.

DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P., 773 F.3d 1245 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte JOHNSTON et al 13175026 - (D) LANE 103 Covestro LLC LEONARD, MICHAEL L

REEXAMINATION

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3637 BELL’O INT’L CORP. Third Party Requester v. WHALEN FURNITURE MFG., INC. Patent Owner/Appellant Ex Parte 8,191,485 B1 et al 13/316,792 95002164 - (D) MARTIN, SONG Concurring McCARTHY BARLOW, JOSEPHS & HOLMES, LTD. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES original CHEN, JOSE V

DDR Holdings

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Shemesh 12706044 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 DEKEL PATENT LTD. TREYGER, ILYA Y

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Marcy et al 12420374 - (D) FREDMAN 103 103 DANN, DORFMAN, HERRELL & SKILLMAN FAY, ZOHREH A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Bampton 12556606 - (D) KENNEDY 103/double patenting 103/double patenting Aerojet Rocketdyne ZHU, WEIPING

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Sasaki et al 12990219 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. CHERNOW, FRANK A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2437 Ex Parte Langendörfer et al 12225357 - (D) MORGAN 101/102/103 WARE, FRESSOLA, MAGUIRE & BARBER LLP LANIER, BENJAMIN E

There is no indication that performance of the algorithm via the reducer/register would preclude performance via a generic computer. See DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P., 773 F.3d 1245, 1256 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (recitation of generic computer elements does not make a claim directed to an abstract idea patent-eligible). 

DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P., 773 F.3d 1245 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Hansen et al 12506193 - (D) BROWNE 103 HEISLER & ASSOCIATES MAI, HAO D

REEXAMINATION

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2827 CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. and CIRRUS LOGIC INT’L (UK) LTD. Third Party Requesters and Respondents and BSE Co., Ltd. Third Party Requester and Respondent v. KNOWLES ELECTRONICS LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,781,231 et al 10/238,256 95001251 - (D) BAUMEISTER 112(1)/102 LATHROP & GAGE LLP ANDUJAR, LEONARDO original CHAMBLISS, ALONZO

buysafe, DDR Holdings

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2112 Ex Parte Downing et al 13080041 - (D) MacDONALD 102 41.50 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise RIZK, SAMIR WADIE

2131 Ex Parte Runcie et al 12469240 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Haynes and Boone, LLP MACKALL, LARRY T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2481 Ex Parte He 11608616 - (D) MARGOLIES 102 NXP-Huffman Law Group, P.C. PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Titmus 12531871 - (D) PESLAK 103 Rhodes Donahoe, LLC KENNEDY, JOSHUA T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Watson et al 12894826 - (D) STEPINA 103 Covidien (Senniger Powers) TOWA, RENE T

3748 Ex Parte Huang et al 12874639 - (D) HOELTER 103 ALLEMAN HALL MCCOY RUSSELL & TUTTLE, LLP LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Rogers 13484126 - (D) HOFFMANN 101 112(2)/112(4) MALHOTRA LAW FIRM, PLLC DUFFY, DAVID W

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Wolff 11239701 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 HARNESS, DICKEY, & PIERCE, P.L.C YOUNG, MICAH PAUL

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1766 Ex Parte Li et al 12546874 - (D) KRATZ 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP GULAKOWSKI, RANDY P

1799 Ex Parte Tanaami et al 13149195 - (D) DELMENDO 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP HASSAN, LIBAN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Macadaan et al 12036948 - (D) PYONIN 112(1)/103 AOL Inc./Finnegan HUR, ECE

2194 Ex Parte Joseph et al 13182840 - (D) MCMILLIN 112(2)/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise RONI, SYED A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Iyer et al 12465763 - (D) McGRAW 103 Bose Corporation BANTAMOI, ANTHONY

2466 Ex Parte R. van Nee 11482316 - (D) McKEOWN 112(2) 102/103 Avago Technologies Limited GUADALUPE CRUZ, AIXA AMYR

2495 Ex Parte Chen 11736387 - (D) HOMERE 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. GEE, JASON KAI YIN

2496 Ex Parte Jutila 12142362 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Core Wireless Licensing Ltd PATEL, NIRAV B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Chan et al 12339423 - (D) SMITH 103 Keohane & D'Alessandro ZALALEE, SULTANA MARCIA

2641 Ex Parte Lee et al 11790551 - (D) PYONIN 102/103 NSIP LAW BEHNAMIAN, SHAHRIAR

2644 Ex Parte Kallio 11477767 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 103 Mintz Levin/Nokia Technologies Oy EISNER, RONALD

Specifically, these networking operations are not steps of a real-world economic practice or other similar abstract idea performed in a computer network. See, e.g., BuySafe, Inc. v. Google, Inc., 765 F.3d 1350, 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (noting that the "claims [in that case] are squarely about creating a contractual relationship"—an abstract idea). Instead, the present claims expressly limit the settings to a subscriber to a network and requires processing these settings in a particular way to affect the network's service. It is a challenge particular to networking.

Because the claims are not drawn to any abstract idea recognized by the courts under Alice 's first step of the inquiry, we need not determine whether an inventive concept transforms the method into a patent-eligible application. Here, we only note that "the claimed solution is necessarily rooted in computer technology in order to overcome a problem specifically arising in the realm of computer networks." DDR Holdings, 773 F.3d at 1257, quoted in 2014 Interim Guidance, 79 Fed. Reg. at 74,632. Accordingly, claim I is eligible subject matter.

buySAFE, Inc. v. Google, Inc., 765 F.3d 1350, 112 USPQ2d 1093 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2106

DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P., 773 F.3d 1245 (Fed. Cir. 2014) 2173.05(b)

2687 Ex Parte Gnanasekaran et al 12621713 - (D) SHAW 103 HONEYWELL/CONLEY ROSE POPE, DARYL C

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Ex Parte Levy et al 13304881 - (D) KRIVAK 103 The Chemours Company MAYO III, WILLIAM H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3696 Ex Parte Palmer 12327912 - (D) KIM 112(2)/102/103 41.50 101/112(2) TUCKER ELLIS LLP BERONA, KIMBERLY SUE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Berman et al 12907555 - (D) HOELTER 102 King Show Games, INC. LIM, SENG HENG

3744 Ex Parte KERLER et al 12619566 - (D) KERINS 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. RUSSELL, DEVON L

3754 Ex Parte Babick et al 11351648 - (D) BAHR 103 Foley & Lardner LLP NGUYEN, TUAN N

3775 Ex Parte Scortecci 12988878 - (D) WIEKER 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON COLEY, ZADE JAMES

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Huxley et al 12598847 - (D) PYONIN 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP BUGG, GEORGE A

DDR Holdings

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Privault et al 12480002 - (D) STRAUSS 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER TAKELE, MESEKER

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 Ex Parte Wang et al 11842543 - (D) SHIANG 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. HAILU, KIBROM T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 Ex Parte YIU et al 12938728 - (D) DIXON 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. HSIEH, PING Y

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Holm 12784083 - (D) HILL 102/103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC TRAN, DIEM T

3763 Ex Parte Smith 12526091 - (D) GUIJT 103 Covidien LP SIRMONS, KEVIN C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Vilato et al 12445585 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 102 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. PAIK, SANG YEOP

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Scholz et al 12430411 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise LU, CHARLES EDWARD

2196 Ex Parte Kohno et al 12609187 - (D) KUMAR 103 Yee & Associates, P.C. MILLS, PAUL V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Corson 12729341 - (D) SMITH 102/103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP PATEL, CHIRAG R

2467 Ex Parte KIM et al 12663967 - (D) PER CURIAM 102 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. SCHEIBEL, ROBERT C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Charlier et al 12433275 - (D) McCARTNEY 112(2)/103 BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP c/o CPA Global PIZIALI, JEFFREY J

We find Appellants' arguments unpersuasive. On its face, the term "primarily" in "primarily viewed by a principal user in a direction" is subjective, and Appellants have not pointed to anything in the claims or Appellants' specification that provides a standard for determining the scope of the term. Such subjective language renders the term indefinite. See DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com, L.P., 773 F.3d 1245, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2014) ("When a claim term depend[s] solely on the unrestrained, subjective opinion of a particular individual purportedly practicing the invention, without sufficient guidance in the specification to provide objective direction to one of skill in the art, the term is indefinite." (citation and quotation marks omitted)). Moreover, because this language is arguably redundant with the language that immediately follows it, it is unclear how (or whether) the language alters the scope of the claims. Accordingly, we sustain the Examiner's indefiniteness rejection.

2668 Ex Parte Mukherjee 12548735 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CHEN, XUEMEI G

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte ICHIKAWA 12562716 - (D) NEW 102/103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. TANKERSLEY, BLAKE A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte SUOMELA et al 12428407 - (D) MEYERS 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. ZARE, SCOTT A

3692 Ex Parte Maus 10676370 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD JOHNSON, GREGORY L

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Gentry et al 12840437 - (D) NEW 102 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP BELL, KALISH K

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 STRYKER CORPORATION Requester and Respondent v. HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,520,006 B2 et al 11/393,631 95002054 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD ESCALANTE, OVIDIO original SANTOS, ROBERT G