IPXL, homeland, brummer

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Reversed 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Warren P. Williamson et al. 14011809 LEBOVITZ 103 41.50 102 Dorton & Willis LLP BARRON, SEAN C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Vincent Semetey et al. 12441936 PRAISS 103 OLIFF PLC (with Nony) NELSON, MICHAEL B

1792 Chelsea Briganti et al. 14464235 SMITH 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP AXTELL, ASHLEY

1798 Anke Pierik et al. 14786254 DELMENDO 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WHITE, DENNIS MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Judith Helen. Bank et al. 12366322 SHAH 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC MARCUS, LELAND R

3682 Scott P. Monahan 13048060 SZPONDOWSKI 112(1)/112(2)/101/103 W&T/Qualcomm OSMAN BILAL AHME, AFAF

3694 James O. Boggs et al. 14162595 NAPPI 101/103 Polsinelli -- Apple Inc. c/o Polsinelli PC ANDERSON, SCOTT C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Loubert S. Suddaby 14615011 HOELTER 112(2)/102/103 SIMPSON & SIMPSON, PLLC HADEN, SALLY CLINE

3733 Paul Kelley et al. 14744856 HOELTER 102/103 Baker Botts LLP CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER

3772 Andreas R. Maurer et al. 13375038 STEPINA 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY MAI, HAO D

3793 Michael H. Slayton 14217382 ASTORINO 103 Quarles & Brady LLP/Guided Therapy Systems, LLC NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

Affirmed-in-Part 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Satoshi Kira et al. 14078855 CHUNG 103 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. 901 NORTH GLEBE ROAD, 11TH ABAZA, AYMAN A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3792 Derek C. Sutermeister et al. 14689363 HOELTER 103 112(2) KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC CAREY, MICHAEL JAMES

We have been informed by our reviewing court that “a single claim covering both an apparatus and a method of use of that apparatus” fails to meet the requirements of § 112 because “it is unclear whether infringement . . . occurs when one creates a[n infringing] system, or whether infringement occurs when the user actually uses [the system in an infringing manner],” e.g., attempts to transfer heat to the “surroundings.”  IPXL Holdings, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005).  In other words, “a construction that would require empirical testing is incorrect.”  Homeland Housewares v. Whirlpool, 865 F.3d 1372, 1375 (Fed. Cir. 2017).  Accordingly, claim 1 is a claim wherein “one would be at a loss to determine whether a particular [apparatus] is covered by [the] claim.”  Ex parte Brummer, 12 USPQ.2d 1653, 1655 (BPAI 1989).

IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2173.05(p)

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 David A. Hollander et al. 13640033 TOWNSEND 103 ALLERGAN, INC. FAY, ZOHREH A

1617 Brian D. Scherzer et al. 14861046 KATZ 102 Parker Highlander PLLC SOROUSH, ALI

1636 Minnie Mcmillan et al. 14390930 HARDMAN 112(1)/103 Brooks Kushman HAMMELL, NEIL P

1643 Patricius Hendrikus Cornelis. Van Berkel et al. 14434812 LEBOVITZ OTDP Casimir Jones, S.C. HUFF, SHEELA JITENDRA

1643 Patricius Hendrikus Cornelis. Van Berkel et al. 14434818 LEBOVITZ OTDP Casimir Jones, S.C. HUFF, SHEELA JITENDRA

1643 Patricius Hendrikus Cornelis. Van Berkel et al. 14434821 LEBOVITZ OTDP Casimir Jones, S.C. HUFF, SHEELA JITENDRA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ahren Olson et al. 14160956 INGLESE 103 Covestro LLC WALTERS JR, ROBERT S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 John Ryan. Caldwell 13573356 JEFFERY 103 Kunzler, PC. - MX BLAUFELD, JUSTIN R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2474 Christopher Williams et al. 14420173 BARRY 103 Sage Patent Group/Zacco NOWLIN, ERIC

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3696 Kimberly Dunwoody 14225450 BARRY 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP BOVEJA, NAMRATA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Annie Varghese-Abraham 14965611 SCHOPFER 103 CARSTENS & CAHOON, LLP DURHAM, NATHAN E

3753 Michael Espinoza 14613404 WOODS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY VENKATESAN, UMASHANKAR

3761 MAGNA STEYR Fuel Systems GmbH 14504511 HOELTER 103 Jordan IP Law, LLC PELHAM, JOSEPH MOORE

3785 Michael Kassipillai. Gunaratnam et al. 15493741 SCHOPFER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC STANIS, TIMOTHY A

Reissue

Affirmed
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Christian Jansen et al. 8,047,920 14492354 12/731,418 SONG 102 112(1)/112(2) Millman IP ENGLISH, PETER C

3993 Todd W. Sandwick 15201944 GUEST 112(1) 251 41.50 251 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES

IPXL, mastermine

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Sahu 14472195 - (D) DELMENDO 103 FAY SHARPELLP /XEROX-PARC EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER

1784 Ex Parte NAKAJIMA et al 14899319 - (D) ROESEL 102/103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) SCHLEIS, DANIEL J

1787 Ex Parte Gomoll et al 10926421 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation NELSON, MICHAEL B

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2125 Ex Parte Tristan et al 14316186 - (D) THOMAS 101 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE BUSS, BENJAMIN J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Hall 12363391 - (D) LENTIVECH 102/103 Seed IP Law Group/DISH Technologies (290110) BANTAMOI, ANTHONY

2487 Ex Parte LIM et al 13959885 - (D) DIRBA 103 41.50 112(2) MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DEN) ANYIKIRE, CHIKAODILI E

see also IPXL Holdings, L.L.C. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005) ("[R]eciting both an apparatus and a method of using that apparatus renders a claim indefinite" because it is unclear when infringement occurs.); cf MasterMine Software, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 874 F.3d 1307, 1315-16 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (distinguishing between an apparatus with functional language and a mixed apparatus and method claim).

IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2173.05(p)

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2866 Ex Parte CHANTZ 13469681 - (D) OGDEN 112(1)/102 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. ARANA, LOUIS M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Poertner et al 14304646 - (D) PESLAK 103 SRAM,LLC PHAN, HAU VAN

3745 Ex Parte Wakefield et al 13865258 - (D) OSINSKI 112(1)/112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. QUANDT, MICHAEL M

3771 Ex Parte CHEN et al 14181247 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 MICROFABRICA INC. SIMPSON, SARAH A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Leyrer et al 13670889 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte ANDERSSON 13242459 - (D) HUGHES 112(2)/103 103 41.50 101 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Holyfield 14998566 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(2)/103/OTDP Gary C. Honeycutt HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA

1619 Ex Parte Lynch et al 12676819 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 The Marbury Law Group, PLLC KASSA, TIGABU

1651 Ex Parte Gaddy et al 13331182 - (D) JENKS 112(1) 103 41.50 103 J upeng Bio CLAYTOR, DEIRDRE RENEE

1653 Ex Parte Garcia Olmo et al 12533875 - (D) PRATS 103 FOLEY HOAG, LLP (General) BARRON, SEAN C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Yoda 15120132 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY USELDING, JOHN E

1767 Ex Parte Dake et al 13515629 - (D) OGDEN 103 DSM North America Inc. ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE

1767 Ex Parte Southwell et al 13515664 - (D) OGDEN 103 DSM North America Inc. ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE

1773 Ex Parte King et al 14120934 - (D) PRAISS 112(2)/103/OTDP JOHNSON & PHUNG STELLING, LUCAS A

1778 Ex Parte Little et al 13422349 - (D) KENNEDY 102/103 MRG/Donaldson Company, Inc. c/o Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A. KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

1789 Ex Parte Lunsford et al 14099341 - (D) WILSON 103 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. JUSKA, CHERYL ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2137 Ex Parte Volvovski et al 14172218 - (D) BELISLE 103 Garlick & Markison (PST) SIMONETTI, NICHOLAS J

2159 Ex Parte ZHUANG et al 14559816 - (D) SHIANG 101 102 Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP ALMANI, MOHSEN

2167 Ex Parte Bishop 12648523 - (D) HUME 102/103 TERADATA US, INC. RICHARDSON, JAMES E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Ex Parte Deng 14385950 - (D) SHAW 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA KAO,JUTAI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Sekharan 14980307 - (D) LENTIVECH 112(1)/112(2)/103 Fountainhead Law Group P.C. DU, HAIXIA

2645 Ex Parte Calvarese et al 15350226 - (D) KUMAR 103 Zebra Technologies Corporation GENACK, MATTHEW W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Hastman 13841209 - (D) MacDONALD 101/103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC FADOK,MARKA

3626 Ex Parte Robinson et al 13198514 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101/103 THE SMALL PA TENT LAW GROUP LLC GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L

3626 Ex Parte Capps 14212589 - (D) FETTING 101/103 Hall Estill Attorneys at Law SEREBOFF, NEAL

3629 Ex Parte Scholes et al 12101742 - (D) KOHUT 101 103 Loza & Loza, LLP BAHL, SANGEETA

3649 Ex Parte Selle et al 14665463 - (D) HOELTER 103 CORRIGAN LAW OFFICE HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

3661 Ex Parte Ahn et al 14498707 - (D) STEPHENS 103 101 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP THOMAS, ANA D

3682 Ex Parte Anderson 14218354 - (D) BARRY 103 101 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (PA) ANDREI, RADU

3688 Ex Parte Arroyo et al 14449738 - (D) SHAH 103 101 IBM CORPORATION C/0: Fabian Vancott FRUNZI, VICTORIA E.

3689 Ex Parte Adams et al 14271915 - (D) FETTING 101/103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP MCATEE,PATRICK

3692 Ex Parte James 13767000 - (D) JEFFERY 101/103 K&L GATES LLP-Pittsburgh MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B

3696 Ex Parte Caldwell 13507602 - (D) SAADAT 112(1) 101 Kunzler, PC. - MX NGUYEN, LIZ P

3697 Ex Parte Goldman et al 13848763 - (D) FETTING 101 JPMorgan Chase / Goodwin Procter LIU, I JUNG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Pandey 11332455 - (D) OSINSKI 103 Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. SIMPSON, SARAH A

3782 Ex Parte SEITZ et al 14309158 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY VASAT, PETERS

REEXAMINATION

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 Ex Parte Profitt-Brown et al 12985492 - (D) BROWNE 101 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL DO, TRUC M

burr, IPXL, mastermine

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Jager Lezer et al 13520474 - (D) KATZ 103 OLIFF PLC CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY

1636 Ex Parte OZINSKY et al 13769195 - (D) CHANG 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LEITH, NANCY J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Tyler et al 13754410 - (D) INGLESE 103 Johnson Controls, Inc. c/o Fletcher Yoder PC SHEIKH, HAROON S

1779 Ex Parte Harp et al 13273926 - (D) DELMENDO 103 41.50 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GORE) ORME, PATRICK JAMES

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Reynolds et al 14460256 - (D) ENGLE 103 HONEYWELL/MUNCK LE, THANH H

2468 Ex Parte Roy et al 14226530 - (D) CURCURI 103 Haynes and Boone, LLP (47856) BELETE, BERHANU D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Mielczarek et al 14628570 - (D) KOHUT 103 Volpe and Koenig, P.C. NGUYEN, LEON VIET Q

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Chen et al 12731623 - (D) TIMM 103 41.50 102 W &T/Qualcomm REIDLINGER, RONALD LANCE

Claim 1 is directed to an apparatus. An apparatus is defined by its structural parts. See Burr v. Duryee, 68 U.S. (1 Wall.) 531, 570 (1863) ("A machine is a concrete thing, consisting of parts, or of certain devices and combination of devices."). Claim 1 recites a current latched sense amplifier having five structural parts, i.e., five transistors. 

Burr v. Duryee, 68 U.S. (1 Wall.) 531, 17 L. Ed. 650 (1863) 2106

2856 Ex Parte Ogawa et al 13783922 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP HUANG, DAVID Z

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Reaume et al 11696914 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION RINES, ROBERT D

3685 Ex Parte Kataoka et al 12595298 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Gibson & Dernier LLP HUANG, TSAN-YU J

3693 Ex Parte Durham 13788116 - (D) PYONIN 102/103 James Edward Shultz Jr. MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M

3695 Ex Parte Winter et al 13920041 - (D) DIXON 101 Rimon, P.C. KANG, IRENE S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte HODGES et al 14079799 - (D) BAYAT 102/103 Lincoln Electric Company/Perkins COIE LLP WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3761 Ex Parte LAFFI 14768841 - (D) FINAMORE 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3775 Ex Parte Cournoyer et al 14737717 - (D) LAVIER 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J

3783 Ex Parte Del Vecchio 13897866 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 41.50 112(2) R. KEITH HARRISON CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

Independent claim 1 is indefinite because the claim recites both an apparatus and a method step of using the apparatus. See IPXL Holdings, L.L.C. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (a single claim reciting "both an apparatus and the method steps of using the apparatus is indefinite under 35 U.S.C. [§] 112, second paragraph"); cf MasterMine Software, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 874 F.3d 1307, 1316 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (a claim reciting both an apparatus and a method step is not indefinite when the "claim[] ... do[ es] not claim activities performed by the user"). Here, Appellant's claim 1 is indefinite because the claim recites an apparatus and a method of using the device, such that "it is unclear whether infringement ... occurs when one creates [the device] ... or ... when the user actually uses [the device]." See IPXL Holdings, 430 F.3d at 1384.

IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2173.05(p)

3792 Ex Parte Gunderson et al 14458502 - (D) FLAX 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CVG) PIATESKI, ERIN M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Orlowski 13266059 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 OTDP FACTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, LTD. ALAWADI, SARAH

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte WILLMORE et al 13604439 - (D) ENGLE 103 103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA JOSEPH, SHAWN S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Wang et al 14385393 - (D) KRIVAK 103 103 Sage Patent Group/Zacco BUTT, W ALLI Z

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Sen et al 13648368 - (D) KUMAR 103 103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) LAM, DUNG LE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 Ex Parte Lem et al 13948950 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP WILTEY, NICHOLAS K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte Okubo 13834218 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL AMICK, JACOB M

3761 Ex Parte Hsu et al 13298727 - (D) CALVE 102/103 112(2) Clark Hill PLC PAIK, SANG YEOP

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Brown et al 14567554 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103 GlaxoSmithKline SOROUSH, LAYLA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte KANEKO et al 13409328 - (D) REN 103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC LAW, NGA LEUNG V

1717 Ex Parte Kwak et al 14078261 - (D) KENNEDY 103 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt/AMAT DAGENAIS-ENGLEHAR, KRISTEN A

1726 Ex Parte Brabec et al 14262869 - (D) OWENS 103 BOWDITCH & DEWEY, LLP TRINH, THANH TRUC

1735 Ex Parte Wans et al 13499830 - (D) OWENS 102/103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP YOON, KEVIN E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Fisher 13419752 - (D) SHAW 102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP SWEARINGEN, JEFFREY R

2454 Ex Parte Singhal 12932259 - (D) KUMAR 103 Tara Chand Singhal WU, TSUNG YIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Toncrey 14248785 - (D) KUMAR 112(2)/103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC DORSEY, RENEE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Perry et al 13744119 - (D) FETTING 102/103 101 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. GILLS, KURTIS

3624 Ex Parte Cooper et al 13677019 - (D) BUI 112(2) 101/103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION/ AT&W SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3625 Ex Parte HIRSON et al 12772937 - (D) BUI 101 MatterLight IP MISIASZEK, MICHAEL

3626 Ex Parte Lorsch 13858665 - (D) MOHANTY 101/103 Goodhue, Coleman & Owens, P.C. LUBIN, VALERIE

3642 Ex Parte Wasuck et al 14044641 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 SMITH LAW OFFICE TSANG, LISA L

3681 Ex Parte Bruich et al 13658480 - (D) FETTING 101 Facebook/Fenwick REFAI, SAM M

3681 Ex Parte Lee et al 14064039 - (D) FETTING 103 112(1)/112(2)/101 PVF--PARC c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP SHELDEN, BION A

3681 Ex Parte Swanson 12567029 - (D) COURTENAY 112(1)/112(2)/103 101 Daniel R. Swanson, Sr. BUSCH, CHRISTOPHER CONRAD

3682 Ex Parte Soldate 13523932 - (D) COURTENAY 101/103 McCarter & English, LLP / W almart Apollo, LLC REINHARDT, RICHARD G

3682 Ex Parte Thatcher 13719086 - (D) PYONIN 112(2)/101/103 Mohr Intellectual Property Law Solutions, P.C. WOODWORTH, II, ALLAN J

3683 Ex Parte Kohler et al 12025889 - (D) ARPIN 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP LOFTIS, JOHNNA RONEE

3686 Ex Parte Reisman et al 12038536 - (D) POTHIER 101/103 LEYDIG VOIT & MA YER, LTD KANAAN, MAROUN P

3689 Ex Parte Drabble et al 12016255 - (D) FETTING 101 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS ARAQUE JR, GERARDO

3692 Ex Parte Winter 13477022 - (D) DIXON 101/102 Rimon, P.C. WONG, ERIC TAK WAI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Dickerson 13346844 - (D) SONG 102 112(2)/102 Next IP Law Group LLC DURHAM, NATHAN E

3733 Ex Parte BERLEPSCH 14298172 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER

3741 Ex Parte Schwarz et al 14146758 - (D) PLENZLER Concurring CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY MEADE, LORNE EDWARD

3793 Ex Parte Deschinger et al 11434445 - (D) CALVE 103 THE SMALL PA TENT LAW GROUP LLC BOR, HELENE CATHERINE

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex parte TRANSPOSAGEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8558055 et al 12842418 90013858 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 COOLEY LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CARDINAL LAW GROUP, LLC CAMPELL, BRUCE R original CROUCH, DEBORAH

cooper cameron, klopfenstein, IPXL, ultimatepointer

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Mrozinski et al 13133427 - (D) MILLS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY BROWE, DAVID

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1797 Ex Parte Chan et al 13231866 - (D) TIMM 102/103 Quest Diagnostics GAKH, YELENA G

2123 Ex Parte Sharma et al 13672781 - (D) CHEN 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION COOK, BRIAN S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2461 Ex Parte Gohari et al 13940009 - (D) McMILLIN 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm LAMONT, BENJAMIN S

2471 Ex Parte PAPASAKELLARIOU et al 14305699 - (D) CHEN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. ADHAMI, MOHAMMAD SAJID

2476 Ex Parte Pirbhai et al 12480456 - (D) EVANS 103 WSOU Investments, LLC VU, HOANG-CHUONG Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Steele et al 11935740 - (D) SHAH 101 41.50 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA MARCUS, LELAND R

3633 Ex Parte Zhang et al 14248069 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 JOHNS MANVILLE IHEZIE, JOSHUA K

3637 Ex Parte GASSER 14063327 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. DOYLE, RYAN A

3665 Ex Parte McDonald et al 13090912 - (D) BAYAT 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. MALHOTRA, SANJEEV

"Whether [a] ... document qualifies as a 'printed publication' ... is a legal conclusion based on underlying factual determinations." Cooper Cameron Corp. v. Kvaerner Oilfield Prods., Inc., 291 F.3d 1317, 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2002). In determining whether a reference is a "printed publication" within the meaning of§ 102, "the key inquiry is whether or not a reference has been made 'publicly accessible."' In re Klopfenstein, 380 F.3d 1345, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2004). We make this factual determination by weighing the evidence of record to ascertain whether the preponderance of the evidence demonstrates that the publication retrieved by the Examiner was publicly accessible to render it a printed publication.

Klopfenstein, In re,380 F.3d 1345, 72 USPQ2d 1117 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2128.01

3681 Ex Parte Liu et al 12764983 - (D) LENTIVECH 101/102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION BRANDENBURG, WILLIAM A

3692 Ex Parte VENKATARAMAN 13447463 - (D) WIEDER 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC POE, KEVIN T

3693 Ex Parte Atkinson et al 14107527 - (D) SHIANG 112(1)/101 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP BARTLEY, KENNETH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Huy et al 13098505 - (D) CALVE 103 CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. BERRY, STEPHANIE R

3742 Ex Parte HALLGREN et al 13747847 - (D) O'HANLON 102/103 Whirlpool Corporation/ McGarry Bair PC STAPLETON, ERIC S

3772 Ex Parte Aarestad et al 12838669 - (D) BAYAT 112(2) Acuity Law Group, P.C. HICKS, VICTORIA J

3772 Ex Parte Joseph 13731660 - (D) ENGELS 112(2)/102/103 Dennis Clarke LEWIS, KIM M

A claim that recites both an apparatus and a method for subsequently using the apparatus is indefinite, IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005), but functional language does not necessarily render an apparatus claim indefinite, UltimatePointer LLC v. Nintendo Co., 816 F.3d 816, 826 (Fed. Cir. 2016). Here, we agree with Appellant that the "applying" limitation is reasonably read to be functional language reciting a property of the claimed dispenser-applicator, not a claimed step of using the dispenser-applicator. 

IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2173.05(p)

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Walter et al 14661538 - (D) NEW 103 103 FMC I Fox Rothschild LLP PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte BUELLESFELD et al 14294967 - (D) SNAY 103 103 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S

1787 Ex Parte BAER et al 12631964 - (D) KENNEDY 102/103 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO, LLP HUANG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2474 Ex Parte CHEN et al 14157202 - (D) THOMAS 103 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm ISLAM, ROWNAK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Luepke 13963421 - (D) SCHOPPER 102 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. ESTREMSKY, GARY WAYNE

3683 Ex Parte Freire et al 11697926 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 101 Bell & Manning, LLC PADOT, TIMOTHY

3688 Ex Parte RINCON et al 13235133 - (D) BEAMER 101 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION MACASIANO, MARILYN G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Camaratta 14819777 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 102 SIMPSON & SIMPSON, PLLC MENDIRATTA, VISHU K

3774 Ex Parte Wortz 14551544 - (D) BAYAT 112(1)/102/103 OTDP KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP BARIA, DINAH N

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Annat et al 13813006 - (D) PRATS 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP FAY, ZOHREHA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Barenreuter et al 13583715 - (D) TIMM 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT

1715 Ex Parte SHIN et al 13465488 - (D) DELMENDO 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP BURKHART, ELIZABETH A

1735 Ex Parte Saeki et al 14117624 - (D) REN 112(1)/103 McDermott Will and Emery LLP GAMINO, CARLOS J

1735 Ex Parte Scholz 13720433 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(1)/112(2) 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1788 Ex Parte CULLIGAN 14031705 - (D) TIMM 103 ULMER & BERNE LLP c/o Diane Bell WALSHON, SCOTT R

1792 Ex Parte Deng et al 12675262 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 RATNERPRESTIA THAKUR, VIREN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 Ex Parte Carter 13483256 - (D) Per Curiam 102 Spectra Logic Corporation BULLOCK, JOSHUA

2163 Ex Parte Koretz et al 11584640 - (D) HUME 103 LeClairRyan LE, MICHAEL

2168 Ex Parte Parker et al 13886406 - (D) KUMAR 103/OTDP GATES & COOPER LLP - IBM DWIVEDI, MARESH H

2197 Ex Parte Olson 14472527 - (D) SHIANG 103 101 NEO IP PAULINO, LENIN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Bruich et al 14194394 - (D) MacDONALD 101/103 Baker Botts L.L.P./Facebook Inc. KIM, WILLIAM JW

2423 Ex Parte Canney et al 14102291 - (D) CUTITTA 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG, LLP LI, SUSAN X

2425 Ex Parte Gray et al 13790777 - (D) CRAIG 103 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT-Toler HUERTA, ALEXANDER Q

2452 Ex Parte Ramanathan 14370184 - (D) LENTIVECH 101/103 IP Spring - AI HOANG, HIEU T

2473 Ex Parte Zhang et al 14234523 - (D) THOMAS 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA PATEL, HARDIKKUMAR D

2477 Ex Parte Vermani et al 12422145 - (D) BUI 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm ESMAEILIAN, MAJID

2481 Ex Parte Samuelsson et al 13641714 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC NOH, JAE NAM

2483 Ex Parte Gao et al 13539055 - (D) HUME 103 Futurewei Technologies, Inc. c/o Conley Rose, P.C. ADROVEL, WILLIAM

2486 Ex Parte Li et al 14015888 - (D) BEAMER 112(2) 103 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. NGUYEN, KATHLEEN V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte LEE et al 13956883 - (D) BEAMER 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC AJAYI, JOEL

2667 Ex Parte Sehnert et al 13608163 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Carestream Health, Inc. MOYER, ANDREW M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2851 Ex Parte Shen et al 14194484 - (D) HASTINGS 101 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP (70047) BOWERS, BRANDON

2864 Ex Parte Hamzaoui et al 13531570 - (D) TIMM 103 101/103 LAW OFFICE OF IDO TUCHMAN (YOR) ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K

2882 Ex Parte Sigel et al 14682502 - (D) GUPTA 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) NGUYEN, HUNG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Bhogal et al 12139297 - (D) WIEDER 103 101 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT

3636 Ex Parte Miller 14224720 - (D) PESLAK 103 CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J

3642 Ex Parte Ireland 12832967 - (D) BROWN 103 112(2) NWAMU,P.C. Patent & Trademark Law WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H

3681 Ex Parte Hammad et al 12257987 - (D) BAYAT 103 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA NGUYEN, THUY N

3681 Ex Parte Novikov et al 12645482 - (D) LORIN 103 101 Facebook/Fenwick LI, SUN M

3684 Ex Parte Banthia et al 13672508 - (D) JEFFERY 101 Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C. ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E

3686 Ex Parte AKUSHEVICH et al 14184129 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 IBM Corp-Rochester Drafting Center LE, LINH GIANG

3689 Ex Parte Fox et al 12636258 - (D) BAIN 101/103 COOPER LEGAL GROUP/ ORACLE SHANKER, TIJLIE MEYERS

3695 Ex Parte Banke et al 14163097 - (D) BENNETT 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME DONLON, RYAN D

3697 Ex Parte Mascavage et al 13609741 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP BRINDLEY, BENJAMIN S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Hailey et al 13622586 - (D) ENGELS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY IMAM, TANZIM

3731 Ex Parte Hartoumbekis 13666317 - (D) LAVIER 103 Covidien LP SCHWIKER, KATHERINE H

3739 Ex Parte Giles 13832594 - (D) SCHNEIDER 102/103 Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP EKRAMI, YASAMIN

3743 Ex Parte Gayle et al 13705223 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation SHIRSAT, VIVEK K

3745 Ex Parte Schwarz et al 13723421 - (D) O'HANLON 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY PRAGER, JESSE M

3753 Ex Parte Zifferer et al 12707320 - (D) OSINSKI 103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. HOOK, JAMES F

3763 Ex Parte Garrett 14730053 - (D) PLENZLER 102 SINORICA, LLC SWANSON, LEAH JENNINGS

IPXL, katz interactive, ultimatepointer

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte Gray et al 12765352 - (D) BEAMER 102 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP GAMI, TEJAL

2197 Ex Parte Bess 12148767 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise ZHEN, LI B

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2458 Ex Parte CHEN-QUEE et al 13026577 - (D) HUGHES 102/103 CAHN & SAMUELS, LLP PATEL, RONAK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte Maruyama et al 12728439 - (D) JESCHKE 102/103 41.50 112(2)/112(4) WOOD, PHILLIPS, KATZ, CLARK & MORTIMER RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A

A claim that recites both a system (or apparatus) and a method of using that system (or apparatus) does not apprise one of ordinary skill in the art of its scope, and thus, is invalid under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph. see IPXL Holdings, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2005). ...

Stated differently, one of ordinary skill in the art could reasonably consider the  "placed in an initial operating state" limitation as "directed to user actions, not system capabilities." In re Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Litig., 639 F.3d 1303, 1318 (Fed. Cir. 2011), quoted in UltimatePointer, L.L.C. v. Nintendo Co., No. 2015-1297, 2016 WL 798354, at *9 (Fed. Cir. Mar. l , 2016). Thus, we reject claim I as invalid under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph.

IPXL Holdings v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.2d 1377, 77 USPQ2d 1140 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2173.05(p)

Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Litigation, In re, 639 F.3d 1303, 97 USPQ2d 1737 (Fed. Cir. 2011) 2163

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3743 Ex Parte Nawrot et al 12812254 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation LU, JIPING

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Julia et al 13405715 - (D) HAGY 103 103 Mahamedi Paradice LLP (QCA) CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Acx et al 10297617 - (D) GREENHUT 103 103 Foley & Lardner LLP GRAHAM, GARY K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2475 Ex Parte KIM et al 13075787 - (D) MacDONALD 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. MORLAN, ROBERT M

2476 Ex Parte Kobayashi et al 11750256 - (D) STRAUSS 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC SLOMS, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Tsuda et al 12278077 - (D) FRAHM 103 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP NGUYEN, PHONG X

2628 Ex Parte Watanabe et al 11249767 - (D) CHUNG 103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. ONYEKABA, AMY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Palombo et al 10362376 - (D) STEPINA 103 Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY

3722 Ex Parte Glogger et al 12655736 - (D) ASTORINO 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB GATES, ERIC ANDREW

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Requester v. DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ Patent Owner Ex Parte 7374003 et al 11/288,724 95002257 - (D) SIU 112(1)/112(2) 102/103 FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KENYON & KENYON LLP DEB, ANJAN K original WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL

3618 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Requester v. DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ Patent Owner Ex Parte 7575080 et al 12/114,185 95002258 - (D) SIU 112(1)/112(2) 102/103 FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KENYON & KENYON LLP DEB, ANJAN K original WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL

3618 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Requester v. DENNIS S. FERNANDEZ Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,980,341 et al 12/556,573 95002259 - (D) SIU 112(1)/112(2) 103 FERNANDEZ & ASSOCIATES, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: KENYON & KENYON LLP DEB, ANJAN K original WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL