KSR, arendi, takeda, SIBIA

custom search

Reversed 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 14383690 WILSON 103 Versum Materials US LLC HORNING, JOEL G

1716 LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 15956296 CASHION 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Lam) VIGON, RUDY

1738 UES INC. et al. 16039564 CASHION 103 SKF GmbHIA & IP WALCK, BRIAN D

1741 JOHNS MANVILLE 15277342 OWENS 112(1)/103 JOHNS MANVILLE HERRING, LISA L

1767 GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB 16130092 REN 101 EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP OYER, ANDREW J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2163 RELX Inc. 16231697 HOWARD 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP MIAN, MUHAMMAD U

2183 NVIDIA Corporation 15141703 CRAIG 102/103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA ALLI, KASIM A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2413 NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY 16336998 SILVERMAN 102/103 SQUIRE PB (Nokia) Nokia Technologies Oy NGUYEN, HANH N

2424 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 14855800 HORVATH 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD SHANG, ANNAN Q

2439 CLOUDFLARE, INC. 15961632 NAPPI 103 Nicholson De Vos Webster & Elliott LLP WILCOX, JAMES J

2459 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 14053260 FRAHM 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC TIV, BACKHEAN

2473 Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 15586167 SILVERMAN 103 LENOVO COMPANY (LENOVO-KLS) c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP CHOWDHURY, HARUN UR R

Although “[a] person of ordinary skill in the art is also a person of ordinary creativity, not an automaton,” KSR 550 at 421, there may be limits in a particular case as to how much gap-filling may be based on such creativity. See Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Apple Inc., 832 F.3d 1355, 1361–63 (Fed. Cir. 2016). As stated in Arendi: 

Though less common, in appropriate circumstances, a patent can be obvious in light of a single prior art reference if it would have been obvious to modify that reference to arrive at the patented invention. See, e.g., Takeda Chem. Indus., Ltd. v. Alphapharm Pty, Ltd., 492 F.3d 1350, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2007); SIBIA Neurosciences, Inc. v. Cadus Pharm. Corp., 225 F.3d 1349, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2000). 

Here, the Examiner has not sufficiently identified supporting evidence why one of ordinary skill in the art would, based on the teaching or suggestion of Cerrelli, add a physical connection via a USB cable while still utilizing the wireless connection to transfer data between the host device and the SSD device.

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.,  550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)    2114 ,   2141 ,   2141.01(a) ,  2141.03 ,   2142 ,   2143 , 2143.01 , 2143.02 , 2144.05 , 2145 , 2216 , 2242 , 2286 , 2642 , 2686.04

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2844 EATON CORPORATION 15088375 COLAIANNI 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC EATON CORPORATION CHAN, WEI

2899 GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC. 16556796 FRAHM 103 Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. JEAN BAPTISTE, WILNER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Danfoss Micro Channel Heat Exchanger (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd. 16327630 MOHANTY 103 McCormick, Paulding & Huber, PLLC ARANT, HARRY E

3781 The Procter & Gamble Company 16559669 STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3781 The Procter & Gamble Company 16559666 STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3791 The Regents of the University of California 15577681 ASTORINO 103 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP STAMBAUGH III, JAMES STEWART

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1776 Parker-Hannifin Corporation 15746084 BEST 102/103 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP SHUMATE, ANTHONY R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2119 Battelle Memorial Institute 16001465 JEFFERY 102 112(1)/102/103 41.50 102 Wells St. John P.S. OGG, DAVID EARL

2164 VMware, Inc. 15922594 ARPIN 103 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP ¡V Vmware MAHMOOD, REZWANUL

2193 Universal Electronics Inc. 16731270 COURTENAY 103 103 41.50 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP BODDEN, EVRAL E

2199 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16377322 CRAIG 103 112(2) 41.50 112(1) WORKMAN NYDEGGER/MICROSOFT BULLOCK JR, LEWIS ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2492 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 15901491 CRAIG 103 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 II-VI Delaware, Inc. 16042319 COLAIANNI 103 103 Wendy W. KobaII-VI Incorporated CHANG, AUDREY Y

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

3783 Tionne Bennett 13182174 GREENHUT 112(1)/102/103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) Umberg Zipser LLP CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1613 Elena Molokanova 15034263 ADAMS 103 FOLEY HOAG, LLP PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC

1615 DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 16078648 NEW 112(2) 112(2)/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V

1618 WINFIELD SOLUTIONS, LLC 16023790 SCHNEIDER 103 OTDP 41.50 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP CABRAL, ROBERT S

1619 Tyme, Inc. 15365120 GRIMES 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) NGUYEN, JOHN P

1637 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15577480 LEBOVITZ 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS OYEYEMI, OLAYINKA A

1655 NESTEC SA 15188601 GRIMES 103 Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resources, Inc BARKER, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1724 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 15260805 TIMM 112(1)/112(2)/101 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ZHANG, RACHEL L

1744 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 15679242 OWENS 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY TROCHE, EDGAREDMANUE

1745 Xerox Corporation 15890527 KENNEDY 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX ¡V ROCHESTER SENGUPTA, SONYA MAZUMDAR

1746 PGS Geophysical AS 15820069 DENNETT 103 C. Tumey Law Group PLLC ¡V PGS PATWARDHAN, ABHISHEK A

1788 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15554069 INGLESE 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY FERRE, ALEXANDRE F

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2152 JamHub Corporation 14418676 WHITEHEAD JR. Dissenting HOMERE 112(2)/103 OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP BAKER, IRENE H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2421 ARRIS Enterprises LLC 15736376 DEJMEK 103 Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P. MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

2426 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 14650420 ARPIN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. IMPERIAL, JAYCEE

2447 Fortinet, Inc. 14515506 SAADAT 102 Law Office of Dorian Cartwright WANG, LIANG CHE A

2461 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15500326 CUTITTA 112(1) 112(1)/103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson BEDNASH, JOSEPH A

2492 VMware, Inc. 16211092 ZADO 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP ¡V Vmware PAN, PEILIANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2637 APRIORI NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC. 16891549 PYONIN 103 41.50 112(1) M&B IP Analysts, LLC BARUA, PRANESH K

2651 International Business Machines Corporation 16172632 BAUMEISTER 102/103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM ELJAIEK, ALEXANDER L

2683 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 16508025 COURTENAY 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP BROWN, VERNAL U

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2814 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 15858862 HASTINGS 112(2)/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED BOULGHASSOUL, YOUNES

2834 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation 16363601 HASTINGS 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Power Controls, Sensing Systems ANDREWS, MICHAEL

2839 SMA Solar Technology AG 16906070 SMITH 103 Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC LABOY ANDINO, IVAN A

2857 Athenium LLC 15695467 CHUNG 112(1)/101/103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP PARK, HYUN D

2862 Carsten Stöcker et al. 15951421 GAUDETTE 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. CASEY, LIAM R

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

3617 Michael Roller 16501063 OSINSKI 103 Armstrong Teasdale LLP WIEST, ANTHONY D

3619 NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY 16307762 FRAHM 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA WANG, YAOTANG

3626 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 13745542 SILVERMAN 101 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP ¡V Minneapolis TIEDEMAN, JASON S

3646 Robert Henry 16684403 BAHR 103 112(2)/101 Sinorica LLC dba Thoughts to Paper WASIL, DANIEL D

3657 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation 15829423 CAPP 103 The Small Patent Law Group, LLC SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P

3657 Shimano Inc. 16025777 SONG 103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP DAVID TARNOFF BOWES, STEPHEN M

3681 OATH (AMERICAS) INC. 15160226 MEDLOCK 101 Cooper Legal Group LLC ROBINSON, KYLE G

3683 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16888953 CALVE 103 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION JARRETT, SCOTT L

3698 Hub data security Ltd. 15881865 GUIJT 112(1)/103 RECHES PATENTS KWONG, CHO YIU

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

3783 Frank Levy 16270900 SCHOPFER 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

OPQA STUBHUB, INC. 13966649 BAYAT 101 MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY LLP CARROLL, BRITTNEY M

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2125 William Starrett 14921682 McNEILL 112(1) 112(2)/101/102 William H. Starrett, Jr. CHEN, YING YU

Reissue

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1795 Miodrag Kostic et al. 16667530 8,494,950 10/487,911 MacDONALD 251 251/103/OTDP BURNS & LEVINSON, LLP CARLSON, JEFFREY D

uber, KSR

custom search

Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 David Fritzinger et al. 15288830 TOWNSEND 112(1)/101/102(a)(1)/103 Sinorica LLC dba Thoughts to Paper 2 ROONEY, NORA MAUREEN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1734 ArcelorMittal 15322947 SMITH 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC JOHNSON, JONATHAN J

1766 M-I DRILLING FLUIDS U.K. LIMITED et al. 15520725 BEST 103 LEGAL DEPT., IP GROUPM-I L.L.C. BLAND, ALICIA

1779 Velocys, Inc. 16418986 FRANKLIN 112(2)/102/103 FRANK ROSENBERG ANDERSON, DENISE R

1791 Upfield US Inc. 14762024 ROBERTSON 103 ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - Los Angeles DUBOIS, PHILIP A

1794 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 16358465 OWENS 103 Moser Taboada / Applied Materials, Inc. OTT, PATRICK S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Robert Bosch GmbH 15840261 MORGAN 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP SIEGER, LEONARD A

2135 International Business Machines Corporation 15830252 BUI OTDP GARLICK & MARKISON (PST) GIARDINO JR, MARK A

2145 International Business Machines Corporation 15144462 McNEILL 103 IBM Corporation - Patent Center ROSWELL, MICHAEL

2145 Cisco Technology, Inc. 15173431 PER CURIAM 103 41.50 103 Cisco Technology, Inc. c/o Polsinelli PC JIANG, HAIMEI

The Federal Circuit may view an obvious-to-try rationale as a type of design-choice rationale. Uber v. X One, 957 F.3d at 1338–39. The court stated “[t]he [Supreme] Court’s discussion of design choices and predictable variations [in KSR] is instructive here.” Id. (citing KSR, Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 415–417 (2007)). The court then quoted KSR’s description of “a finite number of identified, predictable solutions” as an “instance . . . [of being] obvious to try.” Uber v. X One, 957 F.3d at 1338– 39 (citing KSR, 550 U.S. at 421).

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.,  550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)    2114 ,   2141 ,   2141.01(a) ,  2141.03 ,   2142 ,   2143 , 2143.01 , 2143.02 , 2144.05 , 2145 , 2216 , 2242 , 2286 , 2642 , 2686.04

2147 Siemens Industry Software Inc. 14549224 EVANS 102(a)(1) 41.50 101 Siemens Corporation IP Dept BROCK, ROBERT S

2163 Tableau Software, Inc. 15911026 STRAUSS 102(a)(2)/103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (PA)(Tableau) DEWAN, KAMAL K

2199 EMC IP Holding Company LLC 16155453 ZADO 103 Law Offices of Barry N. Young AQUINO, WYNUEL S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 16683369 MacDONALD 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. HAIEM, SEAN N

2436 Bitstrata Systems Inc. 15850794 COURTENAY 102(a)(1)/103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC JOHNSON, CARLTON

2477 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15761726 STRAUSS 102(a)(2)/103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson SHIVERS, ASHLEY L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America 16932015 MORGAN 112(1) Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P. MALEK, LEILA

2642 ARRIS Enterprises LLC 16359509 BUSCH 103 MYERS BIGEL/RUCKUS ZHANG, XIANG

2642 Intel Corporation 16820432 HUME 103 Alliance IP, LLC FANG, PAKEE

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH 16355895 WILSON 103 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) ENAD, CHRISTINE A

2892 Turun Yliopisto 15505892 HANLON 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. CROSS, XIA L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3616 Allison Transmission, Inc. 15829295 ASTORINO 103 ALLISON TRANSMISSION C/O Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP GOODEN JR, BARRY J

3646 Westinghouse Electric Company LLC 15637621 STEPINA 103 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC K&L GATES LLP WASIL, DANIEL D

3663 International Business Machnies Corporation 15935195 STAICOVICI 112(1)/103 IBM IPLAW (GLF) c/o Garg Law Firm, PLLC OHMAN, TIFFANY P

3686 Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA 16177825 FETTING 112(2)/103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC AKOGYERAM II, NICHOLAS A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Goodrich Corporation 16433545 HUTCHINGS 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Power Controls, Sensing Systems BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE

3761 NESTEC S.A. 15531098 SHAH 103 K&L Gates LLP-Nestec S.A. POETZINGER, MICHAEL STUART

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1718 C3Nano Inc. 15354733 GAUDETTE 103 103 CHRISTENSEN, FONDER, DARDI & HERBERT PLLC BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1793 Chr. Hansen A/S 15741730 HANLON 101/102(a)(1) 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Quantum Corporation 15421583 FRAHM 103 103 James P. Broder Roeder & Broder LLP AMOROSO, ANTHONY J

2163 eBay Inc. 15677817 GALLIGAN 103 103 41.50 103 eBay Inc. Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. MIAN, MUHAMMAD U

2177 DROPBOX, INC. 15466641 LEBOVITZ 103 112(2) 41.50 103 DLA Piper LLP (US) – Dropbox FABER, DAVID

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2483 GOLFZON Co., Ltd. 16112750 HORVATH 103 103 41.50 112(2)/103 Revolution IP, PLLC LEE, JIMMY S

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

3665 Nabil Ghaly 14545286 CAPP 103 103 Nabil N. Ghaly YANG, ELIZABETH D

3685 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 14858389 WIEDER 112(1)/112(2)/103 112(1)/112(2) 41.50 112(2) IBM Corporation - Patent Center ASGARI, SIMA

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1611 The Procter & Gamble Company 16156066 GRIMES 102(a)(1) 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY FISHER, MELISSA L

1615 DSM IP Assets B.V. 15542509 TOWNSEND 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC WORSHAM, JESSICA N

1619 Symrise AG 15888433 CHANG 103 DILWORTH & BARRESE, LLP BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE

1633 Richard Postrel 15954573 TOWNSEND 112(2) George S.Jones LONG, SCOTT

1634 IncellDx, Inc. 15260010 GRIMES 112(1)/103 112(1) EPA - BOZICEVIC FIELD & FRANCIS LLP SWITZER, JULIET CAROLINE

1671 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 14408316 ADAMS 101 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - East Coast BORIN, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Encell Technology, Inc. 14169499 GUPTA 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO

1729 Encell Technology, Inc. 14169983 GUPTA 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO

1729 Encell Technology, Inc. 14169359 GUPTA 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO

1731 S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. 15813894 HANLON 103 S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc/Breiner & Breiner, LLC ABU ALI, SHUANGYI

1735 Aviva Metals, Inc. 15289580 FRANKLIN 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP ANDERSON, BENJAMIN C

1741 NGK INSULATORS, LTD. 15874215 INGLESE 103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E

1759 CORNING INCORPORATED 16870657 WILSON 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP HIGGINS, GERARD T

1785 Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l. 14408023 HANLON 103 LyondellBasell Industries Legal IP Department CHAU, LISA N

1799 GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEC 15821096 WILSON 103 STEIN IP, LLC HOBBS, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 Seagate Technology LLC 16405752 ZADO 103 MRG/Seagate c/o Mueting Raasch Group AYASH, MARWAN

2144 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16524623 GALLIGAN 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP-Microsoft CORTES, HOWARD

2154 Christopher Holt 11823557 CHEN 101 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP TO, BAOQUOC N

2161 SAP SE 14947689 DIXON 103 SAP SE c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC NGUYEN, CINDY

2162 Lagree Technologies, Inc. 14613720 BENNETT 103 NEUSTEL LAW OFFICES, LTD. HO, ANDREW N

2164 Google LLC 15682215 HUME 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. OHBA, MELLISSA M

2174 THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 16308624 COURTENAY 103 Merchant & Gould/TCCC FIBBI, CHRISTOPHER J

2175 Google LLC 15962747 BENNETT 112(2) 102(e)/103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. HO, RUAY L

2178 Starry, Inc. 15416897 CHEN 103 Houston Hogle LLP BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D

2181 Bose Corporation 16355783 COURTENAY 102(a)(2)/103 Dingman IP Law, PC/Bose Corporation SUN, SCOTT C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 THOMSON LICENSING 14907275 BENNETT 103 Meagher Emanuel Laks Goldberg & Liao, LLP KAVLESKI, RYAN C

2412 CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC 16139178 THOMAS 103 CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC DEFAUW, THAD N

2432 NUIX PTY LTD 16673121 STRAUSS 112(1)/103 NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP POPHAM, JEFFREY D

2453 International Business Machines Corporation 16000152 EVANS 103 DUKE W. YEE – IBM YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. KIM, EUI H

2458 EntIT Software LLC 15904495 McNEILL 103 MICRO FOCUS LLC KIM, DAE Y

2459 CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC 16896406 THOMAS 103 CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC NGUYEN, LINH T

2488 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 16137289 KUMAR 103 Lee & Hayes P.C./Amazon DHILLON, PUNEET S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Imagination Technologies Limited 16378733 SHIANG concurring DEJMEK 103 Potomac Law Group PLLC (IMGTEC) MA, TIZE

2626 SIGMASENSE, LLC. 16274006 FRAHM 112(1)/112(2)/102(a)(1)/103 102(a)(1)/103 GARLICK & MARKISON (SigmaSense) NGUYEN, JIMMY H

2663 COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATION, LLC 15365165 JEFFERY 103 Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP BRINICH, STEPHEN M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 ABB Schweiz AG et al. 16142103 INGLESE 112(1) 101 SLATER MATSIL, LLP / Hitachi Energy PARK, HYUN D

2871 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 16168871 WILSON 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY NGUYEN, DUNG T

2875 AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.A. 16406166 REN 103 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC EIDE, ERIC T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3619 Alpha Ring International, Ltd. 16757941 BROWN 112(1)/112(2)/101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC DAVIS, SHARON M

3624 The Nielsen Company (US), LLC. 14951454 BAYAT 101 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) YESILDAG, MEHMET

3626 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15800196 FISCHETTI 101 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM POUGHKEEPSIE PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3626 VVC HOLDING CORPORATION 14512760 FISCHETTI 101 GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates (VVC Holding Corp.) BARR, MARY EVANGELINE

3627 CFPH, LLC 15795212 BAYAT 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. GLASS, RUSSELL S

3628 Lyft, Inc. 15947708 FETTING 101 Keller Preece PLLC / Lyft VETTER, DANIEL

3628 Stamps.com Inc. 14286222 CRAWFORD 101 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP NELSON, FREDA ANN

3629 FACEBOOK, INC. 15663131 MOHANTY 103 101 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (PA)(Facebook) OFORI-AWUAH, MAAME

3666 Nathan Bechel 15097638 STEPINA 103 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. BURGESS, MARC R

3683 Citrix Systems, Inc. 16461171 MEDLOCK 101 Bainwood, Huang & Associates, LLC KARMIS, ALISSA D

3685 James Ferris et al. 12714334 FETTING 112(1)/103 41.50 101 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP / Red Hat QAYYUM, ZESHAN

3688 The Nielsen Company (US), LLC 16006828 FISCHETTI 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) DURAN, ARTHUR D

3692 Visa International Service Association 15816431 FETTING 112(1)/103 101 The Webb Law Firm / Visa International POE, KEVIN T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Joseph Sliepka 16693979 OSINSKI 103 Joseph M. Sliepka BENJAMIN A. ADLER PENG, RAYSHUN K.

3715 Science Applications International Corporation 16171039 HOSKINS 101 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. SAINT-VIL, EDDY

3732 St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. 16093171 WARNER 103 Armstrong Teasdale LLP NGUYEN, UYEN T

3741 United Technologies Corporation 15608293 GUIJT 102(a)(1)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY HARRINGTON, ALYSON JOAN

3762 Richard Waks 16030317 STAICOVICI 112(1)/102(a)(1)/103 112(2) KAUFHOLD DIX PATENT LAW YUEN, JESSICA JIPING

3781 Masaharu NISHIKAWA et al. 16162976 HUTCHINGS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ANDERSON, CATHARINE L

3783 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16077789 CAPP 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

3791 ORTHOSOFT INC. 15203208 FITZPATRICK 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP (Zimmer Cas) HENSON, DEVIN B

3792 CorTec GmbH 15829241 BAHR 103 MYERS WOLIN, LLC MORALES, JON ERIC C

Rehearing

Denied 

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

3684 Saul ELBAUM et al. 16987031 FETTING 101/103 EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC PRESTON, ASHLEY DAWN

KSR, unigene

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte BUCK et al 13467414 - (D) NEW 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC QAZI, SABIHA NAIM

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1723 Ex Parte ONEILL 14171811 - (D) GARRIS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. VO, JIMMY

1787 Ex Parte Shah et al 13300077 - (D) CASHION 103 ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY c/o The Dow Chemical Company SHUKLA, KRUPA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2133 Ex Parte Nikolayevich et al 14484861 - (D) AMUNDSON Concurring HOWARD 101 HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP ROSSITER, SEAN D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2667 Ex Parte Ursin et al 14265539 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Dickinson Wright, PLLC Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc. ROSARIO, DENNIS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Chung et al 14164005 - (D) DELMENDO 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia LEBOEUF, JEROME LARRY

2872 Ex Parte Blaesing et al 14260703 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. BROOME, SHARRIEF I

2872 Ex Parte Robbins et al 13477646 - (D) HASTINGS 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION RAKOWSKI, CARA E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3665 Ex Parte Katrak 12718198 - (D) BROWNE 103 EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED c/o FISHMAN STEWART PLLC KING, RODNEY P

3677 Ex Parte Fong 14522438 - (D) BAHR 112(1)/102/103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC O'BRIEN, JEFFREY D

3678 Ex Parte Delafield et al 12698554 - (D) BROWN 103 NEW RIVER VALLEY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, PC MCMAHON, MATTHEW R

3685 Ex Parte Colnot 13632907 - (D) PINKERTON 112(1)/112(2)/103 NXP B.V. LEFFALL-ALLEN, NAKIA

3688 Ex Parte Jamal et al 13457668 - (D) JEFFERY 101/103 41.50 103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP (DXC) NETZLOFF, ERIC R

3695 Ex Parte Jessop et al 09942453 - (D) AMUNDSON 101 Docket Clerk-GOLD POLLOCK, GREGORY A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte VOIC 14038463 - (D) ADAMS 103 Cosud Intellectual Property Solutions, P.C. EASTWOOD, DAVID C

Obviousness[, however,] requires more than a mere showing that the prior art includes separate references covering each separate limitation in a claim under examination. KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398,418, 127 S. Ct. 1727, 167 L.Ed.2d 705 (2007). Rather, obviousness requires the additional showing that a person of ordinary skill at the time of the invention would have selected and combined those prior art elements in the normal course of research and development to yield the claimed invention. Id. at 421, 127 S. Ct. 1727. 

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc., 655 F.3d 1352, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2011 ).

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)  2141 ,   2144.05 ,   2145 ,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04

3742 Ex Parte Anton Falcon et al 13643128 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation CHEN, KUANG YUE

3743 Ex Parte Daniels et al 11526215 - (D) GUIJT 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP PROBST, SAMANTHA A

3744 Ex Parte PEARD et al 14010647 - (D) HOELTER 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (DENSO International America, Inc.) NIEVES, NELSON J

3745 Ex Parte Asheim et al 13611314 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION ADJAGBE, MAXIME M

3746 Ex Parte Levine 13574797 - (D) WOOD 102/103 Professional Patent Solutions SOLAK, TIMOTHY P

3763 Ex Parte Sharkey et al 13550392 - (D) DOUGAL 103 SHAY GLENN LLP BOSWORTH, KAMI A

3765 Ex Parte Tschernjaew et al 12996539 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 41.50 112(2) OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LYNCH, MEGAN E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Nierle et al 14241166 - (D) FLAX dissenting-in-part LA VIER 103 103 Abel Law Group, LLP VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE

1618 Ex Parte Argembeaux et al 14355616 - (D) NEW 112(1)/102/103 103 Abel Law Group, LLP CABRAL, ROBERTS

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte Eckstrom 13561688 - (D) SNAY 103 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP WILLIAMS, LELA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3667 Ex Parte Albrecht et al 13234838 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 103 41.50 103 CORRIGAN LAW OFFICE LAROSE, RENEE MARIE

3679 Ex Parte PAMPEL 13531777 - (D) HORNER 102 112(2) The Ollila Law Group LLC HEWITT, JAMES M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Davenport 13273216 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON, LLP WEATHERFORD, SYVILA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1626 Ex Parte Onji et al 13641224 - (D) GRIMES 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) OTTON, ALICIA L

1634 Ex Parte Fu et al 13793461 - (D) MILLS 103 Quine Intellectual Property Law Group P.C. FORMAN, BETTY J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Turner et al 12361668 - (D) RANGE 112(1) 112(1)/103 HULSEY PC LEE, DOUGLAS

1745 Ex Parte Beard et al 13082908 - (D) KENNEDY 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP BELL, WILLIAM P

1747 Ex Parte Currie et al 14192017 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1)/112(2)/112(4) 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY ROGERS, MARTIN K

1763 Ex Parte Toriyabe et al 14431174 - (D) TIMM 102 Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP WHITELEY, JESSICA

1766 Ex Parte Zheng et al 14471008 - (D) McGEE 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP RODD, CHRISTOPHER M

1768 Ex Parte Minagoshi et al 13981026 - (D) SNAY 103/OTDP BIRCH, STEW ART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP CHANG, JOSEPHINE L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Sauve et al 11251397 - (D) GRIMES 103 ARENT FOX LLP& Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC CAO, PHUONG THAO

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2448 Ex Parte Burgard et al 10203429 - (D) SAADAT 103 Slayden Grubert Beard PLLC STRANGE, AARON N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Leedy 14032844 - (D) RANGE 112(1)/112(2)/103 USEFUL ARTS IP LUKE, DANIEL M

2892 Ex Parte Pellizzer et al 14578704 - (D) GUPTA 102/103 112(2) SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/MICRON HUBER, ROBERT T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Markey et al 14057188 - (D) SHAW 112(1) 103 PARKER IBRAHIM & BERG LLP SITTNER, MICHAEL J

3683 Ex Parte Chen et al 11741385 - (D) MOHANTY 101 LAW OFFICE OF IDO TUCHMAN (YOR) MILLER, ALAN S

3691 Ex Parte Hu et al 13725688 - (D) MOHANTY 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SV) KAZIMI, HANI M

3696 Ex Parte Barron Guerra Vicente 13462091 - (D) HAGY 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. NGUYEN, LIZ P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Sibenaller et al 14007751 - (D) SONG 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SIPPEL, RACHEL T

3774 Ex Parte Salgo et al 10283761 - (D) CAPP 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP PREBILIC, PAUL B

3775 Ex Parte Theofilos et al 13800530 - (D) LAVIER 103 CARTER, DELUCA, FARRELL & SCHMIDT, LLP WOODALL, NICHOLAS W

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1645 Ex Parte Gunn et al 13359441 - (D) MILLS 103 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP LYONS, MARY M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2131 Ex Parte Moser 13616701 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/SAP VILLANUEVA, LEANDRO R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2494 Ex Parte Cabrera et al 14186801 - (D) NAPPI 103 Hawley Troxell DE JESUS LASSALA, CARLOS MANUEL

3624 Ex Parte DUECK 13315692 - (D) MacDONALD 101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) c/o P3 Solutions YESILDAG, MEHMET

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Schwarz et al 14592991 - (D) HOELTER 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SUNG, GERALD LUTHER

3744 Ex Parte Shaw 13083569 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN S.C. HWU, DAVIS D

3774 Ex Parte Hanssen et al 11560276 - (D) NEWMAN 112(1)/102/103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner / Zimmer PREBILIC, PAUL B

A prima facie case for obviousness "requires a suggestion of all limitations in a claim," CFMT, Inc. v. Yieldup International Corp., 349 F.3d 1333, 1342 (Fed. Cir. 2003) and "a reason that would have prompted a person of ordinary skill in the relevant field to combine the elements in the way the claimed new invention does," KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 418 (2007). 

CFMT, Inc. v. Yieldup Int ’l Corp., 349 F.3d 1333, 68 USPQ2d 1940 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2164

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)  2141 ,   2144.05 ,   2145 ,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1766 Ex Parte KIKUCHI et al 12473546 - (D) OWENS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. KAHN, RACHEL

1783 Ex Parte Boyd et al 12975478 - (D) McGEE 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY KHATRI, PRASHANT J

1793 Ex Parte Paeschke et al 13305360 - (D) KENNEDY 112(2)/103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP TIJRNER, FELICIA C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2414 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11116073 - (D) JEFFERY 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

2492 Ex Parte Liu et al 13750742 - (D) MacDONALD 101 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP DAVIS, ZACHARY A

2637 Ex Parte Searcy et al 14828676 - (D) JEFFERY 103 OTDP MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP WOLDEKIDAN, HIBRET ASNAKE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Sims et al 13682546 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP / CEI HAQ, NAEEM U

3627 Ex Parte SOUTH et al 14323609 - (D) MacDONALD 102 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. I Vonage REFAI, RAMSEY

3627 Ex Parte Zoldi et al 12347559 - (D) SHAH 101 Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. Mintz Levin/Fair Isaac GLASS, RUSSELLS

3662 Ex Parte Dai et al 14049700 - (D) CALVE 112(2) 112(1)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L MOTT, GENNA M

3677 Ex Parte Honeycutt 12692477 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J

3682 Ex Parte SALIHU et al 14523521 - (D) HAGY 101/103 MUNCK WILSON MANDALA L.L.P ANDREI, RADU

3696 Ex Parte TREVATHAN et al 12898129 - (D) HOMERE 112(2) 101 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. KING JR., JOSEPH W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Lifson et al 12375255 - (D) SONG 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. AVILES BOSQUES, ORLANDO E

3765 Ex Parte MORELAND et al 13772181 - (D) CAPP 103 Moser Taboada / Ansell Limited LYNCH, MEGAN E

3768 Ex Parte Liu et al 13978167 - (D) SCHNEIDER OTDP/102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SABOKTAKIN, MARJAN

3777 Ex Parte Nurmilaukas et al 14440167 - (D) FLAX 101/112(1)/112(2)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC