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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Gadient et al 13976696 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC KARPINSKI, LUKE E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte JOOS et al 14684091 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP (Ottawa) EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte WILLIAMSON 12955768 - (D) HOFF 101 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP / Red Hat TORGRIMSON, TYLER J

The Examiner argues that Appellant's analogy to McRO is misplaced, because the claimed invention does not set forth "'limited rules' used 'in a process specifically designed to achieve an improved 
technological result in conventional industry practice.' .... Rather, the claims are directed solely to the mathematical algorithm without any additional steps applying the result." Ans. 6; (citing McRO, 837 F.3d at 1316). We disagree with the Examiner, because the claimed removal of a plane of data is subsequently applied to Appellant's interpolation process. After the data removal, Appellant's interpolation function is applied, by its processor, to the reduced input data object, to generate first interpolated input data, and to generate second interpolated input data in order to conformally map a combination of the reduced input data and the first interpolated input data to the output data. As the claim recites, the generation of reduced input data enables greater efficiency in the generation of the second interpolated input data. 

Because we conclude that the judicial exception recited in each independent claim is integrated into the practical application of improving the functioning of a computer, we conclude that the claimed invention is patent-eligible.

McRO, Inc. dba Planet Blue v. Bandai Namco Games American Inc., 837 F.3d 1299 (Fed. Cir. 2016). 

2168 Ex Parte Bomhardt 13886461 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Fountainhead Law Group P.C. MOBIN, HASANUL

2192 Ex Parte Ali et al 14240198 - (D) JEFFERY 103 HP Inc. WEI, ZENG PU

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte MacDonald et al 14525969 - (D) FENICK 112(1)/101 Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC Nokia HOSSAIN, FARZANA E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte Drader et al 14553216 - (D) MORGAN 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/ST (EP ORIGINATING) JOSEPH, DENNIS P

2628 Ex Parte Wasinger et al 14453966 - (D) BENNETT 103 STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP NGUYEN, KEVIN M

2658 Ex Parte Mauger et al 13287112 - (D) FENICK 103 Edell Shapiro & Finnan LLC SAINT CYR, LEONARD

2696 Ex Parte Beaumont 14611446 - (D) McKEOWN 103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC MONK, MARK T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Adragna 13191282 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/ST (EP ORIGINATING) RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS 0

2844 Ex Parte ARNOUT 13950699 - (D) GUEST 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC CHAN, WEI

2864 Ex Parte HENCKEN et al 14450016 - (D) McGEE 101/102 ABB Inc. Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP RIVERA VARGAS,MANUELA

2872 Ex Parte LEVIS et al 14813873 - (D) INGLESE 102 ALCON WILKES, ZACHARY W

2892 Ex Parte Ganitzer et al 14171839 - (D) SQUIRE 103 Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB - Inf JONES, ERIC W

2894 Ex Parte Herman 15191863 - (D) SNAY 102/103 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES TRAN,TONY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Borucki 12924841 - (D) KRIVAK 101 NCR Corporation JOSEPH, TONY A S

3634 Ex Parte Frick et al 13856853 - (D) ASTORINO 112(2)/103 WOOD, PHILLIPS, KATZ, CLARK & MORTIMER BRADFORD, CANDACE L

3696 Ex Parte Smith et al 13715476 - (D) BENNETT Dissent BUI 101 BGL/CBOE NGUYEN, LIZ P

3697 Ex Parte Boding et al 13925656 - (D) BUI 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA BRINDLEY, BENJAMIN S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Highet et al 14860542 - (D) WARNER 101/103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC BALDORI, JOSEPH B

3714 Ex Parte Thurman et al 14212932 - (D) MURPHY 102/103 Amer Sports Americas LEICHLITER, CHASE E

3733 Ex Parte BONGIOVANNI 13852236 - (D) BROWN 103 K&L GATES LLP-Pittsburgh POOS, MADISON LYNN

3746 Ex Parte McCrindle 14396177 - (D) BAYAT 102 Delphi Technologies IP Limited HANSEN, KENNETH J

3763 Ex Parte Diehl et al 12960585 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP FLANIGAN, ALLEN J

3763 Ex Parte Smith et al 14687640 - (D) MURPHY 102 Kaplan Breyer Schwarz, LLP JONES, GORDON A

3771 Ex Parte Journey et al 13351836 - (D) BAHR 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) TON, MARTIN TRUYEN

3774 Ex Parte FRAUENS 12273812 - (D) MARTIN 102/103 Hultquist IP WOLF, MEGAN YARNALL

3786 Ex Parte Hyde et al 13721474 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 INTELLECTUAL VENTURES - ISF HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA AL THEA

3791 Ex Parte Chen et al 13389226 - (D) GUIJT 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. BERHANU, ETSUB D

3791 Ex Parte Hatlestad et al 13024823 - (D) OSINSKI 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/BSC CERIONI, DANIEL LEE

3791 Ex Parte MOON et al 12560138 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Acuity Law Group, P.C. WEARE, MEREDITH H

3791 Ex Parte Sterrantino et al 10901933 - (D) REIMERS 103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA TOWA, RENE T

3792 Ex Parte Goldberg 13149202 - (D) BAHR 102/103 HAUG PARTNERS LLP JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING

3792 Ex Parte NIELSEN 14768779 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT

3792 Ex Parte Weidl et al 14235907 - (D) MARTIN 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP WU, TONG E

3793 Ex Parte Harks et al 13643116 - (D) MARTIN 112(1)/112(2)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS GILLMAN, AMELIE R

3794 Ex Parte Cosmescu 14198877 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 Zeman-Mullen & Ford, LLP FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Levy 11620744 - (D) McMANUS 102 102/103 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Cooper et al 11598870 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 102/103/OTDP 102 J. CARL COOPER TRAN, TRANG u

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2651 Ex Parte Minkofski 11265408 - (D) FENICK 103 103 Horst B. Minkofski MONIKANG, GEORGE C

2683 Ex Parte Krispin 15113831 - (D) REPKO 102/103 103 Daniel J. Swirsky TRAN, THANG DUC

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte YAMAZAKI et al 13085966 - (D) CAPP 103 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3774 Ex Parte Tuval et al 12914611 - (D) CAPP 112(1) 112(1) Medtronic Vascular - APV Division WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE

3792 Ex Parte Morozov 14715772 - (D) FITZPATRICK 103 103 WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON, LLP CAREY, MICHAEL JAMES

3793 Ex Parte Popovic et al 14361943 - (D) SCHNEIDER 101/103 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS IP, JASON M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Granger et al 13764090 - (D) FLAX 103 UNILEVER PATENT GROUP BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE

1634 Ex Parte Markov et al 13819291 - (D) CHANG 112(1) 101/OTDP KAGAN BINDER, PLLC GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte Morita et al 13816206 - (D) SQUIRE 103 FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D

1727 Ex Parte Ujiie et al 10399343 - (D) KATZ 103 DENTONS US LLP DOVE, TRACY MAE

1741 Ex Parte Cites et al 13626958 - (D) HANLON 103 CORNING INCORPORATED FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

1766 Ex Parte JOHNSON 14549303 - (D) INGLESE 103 GABLE & GOTW ALS BOYLE, KARA BRADY

1768 Ex Parte Ding et al 15103897 - (D) TIMM 103 Cantor Colburn - SABIC General BUTCHER, ROBERT T

1781 Ex Parte LU et al 14299945 - (D) SQUIRE 103/OTDP EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T

1788 Ex Parte Liu et al 14441486 - (D) McMANUS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY GOLDEN, CHINESSA T

1789 Ex Parte Hashimoto et al 13377207 - (D) HANLON 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. WORRELL, KEVIN

1791 Ex Parte HOFFMANN et al 14293418 - (D) WILSON 112(1) 112(2)/103 ProPat, LLC DEES, NIKKI H

1793 Ex Parte MATTEI 12136588 - (D) SQUIRE 103 Blank Rome LLP MOORE, WALTER A

1793 Ex Parte Stenvik 14575686 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 DIEDERIKS &WHITELAW, PLC COX, AMBER M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2135 Ex Parte WANG 14739996 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 Rimon Law - BRIGHTIP CHOE, YONG J

2141 Ex Parte Kim 13132224 - (D) FENICK 103 IP Spring - AI AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS

2164 Ex Parte SRIVASTAVA et al 13237865 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Vista IP Law Group, LLP (Oracle) EYERS, DUSTIN D

2165 Ex Parte Musgrove et al 14869399 - (D) HOFF 101/103/OTDP Rimon PC SYED, FARHAN M

2165 Ex Parte Musgrove et al 14954500 - (D) HOFF 101/103 103/OTDP Rimon PC SYED, FARHAN M

2174 Ex Parte Senesac et al 13861678 - (D) BRANCH 112(1) 103 YEE & AS SOCIA TES, P.C. CHOW, DOON Y

2175 Ex Parte PARSONS et al 13919317 - (D) MORGAN 103 Setter Roche LLP HO, RUAY L

2176 Ex Parte HANNING 14853289 - (D) BARRY 112(2)/103 FLYNN THIEL, P.C. DYER, ANDREW R

2179 Ex Parte Rosenstein et al 13229554 - (D) KRIVAK 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHUANG, TIJNG-MUT

2193 Ex Parte Falk et al 14072106 - (D) FRAHM 103 Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. LOUIE, JUE WANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Arling et al 13043848 - (D) HOFF 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP ALAM, MUSHFIKH I

2456 Ex Parte CHEN et al 12856466 - (D) BRANCH 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP / Netflix MCADAMS, BRAD

2458 Ex Parte FAITELSON et al 13562711 - (D) ARPIN 101/103 LADAS & PARRY LLP VOSTAL, ONDREJ C

2463 Ex Parte Grabinger et al 14592402 - (D) McKEOWN 102/103 HONEYWELL/STW ANWAR, MOHAMMAD S

2463 Ex Parte NUKALA et al 14708476 - (D) BRANCH 103 Apple Inc. -- FKM HUNT, KENNETH P

2477 Ex Parte Borgione et al 14688802 - (D) REPKO 103 Arista/CHWWA SEFCHECK, GREGORY B

2477 Ex Parte KUBOTA et al 13491681 - (D) McKEOWN 103 NEC-IAC REDDIVALAM, SRINIVASA R

2491 Ex Parte Powell 14815452 - (D) BRANCH 112(1) 103 OKAMOTO & BENEDICTO, LLP EDWARDS, LINGLAN E

2493 Ex Parte Schneider et al 14494723 - (D) CHEN 103 Patent Capital Group - McAfee, LLC PATEL, HARESH N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Hull 14225806 - (D) BRANCH 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD PATEL, JITESH

2618 Ex Parte KIM 14299550 - (D) JEFFERY 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. AMIN, JWALANT B

2645 Ex Parte Novlan et al 15094975 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 Docket Clerk - SAMS MANOHARAN,MUTHUSWAMYGANAPATHY

2655 Ex Parte Boesen 14927388 - (D) BAIN 103/OTDP Goodhue, Coleman & Owens, P.C. ETESAM, AMIR HOS SEIN

2668 Ex Parte Ahn et al 14175557 - (D) STRAUSS 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. YANG, QIAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2825 Ex Parte Perner 14232808 - (D) SQUIRE 102/103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise TRAN, ANTHAN

2837 Ex Parte White 14231802 - (D) GUPTA 102 103 Kinney & Lange, P.A. CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L

2864 Ex Parte Patel 13494907 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/ APPLE INC. RIVERA VARGAS,MANUELA

2865 Ex Parte Gopalan 13926096 - (D) HOUSEL 112(1) 101 BURNS & LEVINSON, LLP PARK, HYUN D

2894 Ex Parte Bechtel et al 15195817 - (D) HASTINGS 102/OTDP Lumileds (PLG) TRAN, TONY

2898 Ex Parte Nakamura 14429337 - (D) DENNETT 112(1) Studebaker & Brackett PC ISAAC, STANETTAD

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Mason et al 12283770 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 101 BROOKS, CAMERON & HUEBSCH , PLLC COLEMAN, CHARLES P.

3626 Ex Parte Wilkins et al 12582152 - (D) BUI 101/103 Otterstedt, Ellenbogen & Kammer, LLP RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3649 Ex Parte Capps et al 14450043 - (D) KERINS 103 101/103 Hall Estill Attorneys at Law BORISSOV, IGOR N

3656 Ex Parte MIKI 14096636 - (D) BAHR 103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP DIAZ, THOMAS C

3672 Ex Parte STRYBOS 14753795 - (D) JESCHKE 112(2) 1112(2)/103 American Air Liquide GOODWIN, MICHAEL ALAN

3681 Ex Parte SULLIVAN et al 14218807 - (D) MacDONALD 101 103 Adknowledge, Inc. CIRNU, ALEXANDRU

3687 Ex Parte Hammad et al 12895208 - (D) MEDLOCK 101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA ORTIZ ROMAN, DENISSE Y

3687 Ex Parte Martinek et al 11762925 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. CRAWLEY, TALIAF

3687 Ex Parte Morgenstern et al 13954946 - (D) REPKO 101 Facebook/Fenwick IWARERE, OLUSEYE

3689 Ex Parte Graupner et al 13415803 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/102/103 ENTIT SOFTWARE LLC SANTOS-DIAZ, MARIA C

3692 Ex Parte Margolis et al 14578806 - (D) KOHUT 101/OTDP CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. TINKLER, MURIEL S

3693 Ex Parte Janas et al 14031789 - (D) MacDONALD 101/103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME LEMIEUX, JESSICA

3695 Ex Parte Michaud et al 14216266 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP SUBRAMANIAN, NARAYANSWAMY

3697 Ex Parte FAY et al 13950680 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC GREGG, MARY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Fell 10941729 - (D) BROWN 103 Southeast IP Group, LLC. BATTULA, PRADEEP CHOUDARY

3725 Ex Parte Kaufman 12137682 - (D) BROWN 103 Southeast IP Group, LLC. BATTULA, PRADEEP CHOUDARY

3735 Ex Parte Fell et al 12352478 - (D) KERINS 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP POON, ROBERT

3741 Ex Parte Suciu et al 14740312 - (D) REIMERS 112(2) 112(1)/102/103/OTDP CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY FORD,RENED

3771 Ex Parte Eidenschink 14178780 - (D) STEPINA 112(2) 103 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK EASTWOOD, DAVID C

3771 Ex Parte Holt 13796607 - (D) REIMERS 102 102/103 STOEL RIVES LLP - SLC TEMPLETON, CHRISTOPHER L

3772 Ex Parte Sprosta et al 14691379 - (D) HOELTER 112(2)/102/103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY NOBREGA, TATIANA L

3775 Ex Parte Orbay et al 13604931 - (D) BROWN 103 LOTT & FISCHER, P.L. SIPP, AMY R.

3791 Ex Parte Isch 14108694 - (D) MARTIN 103 BGL/Cook - Chicago TOWA, RENE T

3793 Ex Parte Chan et al 13881179 - (D) GUIJT 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SMITH, RUTHS

3794 Ex Parte Raatikka et al 14258388 - (D) WARNER 103 Armstrong Teasdale LLP (32736) OUYANG, BO

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Ex parte VAREL INTERNATIONAL Ex Parte 8544568 et al 12/960,926 90014100 - (D) PLENZLER 112(1)/102/103 Sandvik Intellectual Property FETSUGA, ROBERT M original GAY, JENNIFER HAWKINS

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Requester v. Patent of VIRNETX INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,188,180 et al 95001792 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 PAUL HASTINGS LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP HUGHES, DEANDRA M original LIM, KRISNA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 GOOGLE INC. Requester v. Patent of VERDERI, LLC Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,813,596 B2 et al 12/482,284 95000684 - (R) POTHIER 112(2)/102/103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP FOSTER, ROLAND G original PATEL, KANJIBHAI B

McRO, morse

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Roberts 14208867 - (D) DENNETT 103 FAY SHARPE LLP LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE

2145 Ex Parte Cheah 13612584 - (D) FRAHM 103 Baker Botts L.L.P./Facebook Inc. STITT, ERIK V

2145 Ex Parte Cheah 13618881 - (D) FRAHM 103 Baker Botts L.L.P./Facebook Inc. STITT, ERIK V

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Oberli et al 14440665 - (D) OWENS dissenting NAGUMO 103 112(2)/112(4) WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. ALI, WAQAAS A

2621 Ex Parte Lira 14176585 - (D) CUITTA 102 102/103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook BUKOWSKI,KENETH

3664 Ex Parte Mannon et al 14149619 - (D) SHAW 102/103 102/103 HONEYWELL/S&S PECHE, JORGE 0

AFFIRMED
2686 Ex Parte Fraignac et al 14127584 - (D) McNEILL 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ADNAN, MUHAMMAD

3621 Ex Parte Hochstatter et al 13029760 - (D) McNEILL 101/103 Ascenda Law Group, PC HOAR, COLLEEN A

"The abstract idea exception prevents patenting a result where 'it matters not by what process or machinery the result is accomplished."' McRO, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games America Inc., 837 F.3d 1299, 1312 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (quoting O'Reilly v. Morse, 56 U.S. (15 How.) 62, 113 (1853)). "We therefore look to whether the claims ... focus on a specific means or method that improves the relevant technology or are instead directed to a result or effect that itself is the abstract idea and merely invoke generic processes and machinery." McRO, 837 F.3d at 1314. 

McRO, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games America, Inc. 837 F.3d 1299, 120 USPQ2d 1091 (Fed. Cir. 2016)   2106 ,   2106.04 ,   2106.04(a) ,   2106.04(a)(1) ,   2106.04(a)(2) ,2106.05 ,   2106.05(a) ,   2106.05(b) ,   2106.05(c) ,   2106.05(f) ,   2106.06(b)

O’Reilly v. Morse, 56 U.S. (15 How.) 62 (1854) 706.03(a) , 2106 , 2106.04(b) , 2106.05(f)

3626 Ex Parte Sirica et al 13632629 - (D) JEFFERY 101 Howard IP Law Group TIEDEMAN, JASON S

3681 Ex Parte Smallwood et al 13354849 - (D) BEAMER 101/OTDP Facebook/Fenwick REFAI, SAM M

3689 Ex Parte Schepers et al 12997893 - (D) FRAHM 112(1) 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MINCARELLI, JAN P

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
2914 Ex parte SONOS, INC. Ex Parte D559197 et al 90013497 - (D) MARTIN 102 KPPB LLP ( Sonos ) For THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: CHRISTOPHER JOHN ROURK JACKSON WALKER LLP LY,DARLINGTON

AFFIRMED
2617 MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC, Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent. Ex Parte 7,120,462 et al 11/305,996 95002075 - (D) McKEOWN 103 2nd Reexam Group - Polsinelli PC NOVAK DRUCE & QUIGG LLP For Third-Party Requester: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP NGUYEN,MINHDIEUT original NGUYEN, HUY D

REHEARING

DENIED
2693 Ex parte HAN DINGNAN Ex Parte 8976127 et al 13/202,574 90013699 - (R) HOFF 103 HAN DINGNAN For THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: NKPATENTLAW BONSHOCK, DENNIS G original NGUYEN, KIMNHUNG T

McRO

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AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte Hager et al 11104822 - (D) OSINSKI 112(1)/103 101 Gard & Kaslow LLP LI, CE LI

The question becomes whether the claims as a whole “focus on a specific means or method that improves the relevant technology” or are “directed to a result or effect that itself is the abstract idea and merely invoke[s] generic processes and machinery.”  McRO, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games Am. Inc., 837 F.3d 1299, 1314 (Fed. Cir. 2016).

3695 Ex Parte Singhal 12928712 - (D) FISCHETTI 101 101 Tara Chand Sighal OYEBISI, OJO O

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Martinez et al 13640712 - (D) HOSKINS 102/103 112(2) Hemingway & Hansen, LLP LYNCH, MEGAN E

3765 Ex Parte Woods 13632757 - (D) KERINS 102/103 112(1)/112(2)/103 RYLANDER & ASSOCIATES PC CARTER, CAMERON A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1786 Ex Parte Jalowka et al 13661354 - (D) GUPTA 103 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. TATESURE, VINCENT

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Trotta et al 13036655 - (D) SHAW 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS, LLP FIBBI, CHRISTOPHER J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 UNISENSE FERTILITECH A/S Respondent and Requester v. Patent of THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7963906 et al 12/982,341 95001785 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102/103 41.77 102/103 Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: THOMPSON COBURN LLP PONNALURI, PADMASHRI original BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1636 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OF THE COMMOMWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION (Patent Owner and Appellant) v. CELLERIX (Requester and Cross-Appellant) Ex Parte 6,777,231 et al 09/936,665 95001592 - (R) LEBOVITZ 112(1)/102 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP PONNALURI, PADMASHRI original KETTER, JAMES S

McRO

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Sen et al 13677127 - (D) MORGAN 103 Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP/AI LAI, DANIEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte Hubbard et al 12638633 - (D) LANEY 103 MCCOY RUSSELL LLP HAMAOUI, DAVID E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Rivera 12762262 - (D) KINDER 103 103 AVERILL & GREEN DUNIVER, DIALLO IGWE

3749 Ex Parte Cameron et al 13096161 - (D) STEPINA 103 112(2) The Linde Group MCALLISTER, STEVEN B

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Qin et al 14109632 - (D) HASTINGS 103 DORITY & MANNING P.A. and KIMBERLY-CLARK VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1799 Ex Parte Sims et al 12247709 - (D) DELMENDO 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte Ware 13315149 - (D) HOUSEL 102 Shemwell / Rambus BASHAR, MOHAMMED A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Peterson et al 12437126 - (D) FETTING 101/103 Intellectual Property Venture Group BROWN, LUIS A

3629 Ex Parte Olsen et al 10842907 - (D) SHIANG 103 101 UPS/Alston & Bird LLP SENSENIG, SHAUN D

3629 Ex Parte Parker 13166759 - (D) AMUNDSON 112(1)/103 101 David H. Parker OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P

3657 Ex Parte Phillips 14191597 - (D) MOORE 102/103 FGTL/Burgess Law Office, PLLC WILLIAMS, THOMAS J

3678 Ex Parte McKeon et al 13555012 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 FLETCHER YODER (CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION) LAMBE, PATRICK F

3681 Ex Parte Dunmire et al 11426206 - (D) SHAH 101 AT&T Legal Department - HFZ LI, SUN M

The question is whether the claims as a whole “focus on a specific means or method that improves the relevant technology” or are “directed to a result or effect that itself is the abstract idea and merely invoke generic processes and machinery.”  McRO, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games Am. Inc., 837 F.3d 1299, 1314 (Fed. Cir. 2016).  

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Parker et al 14212505 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 Allen, Dyer, Doppelt & Gilchrist, P.A. DAVISON, LAURA L

3744 Ex Parte Kopko et al 12726895 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Fletcher Yoder PC Johnson Controls, Inc. ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R

3761 Ex Parte Schlinz et al 13299461 - (D) DOUGAL 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3762 Ex Parte Moorman et al 14064853 - (D) NEWMAN 102 112(1)/102 41.50 112(1)/112(2) Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC University of Virginia Licensing and Ventures Group HOLMES, REX R

3788 Ex Parte FOX et al 13886883 - (D) STEPINA 103 41.50 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY IMPINK, MOLLIE LLEWELLYN