apator, NTP

custom search

Reversed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Timothy M. Sasur et al. 13141347 WILSON 112(2)/103 ALIX, YALE & RISTAS, LLP PEO, KARA M

1789 ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG 15787795 CASHION 112(1)/103 FROST BROWN TODD LLC MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T

1789 Jean-Claude Auguste et al. 13174997 RANGE 103 N.V. Nederlandsch Octrooibureau JUSKA, CHERYL ANN

Our reviewing court has explained that, under pre-AIA law, an inventor can effectively swear behind a reference by establishing (1) conception and (2) diligence in achieving reduction to practice prior to the reference’s date. Apator Miitors ApS v. Kamstrup A/S, 887 F.3d 1293, 1295– 96 (Fed. Cir. 2018); In re NTP, Inc., 654 F.3d 1279, 1291 (Fed. Cir. 2011); 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.131(a)–(b). Swearing behind requires evidence corroborating any inventor testimony. Apator Miitors ApS, 887 F.3d at 1295–96. 

NTP, In re, 654 F.3d 1268, 99 USPQ2d 1500 (Fed. Cir. 2011) 2258 , 2658

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Robert B. Eisenhuth et al. 15202123 FRAHM 101/103 Pritzkau Patent Group, LLC CHUNG, PHUNG M

2173 Apple Inc. 14142648 CRAIG 102 DENTONS US LLP - Apple HAILU, TADESSE

2176 Tae Yeong Kwak et al. 14225719 HOMERE 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. RIES, LAURIE ANNE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 John Jason. Brzozowski et al. 13724405 HUME 101/102 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD HARRELL, ROBERT B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 YUAN, Kaining 13977028 AHMED 103 Jordan IP Law, LLC JOSEPH, DENNIS P

2631 Rambus Inc. 15165134 BENNETT 103 SILICON EDGE LAW GROUP, LLP YU, LIHONG

2645 Suzann Hua et al. 14573628 DIXON 102/103 Nokia of America Corporation MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Tapjoy, Inc. 13802027 ARPIN 101/103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM LLP BAGGOT, BREFFNI

3626 Alan Chmiel et al. 12857118 PETRAVICK 101 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. PAULS, JOHN A

3654 Robert Bosch Tool Corporation et al. 15060693 BAHR 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP LIU, HENRY Y

3657 Hasse & Wrede GmbH 14879770 WOOD 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP SICONOLFI, ROBERT

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 United Technologies Corporation 14818392 BAYAT 112(1) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SUNG, GERALD LUTHER

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Richard H. Ebright et al. 13821787 LAVIER 103 103 VIKSNINS HARRIS PADYS MALEN LLP MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2633 Yoshihiko Ogawa et al. 15356236 BAIN 103 112(1) Seed IP Law Group LLP/Panasonic FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS

2674 Gerald Donald. Boldt et al. 15001665 BAIN 112(2)/101 103 DUFT & BORNSEN, PC ZHANG, FAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15068891 SNAY 112(1)/112(2) 112(2) Roberts Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. PARENDO, KEVIN A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Robert Bosch Tool Corporation et al. 15060699 BAHR 103 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP LIU, HENRY Y

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Jorge Max. Sunkel 15425713 JENKS 103 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S

1615 Mark H. Schoenfisch et al. 13157036 PRATS 112(1) ALSTON & BIRD LLP PARK, HAEJIN S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 14796498 McMANUS 103 103 EMPIE, NATHAN H EMPIE, NATHAN H

1783 Christophe Maesen 14390200 RANGE 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1788 Justin Holmes et al. 12668859 SNAY 103 POLSINELLI PC MANGOHIG, THOMAS A

1791 Stokkers, Gerrit Jan. et al. 13265774 COLAIANNI 103 Nouryon Chemicals LLC LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2142 McCoy, Charles et al. 13474635 STRAUSS 112(1)/101/102/103 Procopio - SPE CHUNG, MONG-SHUNE

2684 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 14825736 CYGAN 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP BLOUNT, ERIC

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Google Inc. 14080448 BUI 112(1)/103 101 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B

3623 Reddy, J. Nirdosh. et al. 13683805 CRAIG 101 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP MARCUS, LELAND R

3626 CERNER INNOVATION, INC. 14045956 CURCURI 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (CERNER CORPORATION) GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L

3662 Sandeep Chennakeshu 14992805 GUIJT 103 NGUYEN, NGA X NGUYEN, NGA X

3693 Fisher, Michelle 14867328 ARPIN 103 101 Michelle Fisher CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA

3696 PROFUND ADVISORS LLC 14300410 COURTENAY 101 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP HOLLY, JOHN H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ahmnon D. Moskowitz 14467006 STAICOVICI 101 The Roy Gross Law Firm, LLC COBURN, CORBETT B

3732 Barkol, Hayim Jacob 14740867 REIMERS 112(1)/112(4)/102/103 SOFER & HAROUN LLP. QUINN, RICHALE LEE

3754 Brown, Craig E. et al. 14120758 FITZPATRICK 112(1)/103 Paul M. Denk MELARAGNO, MICHAEL

3783 Ioan Cosmescu 11379406 JENKS 103 Zeman-Mullen & Ford, LLP CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

3793 B-K MEDICAL APS 14624669 CAPP 103 DAUGHERTY & DEL ZOPPO CO., L.P.A. SIRIPURAPU, RAJEEV P

Rehearing 

Granted
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 John N. Gross 13551454 CRAIG 101 41.50 101 Law Office of J. Nicholas Gross, Prof. Corp. HAYLES, ASHFORD S

man machine, NTP, microsoft2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Gabara 11681158 - (D) FINK 103 Thaddeus Gabara LAI, DANIEL

Although we give claims their broadest reasonable interpretation, “the construction cannot be divorced from the specification and the record evidence.”  In re Man Machine Interface Technologies LLC, 822 F.3d 1282, 1286 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (quoting In re NTP, Inc., 654 F.3d 1279, 1288 (Fed. Cir. 2011).  A construction that is unreasonably broad and does not reasonably reflect the plain language and disclosure in the specification will not pass muster.  Microsoft Corp. v. Proxyconn, Inc., 789 F.3d 1292, 1298 (Fed. Cir. 2015).

man machine

NTP, In re, 654 F.3d 1268, 99 USPQ2d 1500 (Fed. Cir. 2011) 2258 , 2658

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Spurgat et al 13612837 - (D) FETTING 103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook OBAID, FATEH M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte EVANS 13269810 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Shaddock Law Group, PC ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO

3745 Ex Parte Coffin et al 11938963 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY YOUNGER, SEAN JERRARD

3775 Ex Parte Lappin 13363583 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP KAMIKAWA, TRACY L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1761 Ex Parte Negishi et al 13265724 - (D) GARRIS 103 NATH, GOLDBERG & MEYER DELCOTTO, GREGORYR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Grandhi et al 12398957 - (D) JIVANI 102/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY MUELLER, KURT A

2442 Ex Parte Peles 12104820 - (D) PINKERTON 103 M&B IP Analysts, LLC MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Parten 13198497 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Law Offices of Eric Karich VENNE, DANIEL V

3645 Ex Parte Husom et al 12896628 - (D) PESLAK 103 WestemGeco L.L.C. LOBO, IAN J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Amano et al 13402082 - (D) O'HANLON 103 Medtronic Vascular - APV Division EISENBERG, REBECCA E

NTP, cortright, suitco surface, microsoft2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte LAZARIDIS et al 13618818 - (D) PYONIN 103 BlackBerry Limited (HFZ) TAKELE, MESEKER

2141 Ex Parte MINOV et al 12849026 - (D) NAPPI 103 SAP SE STITT, ERIK V

2167 Ex Parte Kaminsky et al 10404297 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 CRGO LAW WILLOUGHBY, ALICIA M

2169 Ex Parte Holt 13153572 - (D) ANDERSON 103 41.50 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP ALLEN, BRITTANY N

2172 Ex Parte Puckette 11999845 - (D) HOWARD 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Trimble Navigation Limited GREENE, SABRINA LETICIA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Ex Parte DIAB 12947537 - (D) BUI 103 41.50 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. PATEL, DHARMESH J

2477 Ex Parte Chen 12610589 - (D) KHAN 112(2)/103 Workman Nydegger REDDIVALAM, SRINIVASA R

2482 Ex Parte Yi et al 13416721 - (D) ENGELS 103 Silicon Valley Patent Group LLP ZHOU, ZHIHAN

2486 Ex Parte Forutanpour et al 13007792 - (D) McKEOWN 102/103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED CHIO, TAT CHI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Paretti et al 13334431 - (D) HAAPALA 101/103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation POINTE, WHITNEY A

2625 Ex Parte Chen 13550328 - (D) MacDONALD 102/103 Locke Lord LLP EARLES, BRYAN E

2682 Ex Parte Jeppesen 13129174 - (D) CHEN 103 NATH, GOLDBERG & MEYER SMALL, NAOMI J

2683 Ex Parte Menzel 12638821 - (D) YAP 103 Mindray DS USA, Inc, c/o Stoel Rives LLP YANG, JAMES J

2691 Ex Parte YUSA 12333441 - (D) McGRAW 103 Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP NGUYEN, CHANH DUY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Aoude et al 12918020 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP (Zimmer Cas) HO, ALLEN C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Camello et al 13406949 - (D) CAPP 102/103 41.50 103 CARTER, DELUCA, FARRELL & SCHMIDT, LLP KRYCINSKI, STANTONL

3635 Ex Parte QIONG 13479819 - (D) CALVE 103 RODMAN RODMAN MICHENER, JOSHUA J

3635 Ex Parte Varaksin et al 13101388 - (D) HOELTER 103 RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP FERENCE, JAMES M

3637 Ex Parte OMANN et al 13033955 - (D) BAHR 102/103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, LLP, WRIGHT, KIMBERLEY S

3677 Ex Parte Saunders et al 13346793 - (D) CALVE 112(1) MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD LAVINDER, JACK W

3687 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 12330545 - (D) FETTING 103 Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co,, LP,A, CRAWLEY, TALIAF

3688 Ex Parte Gadhia et al 13605495 - (D) FETTING 102 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (AOL Inc.) ANDERSON, SCOTT C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Kleine et al 11445079 - (D) HOSKINS 112(1)/112(2)/103 SQUIRE PB (Abbott) TANNER, JOCELIN C

Our reviewing court has instructed that:

[U]nder the broadest reasonable interpretation, the Board's construction "cannot be divorced from the specification and the record evidence," In re NTP, Inc., 654 F.3d 1279, 1288 (Fed. Cir. 2011 ), and "must be consistent with the one that those skilled in the art would reach," In re Cortright, 165 F.3d 1353, 1358 (Fed. Cir. 1999). A construction that is "unreasonably broad" and which does not "reasonably reflect the plain language and disclosure" will not pass muster.

Microsoft Corp. v. Proxyconn, Inc., 789 F.3d 1292, 1298 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (quoting In re Suitco Surface, Inc., 603 F.3d 1255, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2010)).

Cortright, In re, 165 F.3d 1353, 49 USPQ2d 1464 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2111 , 2164.04

Suitco Surface, Inc., In re, 603 F.3d 1255, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2010) 2111 , 2111.01

3746 Ex Parte Aarts et al 13139822 - (D) ASTORINO 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT


AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Hyde et al 11478551 - (D) SMITH 103 double patenting Dorsey & Whitney I INVENTION SCIENCE FUND NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Lin et al 12652464 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(2)/103 103 Hovey Williams LLP PHAM, THOMAS T

1717 Ex Parte McLean et al 12654651 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC KITT, STEPHEN A

1741 Ex Parte Mann et al 12480539 - (D) DERRICK 103/double patenting 103 CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC MINSKEY, JACOB T

1747 Ex Parte Harding et al 11946087 - (D) ROESEL 103 102/103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY KNABLE, GEOFFREY L

1791 Ex Parte Shibata 12158180 - (D) SMITH 103 103 OSHA LIANG LLP, LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2127 Ex Parte ABRAMOVITCH et al 13283756 - (D) FRAHM 103 102/103 Keysight Technologies, Inc. PAN, YUHUIR

2166 Ex Parte LUTNICK 13358192 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 112(2) CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. YEN, SYLING

2172 Ex Parte Furches et al 12135948 - (D) CURCURI 103 103 Blank Rome LLP Apple BADAWI, ANGIE M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte NOHARA 13356872 - (D) CUTITTA 103 103 Cosud Intellectual Property Solutions, P.C. GYAWALI, BIPIN

2626 Ex Parte Higuchi 12994660 - (D) FRAHM 103 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC TAYLOR JR, DUANE N

2649 Ex Parte Hammarwall et al 12988671 - (D) PINKERTON 102 102 Clairvolex Inc, HU, RUI MENG

2673 Ex Parte MOROVIC et al 13173940 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 103 HP Inc, WALLACE, JOHN R

2689 Ex Parte Merz et al 12962460 - (D) McKEOWN 103 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP TERRELL, EMILY C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Yoo et al 13244415 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 41.50 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP BERTRAM, ERIC D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Dip 11833754 - (D) HASTINGS 103 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP (TOKYO ELECTRON) LUND, JEFFRIE ROBERT

1723 Ex Parte An et al 13597214 - (D) TIMM 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P

1726 Ex Parte Taniguchi et al 12309264 - (D) McMANUS 103 Edwards Neils LLC MOHADDES, LADAN

1776 Ex Parte Drohmann et al 10398179 - (D) SMITH 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) POPOVICS, ROBERT J

1776 Ex Parte Drohmann et al 10509641 - (D) SMITH 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) POPOVICS, ROBERT J

1791 Ex Parte Thorson et al 13087655 - (D) KRATZ 103 Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC STIJLII, VERA

1792 Ex Parte Stojanovic 12214111 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 POLSINELLI PC SMITH, PRESTON

1799 Ex Parte Regan et al 12039069 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY HURST, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2136 Ex Parte GOLDBERG 13535621 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 GRIFFITHS & SEATON PLLC (IBM) DOAN, HAN V

2154 Ex Parte Vogel et al 12677674 - (D) HOFF 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON PHAN, TUANKHANH D

2162 Ex Parte Homer 13011688 - (D) McKONE 103 Gregg Homer, JSD ALAM, SHAHID AL

2168 Ex Parte Johnson et al 12579404 - (D) WINSOR 102 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY JOHNSON, JOHNESE T

2171 Ex Parte Ketola et al 10805678 - (D) PYONIN 102/103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation LU, HUA

2178 Ex Parte VUONG et al 12395475 - (D) CHEN 103 BlackBerry Limited (CRGO Cases) NAZAR, AHAMED I

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Deuel et al 11991549 - (D) NAPPI 103 Foley & Lardner LLP LANGHNOJA, KUNAL N

2465 Ex Parte Keesara et al 12907535 - (D) DROESCH 103 STEVENS & SHOWALTER, LLP LAM, YEE F

2467 Ex Parte Yamada et al 13132632 - (D) CURCURI 103 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP MOORE JR, MICHAEL J

2468 Ex Parte Collins et al 11270165 - (D) SHIANG 112(2)/103 The Marbury Law Group/Qualcomm KASSIM, KHALED M

2475 Ex Parte Yang et al 12106774 - (D) CURCURI 103 Huawei Technologies Co,, Ltd, PREVAL, LIONEL

2481 Ex Parte SHIKATA et al 13095259 - (D) HOMERE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P,C BELA!, NAOD W

2486 Ex Parte Wang et al 11200407 - (D) JURGOVAN 102 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED RAO, ANAND SHASHIKANT

2487 Ex Parte Divorra Escoda et al 12451856 - (D) PINKERTON 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC WERNER, DAVID N

2493 Ex Parte Guski et al 12351291 - (D) DEJMEK 103 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION LAVELLE, GARY E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Lawson et al 13248860 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 HP Inc, GILLESPIE, NICOLE K

2636 Ex Parte Houtsma et al 13106619 - (D) FRAHM 103 MENDELSOHN DUNLEAVY, P.C. VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N

2642 Ex Parte Larsen 12066745 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L

2666 Ex Parte Cobb et al 12543141 - (D) DIXON 102/103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP/BRS Labs CHU, RANDOLPH I

2683 Ex Parte Otte 12308340 - (D) PINKERTON 102 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP YANG, JAMES J

2684 Ex Parte GRIECO et al 13289456 - (D) FRAHM 103/double patenting Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC KING, CURTIS J

2684 Ex Parte GRIECO et al 13416167 - (D) FRAHM 103/double patenting Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC KING, CURTIS J

2699 Ex Parte AOYAGI et al 12851655 - (D) HOFF 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP - Philadelphi KOHLMAN, CHRISTOPHER J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2827 Ex Parte Mitchell et al 12462076 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED RADKE, JAY W

2836 Ex Parte Martins 12632935 - (D) DERRICK 103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP BAUER, SCOTT ALLEN

2848 Ex Parte Gundel 13377873 - (D) KRATZ 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY LEE, PETE T

2858 Ex Parte Bittar 13095420 - (D) REN 103 KRUEGER !SELIN LLP SCHINDLER, DAVID M

2858 Ex Parte Sudow et al 12800906 - (D) RANGE 112(2) 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP- PGS SCHINDLER, DAVID M

2864 Ex Parte Garvey et al 12539965 - (D) GARRIS 112(1)/103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP- BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED BLOSS, STEPHANIE E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Ouye et al 10127109 - (D) FETTING 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. REAGAN, JAMES A

3624 Ex Parte Enright 13793361 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/102/103 112(2) Kerry John Enright SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3628 Ex Parte Hubbard 12380457 - (D) FETTING 101/102/103 WILLIAM J. BENMAN FLYNN, KEVIN H

3688 Ex Parte Farmanfarmaian 12192799 - (D) BAYAT 103 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. SIGMOND, BENNETT M

3688 Ex Parte Farmanfarmaian et al 12435310 - (D) BAYAT 103 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. SIGMOND, BENNETT M

3688 Ex Parte Gadhia et al 13605393 - (D) FETTING 112(2) 102 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (AOL Inc.) ANDERSON, SCOTT C

3693 Ex Parte Quinlan et al 12718784 - (D) SILVERMAN 112(1)/112(2) 103 LOUIS WU GOTTSCHALK, MARTIN A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Lee et al 14258680 - (D) HOELTER 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC, MARCETICH, ADAM M

3782 Ex Parte Hui 13283366 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 VEDDER PRICE P.C. NEWHOUSE, NATHAN JEFFREY

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Andreiko 11464909 - (D) STEPINA 103 41.50 103 Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (Sybron) PATEL, YOGESH P

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Stalenhoef et al 12606221 - (D) SHAW 103 Blank Rome LLP Apple MAHMOOD, REZWANUL

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 CAN CAPITAL, INC., Requester, v. KABBAGE, INC., Patent Owner. Ex Parte 8073744 et al 13/159,080 95002027 - (D) BRANCH 102/103 MUSKIN & FARMER LLC Third-Party Requester: ARNOLD & PORTER LLP PEIKARI, BEHZAD original AIRAPETIAN, MILA

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3784 CoolIT SYSTEMS, INC., Third Party Requester, Respondent, v. ASETEK A/S, Patent Owner, Appellant. Ex Parte 8245764 et al 13/269,234 95002386 - (R) MARTIN FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP KAUFMAN, JOSEPH A original DUKE, EMMANUEL E

NTP

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Tatarka et al 13066118 - (D) RANGE 103 FERRELLS, PLLC KRYLOVA, IRINA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 11583419 - (D) ADAMS 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP KARPINSKI, LUKE E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 Ex Parte Stevens et al 12258219 - (D) DERRICK 112(2) 103 PRICE HENEVELD LLP LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Truong et al 12833771 - (D) GUIJT 112(2)/102 FREILICH, HORNBAKER & ROSEN KRAFT, LOGAN M

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 KRANOS IP CORPORATION Requester, Appellant v. RIDDELL, INC. Patent Owner, Respondent Ex Parte 7954177 et al 11/653,078 95002117 - (D) SONG 102 41.77 102 MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: NOTARO, MICHALOS & ZACCARIA P.C. ENGLISH, PETER C original WORRELL JR, LARRY D

The Requester argues that “Federal Circuit and Board precedent [] clearly holds that independent corroboration of inventor testimony is required even when antedating a reference,” and that the submitted evidence lacks such independent corroboration of inventor’s testimony (App. Br. 19–20, citing In re NTP, 654 F.3d 1279, 1291 (Fed. Cir. 2011); Medichem, S.A. v. Rolabo, S.L., 437 F.3d 1157, 1169–70 (Fed. Cir. 2006)). ...

In this regard, the Requester appears to read more into NTP than merited in asserting that independent corroboration is required. The pertinent portion of NTP: 

A party seeking to antedate a reference based on reduction to practice must present evidence of the actual reduction to practice of the invention prior to the effective date of the reference. 37 C.F.R. § 1.131(b). An inventor cannot rely on uncorroborated testimony to establish a prior invention date. Id.

NTP, 654 F.3d at 1291.

Thus, by stating that “[a]n inventor cannot rely on uncorroborated testimony,” and citing to 37 C.F.R. § 1.131(b) in support, the type of corroboration referenced by the court in NTP is the evidence that is set forth in 37 CFR § 1.131(b). We do not understand NTP as mandating some heightened independent corroboration requirement beyond that set forth in the rule as the Requester advocates.

NTP, In re, 654 F.3d 1268, 99 USPQ2d 1500 (Fed. Cir. 2011) 2258 , 2658

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1774 Ex parte NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6551358 et al 09/247,390 90012937 - (D) GUEST 103 NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC. FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: DANISCO US INC. TILL, TERRENCE R original GARRETT, DAWN L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. Respondent, Requester v. Patent of C.R. BARD, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7947022 et al 12/420,028 95002090 - (D) McCARTHY 102/103 Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C. C.R. Bard, Inc. Third Party Requester: CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE original BERDICHEVSKY, AARTI

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Kozuki 12010833 - (D) POLLOCK 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. CHOI, FRANK I

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Bickford et al 12031079 - (D) KAISER 103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. SAXENA, AKASH

2157 Ex Parte Edlund et al 10802321 - (D) KOHUT 103 IBM Lotus & Rational SW c/o Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP SHMATOV, ALEXEY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Kern et al 11379088 - (D) JEFFERY 103 BAINWOOD HUANG & ASSOCIATES LLC c/o LOTUS AND RATIONAL SOFTWARE HOLDER, BRADLEY W

2441 Ex Parte CHOI 11850340 - (D) WINSOR 103 Anderson Gorecki & Rouille, LLP HIGA, BRENDAN Y

2498 Ex Parte Rachman et al 10934873 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert, Goetzel/Symantec GOLDBERG, ANDREW C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Baumgarten et al 11271063 - (D) HOSKINS 102/103 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD

3694 Ex Parte Asher et al 10651537 - (D) LORIN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 INNOVATION DIVISION CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. COLBERT, ELLA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3631 Ex Parte Zhu et al 11755296 - (D) WORTH 102/103 112(2) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL CHIBOGU, CHIEDU A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Conolly et al 12180069 - (D) BAHR 103 103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte deVilliers 12125725 - (D) GARRIS 103 Wells St. John P.S. RAYMOND, BRITTANY L

It is well-established that an inventor’s testimony of constructive reduction to practice must be corroborated by evidence. See In re NTP, Inc., 654 F.3d 1279, 1291 (Fed. Cir. 2011). ...

Appellant’s testimony cannot be corroborated by e-mail evidence which itself requires corroboration by Appellant’s testimony. See In re NTP, Inc., 654 F.3d at 1292 (“It would be strange indeed to say that Mr. Campana, who filed the R.131 affidavit that needs corroborating, can by his own testimony provide that corroboration.”).

1763 Ex Parte Dubois et al 12442481 - (D) BEST 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC LEONARD, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte MacLellan et al 11870713 - (D) HOFF 103 IBM AUS IPLAW (GLF) c/o Garg Law Firm, PLLC YOUNG, KEVIN L.

2179 Ex Parte Guido et al 12206915 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (NV) TRAN, TUYETLIEN T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex Parte Pichot 11613225 - (D) KAISER 103 Carmen Patti Law Group, LLC GHOWRWAL, OMAR J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2674 Ex Parte Studer et al 11830765 - (D) SCHOPFER 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PAYER, PAUL F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Coolbaugh et al 11163791 - (D) McGRAW 103 SCULLY, SCOTT, MURPHY & PRESSER, P.C. POMPEY, RON EVERETT

2818 Ex Parte Negley et al 13074942 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. HO, HOANG QUAN TRAN

2826 Ex Parte Geusic et al 12475896 - (D) TIMM 102/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/MICRON WHITE, SHAKA SHAKAR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Brown 12464729 - (D) MOORE 103 The Noblitt Group, PLLC (Floratech) HAQ, NAEEM U

3636 Ex Parte Kanthasamy 12504973 - (D) GUIJT 103 WINSTEAD PC GABLER, PHILIP F

3649 Ex Parte Kurth 12311004 - (D) HILL 102/103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP KENNEDY, JOSHUA T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Chu et al 11627602 - (D) GOODSON 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP CAZAN, LIVIUS RADU

3762 Ex Parte Barker 12389846 - (D) PAULRAJ 103 Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. c/o Lowe Graham Jones VOORHEES, CATHERINE M

3724 Ex Parte Alliss 12151064 - (D) HOELTER 112(2)/103 MEREK, BLACKMON & VOORHEES, LLC PAYER, HWEI-SIU C

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Odnoblyudov et al 11792687 - (D) SMITH 103 FAY SHARPE LLP SAHA, BIJAY S

1747 Ex Parte Suzuki et al 10562947 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC FISCHER, JUSTIN R

Our reviewing court has explained repeatedly that "[i]t is axiomatic that for anticipation, each and every claim limitation must be explicitly or inherently disclosed in the prior art." In re NTP, Inc., 654 F.3d 1279, 1302 (Fed, Cir. 2011).  The standard for inherency is also long-standing: "[i]n Hansgirg v. Kemmer, 26 CCPA 937, 940, 102 F.2d 212, 214, 40 USPQ 665, 667 (1939), the court said: "Inherency, however, may not be established by probabilities or possibilities.  The mere fact that a certain thing may result from a given set of circumstances is not sufficient.'" In re Oelrich, 666 F.2d 578, 581 (CCPA 1981).

Oelrich, In re, 666 F.2d 578, 212 USPQ 323 (CCPA 1981) 2112

1767 Ex Parte Stark et al 12507042 - (D) WARREN 102/103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC HEINCER, LIAM J

1771 Ex Parte Hamper et al 12968989 - (D) TIMM 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC SINGH, PREM C

1778 Ex Parte Smith et al 12897457 - (D) WARREN 103 YOUNG BASILE CECIL, TERRY K

1786 Ex Parte Tung et al 11105666 - (D) SMITH 103 Duane Morris LLP (UDC) CROUSE, BRETT ALAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte Nordin et al 12505280 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 PANDUIT CORP. IMAS, VLADIMIR

2837 Ex Parte Foschini et al 11573943 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 CARLSON GASKEY & OLDS SALATA, ANTHONY J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Sheehan et al 12475837 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY KURPLE, KARL

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Shindo 10595660 - (D) SMITH 103 HOWSON & HOWSON LLP ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte HAYES 12566343 - (D) TROCK 103 Perkins IP Law Group LLC WU, YICUN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Millward et al 12954344 - (D) TIMM 102/103 Wells St. John P.S. GHYKA, ALEXANDER G

2833 Ex Parte Kuczynski et al 13028504 - (D) WARREN 103 IBM CORPORATION HAMMOND, BRIGGITTE R

2834 Ex Parte Liu 12334579 - (D) GARRIS 112(2)/102/103 SCHLUMBERGER ROSHARON CAMPUS ANDREWS, MICHAEL

2874 Ex Parte Nagafuji et al 12881769 - (D) WARREN 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP PETKOVSEK, DANIEL

2876 Ex Parte Chakrabarti 11868838 - (D) KRATZ 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA ELLIS, SUEZU Y

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte Tobin et al 11864216 - (D) BROWNE 103 Harter Secrest & Emery LLP HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R