Nystrom

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Alsberg 14773659 - (D) VALEK 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO, LLP WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL

1637 Ex Parte FEKETE et al 15041648 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION HORLICK, KENNETH R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Torgersrud et al 13843623 - (D) CRAIG Dissenting COURTENAY 103 FBFK- Telmate PATEL, DHAIRYA A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2865 Ex Parte Fautz 14326661 - (D) REPKO 101 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP- Chicago DALBO, MICHAEL J

2875 Ex Parte Hagemann et al 14629629 - (D) McMANUS 103 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP BANNAN, TIJLIE A

Precise proportions should not be read into patent drawings when the patent does not expressly provide such proportions. Nystrom v. TREX Co., 424 F.3d 1136, 1149 (Fed. Cir. 2005). 

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte GRAHAM 13861004 - (D) SONG Concurring CAPP 103 BWXT c/o Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP WASIL, DANIEL D

3678 Ex Parte Bizzarri et al 14712373 - (D) WOODS 103 STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP SETLIFF, MATTHIEU F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Benedict 13738047 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Dority & Manning, P.A. and Haier US Appliance PETTITT, JOHN F

3773 Ex Parte MATHIEU et al 13919522 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP CARTER, TARA ROSE E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Hemmendorff et al 13922948 - (D) RAEVSKY 112(2)/103 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. BOYLAN, JAMES T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3675 Ex Parte Kovacik et al 15294923 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 103 O""Shea Getz P.C. CUMAR, NATHAN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte QUACH et al 14759761 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BREAZEAL, WILLIAM LEE

3783 Ex Parte Tegg et al 14190854 - (D) SILVERMAN 102/103 103 Wiley Rein LLP OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Donnellan et al 13808183 - (D) MAJORS 112(1) 103 ED/Rutan & Tucker, LLP GHALI, ISIS A D

1613 Ex Parte ARGEMBEAUX 14914833 - (D) NEW 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP CHANG, KYUNG SOOK

1615 Ex Parte SWAILE et al 14090175 - (D) FREDMAN 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY AHMED, HASAN SYED

1618 Ex Parte LI et al 14032888 - (D) KATZ 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY RIDER, LANCE W

1649 Ex Parte Yun 14303492 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1) EPA - Bozicevic Field & Francis LLP Bozicevic, Field & Francis BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Tibor et al 14111052 - (D) REN 103 Dority & Manning, P.A. and Ticona LLC CAPOZZI, CHARLES

1766 Ex Parte JOKINEN et al 13971766 - (D) CASHION 112(1) JAMES C. LYDON GULAKOWSKI, RANDY P

1773 Ex Parte CLARKE et al 13717980 - (D) GARRIS 103 GILBRETH & AS SOCIA TES, P.C. CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte McConville et al 13928738 - (D) BELISLE 101/103/OTDP Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC DASGUPTA, SHOURJO

2174 Ex Parte McConville et al 13935607 - (D) BELISLE 103/OTDP Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC DASGUPTA, SHOURJO

2176 Ex Parte Pirvu et al 14346674 - (D) JEFFERY 101/103 Cozen O'Connor - SEA Patent CAMPBELL, JR., WARREN

2693 Ex Parte GATES et al 15359923 - (D) RAEVSKY 103 E INK CORPORATION MA, CALVIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte YAMAZAKI et al 12906565 - (D) CYGAN 103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. MAI, ANH D

2875 Ex Parte Jacksen 14038596 - (D) KENNEDY 103 STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP TUMEBO, TSION M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Weinstein et al 14601272 - (D) NAPPI 101/102 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KYEREME-TUAH, AKOSUA P

3628 Ex Parte Templeton et al 12486902 - (D) FETTING 101 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P

3649 Ex Parte Palmer et al 12985579 - (D) TOWNSEND Dissenting PRATS 103 Baker Hostetler KLINKEL, KORTNEY L

3686 Ex Parte EDWARDS et al 13663732 - (D) REPKO 101 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Cerner Corporation) NGUYEN, HIEP VAN

3686 Ex Parte Goll et al 14223037 - (D) PYONIN 112(4)/101/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MOSELEY, GREGORYD

3691 Ex Parte Studnitzer et al 13834891 - (D) BENNETT 101 SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K

3692 Ex Parte Kirwin et al 12789122 - (D) WIEDER 103 101/103 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. TINKLER, MURIEL S

3697 Ex Parte Johnson 10500181 - (D) FETTING 101/103 Brooks Kushman GOTTSCHALK, MARTIN A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte KIMIZUKA et al 13871055 - (D) REPKO 101 BIRCH, STEW ART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN

3745 Ex Parte DiBenedetto 13745943 - (D) HOELTER 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RY AN

4142 Ex Parte Patnaik et al 13755103 - (D) THOMAS 101 NCR Corporation AN, IG TAI

Nystrom, Phillips, sunrace

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1632 Ex Parte Yamanaka et al 12379564 - (D) NEW 112(1) Foley & Lardner LLP CROUCH, DEBORAH

1636 Ex Parte Oliphant et al 13689206 - (D) ADAMS 103 Mintz Levin-Roche/ Ariosa HAMMELL, NEIL P

1653 Ex Parte Morris 13439192 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP MACAULEY, SHERIDAN R

1662 Ex Parte Fogher et al 12377085 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC WORLEY, CATHY KINGDON

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte Ogle et al 12561102 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 BOYLE FREDRICKSON S.C WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION KWAK, DEAN P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2144 Ex Parte Freisthler et al 13104154 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP JUNG, SEUNG WOON

 "When different words or phrases are used in separate claims, a difference in meaning is presumed." Nystrom v. TREX Co., Inc., 424 F.3d 1136, 1143 (Fed. Cir. 2005). Under the doctrine of claim differentiation, "the presence of a dependent claim that adds a particular limitation gives rise to a presumption that the limitation in question is not present in the independent claim." Phillips v. AWH Corp, 415 F.3d 1303, 1315 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc). This presumption is "especially strong when the limitation in dispute is the only meaningful difference between an independent and dependent claim, and one party is urging that the limitation in the dependent claim should be read into the independent claim." SunRace Roots Enterprise Co., Ltd. v. SRAM Corp., 336 F.3d 1298, 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2003).

Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 75 USPQ2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2111 , 2111.01 , 2143.01 , 2258

Sunrace Roots Enter. Co. v. SRAM Corp., 336 F.3d 1298, 67 USPQ2d 1438 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2111.01

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2411 Ex Parte Baldemair et al 13514063 - (D) MOORE 103 41.50 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC GANGULY, SUMITRA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Bateman et al 12514972 - (D) TIMM 103 Waters Technologies Corporation MCCORMACK, JASON L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte AHERN et al 13471867 - (D) LORIN 103 41.50 101 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P,C, SWARTZ, STEPHENS

3627 Ex Parte Matsumoto 11272334 - (D) KOHUT dissenting COURTENAY III 103 Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP HAIDER, FAWAAD

3663 Ex Parte Logan et al 12418907 - (D) REIMERS 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. General Motors Corporation MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

3695 Ex Parte Mast 12774787 - (D) FETTING 101/112(2)/103 DARCELL WALKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW IBM CORPORATION LIU, CHIA-YI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte BUCCELLA 12482017 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 STITES & HARBISON PLLC JENNISON, BRIAN W

3743 Ex Parte Kowald et al 13208918 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP LAU, JASON

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Shaouy et al 12886200 - (D) BAYAT 103 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. WHITAKER, ANDREW B

3645 Ex Parte Maissant et al 12189147 - (D) BAHR 103 103 WestemGeco L.L.C. LOBO, IAN J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Hensel 13306897 - (D) BROWNE 103 103 41.50 112(2)/103 MOLINS & CO. PTY. LTD. HOANG, TUBA

3763 Ex Parte Roualdes 12858109 - (D) JESCHKE 103 112(2) POLSINELLI PC SHAH, NIYATI DILIP

3772 Ex Parte DiEdwardo 13278336 - (D) JESCHKE 103 112(1)/112(2)/103 JACQUELINE TADROS, PA HARRIS, RAYMOND EUGENE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Easson et al 13383061 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P,C PURDY, KYLE A

1619 Ex Parte Qiu et al 13847112 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 ALCON RESEARCH, LTD, ALAWADI, SARAH

1619 Ex Parte Qiu et al 13847164 - (D) MILLS 103 ALCON RESEARCH, LTD, ALAWADI, SARAH

1647 Ex Parte LAL et al 14177534 - (D) MILLS 101/112(1)/102/103 Foley & Lardner LLP SAOUD, CHRISTINE J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Rosenbauer 12863997 - (D) WILSON 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation COLEMAN, RYAN L

1747 Ex Parte Crooks et al 13398449 - (D) OWENS 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP YAARY, ERIC

1763 Ex Parte TIERNEY et al 13585526 - (D) KRATZ 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P,C AHVAZI, BIJAN

1773 Ex Parte CHEWTER et al 13727801 - (D) KRATZ 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Parthasarathy et al 13155271 - (D) JIVANI 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC LIN, SHEW FEN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Walston 12993511 - (D) SILVERMAN 102/103 ARRIS Enterprises, LLC SALCE, JASON P

2426 Ex Parte Morzos 12618019 - (D) ENGLE 112(1)/103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/EchoStar (290110) HUYNH, AN SON PHI

2485 Ex Parte Schneider et al 13105065 - (D) DROESCH 103 Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - QUAL GEROLEO, FRANCIS

2491 Ex Parte ETCHEGOYEN et al 13734175 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Uniloc USA Inc. LAGOR, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Hara et al 11697053 - (D) MacDONALD 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, LLP, BURD, KEVIN MICHAEL

2651 Ex Parte Gant 12694009 - (D) DEJMEK 103 HP Inc. BLAIR, KILE O

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Pons 13383941 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC AHMAD, SHAHZEB K

2854 Ex Parte Helmstadter et al 11867359 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP MARINI, MATTHEW G

2884 Ex Parte Song et al 11702794 - (D) GARRIS 103 THE SMALL PATENT LAW GROUP LLC HO, ALLEN C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex Parte Phillips et al 13157533 - (D) O'HANLON 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P,CJFG1L SMITH, ISAAC G

3667 Ex Parte HJELM et al 13090554 - (D) KINDER double patenting 102 Clairvolex Inc, ALSOMIRI, MAID! A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Jones 13673448 - (D) STAICOVICI 101 41.50 101 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC LAYNO, BENJAMIN

3731 Ex Parte Farnan 12794847 - (D) PESLAK 103 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP DANG, ANH TIEU

3754 Ex Parte Bryant 11553088 - (D) KINDER 112(1)/103 LARSON AND LARSON NGUYEN, TUAN N

3765 Ex Parte Takata 11792718 - (D) JESCHKE 112(2) 103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP HADEN, SALLY CLINE

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Tardi et al 13122454 - (D) SMITH double patenting MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP POPA, ILEANA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Harrison et al 13547674 - (R) JlVANI 103 CRGO LAW MASKULINSKI, MICHAEL C

keller, datamize, musgrave, Nystrom, Phillips, sunrace

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte Baluja et al 11173702 - (D) FRAHM 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. HOFFLER, RAHEEM

2182 Ex Parte Brenner et al 11751277 - (D) CHEN 103 IBM CORPORATION (MH) c/o MITCH HARRIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, L.L.C. TALUKDAR, ARVIND

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Ex Parte Hamalainen 10546641 - (D) MORGAN 103 FASTH LAW OFFICES (ROLF FASTH) SU, SARAH

2443 Ex Parte Arimilli et al 12342691 - (D) SHIANG 102 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. BELANI, KISHIN G

2492 Ex Parte Rasanen 11156479 - (D) WEINSCHENK 103 Mintz Levin/San Diego Office MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Gunderson et al 11096851 - (D) ADAMS 112(1)/102/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) STOKLOSA, JOSEPH A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2116 Ex Parte Mohrmann, III 11465637 - (D) FRAHM 103 103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP CHOUDHURY, ZAHID

See In re Keller, 642 F.2d 413, 425 (CCPA 1981) (“The test for obviousness is not whether the features of a secondary reference may be bodily incorporated into the structure of the primary reference[.]”).

Keller, In re, 642 F.2d 413, 208 USPQ 871 (CCPA 1981) 707.07(f) , 2145

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2887 Ex Parte Reignoux et al 11629893 - (D) OWENS 103 103 OSHA LIANG L.L.P. STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte PELTON 11860115 - (D) COURTENAY 103 Cisco c/o Leon R Turkevich Manelli Selter PLLC KHOSHNOODI, FARIBORZ

Specifically, the scope of the claimed “prescribed presentation preference” is not defined and thus, appears to depend solely on the unrestrained, subjective opinion of a particular individual purportedly practicing the invention. See Datamize, LLC v. Plumtree Software, Inc., 417 F.3d 1342, 1350 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (“The scope of claim language cannot depend solely on the unrestrained, subjective opinion of a particular individual purportedly practicing the invention. See Application of Musgrave, 57 C.C.P.A. 1352, 431 F.2d 882, 893 (1970) (noting ‘[a] step requiring the exercise of subjective judgment without restriction might be objectionable as rendering a claim indefinite’). Some objective standard must be provided in order to allow the public to determine the scope of the claimed invention.” (emphasis added)).

Datamize LLC v. Plumtree Software, Inc., 417 F.3d 1342, 75 USPQ2d 1801 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2173.05(b)
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“When different words or phrases are used in separate claims, a difference in meaning is presumed.” Nystrom v. TREX Co., Inc., 424 F.3d 1136, 1143 (Fed. Cir. 2005). Under the doctrine of claim differentiation, “the presence of a dependent claim that adds a particular limitation gives rise to a presumption that the limitation in question is not present in the independent claim.” Phillips v. AWH Corp, 415 F.3d 1303, 1315 (Fed. Cir. 2005). This presumption is “especially strong when the limitation in dispute is the only meaningful difference between an independent and dependent claim, and one party is urging that the limitation in the dependent claim should be read into the independent claim.” SunRace Roots Enterprise Co., Ltd. v. SRAM Corp., 336 F.3d 1298, 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2003).

Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 75 USPQ2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2111 , 2111.01 , 2143.01 , 2258

Sunrace Roots Enter. Co. v. SRAM Corp., 336 F.3d 1298, 67 USPQ2d 1438 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2111.01

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Pauly et al 11317464 - (D) FINK 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. SANDERS, STEPHEN

2457 Ex Parte Leermakers 10993391 - (D) SHAW 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SALL, EL HADJI MALICK

2463 Ex Parte St. Laurent et al 11854417 - (D) KRIVAK 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. KHIRODHAR, MAHARISHI V

2491 Ex Parte SAWICKI et al 12143134 - (D) WORMMEESTER 103 Stevens Law Group BECHTEL, KEVIN M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Baardse et al 12052610 - (D) BOUDREAU 102 Siemens Corporation GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA

2644 Ex Parte Naim et al 11274015 - (D) COURTENAY 103 SPRINT HEIBER, SHANTELL LAKETA

Nystrom, Phillips, sunrace

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REVERSED

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1779 Ex Parte Fetvedt 12069938 - (D) CRUMBLEY 103 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b)103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. in care of: CPA Global KILPATRICK, BRYAN T

1785 Ex Parte Deevi et al 11438226 - (D) TIMM 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC CHAU, LINDA N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2678 Ex Parte Perttula 11337936 - (D) BRADEN 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP MA, TIZE

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Banet et al 11526497 - (D) PLENZLER 103 HUGHES TELEMATICS, INC. ISSING, GREGORY C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Atkinson 11570887 - (D) GRIMES 103 BIO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES (BIO IPS) LLC STONE, CHRISTOPHER R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 10675489 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 GARLICK & MARKISON RYAN, PATRICK A

"When different words or phrases are used in separate claims, a difference in meaning is presumed." Nystrom v. TREX Co., Inc., 424 F. 3d 1136, 1143 (Fed. Cir. 2005) Under the doctrine of claim differentiation, "the presence of a dependent claim that adds a particular limitation gives rise to a presumption that the limitation in question is not present in the independent claim." Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F. 3d 1303, 1315 (Fed. Cir. 2005).  This presumption is "especially strong when the limitation in dispute is the only meaningful difference between an independent and dependent claim, and one party is urging that the limitation in the dependent claim should be read into the independent claim." Sunrace Roots Enterprise Co., Ltd. v. SRAM Corp., 336 F. 3d 1298 (Fed. Cir. 2003).

Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 75 USPQ2d 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2111, 2111.01, 2143.01, 2258

Sunrace Roots Enter. Co. v. SRAM Corp., 336 F.3d 1298, 67 USPQ2d 1438 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2111.01

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

3761 Ex Parte Lindsay et al 11245751 - (D) PLENZLER 103 TERUMO CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS CORPORATION WIEST, PHILIP R

samour, KCJ, harari, wyer, nystrom, olson

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Watkinson 10/598,398 KRATZ 103(a) EDWIN D. SCHINDLER EXAMINER FRANKLIN, JODI C

1787 Ex Parte Fugitt et al 12/326,430 WARREN 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) MEADWESTVACO CORPORATION EXAMINER ROBINSON, ELIZABETH A

While it is entirely appropriate to rely on another reference to clarify a fact in the anticipating reference, see, e.g., In re Samour, 571 F.2d 559, 562, 197 USPQ 1, 4 (CCPA 1978), the supporting reference must in fact accomplish that purpose.

Samour, In re, 571 F.2d 559, 197 USPQ 1 (CCPA 1978). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2131.01

2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Reese et al 10/458,888 RUGGIERO 102(e) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MCLEAN, NEIL R

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Rosset 10/363,261 NAGUMO 103(a) 103(a) BACON & THOMAS, PLLC EXAMINER AMAKWE, TAMRA L

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3686 Ex Parte Banfield et al 11/366,397 JEFFERY 112(2)/103(a) 103(a) NEIFELD IP LAW, PC EXAMINER PAULS, JOHN A

It is well settled that where, as here, the indefinite article “a” or “an” means “one or more” in open-ended claims containing the transitional phrase “comprising.” KCJ Corp. v. Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 223 F.3d 1351, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2000). We recognize, however, that “[w]hen the claim language and specification indicate that ‘a’ means one and only one, it is appropriate to construe it as such even in the context of an open-ended ‘comprising’ claim.” Harari v. Lee, 656 F.3d 1331, 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2011).

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Babb et al 11/605,381 KAUFFMAN 102(b)/103(a) 102(b)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER NGUYEN, DONGHAI D
REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2827 Ex Parte 6504103 et al 90/008,306 08/821,760 COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY Patent Owner, Appellant EASTHOM 102(b)/103(a) Larson Newman, LLP Abel Law Group, LLP Third Party Requester: Kevin W. Jakel Kaye Scholer, LLP EXAMINER FOSTER, ROLAND G original EXAMINER PALADINI, ALBERT WILLIAM

The new products in the field or otherwise displayed or marketed would have served as a guide to the brochure in an analogous fashion to a card catalog, leading “persons interested” in the product to the brochure. Cf. In re Wyer, 655 F.2d 221, 227 (C.C.P.A. 1981) (properly classified, indexed or abstracted document renders it sufficiently accessible to “persons interested and ordinarily skilled in the subject matter or art”).

Wyer, In re, 655 F.2d 221, 210 USPQ 790 (CCPA 1981). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901.05, 2127, 2128
Appellant also complains that the Examiner relies on “speculative modeling premised on unstated assumptions in drawings.” (App. Br. 16 (citing, inter alia, Nystrom v. Trex Co., 424 F.3d 1136, 1148-49 (Fed. Cir. 2005) .) But Application of Olson, 212 F.2d 590, 592 (CCPA 1954) indicates that if a prohibitive scaling rule does apply, it normally applies to patent drawings, and not “shop drawings,” because “[o]rdinarily drawings which accompany an application for a patent are merely illustrative of the principles embodied in the alleged invention claimed therein and do not define the precise proportions of elements relied upon to endow the claims with patentability.”
AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2831 Ex Parte 6984791 et al 95/000,208 10/412,683 COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY Patent Owner, Appellant v. THOMAS & BETTS CORP. Requestor EASTHOM 102(b)/103(a) Larson Newman, LLP Abel Law Group, LLP Third Party Requester: Kevin W. Jakel c/o Kaye Scholer, LLP EXAMINER FOSTER, ROLAND G original EXAMINER NINO, ADOLFO

REVERSED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3301 Ex Parte 5417691 et al Ex parte SMITH AND NEPHEW, INC. Appellant 90/009,307 08/048,922 SONG 102(b)/ obviousness-type double patenting FOR PATENT OWNER: HANCOCK HUGHEY, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: STEPHEN A. SOFFEN DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO, LLP EXAMINER REIP, DAVID OWEN original EXAMINER BROWN, MICHAEL A

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Okamoto et al 10/548,541 FREDMAN 112(2)/112(1) Cheng Law Group, PLLC EXAMINER SAUCIER, SANDRA E

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Eriksson et al 11/596,256 GAUDETTE 103(a) Novak Druce + Quigg LLP EXAMINER ORLANDO, MICHAEL N

1775 Ex Parte Deblois et al 10/488,110 GAUDETTE 103(a) SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP EXAMINER BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW

1789 Ex Parte Goedeken et al 10/677,029 McKELVEY 102(b)/103(a) KAGAN BINDER, PLLC EXAMINER TRAN LIEN, THUY

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Chen et al 10/807,636 DANG 103(a) QUALCOMM INCORPORATED EXAMINER HUYNH, NAM TRUNG