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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 ASPEN PARK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 15976015 TOWNSEND 103 Briscoe, Kurt G.Norris McLaughlin, PA BROWE, DAVID

1629 Ovid Therapeutics Inc. 16717203 FREDMAN 103 CARTER, DELUCA & FARRELL LLP ANDERSON, JAMES D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1712 NGK INSULATORS, LTD. 16106183 COLAIANNI 103/OTDP BURR & BROWN, PLLC WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1771 DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 16083182 KENNEDY 103 DDP Nutrition & Biosciences DUPONT HINES, LATOSHA D

1796 EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION 14915796 INGLESE 103 Nields, Lemack & Frame, LLC EDWARDS, LYDIA E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2147 PIXAR 15727436 FRAHM 103 Pixar / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP COCCHI, MICHAEL EDWARD

2153 SAP SE 15370381 COURTENAY 103 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. FILIPCZYK, MARCIN R

2159 VMware, Inc. 15637353 JEFFERY 112(2)/102(a)(2)/103 41.50 112(2) Olympic Patent Works PLLC ALMANI, MOHSEN

2163 EMC IP Holding Company LLC 15991380 HUME 103 41.50 101 Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP QIAN, SHELLY X

2186 ARM Limited 15593729 ARPIN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. YEN, PAUL JUEI-FU

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2433 CRYPTOGRAPHY RESEARCH, INC. 15533974 HORVATH 103 LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP / Rambus WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA

2436 International Business Machines Corporation 15794201 DEJMEK 103 DUKE W. YEE – IBM YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. KHAN, MOEEN

2456 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15331047 CHUNG 103 NovoTechIP International PLLC HOLLISTER, JAMES ROSS

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2615 Andreas Hohl et al. 14524070 SHIANG 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC ALHIJA, SAIF A

2625 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 15971734 NAPPI 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP PARKER, JEFFREY ALAN

2689 Opticon Sensors Europe B.V. 15849132 COURTENAY 103 Kaplan Breyer Schwarz, LLP JIANG, YONG HANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2842 Google LLC 16921571 DENNETT 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. TRA, ANH QUAN

2853 BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 16557040 OWENS 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO

2881 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 16178157 BEST 112(1) MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP LOGIE, MICHAEL J

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

3628 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 15227940 CALVE 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL MURRAY, WAYNE SCOTT

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

3753 Danfoss A/S 15781754 SCHOPFER 112(1)/112(2)/103 41.50 112(2) McCormick, Paulding & Huber, PLLC KEASEL, ERIC S

3791 Murata Vios, Inc. 16260631 SHAH 103 Murata Vios, Inc. C/O KEATING & BENNETT, LLP XU, JUSTIN

When “determining if the steps of a method claim that do not otherwise recite an order, must nonetheless be performed in the order in which they are written ... [f]irst, we look to the claim language to determine if, as a matter of logic or grammar, they must be performed in the order written.” Altiris, Inc. v. Symantec Corp., 318 F.3d 1363, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (citing Interactive Gift Express, Inc. v. Compuserve Inc., 256 F.3d 1323, 1343 (Fed. Cir. 2001)). Here, in each of the independent claims, “each step of the method provides an antecedent basis for the steps that follow.” Hytera Commc'ns Co. v. Motorola Sols., Inc., 841 F. App’x 210, 218 (Fed. Cir. 2021).

Altiris Inc. v. Symantec Corp., 318 F.3d 1363, 65 USPQ2d 1865 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2111.01

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1776 INTERFACE, INC. 17103673 BEST 103 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - East Coast JONES, CHRISTOPHER P

2112 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. et al. 15375076 HUME 103 103 Polansky & Associates, P.L.L.C. AHMED, ENAM

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2487 Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America 16585428 NAPPI 103 103 PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS COMPANY OF AMERICA OWENS, TSION B

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2684 NIKE, Inc. 15951743 HUME 103 103 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. PHAM, QUANG

2689 Rite-Hite Holding Corporation 16100920 NAPPI 103 103 ZIOLKOWSKI PATENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, SC (ZPS) JIANG, YONG HANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2835 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. et al. 16993725 INGLESE 102(a)(1)/103 102(a)(1)/103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP JALALI, AMIR A.

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

3732 adidas AG 16179732 CAPP 103 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. LYNCH, MEGAN E

OPQA InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS 16096236 COURTENAY 103 103 Patent Docketing LUO, KATE H

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1611 Cytosorbents Corporation 14410901 GRIMES 103 BakerHostetler GHALI, ISIS A D

1619 The Procter & Gamble Company 15478352 TOWNSEND 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KASSA, TIGABU

1627 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY 13792361 ADAMS 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP BOSTON CHONG, YONG SOO

1627 Ovid Therapeutics, Inc. 16368907 GRIMES 112(2) CARTER, DELUCA & FARRELL LLP NEAGU, IRINA

1628 Ovid Therapeutics Inc. 16451591 SCHNEIDER 102(a)(1) 103 CARTER, DELUCA & FARRELL LLP KOSTURKO, GEORGE W

1672 Grant Bitter 15916052 GRIMES 101 Grant A Bitter, Ph.D. WOITACH, JOSEPH T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1735 TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION 15035166 CASHION 112(2) 102/103 XSENSUS LLP GAMINO, CARLOS J

1744 FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 15087747 OWENS 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R

1764 Rohm and Haas Company 15627640 OWENS 103 The Dow Chemical Company/Cantor Colburn LLP KRYLOVA, IRINA

1779 Electrophor Inc. 15540785 REN Dissenting HANLON 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP PEO, JONATHAN M

1783 Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. 15836417 REN 103 Brooks Kushman HANDVILLE, BRIAN

1783 Solutia Inc. 16735115 OWENS 103/OTDP EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA

1785 Nikomed USA Inc. 16120358 REN 103 LAMORTE & ASSOCIATES P.C. SHEWAREGED, BETELHEM

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2148 ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH 15845159 PYONIN 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. LUU, CUONG V

2167 Neustar, Inc. 15690091 MacDONALD 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. RICHARDSON, JAMES E

2191 Intel Corporation 15948731 BUI 103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/Intel DENG, ANNA CHEN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2416 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 14470563 MORGAN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. J Farrell PREVAL, LIONEL

2448 ViaSat, Inc. 16020105 BUI 103 Chang & Hale LLP, Viasat SOWA, TIMOTHY JOHN

2452 Intel Corporation 15868110 CURCURI 103 PATENT CAPITAL GROUP Attn: Roseanne Cisneros de Chairez, CLP DAILEY, THOMAS J

2477 Kyocera Corporation et al. 16477432 MORGAN 103 KYOCERA INTERNATIONAL INC. ULYSSE, JAEL M

2487 MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC. 16356003 WHITEHEAD JR. 112(2)/112(4) 103 41.50 112(2) HONIGMAN LLP/MAGNA SULLIVAN, TYLER

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2612 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC 16205199 SAADAT 103 NovoTechIP International PLLC MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

2684 Technologies ROI LLC 16705726 HUME 103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. PHAM, QUANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2811 Micron Technology, Inc. 14746462 KENNEDY 102(e) FLETCHER YODER (MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.) LI, MEIYA

2812 Texas Instruments Incorporated 16354487 DENNETT 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED LIU, XIAOMING

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

3624 CHARGEPOINT, INC. 14604511 FETTING 103 101 Nicholson De Vos Webster & Elliott LLP DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H

3624 The Boeing Company 14712425 MEDLOCK 101 Kunzler Bean & Adamson/Boeing EL-BATHY, MOHAMED N

3628 StuHub, Inc. 15167875 CALVE 101 MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY LLP ELCHANTI, ZEINA

3683 Promontory Financial Group LLC 15831505 MEDLOCK 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC WAESCO, JOSEPH M

3685 International Business Machines Corporation 15091065 FITZPATRICK 103 IBM CORP. (Shackelford) c/o Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP KHATRI, NILESH B

3685 FANUC CORPORATION 16014575 FETTING 103 101 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. RAK, TAYLOR SIMON DUANE

3695 CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, INC. 13868781 MEDLOCK 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME SHARON, AYAL I

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

3715 eLearning Innovation, LLC 16135850 SONG 101/103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC VASAT, PETER S

3723 MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 13764067 FITZPATRICK 103 Reinhart (Milwaukee Tool) SHAKERI, HADI

3746 Koyo Bearings North America LLC 16741102 SCHOPFER 103 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP ESHETE, ZELALEM

3752 PRECISION VALVE & AUTOMATION, INC. 15583366 STAICOVICI 103 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS LIEUWEN, CODY J

3794 CRYOTHERAPEUTICS GMBH 15028790 SCHOPFER, 103 Sunstein LLP COLLINS, SEAN W

3795 Karl Storz SE & Co. KG 16808831 WOOD 103 KS - Whitmyer IP Group LLC SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L

Rehearing

Granted 

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2817 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 16524444 COLAIANNI 103 41.50 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP CAO, PHAT X

Denied 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1791 Matthew Beeson 15851063 HASTINGS 103 Edel Patents LLC CHAWLA, JYOTI

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2193 SI BIN FAN et al. 13468128 THOMAS 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC WHEATON, BRADFORD F

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2632 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14751018 PER CURIAM 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED CADEAU, WEDNEL

Reissue

Affirmed

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2884 Medtronic Navigation, Inc. 29701004 9/724,058 15/218,407 GUEST 251/112(1)/112(2) Harness Dickey (Medtronic Surgical Technologies) ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN

altiris

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Casteel et al 12277369 - (D) McMANUS 103 AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. MCDERMOTT, HELEN M

In determining whether a claimed method must be performed in a particular sequence, “[f]irst, we look to the claim language to determine if, as a matter of logic or grammar, they must be performed in the order written.”  Altiris, Inc. v. Symantec Corp., 318 F.3d 1363, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2003).

Altiris Inc. v. Symantec Corp., 318 F.3d 1363, 65 USPQ2d 1865 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2111.01

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Brown 13472246 - (D) LORIN 112(1)/103 41.50 101 Charles P. Brown RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex Parte MIZUTA 13425780 - (D) HOMERE 102/double patenting 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. FLANDERS, ANDREW C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Gallyas et al 13002074 - (D) MILLS 103 Jason D. Voight CRUZ, KATHRIEN ANN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte HOCHGRAF et al 12187069 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103/double patenting MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION WANG, EUGENIA

1792 Ex Parte Propst 12995311 - (D) SNAY 103 POLSINELLI PLLC THAKUR, VIREN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2177 Ex Parte Cok et al 13074425 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP ZUBERI, MOHAMMED H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Danelski 13673376 - (D) STEPINA 103 Interfacial Solutions IP, LLC ANDERSON, DON M

johnston, altiris

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Huey et al 11/592,477 PRATS 103(a) KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP EXAMINER RAO, SAVITHA M

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Barkac et al 11/113,682 PAK Concurring SMITH 102(e)/103(a) PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. EXAMINER SERGENT, RABON A

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 11/290,895 FRAHM 103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER PADMANABHAN, KAVITA

2164 Ex Parte Singh 10/882,721 FRAHM 101/103(a)/112(1) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER MAHMOOD, REZWANUL

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2821 Ex Parte Lagnado et al 11/344,296 CHANG 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER KARACSONY, ROBERT

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3664 Ex Parte Brosius et al 11/044,708 HOELTER 102(e) LAW OFFICE OF DUANE S. KOBAYASHI EXAMINER MANCHO, RONNIE M

The Examiner further notes that both claims 10 and 31 contain ‘if’ clauses in their limitations (b) and (c) and states that they “are optional statements” such that they “do not narrow the claims because they can always be omitted” (Ans. 8-9, 13 citing MPEP § 2106 II C and In re Johnston, 435 F.3d 1381 (Fed. Cir. 2006))....
Regarding the “if” clauses found in limitations (b) and (c) of claims 10 and 31, we are not persuaded that these clauses are optional statements as noted by the Examiner (Ans. 8-9, 13). Optional statements include those limitations “stated in the permissive form ‘may’” as in Johnston (“said wall may be smooth”) and “do not narrow the claim because they can always be omitted” (Johnston 435 F.3d at 1384). Conditional statements, on the other hand, leave open the situation where the condition is not satisfied; but if the condition is satisfied, then a stated action occurs (Altiris, Inc. v. Symantec Corp, 318 F.3d 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2003)). In Altiris, the court stated that “[t]he body of the claims, by using conditional language in the ‘booting normally’ step (‘if said testing step indicates a normal boot sequence’) indicates that the ‘testing’ step must occur before the computer boots normally” (Altiris, 318 F.3d at 1372). The court continued stating that “[i]t is the result of this ‘testing’ step that determines whether the automation boot sequence….occurs, or whether the ‘booting normally’ step occurs” (Id.). This is consistent with MPEP § 2106 II C relied on by the Examiner which states “[l]anguage that suggests or makes optional but does not require steps to be performed…does not limit the scope of a claim” (italics added). Here, limitations (b) and (c) are not optional because if their condition is satisfied, these limitations require certain steps to be performed. For example, if the mobile terminal is in view of a communication satellite, then transmission of the location data to the satellite occurs and if the mobile terminal is in view of a more terrestrial cellular mobile telephone network, then transmission of the location data to a cell tower occurs. We thus disagree with the Examiner that limitations (b) and (c) of claim 10 are optional (i.e. are stated in the permissive form) as found in Johnston.

Altiris Inc. v. Symantec Corp., 318 F.3d 1363, 65 USPQ2d 1865 (Fed. Cir. 2003). . . 2111.01
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Wickramanayake 11/239,728 TIMM 102(e)/103(a) nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER FAISON, VERONICA F

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1743 Ex Parte MONSHEIMER et al 11/671,820 GAUDETTE 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER BROWN II, DAVID N

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2122 Ex Parte Keshavmurthy et al 10/623,330 DROESCH 102(b)/102(e) GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C EXAMINER BARNES-BULLOCK, CRYSTAL JOY

2159 Ex Parte Wilhelm 11/431,685 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER SOMERS, MARC S

2173 Ex Parte Seurig et al 11/315,381 SMITH 102(e)/103(a) Greg Goshorn, P.C. EXAMINER RIEGLER, PATRICK F

2187 Ex Parte Symanczyk et al 11/133,716 DROESCH 103(a) DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA EXAMINER CYGIEL, GARY W

2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Jeong et al 10/914,451 HAHN 103(a) THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. EXAMINER CHAN, RICHARD

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Arndt et al 10/927,949 DANG 102(b)/103(a) Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP EXAMINER WELLS, KENNETH B

2822 Ex Parte Matsunami 11/426,157 DANG 103(a) TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED EXAMINER PATTON, PAUL E

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte McEwen et al 11/153,667 GRIMES 103(a) HANCOCK HUGHEY LLP EXAMINER MCEVOY, THOMAS M
REHEARING

DENIED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Taieb et al 11/426,100 JEFFERY 102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER TILLERY, RASHAWN N

multiform, altiris, langmyr, gottschalk,

REVERSED 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Blume et al 10/790,658 LEBOVITZ 112(1)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) VINSON & ELKINS, L.L.P. EXAMINER CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA 

Ex Parte Gall et al 11/337,866 McCOLLUM 103(a) LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD EXAMINER BLUMEL, BENJAMIN P 

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 

Ex Parte Megerle et al 10/282,370 WARREN Concurring OWENS 103(a) BURNS & LEVINSON, LLP EXAMINER YOO, REGINA M 

Ex Parte Turi et al 10/938,079 KIMLIN 103(a) AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP EXAMINER COLE, ELIZABETH M 

2100 Computer Architecture and Software 

Ex Parte Papanyan et al 10/601,353 SIU 102(e) HAMILTON & TERRILE, LLP EXAMINER GORTAYO, DANGELINO N 

Any special meaning assigned to a term “must be sufficiently clear in the specification that any departure from common usage would be so understood by a person of experience in the field of the invention.” Multiform Desiccants Inc. v. Medzam Ltd. , 133 F.3d 1473, 1477 (Fed. Cir. 1998). 

Multiform Desiccants Inc. v. Medzam Ltd., 133 F.3d 1473, 45 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1998).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2106, 2111.01 

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security 

Ex Parte Howard et al 10/404,583 JEFFERY 103(a) AUSTIN RAPP & HARDMAN EXAMINER BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R 

Ex Parte Curry et al 09/683,995 LUCAS 102(e) LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL DRYJA EXAMINER DINH, KHANH Q 

2600 Communications 

Ex Parte Cutler et al 10/184,499 HOFF 103(a) MICROSOFT CORPORATION C/O LYON & HARR, LLP EXAMINER RAMAKRISHNAIAH, MELUR 

Ex Parte Pettinato 11/043,229 BARRETT 103(a) FISH & RICHARDSON, PC EXAMINER HUYNH, CHUCK 

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

Ex Parte Walker et al 10/232,647 LORIN 103(a) SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. EXAMINER AUGUSTIN, EVENS J 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 

2100 Computer Architecture and Software 

Ex Parte Ghercioiu et al 10/283,548 JEFFERY 102(e)/103(a) Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert, & Goetzel PC EXAMINER DAO, THUY CHAN 

“Unless the steps of a method actually recite an order, the steps are not ordinarily construed to require one.” Altiris Inc. v. Symantec Corp., 318 F.3d 1363, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (internal quotations and citations omitted). 

Altiris Inc. v. Symantec Corp., 318 F.3d 1363, 65 USPQ2d 1865 (Fed. Cir. 2003). . . 2111.01 

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components 

Ex Parte Phillips et al 10/577,938 HAHN 102(b) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER WEISS, HOWARD 

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

Ex Parte Anderson et al 10/061,354 CRAWFORD 101/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. EXAMINER HAIDER, FAWAAD 

Nominal recitations of structure in an otherwise ineligible method fail to make the method a statutory process. Ex parte Langmyr, 89 USPQ2d 1988, 1996 (BPAI 2008) (informative) (citing Gottschalk v. Benson, 409 U.S. 63, 71-72 (1972)). 

Gottschalk v. Benson, 409 U.S. 63, 175 USPQ 673 (1972). . . . .2106, 2106.01, 2106.02 

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 

Ex Parte Kennedy 10/662,599 STAICOVICI 103(a) ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC EXAMINER SMITH, PHILIP ROBERT 

REEXAMINATION 

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART ex parte 

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) 

Ex parte SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 90/007,189 6,166,667 LEE 103(a) THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, LLP EXAMINER POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R