anderson

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Pruitt et al 12629913 - (D) MAJORS 103 ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. HUANG, GIGI GEORGIANA

1634 Ex Parte PETER 13777842 - (D) WORTH 112(1)/101 Agilent Technologies, Inc. SISSON, BRADLEY L

We do not agree, with the Examiner's implication (see Final Act. 11) that Appellant must draft its claims in a manner that excludes application of the claimed process to such as yet undiscovered target sequences. See In re Anderson, 471 F.2d 1237, 1242 (CCPA 1973) ("It is always possible to put something into a combination to render it inoperative. It is not the function of the claims to exclude all such matters but to point out what the combination is."). 

Anderson, In re, 471 F.2d 1237, 176 USPQ 331 (CCPA 1973) 2163.07 , 2181

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Ono et al 13822387 - (D) ROSS 112(1)/103 POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC NELSON, MICHAEL B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Yang 14718576 - (D) SHIANG 103 V orys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (ImgTec) NGUYEN, ANH TUAN V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Moffarah et al 14048955 - (D) ADAMS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS TON, MARTIN TRUYEN

3742 Ex Parte BEN SALAH et al 12181597 - (D) SCHOPPER 102/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP (PWC) WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3765 Ex Parte Smith 14730406 - (D) BROWN 101/103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC MANGINE, HEATHER N

3771 Ex Parte Murison 13014321 - (D) O'HANLON 103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E

3772 Ex Parte Riesinger 12091969 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/103 RANKIN, HILL & CLARK LLP HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA AL THEA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Peterson et al 13964140 - (D) JURGOVAN 102 103 Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP/Magna MESA, JOSE M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Masuda 12995610 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LEE, KWANG B

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Ex Parte STOKOE 13958029 - (D) NAPPI 102 102 BLANK ROME LLP PATEL, HARSHAD C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3616 Ex Parte Abele et al 14404961 - (D) SCHOPPER 112(2) 103/OTDP TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. GOODEN JR, BARRY J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Rech 14360669 - (D) CALVE 102/103 103 41.50 103 Silgan Dispensing Systems LIEUWEN, CODY J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1655 Ex Parte Ptchelintsev 14284869 - (D) GRIMES 101 Avon Products, Inc. FIEBIG, RUSSELL G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Ex Parte ABOU-KANDIL et al 13613041 - (D) HANLON 103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. MARTIN, BETHANY LAMBRIGHT

1726 Ex Parte Rotzoll et al 12121616 - (D) GARRIS 103 MOSER TABOADA PILLAY, DEVIN A

1745 Ex Parte Hodgkinson et al 13293215 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Covidien LP TOLIN, MICHAEL A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Starr 13888519 - (D) SHAW 112(1)/103 112(2)/101 41.50 112(2) Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. JOSEPH, SHAWN S

2199 Ex Parte Cooper et al 14934496 - (D) POTHIER 103 IBM END IPLA W (GLF) c/o Garg Law Firm, PLLC MITCHELL, JASON D

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Kleve et al 13927385 - (D) CUTITTA 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL ABAZA, AYMAN A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 Ex Parte Wright et al 13569048 - (D) MacDONALD 103 CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION PARKER, JEFFREY ALAN

2685 Ex Parte Sloo et al 14979174 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Google LLC - Nest Labs, Inc. TANG, SON M

2689 Ex Parte SINHA 15160292 - (D) PINKERTON 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. BARAKAT, MOHAMED

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Larsson 13321746 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 Mark Ussai SKF USA Inc. KITOV, ZEEV V

2844 Ex Parte Woelfing et al 14553953 - (D) DELMENDO 102 OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP KAISER, SYED M

2875 Ex Parte Preisler et al 14264598 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte TRAUTENBERG 13524227 - (D) CAPP 101 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. NGUYEN, CHUONG P

3681 Ex Parte Bruich et al 13713459 - (D) FISCHETTI 101/103 Facebook/Fenwick REFAI, SAM M

3689 Ex Parte Scheid et al 13003886 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 101/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY MINCARELLI, JAN P

3694 Ex Parte Malvey et al 13874214 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 101 Baker Botts LLP/Bank of America Corporation ANDERSON, MICHAEL W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Lundkvist et al 14094310 - (D) GUIJT 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON BRYANT, DAVID P

3744 Ex Parte LINDNER et al 13454438 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. MA, KUN KAI

3748 Ex Parte CALVO 14031221 - (D) KORNICZKY 112(1)/102/103 112(2) MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC MAINES, PATRICK DAVID

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Guisinger et al 12109991 - (D) BEST 102 CURATOLO SIDOTI CO., LPA POURBOHLOUL, SARIRA CAMILLA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Ougarov et al 11035774 - (D) NAPPI 103 BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC KHOSHNOODI, FARIBORZ

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Lin 11025133 - (D) ROBERTSON 112(1)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. IWARERE, OLUSEYE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte MOODY 11951303 - (D) SPAHN 103 JOHN EDWARD ROETHEL LAYNO, BENJAMIN

3734 Ex Parte Ungs 11184644 - (D) FREDMAN 102 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC STRANSKY, KATRINA MARIE

See In re Brink, 419 F.2d 914, 917 (CCPA 1970) (“if a reference is ambiguous and can be interpreted so that it may or may no [sic] constitute an anticipation of an appellant's claims, an anticipation rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102 based upon the ambiguous reference is improper.”).

3734 Ex Parte Copa et al 10919775 - (D) WALSH 102/103 KAGAN BINDER, PLLC Dowe, Katherine

3762 Ex Parte Sommer et al 10635166 - (D) WALSH 102/103 Medtronic Inc. Alter, Alyssa

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 Ex Parte Nguyen 11888489 - (D) KAMHOLZ 103 HITT GAINES P.C. KAMPS, FRANCES H

3762 Ex Parte Adib 10942622 - (D) FREDMAN 132(a)/112(1) CHRISTENSEN, O'CONNOR, JOHNSON, KINDNESS, PLLC HOLMES, REX R  

“The question … is not whether "carrying" was a word used in the specification as filed but whether there is support in the specification for employment of the term in a claim; is the concept of carrying present in the original disclosure?” In re Anderson, 471 F.2d 1237, 1244 (CCPA 1973). “Mere rephrasing of a passage does not constitute new matter. Accordingly, a rewording of a passage where the same meaning remains intact is permissible.” MPEP § 2163.07.  

Anderson, In re, 471 F.2d 1237, 176 USPQ 331 (CCPA 1973) . . . . . . 2163.07, 2181

anderson, motorola

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Valiante 10/762,873 GRIMES 103(a) NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS INC. EXAMINER CHONG, YONG SOO

1632 Ex Parte Nycz et al 11/048,064 WALSH 112(1)/103(a) Medtronic EXAMINER WILSON, MICHAEL C

1657 Ex Parte Shah et al 11/122,172 GREEN 103(a) FOLEY & LARDNER EXAMINER NAFF, DAVID M

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Sarkisian et al 11/390,778 HANLON 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER NGUYEN, VU ANH

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Idicula et al 10/648,749 WINSOR 102(e)/103(a) HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG & BECKER/ORACLE EXAMINER COLAN, GIOVANNA B

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3679 Ex Parte Ohmura et al 10/235,428 SPAHN 103(a) ARENT FOX KINTNER PLOTKIN & KAHN, PLLC EXAMINER MACARTHUR, VICTOR L
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2876 Ex Parte 6565008 et al Inter Partes KINGPAK TECH. INC. Patent Owner, Appellant v. ORIENT SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS, LTD. Requestor, Respondent 95/000,099 EASTHOM concurring TORCZON 314(a)/112(1)/102(b)/103(a) SNR DENTON US LLP Third Party Requester: Benjamin J. Hauptman Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP EXAMINER KIELIN, ERIK J original EXAMINER PITTS, HAROLD I

See Application of Anderson, 471 F.2d 1237, 1244 (CCPA 1973) (“The question . . . is not whether ‘carrying’ was a word used in the specification as filed but whether there is support in the specification for employment of the term in a claim; is the concept of carrying present in the original disclosure?”)

Anderson, In re, 471 F.2d 1237, 176 USPQ 331 (CCPA 1973) . . . . . . 2163.07, 2181
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1623 Ex Parte Sirinyan et al 10/613,819 SCHEINER 103(a) BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC EXAMINER PESELEV, ELLI

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Mahdi et al 11/261,955 OWENS 103(a) DOBRUSIN & THENNISCH PC EXAMINER ORLANDO, MICHAEL N

1761 Ex Parte McClung 10/333,101 GARRIS 103(a) Matheson Keys Garsson & Kordzik PLLC EXAMINER DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

1762 Ex Parte Thies 10/769,210 GUEST concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part SMITH 112(2)/101/102(b)/103(a) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) EXAMINER EGWIM, KELECHI CHIDI

1764 Ex Parte Carpentier et al 10/992,563 WALSH 103(a) EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION EXAMINER KHAN, AMINA S

1784 Ex Parte Saisho et al 10/543,150 HASTINGS 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER ZIMMERMAN, JOHN J

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2111 Ex Parte Harris et al 11/440,056 JEFFERY 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER PATEL, NIMESH G

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Silhavy et al 10/887,340 POTHIER 102(b)/103(a) Patent Law Works/Progress EXAMINER ZECHER, CORDELIA P K

2447 Ex Parte Patrick et al 10/873,685 SMITH 103(a) BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER JEAN GILLES, JUDE

2469 Ex Parte Hofstaedter et al 11/099,602 RUGGIERO 102(b)/103(a) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. EXAMINER MOORE, IAN N

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2839 Ex Parte Zahnen et al 11/381,012 HASTINGS 103(a) ADDMG - 27975 EXAMINER VU, HIEN D

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Kirsch 09/970,772 PETRAVICK 103(a) DISNEY ENTERPRISES C/O FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP EXAMINER FADOK, MARK A

“[T]here is no requirement that the prior art contain an express suggestion to combine known elements to achieve the claimed invention.” Motorola, Inc. v. Interdigital Tech. Corp., 121 F.3d 1461, 1472 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

3663 Ex Parte Hoogeveen 11/009,804 STAICOVICI 102(b)/103(a) Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc. EXAMINER KEITH, JACK W

Friday December 10, 2010

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Glaab et al 10/554,433 McCOLLUM GRIMES MILLS 103(a) MERCK EXAMINER EPPS -SMITH, JANET L

1636 Ex Parte Harrington et al 10/345,115 WALSH MILLS PRATS 102(e)/103(a) TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. EXAMINER JOIKE, MICHELE K

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Takada 11/438,736 NAGUMO KIMLIN WARREN 102(e)/103(a) LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP EXAMINER ROBINSON, CHANCEITY N

It has also long been recognized that optimization of a result-effective variable cannot have been obvious if that variable was not recognized as being result-effective. Application of Antonie, 559 F.2d 618, 620 (CCPA 1977) ("This case, in which the parameter optimized was not recognized to be a result-effective variable, is another exception.").

Antonie, In re, 559 F.2d 618, 195 USPQ 6 (CCPA 1977). . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .2141.02, 2144.05

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2478 Ex Parte Kern et al 10/606,392 MacDONALD HOFF NAPPI 103(a) STREETS & STEELE - IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R

2448 Ex Parte Koch 10/470,930 THOMAS BARRY BLANKENSHIP 102(e)/103(a) KENYON & KENYON LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, THANH T

2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Wessel van Rooyen 11/010,847 NAPPI BAUMEISTER HAIRSTON 102(e)
MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD. EXAMINER SHARMA, SUJATHA R

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Seko 11/270,651 BAUMEISTER RUGGIERO WHITEHEAD, JR. 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER CHU, CHRIS C

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Harper 11/487,927 O’NEILL McCARTHY SILVERBERG 102(b)/103(a)WILLIAM HARPER EXAMINER WEEKS, GLORIA R

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Lyublinski et al 11/429,693 HANLON GARRIS KIMLIN 102(b)/103(a)
JOSEPH J. CRIMALDI, ESQ. ROETZEL & ANDRESS EXAMINER AUGHENBAUGH, WALTER

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Ferman et al 09/823,377 NAPPI HAIRSTON SAADAT 102(e)/103(a) KEVIN L. RUSSELL CHERNOFF, VILHAUER, MCCLUNG & STENZEL, LLP. EXAMINER SHANG, ANNAN Q

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Euvino et al 11/140,789 McCARTHY BAHR SILVERBERG 102(b) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY EXAMINER KERSHTEYN, IGOR

REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER REVERSED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2676 INTEL CORPORATION Respondent v. MICROUNITY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95/000,089 6,643,765 EASTHOM MacDONALD MEDLEY 102(b)/103(a) Leonard Guzman McDermot Will & Emery, LLP Third Party Requester: David L. McCombs Haynes and Boone, LLP EXAMINER POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R original EXAMINER MONESTIME, MACKLY

For written description support, specific terms need not be recited in the supporting disclosure. In re Anderson, 471 F.2d 1237, 1244 (CCPA 1973) (“The question, as we view it, is not whether ‘carrying’ was a word used in the specification as filed but whether there is support in the specification for employment of a term in a claim; is the concept of carrying present in the original disclosure?”) “Properly viewed, the ‘ordinary meaning’ of a claim term is its meaning to the ordinary artisan after reading the entire patent.” Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303, 1321 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc).

Anderson, In re, 471 F.2d 1237, 176 USPQ 331 (CCPA 1973) . . . . . . 2163.07, 2181

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

AFFIRMED

2614 Ex Parte Allen et al 10/441,725 NAPPI EXAMINER JAMAL, ALEXANDER
3634 Ex Parte Herran 11/443,598 BAHR EXAMINER PUROL, DAVID M
3727 Ex Parte Roberts et al 11/248,087 BAHR EXAMINER SPISICH, MARK
1611 Ex Parte Sandel et al 10/722,928 McCOLLUM EXAMINER FRAZIER, BARBARA S
2454 Ex Parte Vellanki et al 10/818227 NAPPI EXAMINER NGUYEN, DUSTIN