power probe, trustees of columbia, angstadt

custom search

Reversed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 CONTERA PHARMA APS 15318518 GRIMES 103 Harness Dickey (St. Louis) COPPINS, JANET L

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 SMARTWASH SOLUTIONS, LLC 15285875 HOUSEL 103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. - SmartWash Solutions BELL, SPENCER E

1717 Hexion Inc. 16183572 DENNETT 103 Hexion Inc. HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE

1718 Applied Materials, Inc. 15654185 WILSON 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC/AMT TUROCY, DAVID P

1724 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 15943940 OWENS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford LYLES-IRVING, CARMEN V

1748 FANUC CORPORATION 15713944 TIMM 103 FREDRIKSON & BYRON, P.A. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP CHEN, ERIC T

1777 WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14898014 PRAISS 103/101 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / Waters PEO, KARA M

1784 Geri-Lynn Sullivan et al. 15420593 DENNETT 112(a)/103 Gearhart Law LLC OMORI, MARY I

1786 Corning Incorporated 15271610 HASTINGS 103 CORNING INCORPORATED LOPEZ, RICARDO E.

1788 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15512862 GUPTA 102(a)(1)/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY VAZQUEZ, ELAINE M

1799 Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC 16065413 GAUDETTE 102(a)(1)/103 EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP PRAKASH, GAUTAM

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 salesforce.com, inc. 15885386 HUME 103 KHMRG (salesforce.com, inc.) PAPERNO, NICHOLAS A

2143 Apple Inc. 16186348 EVANS 103 Baker & Hostetler LLP (Apple) PATEL, PARMANAND D

2152 David Raskino et al. 13230831 BUI 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION KIM, PAUL

2164 International Business Machines Corporation 14831101 HORVATH 103 Nelson and Nelson EYERS, DUSTIN D

2167 VMware, Inc. 15685801 FRAHM 103 Olympic Patent Works PLLC WILLOUGHBY, ALICIA M

2175 Walkme Ltd. 15822246 McNEILL 112(a)/112(b)/103 MYERS WOLIN, LLC LU, HWEI-MIN

2183 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 15241488 McNEILL 112(b)/103 WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION C/O BOYLE FREDRICKSON DOMAN, SHAWN

2195 Adobe Inc. 15716050 HOMERE 103 FIG. 1 Patents XU, ZUJIA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2419 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16402403 ARPIN 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD PYZOCHA, MICHAEL J

2419 VMWARE, Inc. 16411923 CUTITTA 103 Clayton, McKay & Bailey, PC CHUNG, HOON J

2424 Vid Scale, Inc. 15550364 MacDONALD 102(a)(2) Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP SHANG, ANNAN Q

2426 Toyota Motor North America, Inc. 16201578 MORGAN 102/103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP ALATA, YASSIN

2439 RADWARE, LTD. 15685484 DEJMEK 103 M&B IP Analysts, LLC TOLENTINO, RODERICK

2443 Science Applications International Corporation 16008422 COURTENAY 112(a)/112(b)/103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. TODD, GREGORY G

2449 CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 15075163 ENGLE 103 Cisco Technology, Inc. c/o Polsinelli PC NGUYEN, THUONG

2459 Apple Inc. 16116010 CRAIG 103 Apple / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP NEURAUTER JR, GEORGE C

2482 GOOGLE LLC 16295176 DIXON 102/103 Google LLC c/o Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C. JEBARI, MOHAMMED

2484 Sling Media PVT Ltd 16678469 COURTENAY 102(a)(1) Seed IP Law Group/DISH Technologies MESA, JOSE M

2485 Imagination Technologies Limited 16138302 SAADAT 103 Potomac Law Group PLLC (IMGTEC) HAGHANI, SHADAN E

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2619 Imagination Technologies Limited 15728716 EVANS 103 Potomac Law Group PLLC (IMGTEC) BADER, ROBERT N.

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 LEDVANCE GmbH 16256454 OWENS 102(a)(1)/103 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. DUVERNE, JEAN F

When interpreting claims, all limitations must be given effect. See In re Angstadt, 537 F.2d 498, 501 (CCPA 1976) (“we must give effect to all claim limitations”).

Angstadt, In re, 537 F.2d 498, 190 USPQ 214 (CCPA 1976) 2164.01 , 2164.06 , 2164.08(b)

2853 HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 16034468 BEST 102(a)(1)/103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP LEGESSE, HENOK D

2861 Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC 16237211 INGLESE 103 Hogan Lovells US LLP FITZGERALD, JOHN P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 ABB Schweiz AG 16315860 DEFRANCO 112(b)/102(a)(1) ABB - Whitmyer IP Group LLC MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY

We disagree that the claims, when properly construed, are indefinite. That is because the Examiner wrongfully assumes that claim 1 and the dependent claims are mutually exclusive. At the outset, we note that each claim is presumptively different in scope and a dependent claim is “presumed to be narrower” in scope than the independent claim from which it depends. Power Probe Group, Inc. v. Innova Electronics Corp., 2022 WL 1089910 at *3 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 12, 2022) (citing Trustees of Columbia Univ. in City of New York v. Symantec Corp., 811 F.3d 1359, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2016)). Thus, it follows that, claim 1 cannot be read to exclude the configuration of claim 7—namely, that the sequencing station moves items “at least partially in groups”—“in the absence of other evidence rebutting the presumption.” Id.

3664 AEROVIRONMENT, INC. 16677348 MOHANTY 103/OTDP Concept IP LLP JOHNSON, KYLE T

3678 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15736498 SCHOPFER 102(a)(1) Schott, P.C. MCMAHON, MATTHEW R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 ETHICON LLC 16234740 CAPP 103 41.50 112(2) Cilag GmbH International c/o Frost Brown Todd LLC LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN

3731 Ethicon LLC 15837808 HILL 102/103 K&L GATES LLP ĄV ETHICON LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN

3731 Illinois Tool Works INC 15993091 PLENZLER 103 PAULEY ERICKSON & SWANSON SMITH, JACOB A

3731 MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 16158716 BROWN 103 MICHAEL, BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (MT) KOTIS, JOSHUA G

3741 ORBION SPACE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 17050770 BAHR 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) BREAZEAL, WILLIAM LEE

3745 United Technologies Corporation 16705479 BAHR 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SEHN, MICHAEL L

3752 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15576327 STEPINA 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY BOECKMANN, JASON J

3781 Novan, Inc. 15887649 STEPINA 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. DEL PRIORE, ALESSANDRO R

3783 SMITHS MEDICAL ASD, INC. 16065608 MARTIN 103 LAW OFFICE OF LOUIS WOO LEGETTE-THOMPSON, TIFFANY

3785 POLLOGEN LTD. 14970585 OSINSKI 103 41.50 112(b) ISUS Intellectual Property PLLC Anthony Jason Mirabito THANH, QUANG D

3785 Nilesh Vasan 14251296 SCHOPFER 102(a)(1)/103 DUNLAP CODDING, P.C. HEFFNER, NED T

3793 ECHOSENS 14768541 STEPINA Concurring CAPP 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP SIRIPURAPU, RAJEEV P

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1712 Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation et al. 15737138 MCGEE 103 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MILLER, MICHAEL G

1761 EDEN Innovations Ltd. 16190391 BEST 103 103 STEPHEN A GRATTON THE LAW OFFICE OF STEVE GRATTON YOUNG, WILLIAM D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2179 CHRISTOPHER PAVLOVSKI et al. 12494045 NAPPI 103 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC BADAWI, ANGIE M

2192 HEWLET-PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP 15032583 SHIANG 103 103 MICRO FOCUS LLC LUU, CUONG V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2483 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 15205946 FRAHM 102(a)(1)/103 102(a)(1) Dinsmore & Shohl LLP MAHMUD, FARHAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2625 LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 14524733 THOMAS 112(a)/112(b) 112(a) Dentons US LLP HARRIS, DOROTHY H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 The Boeing Company 16160471 CASHION 103 103 DUKE W. YEE ĄV Boeing YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. HORIKOSHI, STEVEN Y

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Amdocs Software Systems Limited 14673602 WIEDER 103 103 Zilka-Kotab, PC ĄV AMDC THEIN, MARIA TERESA T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION 16272212 BAYAT 103 103 MICHAEL, BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (MT) DONG, LIANG

3785 3B Medical, Inc. 15821194 FITZPATRICK 112(a)/103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. HEFFNER, NED T

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Omega SA 15371977 JENKS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY

1618 WINFIELD SOLUTIONS, LLC 15857145 TOWNSEND 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP ĄV Minneapolis CABRAL, ROBERT S

1632 Jason Hamilton et al. 13072084 FREDMAN 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. SCHUBERG, LAURA J

1634 Genotox Laboratories 14752511 TOWNSEND 112(1)/103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (TC) POHNERT, STEVEN C

1655 INNOBIOSCIENCE, LLC 14761824 NEW 103 J. Mark Pohl BARKER, MICHAEL P

1658 Nektar Therapeutics 15870344 FREDMAN 103 NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS COFFA, SERGIO

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 Teck WONG 13871130 GAUDETTE 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R

1771 Chevron Oronite Technology B.V. et al. 16288367 SMITH 103/OTDP Dickinson Wright PLLC ĄV Chevron OLADAPO, TAIWO

1781 SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 15762243 TIMM 103 Cheng Law Group, PLLC GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA

1792 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15122962 SMITH 112(1)/112(2)/103 Maschoff Brennan/Clairvolex Domestic Appliances BECKER, DREW E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2119 XEROX Corporation 14519680 ENGLE 103 GIBB INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM, LLC Frederick W. Gibb, III, Esq. KABIR, SAAD M

2163 Cortica, Ltd. 15677496 SONG 102(b)/103 Cortica Ltd. GOFMAN, ALEX N

2174 UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC. 15785795 HOFF 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP ABOU EL SEOUD, MOHAMED

2195 VMware, Inc. 15197552 BUSCH 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP ĄV Vmware HUARACHA, WILLY W

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2419 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 14817815 SAADAT 103 Perspectives Law Group, Corp. PATEL, HITESHKUMAR R

2423 Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC 15616571 EVANS 102(b)/103/OTDP Armis Intellectual Property Law, LLC MENDOZA, JUNIOR O

2433 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 15748471 MacDONALD 103 HP Inc. AMBAYE, SAMUEL

2439 AVAYA INC. 13771415 HUME 103 Setter Roche LLP MALINOWSKI, WALTER J

2448 SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 14381051 COURTENAY 103 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP SOWA, TIMOTHY JOHN

2477 SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15564930 CHUNG 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP ULYSSE, JAEL M

2477 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 15745487 FRAHM 103 CHRISTOPHER & WEISBERG, P.A. REDDIVALAM, SRINIVASA R

2481 Waymo LLC 15364914 BISK 103 WAYMO LLCBOTOS CHURCHILL IP LAW HESS, MICHAEL J

2493 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 16074742 BUI 103 HP Inc. SUH, ANDREW

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ultrahaptics IP Two Limited 16418872 Per Curiam 103 Ultrahaptics IP Two Limited c/o Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L

2641 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15674094 NAPPI 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED MASTRODONATO, MARGARET G

2665 Nokia Technologies Oy 16060128 ENGLE 112(b) 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP AHMED, SAMIR ANWAR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 16524444 COLAIANNI 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP CAO, PHAT X

2842 NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 15842193 WILSON 102/103 SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLPNORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION WELLS, KENNETH B

2849 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 16046581 ROBERTSON 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED OĄŚTOOLE, COLLEEN J

2853 Vector Corrosion Services, Inc. 15408995 HASTINGS 112(b)/103 ADE & COMPANY INC. PARCO JR, RUBEN C

2853 SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 17050896 SAADAT 103 Ostrolenk Faber LLP ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Peter Lam 9930422 SHAH 101 PETER A.F. LAM BUCHANAN, CHRISTOPHER R

3634 Steven LeBire 16871921 ASTORINO 103 Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP CAHN, DANIEL P

3651 Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. 16491290 PLENZLER 102(a)(1)/103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. OJOFEITIMI, AYODEJI T

3668 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha 16225965 FITZPATRICK 102/103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP MORSY, OMAR K

3683 Lucid Holdings, LLC 15456369 FETTING 103 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. HENRY, MATTHEW D

3684 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 16198704 LORIN 101 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP /Huawei ROSEN, NICHOLAS D

3691 Sunil Hirani et al. 11882090 MOHANTY 112(a) 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) HAMILTON, LALITA M

3696 TSX INC. 15554265 WIEDER 101 PERRY + CURRIER INC. CHANG, EDWARD

3697 Sourcewater, Inc. 14864305 BAYAT 103 101 MEDLER FERRO WOODHOUSE & MILLS PLLC GREGG, MARY M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 TRUST MONTI FONTI 15414304 CAPP 103 112(a)/112(b) VOLPE KOENIG NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L

3735 Stolle Machinery Company, LLC 15683803 SONG 102(a)(1)/103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT LLC POON, ROBERT

3741 United Technologies Corporation 16274340 HILL 112(1)/112(2) CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY NGUYEN, ANDREW H

3745 United Technologies Corporation 16502518 BAHR 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BEEBE, JOSHUA R

3752 EPS INVESTMENTS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 15883579 MOHANTY 103 DESIGN IP, P.C. BARRERA, JUAN C

3774 D¿ring, Klaus et al. 15125251 SCHOPFER 103 HULTQUIST IP WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE

3783 Schott AG 15860285 STAICOVICI 103 TAYLOR IP, P.C. OSINSKI, BRADLEY JAMES

3791 St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. 14737875 ASTORINO 112(2) 103 WileyPatent Administration TOWA, RENE T

Rehearing

Granted 

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2846 Torben Damsgaard et al. 12847582 REN 102/103 McCormick, Paulding & Huber, PLLC JOSEPH, DEVON A

Denied 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1619 S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. 15094542 CHANG 103 S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc/Breiner & Breiner, LLC PROSSER, ALISSA J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2483 Sun Patent Trust 15130080 CYGAN 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2877 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 15597259 GUPTA 103 ADD+G ĄV UCF SMITH, MAURICE C

Reissue

Affirmed

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2624 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 16592360 9,880,808 14149487 MURPHY 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC KE, PENG original MICHAEL A FARAGALLA

alza, angstadt

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1648 Ex Parte Jolly et al 13376827 - (D) MAJORS 103 Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP ZOU, NIANXIANG

1655 Ex Parte McAllister et al 14587831 - (D) MAJORS 102/103 Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP MELLER, MICHAEL V

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Kondo et al 14382081 - (D) OWENS 103 CLARK & BRODY JOHNSON, JONATHAN J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Ostrover 12950213 - (D) FRAHM 103 GOTTLIEB RACKMAN & REISMAN PC TORGRIMSON, TYLER J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3696 Ex Parte Fein et al 11618014 - (D) KUMAR 101/103 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt/SFC DEGA, MURALI K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Capriotti et al 13328192 - (D) JESCHKE 103 HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP STINSON, CHELSEA E.

3732 Ex Parte Terrell 14095267 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Atlanta Baker Donelson QUINN, RICHALE LEE

3761 Ex Parte Wang 13792462 - (D) ASTORINO 103 EDELL, SHAPIRO & FINNAN, LLC WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3763 Ex Parte TSENG 13716207 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 YI-MING TSENG OSWALD, KIRSTIN U

3772 Ex Parte Yu et al 12766602 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 McBee Moore Woodward & Vanik IP, LLC SAUNDERS, MATTHEW P

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Hudson et al 13334154 - (D) FREDMAN 103 112(4) Evonik Corporation BROWE, DAVID

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Varadarajan et al 14616435 - (D) RANGE 103 112(1) Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson - LAMR/NOVL PATERSON, BRIGITTE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3771 Ex Parte Omori et al 11923159 - (D) BROWN 103 112(4) KS - Whitmyer IP Group LLC HOLLM, JONATHAN A

3783 Ex Parte SELVARAJAN et al 14470492 - (D) HILL 103 102/103 41.50 102 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC BOUCHELLE, LAURA A

3791 Ex Parte FRANK et al 13005810 - (D) PESLAK 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC ALTER, MITCHELLE

The enablement provision in the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112 requires that the full scope of a claim be enabled. ALZA Corp. v. Andrx Pharm., LLC, 603 F.3d 935, 943 (Fed. Cir. 2010).

ALZA Corp. v. Andrx Pharms., LLC, 603 F.3d 935, 94 USPQ2d 1823 (Fed. Cir. 2010) 2161.01

...

Even though calculating NSRI using other known inverted sigmoid functions may require some experimentation on the part of ordinarily skilled artisans, a disclosure may nonetheless be enabling despite the need for experimentation. The test is whether such experimentation is undue. In re Angstadt, 537 F.2d 498, 504 (CCPA 1976).

Angstadt, In re, 537 F.2d 498, 190 USPQ 214 (CCPA 1976) 2164.01 , 2164.06 , 2164.08(b)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Wood et al 13124064 - (D) CHANG 103 LONDA, BRUCE S. NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA GOTFREDSON, GAREN

1651 Ex Parte Agha-Mohammadi 13197393 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 TechLaw LLP CLARKE, TRENT R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte HAMANAKA 14771595 - (D) HOUSEL 102 FLYNN THIEL, P.C. SHUKLA, KRUPA

1793 Ex Parte ABRIL et al 14137591 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC MOORE, WALTER A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Sieja et al 14091581 - (D) STRAUSS 103 101 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP HARMON, COURTNEY N

2196 Ex Parte Baldo et al 14175644 - (D) SHIANG 112(1) 101 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. AGUILERA, TODD

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2491 Ex Parte Asipov 14935400 - (D) CUTITTA 103 103/OTDP MICROSOFT CORPORATION SHAW, BRIAN F

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Sullivan et al 14666446 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC CLEMMONS, STEVE M

3623 Ex Parte Grigsby et al 12131084 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1)/112(2) 101 IBM CORP. (WSM) c/o WINSTEAD P.C. STERRETT, JONATHAN G

3626 Ex Parte Darin et al 11871615 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP - OC (BD) PAULS, JOHN A

3633 Ex Parte Hohmann, 14313645 - (D) SHAH 103 STINSON LEONARD STREET LLP A, PHI DIEU TRAN

3633 Ex Parte Waters et al 15064281 - (D) CAPP 103 Armstrong World Industries, Inc. IHEZIE, JOSHUA K

3693 Ex Parte Kemper et al 12129217 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA MERCHANT, SHAHID R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Zemlok et al 13788293 - (D) O'HANLON 103 Covidien LP HIBBERT, MARY C

armbruster, marzocchi, angstadt, sullivan, vitronics

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Bastian 12420311 - (D) HORVATH 103 BEUSSE WOLTER SANKS & MAIRE, P. A. SHIN, ANDREW

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2855 Ex Parte Taylor et al 12830810 - (D) PAK 112(1)/112(2) ENDURANCE LAW GROUP PLC k-Space Associates, Inc. KAPLAN VERBITSKY, GAIL

As the predecessor to our reviewing court stated in In re Armbruster, 512 F.2d 676, 677 (CCPA 1975):

[A] specification disclosure which contains a teaching of the manner and process of making and using the invention in terms which correspond in scope to those used in describing and defining the subject matter sought to be patented must be taken as in compliance with the enabling requirement of the first paragraph of 112 unless there is reason to doubt the objective truth of the statements contained therein which must be relied on for enabling support.

(quoting In re Marzocchi, 439 F.2d 220 (CCPA 1971)).  However, the Examiner did not supply a sufficient reason to doubt the object truth of the statements in the Specification.  Nor did the Exminer proffer any evidence to show that the above spectra preprocessing steps could not be conducted without "undue experimentation."  In re Angstadt, 537 F.2d 498, 504 (CCPA 1976) (explaining that the Examiner has the "burden of giving reason, supported by the record as a whole, why the specification in not enabling.... Showing that the disclosure entails undue experimentation is part of the PTO's initial burden ....")  The Examiner did not even meaningfully address the Rule 132 Affidavits of record relied upon by Appellants to show that one of ordinary skill in the art would be able to perform the above spectra preprocessing steps recited in the claims based on the information provided in the Specification.  Compare Ans. 8 with App. Br. 6-7; In re Sullivan, 498 F.3d 1345, 1353 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (explaning that failure to meaningfully address submitted evidence is error). Rather than focusing on the sufficiency of any underlying evidence and/or any passages of the Specification relied upon by the affiants for their averments, the Examiner inappropriately ignored the contents of the Rule 132 Affidavits because the affiants were deemed experts, rather that one of ordinary skill in the art.  Ans. 8; see, e.g., Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 1585 (Fed. Cir. 1996) (explaining that an expert testimony can be relied on to show the state of the art, e.g., the knowledge of one possessing the ordinary level of skill in the pertinent art.)

Armbruster, In re, 512 F. 2d 676, 185 USPQ 152 (CCPA 1975) 608.01(b) , 2161 , 2181

Marzocchi, In re, 439 F.2d 220, 169 USPQ 367 (CCPA 1971)  2107.01 ,   2107.02 ,   2124 ,   2163 ,   2163.04 ,   2164.03 ,   2164.04 ,   2164.08

Angstadt, In re, 537 F.2d 498, 190 USPQ 214 (CCPA 1976) 2164.01 , 2164.06 , 2164.08(b)

Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 39 USPQ2d 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 2111.01

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Hanes 11669232 - (D) KAISER 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MESA, JOSE M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Rasmusson et al 12127462 - (D) FINK 112(2) 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC CRADDOCK, ROBERT J

angstadt, vaeck, armbruster, marzocchi

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Stanton 11601524 - (D) NAGUMO 103 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. CHANDRA, SATISH

1756 Ex Parte Detournay et al 12305444 - (D) ABRAHAM 103 Solvay America, Inc. PHASGE, ARUN S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2879 Ex Parte Tu et al 12440039 - (D) OWENS 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS STERN, JACOB R

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
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It is well established that the Examiner has the “burden of giving reasons, supported by the record as a whole, why the specification is not enabling…Showing that the disclosure entails undue experimentation is part of the PTO’s initial burden.” In re Angstadt, 537 F.2d 498, 504 (CCPA 1976). In determining whether any given disclosure would require undue experimentation to practice the claimed subject matter, the Examiner must consider not only the breadth of the claims, the amount of direction or guidance presented and the presence or absence of working examples, but also the nature of the invention, the state of the prior art, the relative skill of those in the art and the predictability or unpredictability of the art. In re Vaeck, 947 F.2d 488, 495 (Fed. Cir. 1991). When “a [S]pecification disclosure…contains a teaching of the manner and process of making and using the invention in terms which correspond in scope to those used in describing and defining the subject matter sought to be patented[,]” such [S]pecification disclosure “must be taken as in compliance with the enabling requirement of the first paragraph of § 112 unless there is reason to doubt the objective truth of the statements contained therein which must be relied on for enabling support.” In re Armbruster, 512 F.2d 676, 677 (CCPA 1975) (quoting In re Marzocchi, 439 F.2d 220 (CCPA 1971)).

Angstadt, In re, 537 F.2d 498, 190 USPQ 214 (CCPA 1976) 2164.01 , 2164.06 , 2164.08(b)

Vaeck, In re, 947 F.2d 448, 20 USPQ2d 1438 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2107.01 ,   2144.08 ,   2164.01 ,   2164.01(c) ,   2164.03 ,  2164.06(b) ,   2164.08

Armbruster, In re, 512 F. 2d 676, 185 USPQ 152 (CCPA 1975) 608.01(b) , 2161 , 2181

Marzocchi, In re, 439 F.2d 220, 169 USPQ 367 (CCPA 1971) 2107.01 ,   2107.02 ,   2124 ,   2163 ,   2163.04 ,   2164.03 ,   2164.04 ,   2164.08

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AFFIRMED
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1766 Ex Parte Rische et al 11732575 - (D) SMITH 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP BOYLE, KARA BRADY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
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2166 Ex Parte Malik 12043521 - (D) SHIANG 103 AT&T Legal Department - CC YEN, SYLING

2172 Ex Parte LEE 11835673 - (D) HARLOW 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. HUR, ECE

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Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
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