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Reversed 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 14383690 WILSON 103 Versum Materials US LLC HORNING, JOEL G

1716 LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 15956296 CASHION 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Lam) VIGON, RUDY

1738 UES INC. et al. 16039564 CASHION 103 SKF GmbHIA & IP WALCK, BRIAN D

1741 JOHNS MANVILLE 15277342 OWENS 112(1)/103 JOHNS MANVILLE HERRING, LISA L

1767 GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB 16130092 REN 101 EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP OYER, ANDREW J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2163 RELX Inc. 16231697 HOWARD 103 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP MIAN, MUHAMMAD U

2183 NVIDIA Corporation 15141703 CRAIG 102/103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA ALLI, KASIM A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2413 NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY 16336998 SILVERMAN 102/103 SQUIRE PB (Nokia) Nokia Technologies Oy NGUYEN, HANH N

2424 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 14855800 HORVATH 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD SHANG, ANNAN Q

2439 CLOUDFLARE, INC. 15961632 NAPPI 103 Nicholson De Vos Webster & Elliott LLP WILCOX, JAMES J

2459 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 14053260 FRAHM 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC TIV, BACKHEAN

2473 Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 15586167 SILVERMAN 103 LENOVO COMPANY (LENOVO-KLS) c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP CHOWDHURY, HARUN UR R

Although “[a] person of ordinary skill in the art is also a person of ordinary creativity, not an automaton,” KSR 550 at 421, there may be limits in a particular case as to how much gap-filling may be based on such creativity. See Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Apple Inc., 832 F.3d 1355, 1361–63 (Fed. Cir. 2016). As stated in Arendi: 

Though less common, in appropriate circumstances, a patent can be obvious in light of a single prior art reference if it would have been obvious to modify that reference to arrive at the patented invention. See, e.g., Takeda Chem. Indus., Ltd. v. Alphapharm Pty, Ltd., 492 F.3d 1350, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2007); SIBIA Neurosciences, Inc. v. Cadus Pharm. Corp., 225 F.3d 1349, 1356 (Fed. Cir. 2000). 

Here, the Examiner has not sufficiently identified supporting evidence why one of ordinary skill in the art would, based on the teaching or suggestion of Cerrelli, add a physical connection via a USB cable while still utilizing the wireless connection to transfer data between the host device and the SSD device.

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.,  550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)    2114 ,   2141 ,   2141.01(a) ,  2141.03 ,   2142 ,   2143 , 2143.01 , 2143.02 , 2144.05 , 2145 , 2216 , 2242 , 2286 , 2642 , 2686.04

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2844 EATON CORPORATION 15088375 COLAIANNI 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC EATON CORPORATION CHAN, WEI

2899 GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC. 16556796 FRAHM 103 Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. JEAN BAPTISTE, WILNER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Danfoss Micro Channel Heat Exchanger (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd. 16327630 MOHANTY 103 McCormick, Paulding & Huber, PLLC ARANT, HARRY E

3781 The Procter & Gamble Company 16559669 STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3781 The Procter & Gamble Company 16559666 STAICOVICI 103 41.50 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY KIDWELL, MICHELE M

3791 The Regents of the University of California 15577681 ASTORINO 103 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP STAMBAUGH III, JAMES STEWART

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1776 Parker-Hannifin Corporation 15746084 BEST 102/103 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP SHUMATE, ANTHONY R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2119 Battelle Memorial Institute 16001465 JEFFERY 102 112(1)/102/103 41.50 102 Wells St. John P.S. OGG, DAVID EARL

2164 VMware, Inc. 15922594 ARPIN 103 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP ¡V Vmware MAHMOOD, REZWANUL

2193 Universal Electronics Inc. 16731270 COURTENAY 103 103 41.50 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP BODDEN, EVRAL E

2199 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16377322 CRAIG 103 112(2) 41.50 112(1) WORKMAN NYDEGGER/MICROSOFT BULLOCK JR, LEWIS ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2492 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 15901491 CRAIG 103 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2872 II-VI Delaware, Inc. 16042319 COLAIANNI 103 103 Wendy W. KobaII-VI Incorporated CHANG, AUDREY Y

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

3783 Tionne Bennett 13182174 GREENHUT 112(1)/102/103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) Umberg Zipser LLP CARPENTER, WILLIAM R

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1613 Elena Molokanova 15034263 ADAMS 103 FOLEY HOAG, LLP PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC

1615 DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 16078648 NEW 112(2) 112(2)/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V

1618 WINFIELD SOLUTIONS, LLC 16023790 SCHNEIDER 103 OTDP 41.50 103 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP CABRAL, ROBERT S

1619 Tyme, Inc. 15365120 GRIMES 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) NGUYEN, JOHN P

1637 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15577480 LEBOVITZ 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS OYEYEMI, OLAYINKA A

1655 NESTEC SA 15188601 GRIMES 103 Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resources, Inc BARKER, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1724 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 15260805 TIMM 112(1)/112(2)/101 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. ZHANG, RACHEL L

1744 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 15679242 OWENS 103 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY TROCHE, EDGAREDMANUE

1745 Xerox Corporation 15890527 KENNEDY 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX ¡V ROCHESTER SENGUPTA, SONYA MAZUMDAR

1746 PGS Geophysical AS 15820069 DENNETT 103 C. Tumey Law Group PLLC ¡V PGS PATWARDHAN, ABHISHEK A

1788 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15554069 INGLESE 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY FERRE, ALEXANDRE F

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2152 JamHub Corporation 14418676 WHITEHEAD JR. Dissenting HOMERE 112(2)/103 OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP BAKER, IRENE H

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2421 ARRIS Enterprises LLC 15736376 DEJMEK 103 Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P. MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

2426 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 14650420 ARPIN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. IMPERIAL, JAYCEE

2447 Fortinet, Inc. 14515506 SAADAT 102 Law Office of Dorian Cartwright WANG, LIANG CHE A

2461 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 15500326 CUTITTA 112(1) 112(1)/103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson BEDNASH, JOSEPH A

2492 VMware, Inc. 16211092 ZADO 103 Patterson + Sheridan, LLP ¡V Vmware PAN, PEILIANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2637 APRIORI NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC. 16891549 PYONIN 103 41.50 112(1) M&B IP Analysts, LLC BARUA, PRANESH K

2651 International Business Machines Corporation 16172632 BAUMEISTER 102/103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM ELJAIEK, ALEXANDER L

2683 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 16508025 COURTENAY 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP BROWN, VERNAL U

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2814 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 15858862 HASTINGS 112(2)/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED BOULGHASSOUL, YOUNES

2834 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation 16363601 HASTINGS 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Power Controls, Sensing Systems ANDREWS, MICHAEL

2839 SMA Solar Technology AG 16906070 SMITH 103 Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC LABOY ANDINO, IVAN A

2857 Athenium LLC 15695467 CHUNG 112(1)/101/103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP PARK, HYUN D

2862 Carsten Stöcker et al. 15951421 GAUDETTE 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. CASEY, LIAM R

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

3617 Michael Roller 16501063 OSINSKI 103 Armstrong Teasdale LLP WIEST, ANTHONY D

3619 NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY 16307762 FRAHM 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA WANG, YAOTANG

3626 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 13745542 SILVERMAN 101 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP ¡V Minneapolis TIEDEMAN, JASON S

3646 Robert Henry 16684403 BAHR 103 112(2)/101 Sinorica LLC dba Thoughts to Paper WASIL, DANIEL D

3657 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation 15829423 CAPP 103 The Small Patent Law Group, LLC SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P

3657 Shimano Inc. 16025777 SONG 103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP DAVID TARNOFF BOWES, STEPHEN M

3681 OATH (AMERICAS) INC. 15160226 MEDLOCK 101 Cooper Legal Group LLC ROBINSON, KYLE G

3683 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16888953 CALVE 103 101 MICROSOFT CORPORATION JARRETT, SCOTT L

3698 Hub data security Ltd. 15881865 GUIJT 112(1)/103 RECHES PATENTS KWONG, CHO YIU

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

3783 Frank Levy 16270900 SCHOPFER 103 WELSH FLAXMAN & GITLER LLC SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

OPQA STUBHUB, INC. 13966649 BAYAT 101 MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY LLP CARROLL, BRITTNEY M

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2125 William Starrett 14921682 McNEILL 112(1) 112(2)/101/102 William H. Starrett, Jr. CHEN, YING YU

Reissue

Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1795 Miodrag Kostic et al. 16667530 8,494,950 10/487,911 MacDONALD 251 251/103/OTDP BURNS & LEVINSON, LLP CARLSON, JEFFREY D

arendi

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte SCALZO et al 12408078 - (D) TIMM 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP (PWC) BELL, WILLIAM P

1776 Ex Parte KIPPEL et al 14494706 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Eversheds Sutherland GE MCKENZIE, THOMAS B

1784 Ex Parte Lee 12569354 - (D) HANLON 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P.A. LANGMAN, JONATHAN C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2153 Ex Parte Liu et al 12277934 - (D) HOFF 101/103 IBM CORPORATION C/0: Fabian Vancott CHOI, YUK TING

2184 Ex Parte Geva et al 14688350 - (D) EVANS 103 Timothy M. Honeycutt SNYDER, STEVEN G

2193 Ex Parte Sevenich et al 14276895 - (D) BUSCH 102/103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE KANG, INSUN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2411 Ex Parte Agardh et al 14364054 - (D) EVANS 102/103 TUCKER ELLIS LLP LEE, ANDREW CHUNG CHEUNG

2424 Ex Parte HUNDEMER 14329619 - (D) EVANS 102/103 McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP/Tribune Media HICKS, CHARLES N

2424 Ex Parte HUNDEMER 14329632 - (D) EVANS 102 McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP/Tribune Media HICKS, CHARLES N

2425 Ex Parte Wu et al 14581760 - (D) EVANS 103 Newport IP, LLC IDOWU, OLUGBENGA 0

2484 Ex Parte RAPTIS et al 14025722 - (D) REPKO 102 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. c/o Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP SHIBRU, HELEN

2491 Ex Parte Takahashi 13198848 - (D) EVANS 103 DAVIDSON BERQUIST JACKSON & GOWDEY LLP LAGOR, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Lida et al 15006049 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 Active Knowledge Ltd. YU, LIHONG

2674 Ex Parte Hiraoka et al 14700854 - (D) EVANS 103 KENEALY VAIDYA LLP DEMETER, HILINA K

2684 Ex Parte GIACOMINI et al 14729167 - (D) CURCURI CONCURRING BUI 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 BURGDORF, STEPHEN R

2686 Ex Parte MANZI et al 12963337 - (D) EVANS 103 NXP B.V. SHERWIN, RYAN W

2688 Ex Parte HATTON 14682293 - (D) EVANS 112(1)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL NEGRON, DANIELL L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Partridge 14814426 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 Agilent Technologies, Inc. HAGAN, SEAN P

2868 Ex Parte Kurz et al 14271598 - (D) ROSS 102/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) ZAKARIA, AKM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Korhnak et al 12980751 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 ALSTON & BIRD LLP SEREBOFF, NEAL

3627 Ex Parte Beatty et al 14926363 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/102 Daylight Law, P.C. REFAI, RAMSEY

3638 Ex Parte Pallotta 13696358 - (D) KERINS 103 41.50 112(1) SCULLY SCOTT MURPHY & PRESSER, PC LEWIS, JUSTIN V

3642 Ex Parte Put et al 13321348 - (D) BAHR 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP TSANG, LISA L

3647 Ex Parte Monk 14618609 - (D) MARTIN 112(2)/103 Edel Patents LLC HUTCHENS, CHRISTOPHER D.

3649 Ex Parte Paleja et al 14696292 - (D) GREENHUT Dissenting PLENZLER 101/103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP BORISSOV, IGOR N

3657 Ex Parte Baehrle-Miller et al 14381183 - (D) MARTIN 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP LANE, NICHOLAS J

3657 Ex Parte Bournand 13515020 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 Abel Law Group, LLP 8911 N. Capital of Texas SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P

3658 Ex Parte Martinez et al 14623451 - (D) MARTIN 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY

3685 Ex Parte KERESMAN et al 12575838 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 The Webb Law Firm/ Visa International SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN

3689 Ex Parte Courson et al 13014001 - (D) LORIN 101 Blank Rome LLP - Houston General GILKEY, CARRIE STRODER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Bozic 13389684 - (D) KERINS 103 41.50 112(2) Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MACFARLANE, EV ANH

3737 Ex Parte Saroka et al 14366704 - (D) PRATS 103 MARTIN D. MOYNIHAN d/b/a PRTSI, INC. MEHL, PATRICK M

3742 Ex Parte Kamel et al 14167094 - (D) MARTIN 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION CALVETTI, FREDERICK F

3744 Ex Parte SHERIDAN 14695878 - (D) MARTIN 103 41.50 112(2) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN L.L.P. NJ Office HWU, DAVIS D

3747 Ex Parte Fuqua et al 13858943 - (D) SILVERMAN 102 Achates Power, Inc. AMICK, JACOB M

OPA Ex Parte NIXON 13873818 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MCINNISH, KEVIN K

OPA Ex Parte NIXON 13873857 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MCINNISH, KEVIN K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Dharmadhikari et al 13608782 - (D) NEWMAN OTDP OTDP SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. YOUNG, MICAH PAUL

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Engel et al 15056156 - (D) WILSON 102/103 112(1)/112(2)/OTDP IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) GROUP, KARLE

1746 Ex Parte Franklin et al 13250666 - (D) BEST 112(1)/103 102/103 Treyz Law Group BRADFORD, ELIZABETH

1797 Ex Parte BORTH et al 14594613 - (D) ROSS 102/103 102/103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Dow) MUI, CHRISTINE T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2436 Ex Parte Murarka 14754330 - (D) HUGHES 103 OTDP Baker Botts L.L.P./Facebook Inc. LE, KHOI V

2461 Ex Parte PEETERS et al 12463935 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 102/103/OTDP STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. LEVITAN, DMITRY

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte YANG et al 15139154 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 102/103 Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm DEAN, RAYMOND S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Dupuis 13712510 - (D) KERINS 103 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP NGUYEN, XUAN LANT

As such, the Examiner's reliance on "common sense" is conclusory rather than being supported by substantial evidence, and is thus not proper. Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Apple, Inc., 832 F.3d 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2016) ( assertions of common sense as rationale to modify to include missing limitations must be supported by substantial evidence). 

3668 Ex Parte Lambrinos et al 14129350 - (D) JESCHKE Dissenting-in-Part BUSCH 102/103 102 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP TROOST, AARON L

3668 Ex Parte Nefcy et al 14299513 - (D) BAHR 112(2)/103 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD KLEINMAN, LAIL A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Gass et al 13182307 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 103 Morgan Law Offices, PLC MA, KUN KAI

3752 Ex Parte PRYNE et al 14338761 - (D) BROWN 103 103 41.50 102 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC PHAM, TUONGMINH NGUYEN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Matson 14321569 - (D) GRIMES 103 101 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. WISE, OLIVIA M.

1655 Ex Parte Bertoldo de Barros et al 13405920 - (D) NEW 101 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. FIEBIG, RUSSELL G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Silberberg et al 13140061 - (D) McMANUS 103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. CHEN, KEATH T

1745 Ex Parte Blancaneaux et al 13123387 - (D) GARRIS 103 The Dobrusin Law Firm P.C. TOLIN, MICHAEL A

1771 Ex Parte Touzalin et al 14415255 - (D) McMANUS 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. STEIN, MICHELLE

1782 Ex Parte Gard et al 13700744 - (D) RANGE 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. YAGER, JAMES C

1783 Ex Parte TAKAMOTO et al 13170669 - (D) SNAY 103 SUGHRUE-265550 AUER, LAURA A

1795 Ex Parte Shah et al 14532364 - (D) ROSS 103 Gates & Cooper LLP - Minimed KAUR, GURPREET

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Vondrak et al 13456800 - (D) EVANS 101 Entit Software LLC SILVER, DAVID

2129 Ex Parte Avey et al 13793673 - (D) STRAUSS 101/103 PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. WONG, LUT

2135 Ex Parte Katagiri et al 13692830 - (D) MORGAN 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM MATIN, TASNIMA

2145 Ex Parte Augustine et al 13842620 - (D) McNEILL 103 ARRIS Enterprises, LLC PARBADIA, PRITISHA N

2196 Ex Parte Arroyo et al 14087330 - (D) CURCURI 103 IBM Corporation MILLS, PAUL V

2196 Ex Parte Arroyo et al 14840351 - (D) CURCURI 103 IBM Corporation MILLS, PAUL V

2196 Ex Parte Rummler et al 13958944 - (D) EVANS 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) AGUILERA, TODD

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2466 Ex Parte Sayana et al 14571194 - (D) WINSOR 103 Docket Clerk - SAMS LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS

2466 Ex Parte Sayana et al 13920872 - (D) WINSOR 103 Docket Clerk - SAMS LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS

2469 Ex Parte Wentink et al 13737780 - (D) JUNG 101 Holland & Hart LLP/Qualcomm NGUYEN, THAI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Hsu 13945390 - (D) KUMAR 103 Dority & Manning P.A. and Google LLC RICHER, AARON M

2625 Ex Parte MIYAHARA et al 14067545 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC SCHNIREL, ANDREW B

2658 Ex Parte Jacob et al 13829925 - (D) EVANS 103/OTDP PERKINS COIE LLP - PAO General OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N

2674 Ex Parte KRUTSCH et al 14746948 - (D) BUSCH 103 NXP-LARSON NEWMAN, LLP DEMETER, HILINA K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Portisch et al 14234948 - (D) McGEE 103 41.50 103 Cozen O'Connor PEREZ, BRYAN REYNALDO

2887 Ex Parte El-Awady et al 14508166 - (D) HOUSEL 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA KIM, TAE W

2894 Ex Parte Genik et al 13702076 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 RECHES PATENTS KARIMY, TIMOR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte COOKE 13622775 - (D) HUME 101/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC BAGGOT, BREFFNI

3623 Ex Parte Cederman-Haysom et al 13966829 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 101 Miller Nash Graham & Dunn KASSIM, HAFIZ A

3623 Ex Parte Fishkin et al 13337957 - (D) MORGAN 103 101 Murtha Cullina LLP KNIGHT, LETORIA G

3623 Ex Parte Nagy et al 14003611 - (D) BUSCH 101 WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD LLP JEANTY, ROMAIN

3623 Ex Parte Puri et al 12130037 - (D) CURCURI 103 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) GUILIANO, CHARLES A

3625 Ex Parte Raman 13407150 - (D) BEAMER 101/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY FADOK,MARKA

3627 Ex Parte Abernethy 14705265 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 101/103 Xero c/o Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. REFAI, RAMSEY

3627 Ex Parte Burton et al 12834665 - (D) HOFF 101 Kunzler, PC. REFAI, RAMSEY

3627 Ex Parte Burton et al 12834692 - (D) HOFF 101 112(1) Kunzler, PC. REFAI, RAMSEY

3627 Ex Parte Els et al 13959490 - (D) BAYAT 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. DANNEMAN, PAUL

3631 Ex Parte Hofbauer 13514877 - (D) BAHR 103 Cozen O'Connor GUAN, GUANG H

3631 Ex Parte Ren et al 14481206 - (D) GREENHUT 103 Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group LLC HAWN, PATRICK D

3638 Ex Parte Johnston 15151968 - (D) GREENHUT 112(1)/112(2) 103 41.50 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC MAESTRI, PATRICK J

3642 Ex Parte Florea et al 14203735 - (D) SONG 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY GICZY, ALEXANDER V

3649 Ex Parte PERVAN et al 14050597 - (D) LANEY Concurring CAPP 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC GILBERT, WILLIAM V

3681 Ex Parte Biswas et al 13599561 - (D) CURCURI 102 101 Keller Jolley Preece / Adobe SHORTER, RASHIDA R

3681 Ex Parte Boal 13332317 - (D) FISCHETTI 112(1)/101/103 Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham/ Quotient SCHMUCKER, MICHAEL W

3681 Ex Parte Boal 13831716 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 101/OTDP Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham/ Quotient SCHMUCKER, MICHAEL W

3681 Ex Parte Cassidy et al 13112751 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/102/103 TIQUE NETWORK SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M

3681 Ex Parte Cassidy et al 13772788 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/102/103 TIQUE NETWORK SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M

3681 Ex Parte Jessen et al 12713384 - (D) BUSCH 102/103 101 lnfoPrint Solutions/ Blakely IOSIF, MARIO CINCINAT

3681 Ex Parte Kauppinen et al 11617926 - (D) BENNETT 102 101 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP BRANDENBURG, WILLIAM A

3681 Ex Parte Ruffini 12916504 - (D) KUMAR 101 VERIZON SCHMUCKER, MICHAEL W

3683 Ex Parte Banerjee et al 13654564 - (D) CHEN 101 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, L HATCHER, DEIRDRE D

3686 Ex Parte Andrie et al 13603452 - (D) SAADAT 101 NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP KANAAN, MAROUN P

3686 Ex Parte Farooq et al 13228497 - (D) HOMERE 101 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Cerner Corporation) NGUYEN, HIEP VAN

3686 Ex Parte SAMUELS 14059122 - (D) HUGHES 101 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC CHNG, JOY POH AI

3687 Ex Parte Hakim 13660379 - (D) CRAIG 101/103 GARLICK & MARKISON ZARE, SCOTT A

3689 Ex Parte Lesswing et al 14079627 - (D) EVANS 101 Bey & Cotropia PLLC (Trizetto Customer Number) SEOH, MINNAH L

3691 Ex Parte Beyda et al 12359059 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 101 LEYDIG VOIT & MA YER, LTD CAMPEN, KELLY SCAGGS

3691 Ex Parte Doelling et al 13051878 - (D) STEPHENS 101/103 LEYDIG VOIT & MA YER, LTD VYAS, ABHISHEK

3693 Ex Parte Huang 12939929 - (D) HOFF 101 Meister Seelig & Fein LLP MERCHANT, SHAHID R

3695 Ex Parte Faust 12545953 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 112(2)/101/103 Davis Malm & D"Agostine P.C. LIU, CHIA-YI

3696 Ex Parte Carlson 12435195 - (D) MEYERS 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA CHANG, EDWARD

3697 Ex Parte Balasubramanian et al 14026197 - (D) FISCHETTI 101 The Webb Law Firm/ Visa International APPLE, KIRSTEN SACHWITZ

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Pfeifer et al 12940967 - (D) STAICOVICI 101 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY

3742 Ex Parte Plojoux et al 14370263 - (D) MARTIN 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. PELHAM, JOSEPH MOORE

3744 Ex Parte Pearson et al 14507904 - (D) MARTIN 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY THOMPSON, JASON N

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 Ex Parte Kangas et al 12815138 - (D) ADAMS 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP PARAD, DENNIS J

1651 Ex Parte Jiang et al 14035622 - (D) FREDMAN 103 ALLERGAN, INC. FAN, LYNN Y

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1747 Ex Parte Axelsson et al 13690531 - (D) NAGUMO 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP NGUYEN, PHU HOANG

1761 Ex Parte AKIBA et al 14898526 - (D) OWENS 102 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. ELHILO, EISA

1761 Ex Parte Boutier et al 13991193 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC HARDEE, JOHN R

1789 Ex Parte Morimoto et al 13121978 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC PIZIALI, ANDREW T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2112 Ex Parte Tsern et al 14855271 - (D) HOMERE 103 MARC P. SCHUYLER / Rambus TORRES, JOSEPH D

2135 Ex Parte SATNUR et al 14461454 - (D) STEPHENS 112(1) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (VMware) CHOE, YONG J

2153 Ex Parte Silberstein et al 14079379 - (D) BEAMER 103 Cisco Systems, Inc. - Patent Team VO, CECILE H

2156 Ex Parte Squedin et al 14114008 - (D) MacDONALD 103 41.50 112(4) FAY SHARPE/LUCENT VO, TRUONG V

2182 Ex Parte Plondke et al 13369693 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM VICARY, KEITH E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Friedrich et al 13121343 - (D) HORNER 102/103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC GARNER, LILY CRABTREE

3646 Ex Parte Tournant et al 13812281 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC GARNER, LILY CRABTREE

3649 Ex Parte Angrish et al 14268145 - (D) MURPHY 101/103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM LLP BORISSOV, IGOR N

3659 Ex Parte Bea 13823203 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Juneau & Mitchell Law Firm HANNON, TIMOTHY

3721 Ex Parte Wnek et al 13851452 - (D) REIMERS 102 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP IMAM, TANZIM

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Boland 13806517 - (D) GUIJT 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC HORTON, ANDREW ALAN

3732 Ex Parte Singer et al 14335166 - (D) MILLS 102/103 Casimir Jones, S.C. GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES

3743 Ex Parte Patti et al 13307349 - (D) MURPHY 112(1)/112(2)/103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD HAMILTON, FRANCES F

3744 Ex Parte Frank 13534940 - (D) CALVE 103 FOGG & POWERS LLC FURDGE, LARRY L

3762 Ex Parte Peterson et al 13839859 - (D) PRATS 103 Lane Powell, PC PIATESKI, ERIN M

Our reviewing court recently reversed conclusions of obviousness made by this Board where, as here, the proponent of obviousness relied on ordinary creativity and/or common sense to establish the obviousness of a claim element missing from the prior art. See DSS Tech. Mgmt., Inc. v. Apple Inc., 885 F.3d 1367 (Fed. Cir. 2018); see also Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Apple Inc., 832 F.3d 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2016).

In DSS, the court explained that ordinary creativity and/or common sense may be used to supply a missing claim element only when the missing element is "unusually simple and the technology particularly straightforward." 885 F.3d at 1374 (quoting Arendi, 832 F.3d at 1362).

The court explained further that ordinary creativity and/or common sense "cannot be used as a wholesale substitute for reasoned analysis and evidentiary support, especially when dealing with a limitation missing from the prior art references specified." Id.; see also id. at 1374--75 ("In cases in which 'common sense' is used to supply a missing limitation, as distinct from a motivation to combine, ... our search for a reasoned basis for resort to common sense must be searching.") (quoting Arendi, 832 F .3d at 1363).

3763 Ex Parte Tennican 13571757 - (D) SCHOPPER 112(2)/103 LEE & HAYES, PLLC PRICE, NATHAN R

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Chung et al 12616915 - (D) GUPTA 103 112(1)/112(2) ALSTON & BIRD LLP PATTERSON, MARC A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2431 Ex Parte Hassan et al 13853235 - (D) SHAW 103 103 RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP (BlackBerry) ALMAMUN, ABDULLAH

2462 Ex Parte Gurevich 14290813 - (D) NAPPI 103 double patenting Marger, Johnson -SRI International DUONG, CHRISTINE T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2616 Ex Parte Pourbigharaz et al 13326065 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. GE, JIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2886 Ex Parte Nygaard et al 13414081 - (D) RANGE 103 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. AHMED, JAMIL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Lee 10997418 - (D) MEDLOCK 112(1)/112(2)/103 101 ARENT FOX LLP & Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Roques et al 14182611 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Foley & Lardner LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M

1618 Ex Parte Wold 11573934 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY DICKINSON,PAUL W

1637 Ex Parte Fort 14568855 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Botos Churchill IP Law LLP HORLICK, KENNETH R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Branz et al 11718675 - (D) RANGE 112(2)/103 ROBERT BECKER IP LAW WHATLEY, KATELYN B

1742 Ex Parte Kapeles 12632582 - (D) GUPTA 103 Kane Kessler P.C. THROWER,LARRYW

1783 Ex Parte Tourvieille De Labrouhe et al 13384563 - (D) HASTINGS 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC AUER, LAURA A

1788 Ex Parte Hohmann 14210670 - (D) HASTINGS 103 SENNIGER POWERS LLP NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 14192048 - (D) BEAMER 103 Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC. ALHIJA, SAIF A

2141 Ex Parte Bourdev et al 13408889 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 Wolfe-SBMC KIM, SANG H

2161 Ex Parte Pitts et al 13401697 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 112(4)/103 EMBARCADERO C/O WAGNER BLECHER LLP GLASSER, DARA J

2176 Ex Parte Irwin 14289063 - (D) BEAMER 103 Siemens Corporation DYER, ANDREW R

2191 Ex Parte MOHAMMED et al 14287366 - (D) FRAHM 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP BROPHY, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Henderson 14152579 - (D) PYONIN 101 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (IN) CASTRO, ALFONSO

2477 Ex Parte Tarnanen et al 11070669 - (D) KUMAR 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD KANG, SUK JIN

2487 Ex Parte Sole et al 13500119 - (D) GALLIGAN 112(1)/103 112(1)/112(2)/101/103 THOMSON Licensing LLC SULLIVAN, TYLER

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2674 Ex Parte Hobbs et al 13625288 - (D) BUI 103 DAY PITNEY LLP PAYER, PAUL F

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte CHEN et al 14526654 - (D) PRAISS 103 NXP USA, Inc. RAHMAN, KHATIB A

2819 Ex Parte Aton et al 13454801 - (D) BEST 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED MUSE, ISMAIL A

2829 Ex Parte Ho et al 14552086 - (D) PRAISS 103 NXP B.V. CAMPBELL, SHAUN M

2835 Ex Parte Shenoy et al 13418834 - (D) HANLON 103 Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - QUAL CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Bagheri et al 12956412 - (D) HAGY 101 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP SWARTZ, STEPHENS

3624 Ex Parte Schronrock et al 13435812 - (D) BUI 101/103 Thomson Reuters c/o Intellectual Property SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3629 Ex Parte Pronk et al 13382963 - (D) MOHANTY 103 101 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP/Oracle PRATT, EHRINLARMONT

3629 Ex Parte Van Der Ploeg et al 13314910 - (D) MOHANTY 103 101 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP/Oracle PRATT, EHRIN LARMONT

3633 Ex Parte Lee 14359302 - (D) BAHR 102/103 STIP Law Group, LLC DEMUREN, BABAJIDE A

3671 Ex Parte DUDDING 14516986 - (D) CAPP 103 Patent Law of Virginia, PLLC MAYO-PINNOCK, TARA LEIGH

3681 Ex Parte Jin et al 13620302 - (D) CUTITTA 101 Facebook/Fenwick LI, SUN M

3682 Ex Parte Sim et al 13909315 - (D) PINKERTON 101 Facebook/Fenwick UBALE, GAUTAM

3683 Ex Parte Boston et al 13608021 - (D) HOMERE 101 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP HATCHER, DEIRDRE D

3683 Ex Parte DEMPSKI et al 13688958 - (D) JEFFERY 101/103 VERIZON HATCHER, DEIRDRE D

3692 Ex Parte MORGAN et al 13827913 - (D) KUMAR 101 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. FELTEN, DANIELS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte SAJIMA et al 13906839 - (D) GUIJT 103 BIRCH, STEWART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP SIMMS JR, JOHN ELLIOTT

3728 Ex Parte Stephens et al 14606177 - (D) CAPP 112(2)/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GEHMAN, BRYON P

3735 Ex Parte Sano et al 11812382 - (D) MAJORS 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP NATNITHITHADHA, NAVIN

3736 Ex Parte Koest et al 13463396 - (D) ADAMS 103/double patenting 112(1)/112(2) QUARLES & BRADY LLP KREMER, MATTHEW

3737 Ex Parte DARIAN 14264705 - (D) LAVIER 103 Cosud Intellectual Property Solutions, P.C. NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

3737 Ex Parte Florent et al 13637373 - (D) PRATS 112(1)/103 112(1)/112(2)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS KINNARD, LISA M

3739 Ex Parte STONE et al 13831680 - (D) FLAX 112(2)/102/OTDP 112(1)/102/103 41.50 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A

3742 Ex Parte Fujiwara et al 13820557 - (D) CALVE 103 RATNERPRESTIA CALVETTI, FREDERICK F

3742 Ex Parte RANISH 14254578 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP- -Applied Materials CAMPBELL, THOR S

3743 Ex Parte Backlund 13261708 - (D) STEPINA 103 MARK P. STONE YUEN, JESSICA JIPING

3744 Ex Parte Smith 14252995 - (D) CALVE 102/103 41.50 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L OSWALD, KIRSTIN U

3744 Ex Parte Sundheim et al 13240858 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 Dorr, Carson & Birney, P.C. COMINGS, DANIEL C

3744 Ex Parte Taras et al 13989080 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier CLASS-QUINONES, JOSE O

3772 Ex Parte Faux et al 13853075 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 Durham, Jones & Pinegar, P.C. LEWIS, KIM M

3774 Ex Parte Ryan 13431933 - (D) FLAX 112(1)/103 112(2) Vista IP Law Group LLP BARIA, DINAH N

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex parte ORBITAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 6923387 et al 10257385 90013791 - (D) SONG 102/103 Pepper Hamilton LLP/Boston FETSUGA, ROBERT M original NGUYEN, DINH Q