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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Bhagwat et al 14111627 - (D) VALEK 103 BIO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES (BIO IPS) LLC PEEBLES, KATHERINE

1628 Ex Parte Flygare et al 13650277 - (D) FREDMAN 103 41.50 103 DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) KOSTURKO, GEORGE W

1629 Ex Parte Kopke et al 13391772 - (D) MILLS 103/OTDP FOLEY & LARDNER LLP DRAPER, LESLIE A ROYDS

1637 Ex Parte Brentano et al 14342725 - (D) FLAX 102 Alston & Bird LLP/ Gen-Probe Incorporated CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA

In re Arkley, 455 F.2d 586, 587-88 (CCPA 1972) ("[P]icking and choosing may be entirely proper in the making of a 103, obviousness rejection, ... but it has no place in the making of a 102, anticipation rejection.");

1651 Ex Parte SAVAGE 14293024 - (D) KATZ 112(1)/112(2) 41.50 103 Parker Highlander PLLC FERNANDEZ, SUSAN EMILY

1662 Ex Parte Tuinstra et al 11951629 - (D) FREDMAN 103 POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1795 Ex Parte Mertens et al 14200546 - (D) DELMENDO 103 MacDermid Performance Solutions - Patents c/o Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP WONG, EDNA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2484 Ex Parte Porten et al 14986504 - (D) THOMAS 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP ZHAO, DAQUAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Ushioda 13993118 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. AMINI, JAVID A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Yasuda et al 13963796 - (D) CASHION 103 Sheridan Ross P.C. MUNOZ, ANDRES F

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3697 Ex Parte Weber et al 14804506 - (D) BAIN 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) FU, HAO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Duval et al 13884682 - (D) REIMERS 112(2)/101 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. BEEBE, JOSHUA R

3752 Ex Parte Madsen et al 15097600 - (D) PLENZLER 112(2)/102 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Lam) KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

3791 Ex Parte Wybo et al 13965468 - (D) PLENZLER 101/103 Quinn IP / J &J WARSI, YASMEEN S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1799 Ex Parte PURUSHOTHAMAN et al 14648571 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 103 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC PRAKASH, GAUTAM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2685 Ex Parte Moran et al 15068597 - (D) MacDONALD 102/103 102/103 Daniel J. Swirsky AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2852 Ex Parte Nishio et al 13856555 - (D) TURNER 103 103 COWAN, LIEBOWITZ & LATMAN, P.C. CHANG, FANG-CHI

2868 Ex Parte Graf et al 13572338 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 102/103 Adolph Locklar Michael Locklar HAWKINS, DOMINIC E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte TANG et al 11874807 - (D) NAPPI 103 103 Mintz Levin/Wayne Fueling Systems LLC QAYYUM, ZESHAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Hissink et al 14695174 - (D) FREDMAN 112(2) 103 HOWARD & HOW ARD ATTORNEYS PLLC BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA

1613 Ex Parte Zhang et al 14003663 - (D) FREDMAN 103/OTDP 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY PHAN, DOANTHI-THUC

1617 Ex Parte Manuel et al 15381163 - (D) NEW 103 THOMASIHORSTEMEYER, LLP - UF University of Florida (UF) BROWN, COURTNEY A

1619 Ex Parte HOFFMANN et al 15249977 - (D) FREDMAN 103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN, PA BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE

1619 Ex Parte Badolato Boenisch et al 14436249 - (D) NEW 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC ALAWADI, SARAH

1619 Ex Parte Pinkney et al 14994169 - (D) KATZ 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY THAKOR, DEVANG K

1619 Ex Parte SHAH et al 13727739 - (D) TOWNSEND 103/OTDP McNees Wallace & Nurick, LLC/L'OREAL BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE

1631 Ex Parte Patterson et al 14675335 - (D) WISZ 101 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - Seattle WISE, OLIVIA M.

1634 Ex Parte Regberg et al 14365532 - (D) NEW 112(1)/112(2) 101 ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company SISSON, BRADLEY L

1663 Ex Parte KIM et al 14258908 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 Harness Dickey (St. Louis) STANKOVIC, BRATISLAV

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Kao et al 12257093 - (D) NAGUMO 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP- -Applied Materials FORD, NATHAN K

1716 Ex Parte Paik et al 12409371 - (D) CASHION 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (APPLIED MATERIALS) MACARTHUR, SYLVIA

1717 Ex Parte Furuhata 14443395 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 JCIPRNET WALTERS JR, ROBERTS

1718 Ex Parte ANSELL et al 14285730 - (D) HASTINGS 103 VOLENTINE, WHITT & FRANCOS, PLLC KENDALL, BENJAMIN R

1721 Ex Parte Palm et al 14357470 - (D) SQUIRE 112(2) 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MARTIN, BETHANY LAMBRIGHT

1741 Ex Parte HARTMANN 13904442 - (D) SNAY 112(1)/101 112(2)/112(4) OHLANDT, GREELEY, RUGGIERO & PERLE, LLP HERRING, LISA L

1747 Ex Parte Egoyants et al 14127144 - (D) BEST 103 Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A. YAARY, ERIC

1747 Ex Parte Wang et al 13174310 - (D) BEST 103 Guardian Glass, LLC c/o KCPS IP Dept/Shannon Gonsalves KRINKER, Y ANA B

1762 Ex Parte Brita et al 14365438 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 LyondellBasell Industries BLACKWELL, GWENDOLYN

1791 Ex Parte DE RUITER et al 14605480 - (D) REN 103 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP COX, STEPHANIE A

1797 Ex Parte Chan et al 13102993 - (D) WILSON 103 101 Quest Diagnostics EOM, ROBERT J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Star et al 14619486 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 Dickinson Wright PLLC CHU, GABRIELL

2122 Ex Parte Carvajal et al 14560083 - (D) KUMAR 101 Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., LP.A. SECK, ABABACAR

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2416 Ex Parte Holley et al 13148730 - (D) BRANCH 101/103 Botos Churchill IP Law LLP ZHANG, RUIHUA

2443 Ex Parte Glass et al 13836218 - (D) DESHPANDE 101 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP - Oath Inc. ZAND, DAVOUD AMAN

2458 Ex Parte Wirth 13950819 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT

2491 Ex Parte Tuononen et al 14422017 - (D) PINKERTON 102/103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC JONES, WILLIAM B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 Ex Parte OTA et al 14930209 - (D) PYONIN 103 OLIFF PLC PATEL, SANJIV D

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Lauder et al 14716402 - (D) REN 103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC LUKS, JEREMY AUSTIN

2838 Ex Parte Travaglini et al 15154497 - (D) SQUIRE 102/103 InventIQ Legal LLP/Intel Corp. ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTA VO A

2862 Ex Parte SWANSON 14295739 - (D) SNAY 101 MYERS WOLIN, LLC RASTOVSKI, CATHERINE T

2863 Ex Parte Gallagher 14059315 - (D) HOUSEL 101 DAY PITNEY LLP LAU, TUNG S

2875 Ex Parte Salter et al 14921390 - (D) REN 103 Ford Global Technologies, LLC/ King & Schickli, PLLC HANLEY, BRITT D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte McCarty et al 13434507 - (D) STRAUSS 112(2) 101/103 MCGUIREWOODS, LLP SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3624 Ex Parte Beddo et al 14137037 - (D) MOHANTY 112(1) 101 MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3625 Ex Parte Li et al 13992380 - (D) SHAH 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/Intel WOOD, ALLISON G

3626 Ex Parte Lebowitsch et al 14057668 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 Steptoe & Johnson LLP SOREY, ROBERT A

3626 Ex Parte Semen et al 13772833 - (D) FETTING 101/103 Botos Churchill IP Law LLP TIEDEMAN, JASON S

3627 Ex Parte Pei 14218319 - (D) HOWARD 101 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD GLASS, RUSSELL S

3681 Ex Parte Carr et al 12894287 - (D) FETTING 112(1)/101 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP/ Amazon, Inc REFAI, SAM M

3682 Ex Parte King et al 14050862 - (D) MEYERS 103 101 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP ANDREI, RADU

3683 Ex Parte Lahmar et al 14057461 - (D) FETTING 103 101 Target Brands Inc. ULLAH, ARIF

3683 Ex Parte Musgrove et al 11702662 - (D) BAIN 101 Rimon PC MILLER, ALAN S

3683 Ex Parte PALLARI et al 11847686 - (D) MOHANTY 101 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP/Oracle MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M

3691 Ex Parte Mecane 14663196 - (D) PYONIN 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K

3692 Ex Parte KETZEF 12949367 - (D) BAIN 101 Professional Patent Solutions BAIRD, EDWARD J

3694 Ex Parte Peterson et al 13098682 - (D) FETTING 103 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (United Parcel Service, Inc.) CRANFORD, MICHAEL D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Aoki et al 13484977 - (D) HOSKINS 112(2) 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP DUFFY, DAVID W

3715 Ex Parte MINKOVITCH 15657160 - (D) HOELTER 103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov CUFF, MICHAEL A

3724 Ex Parte Hoffmann et al 14264495 - (D) SHAH 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP CROSBY JR, RICHARD D

3763 Ex Parte Wang et al 13703023 - (D) FINAMORE 103 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. (UTC) OSWALD, KIRSTIN U

3771 Ex Parte Feler et al 14198260 - (D) HOELTER 102/103 ST. JUDE MEDICAL NEUROMODULA TION DIVISION JAMIALAHMADI, MAJID

3791 Ex Parte Shigeto et al 14373770 - (D) PER CURIAM 101/103 112(2) NIXON PEABODY, LLP SHAH, JAY B

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GRANTED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Giftakis et al 12236260 - (D) MEYERS 101 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P.A PORTER, RACHELL

3682 Ex Parte Gross 14103729 - (D) FETTING 101 41.50 101 Law Office of J. Nicholas Gross, Prof. Corp. DAGNEW, SABA

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte de Vries et al 14492597 - (D) MEYERS 101 Steptoe & Johnson LLP PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3682 Ex Parte Varghese et al 13756357 - (D) MEYERS 101 Facebook/Fenwick UBALE, GAUTAM

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte LITMAN 14789995 - (D) HOELTER 101 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. ZHANG, YINGCHUAN

3715 Ex Parte LITMAN 14805863 - (D) HOELTER 101 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. ZHANG, YINGCHUAN

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AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Malec et al 12456567 - (D) MILLS 103 DILWORTH IP, LLC SULLIVAN, DANIELLE D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Vermeiren et al 12530868 - (D) TIMM 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC MAYES, MELVIN C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Newman et al 12603457 - (D) HUME 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP APPLE INC./BSTZ NGUYEN, LE V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3779 Ex Parte Prisco 12343274 - (D) STEPINA 103 PATENT DEPT - INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS KASZTEJNA, MATTHEW JOHN

VACATED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1656 Ex Parte Alfonta et al 13344436 - (D) FREDMAN 102 41.50 103 QUINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, P.C. GEBREYESUS, KAGNEW H

[P]icking and choosing may be entirely proper in the making of a 103, obviousness rejection, where the applicant must be afforded an opportunity to rebut with objective evidence any inference of obviousness which may arise from the similarity of the subject matter which he claims to the prior art, but it has no place in the making of a 102, anticipation rejection. 

In re Arkley, 455 F.2d 586, 587–588 (CCPA 1972).

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex parte ENGLISHTOWN, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,058,354 B2 et al 10/849,457 90013142 - (D) SIU 103 GTC Law Group LLP & Affiliates Third Party Requester: COOLEY LLP SAADAT, CAMERON original ADAMS, CHANDA L

AFFIRMED
2317 Ex parte UBICOMM, LLC Appellant Ex Parte 5,555,376 et al 08/161,968 90013082 - (D) BRANCH 102 FARNEY DANIELS PC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP CARLSON, JEFFREY D original MEKY, MOUSTAFA M

2317 Ex parte UBICOMM, LLC Appellant Ex Parte 5,611,050 et al 08/474,279 90013084 - (D) BRANCH 102 FARNEY DANIELS PC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP CARLSON, JEFFREY D original MEKY, MOUSTAFA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex parte ENGLISHTOWN, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,741,833 B2 et al 09/909,137 90013103 - (D) SIU 103 GTC Law Group LLP & Affiliates Third Party Requester: COOLEY LLP SAADAT, CAMERON original ADAMS, CHANDA L

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DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1791 BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Requester and Cross Appellant v. MONOSOL RX, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7666337 et al 10/856,176 95002171 - (R) GUEST 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: McCarter & English, LLP DIAMOND, ALAN D original LEE, EDMUND H

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Zane et al 10944281 - (D) SHIANG 102 EDELL, SHAPIRO, & FINNAN, LLC SINGH, AMRESH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2876 Ex Parte Tsirline et al 11959033 - (D) GARRIS 102/103 Zebra/Alston & Bird KELLY, RAFFERTY D

"However, the Examiner does not explain how the coplanar embodiment of paragraph 54 and the zig-zag pattern of the conductive strip 50 shown in the Figure 4b embodiment anticipatorily disclose the claimed first slot. See In re Arkley, 455 F.2d 586, 587 (CCPA 1972) (“[F]or the instant rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) to have been proper, the [applied] reference must clearly and unequivocally disclose the claimed [invention] or direct those skilled in the art to the [invention] without any need for picking, choosing, and combining various disclosures not directly related to each other by the teachings of the cited reference.”).

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Weber 12170222 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Gupta et al 11725995 - (D) WINSOR 103 103 AT&T Legal Department - Roebuck LE, RONG

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1678 Ex Parte Niskanen et al 10548500 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/103 DLA PIPER US LLP SHIBUYA, MARK LANCE

1621 Ex Parte Johnson et al 12014327 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP FAY, ZOHREH A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2681 Ex Parte Stewart et al 12415287 - (D) STEPHENS 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES BARAKAT, MOHAMED

2684 Ex Parte Christensen et al 12104696 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 FAY SHARPE LLP BURGDORF, STEPHEN R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Osborne et al 11714579 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BRINKS GILSON & LIONE BGL/Cook - Indianapolis SZPIRA, JULIE ANN

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION Requester v. AUBURN UNIVERSITY Patent Owner Ex Parte 7,194,366 et al 10/274,439 95001574 - (D) KOHUT 102 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) Third Party Requester:International Business Machines Corporation Jones Day DEB, ANJAN K original TSAI, CAROL S W

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2143 RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED, Third Party Requester, v. SIMPLEAIR, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant. Ex Parte 6,735,614 et al 09/588,515 95000631 - (D) MCKONE 103 SoCAL IP LAW GROUP LLP For THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P HENEGHAN, MATTHEW E original NGUYEN, PHUOC H

Net MoneyIN, Arkley

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Dennison 12199306 - (D) HOELTER 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP HAYES, BRET C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Hu et al 11527881 - (D) WIEKER 102 Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. SHAY, DAVID M

“Because the hallmark of anticipation is prior invention, the prior art reference—in order to anticipate under 35 U.S.C. § 102—must not only disclose all elements of the claim within the four corners of the document, but must also disclose those elements arranged as in the claim.” Net MoneyIN, Inc. v. VeriSign, Inc., 545 F.3d 1359, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).
...
In an anticipation rejection, “the reference must ‘clearly and unequivocally disclose the claimed [invention] or direct those skilled in the art to the [invention] without any need for picking, choosing, and combining various disclosures not directly related to each other by the teachings of the cited reference.”’ Net MoneyIN, 545 F.3d at 1371 (quoting In re Arkley, 455 F.2d 586, 587 (CCPA 1972)). While “[s]uch picking and choosing may be entirely proper in the making of a 103, obviousness rejection . . . it has no place in the making of a 102, anticipation rejection.” Arkley, 455 F.2d at 587–88. Here, although Panescu discloses an expandable member, a mesh, and a plurality of thermocouples, Panescu does not disclose these elements “as arranged in the claim.” Net MoneyIN, 545 F.3d at 1369.

Net MoneyIN, Inc. v. VeriSign, Inc., 545 F.3d 1359, 88 USPQ2d 1751 (Fed. Cir. 2008) 2152.02(b)

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte Vasko et al 12191741 - (D) FINK 103 103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION / T&W GIRMA, ANTENEH B

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Parker et al 11905247 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 MARKS & CLERK HANCE, ROBERT J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3657 Ex Parte Conus et al 10544644 - (D) MAYBERRY 103 GRIFFIN & SZIPL, PC NGUYEN, XUAN LAN T

REEXAMINATION

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2819 CME GROUP, INC. Requester v. REALTIME DATA LLC, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7714747 et al 11/651,365 95001517 - (D) SIU 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Baker Botts, LLP HUGHES, DEANDRA M original NGUYEN, LINH V

arkley, boston scientific

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Walter 11388411 - (D) DILLON 102/103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN SAP/BSTZ KIM, PAUL

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2894 Ex Parte Edwards et al 11755019 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 102/103 FREDERICK W. GIBB, III GIBB & RILEY, LLC PHAM, THANH V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Ex Parte Lembcke et al 11680717 - (D) HORNER 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. / Weatherford FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 Ex Parte Hartley et al 10396676 - (D) SCHEINER 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE/CHICAGO/COOK STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN

3751 Ex Parte Takasu 11889249 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(1)/102/103 SUGHRUE-265550 LE, HUYEN D

3766 Ex Parte Ghanem et al 11744455 - (D) GREEN 103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) PORTER, JR, GARY A

3767 Ex Parte Cindrich et al 10916649 - (D) GREEN 102/103 Becton, Dickinson and Company SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

(Ans. 13 (citing Boston Scientific Scimed v. Cordis, 554 F.3d 982, 991 (Fed. Cir. 2009)). We do not find the citation of that case, however, to be sufficient to support a conclusion of obviousness.

That is, while the Federal Circuit stated in Boston Scientific Scimed that “[c]ombining two embodiments disclosed adjacent to each other in a prior art patent does not require a leap of inventiveness,” Boston Scientific Scimed, 554 F.3d at 991, the Examiner has not explained how the facts in that case would lead to the same conclusion in the instant appeal.
3775 Ex Parte Cook et al 11546391 - (D) GRIMES 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte OHARE 12011773 - (D) PRATS 103 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP ARNOLD, ERNST V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Newnam et al 10142756 - (D) ARPIN 102/103 103 ERICSSON INC. NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R

Moreover, to the extent that the Examiner relies on teachings selectively drawn from different embodiments of Dougherty to disclose the disputed limitations of claim 9, this is improper in the context of an anticipation rejection. Application of Arkley, 455 F.2d 586, 587-88 (CCPA 1972). In Arkley, the court found that rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are proper where the subject matter claimed “is not identically disclosed or described” (emphasis ours) in “the prior art,” indicating that rejections under 35 U.S.C. § 102 are proper only when the claimed subject matter is identically disclosed or described in “the prior art.” Thus, for the instant rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) to have been proper, the [cited] reference must clearly and unequivocally disclose the claimed [system] or direct those skilled in the art to the [system] without any need for picking, choosing, and combining various disclosures not directly related to each other by the teachings of the cited reference. Such picking and choosing may be entirely proper in the making of a 103, obviousness rejection, where the applicant must be afforded an opportunity to rebut with objective evidence any inference of obviousness which may arise from the similarity of the subject matter which he claims to the prior art, but it has no place in the making of a 102, anticipation rejection. Id.

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Marzetta 11553191 - (D) PARVIS 112(2) 112(2)/102/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3665 Ex Parte Ames et al 11106192 - (D) BUNTING 102/103 112(2) Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. NGUYEN, CHUONG P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3775 Ex Parte Burkus et al 11725618 - (D) ADAMS 103 103 Medtronic, Inc (Spinal/Krieg DeVault) LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES

3778 Ex Parte Kleman 11022379 - (D) SCHEINER 103 102/103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Alexandrovichserov et al 11607660 - (D) KIMLIN 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP FORREST, MICHAEL

1741 Ex Parte Habik et al 10544182 - (D) SMITH 103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC CORDRAY, DENNIS R

1745 Ex Parte Deka 11649714 - (D) SMITH 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. TOLIN, MICHAEL A

1761 Ex Parte Kinscherf et al 11532227 - (D) SMITH 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS

1767 Ex Parte Heuer et al 11157092 - (D) DELMENDO 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP PEPITONE, MICHAEL F

1793 Ex Parte Dohl et al 11830507 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Hovey Williams LLP GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2432 Ex Parte Pinder 11407653 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P. Cisco Systems, Inc. LANIER, BENJAMIN E

2436 Ex Parte Coppola et al 11227806 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 IBM CORPORATION NGUYEN, TRONG H

2476 Ex Parte Moriarty et al 10285069 - (D) KUMAR 103 Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP HALIYUR, VENKATESH N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2674 Ex Parte Yamada 11294406 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC YANG, QIAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Seo et al 11267576 - (D) KRIVAK 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. PHAM, LONG

2858 Ex Parte Morrison et al 11555373 - (D) McKONE 112(1)/103 WesternGeco L.L.C. PHAN, HUY Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Jung et al 11888614 - (D) PRAISS 103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3626 Ex Parte Jung et al 11486973 - (D) PRAISS 103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE HUNTER, SEAN KRISTOPHER
3686 Ex Parte Jung et al 11888627 - (D) PRAISS 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC WOODS, TERESA S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Czerner et al 10556644 - (D) MARTIN 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC HEINRICH, SAMUEL M

3767 Ex Parte Morris et al 11754759 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) THOMAS, JR, BRADLEY G

3771 Ex Parte Gloag et al 11743723 - (D) JENKS 112(2)/102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY SKORUPA, VALERIE LYNN

3773 Ex Parte Dreyfuss 11224060 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP MASHACK, MARK F

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2636 Ex Parte Grosz et al 10139058 - (D) HOFF 103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. ALAGHEBAND, ABBAS H

voss, borkowski, arkley, fisher, aller, dreyfus, waite

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Enenkiel 11165342 - (D) DIXON 103 SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP LIU, HEXING

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Euvino et al 11140790 - (D) KERINS 103 CPA Global CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY LEE, BENJAMIN P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3727 Ex Parte Kobayashi 11622380 - (D) SAINDON 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 SENNIGER POWERS LLP SHAKERI, HADI

See In re Voss, 557 F.2d 812, 816 n.11 (CCPA 1977) (“reversal is not a mandate to the PTO to issue a patent and does not preclude the PTO from reopening prosecution”) (citing In re Borkowski, 505 F.2d 713, 718 (CCPA 1974) (the Board may not force the granting of patents on inventions that do not comply with the statutes)); see also In re Arkley, 455 F.2d 586, 589 (CCPA 1972) (rejecting the notion that the reversal of a rejection indicates that a patent should be granted); In re Fisher, 448 F.2d 1406, 1407 (CCPA 1971) (“we pass only on rejections actually made and do not decree the issuance of patents … the Patent Office can always reopen prosecution”).

Borkowski, In re, 505 F.2d 713, 184 USPQ 29 (CCPA 1974) 715.07

3763 Ex Parte Schneider et al 11646744 - (D) SNEDDEN 102/103 ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION Kite & Key, LLC SHUMATE, VICTORIA PEARL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3772 Ex Parte Gillis et al 11592452 - (D) SAINDON 102 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS BROWN, MICHAEL A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte BANOWSKI et al 11960348 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Henkel Corporation KARPINSKI, LUKE E

“[W]here the general conditions of a claims are disclosed in the prior art, it is not inventive to discover the optimum or workable ranges by routine experimentation.” In re Aller, 220 F.2d 454, 456 (CCPA 1955) (citing In re Dreyfus, 73 F.2d 931 (CCPA 1934); In re Waite, 168 F.2d 104 (CCPA 1948)).

Aller, In re, 220 F.2d 454, 105 USPQ 233 (CCPA 1955) 2144.05

1631 Ex Parte Homayouni et al 11215635 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE LLP LIN, JERRY

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Gauthier et al 11613625 - (D) TIMM 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. CHAN, SING P

1746 Ex Parte Gauthier et al 11330776 - (D) TIMM 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. GOFF II, JOHN L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Wigard et al 11350394 - (D) POTHIER 102 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC EDOUARD, PATRICK NESTOR

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2832 Ex Parte Ludwig 10676249 - (D) JEFFERY 102 Lester F. Ludwig FLETCHER, MARLON T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Hardison 10674758 - (D) FREDMAN 112(1)/103 WILLIAMSON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, LLC FLICK, JASON E

Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2748 Ex parte GRYPHON NETWORKS CORP. 90010978 6130937 08/853,563 PERRY 102/103 HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. WEAVER, SCOTT LOUIS original FOSTER, ROLAND G

wertheim, kropa, net moneyin, advanced display, seversky, arkley

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 Ex Parte ASAOKA 12/174,973 PAK 102(b)/103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER LEYSON, JOSEPH S

1747 Ex Parte Jiang et al 12/277,883 COLAIANNI 102(b)/103(a) CANTOR COLBURN LLP EXAMINER SHEH, ANTHONY H

1767 Ex Parte Shooshtari et al 11/245,668 COLAIANNI 103(a) JOHNS MANVILLE EXAMINER EASHOO, MARK

1773 Ex Parte Ricci et al 10/581,964 COLAIANNI 102(b)/103(a) MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC EXAMINER SAKELARIS, SALLY A

Based on these facts, we determine that the preamble breathes life and meaning into the claim that provides completeness to the claim and thus must be considered a limitation of the claim. In re Wertheim, 541 F.2d 257, 269 (CCPA 1976) (citing Kropa v. Robie, 187 F.2d 150, 152 (CCPA 1951)).

Wertheim, In re, 541 F.2d 257, 191 USPQ 90(CCPA 1976) . . .706.03(o),1302.01, 2144.05, 2163, 2163.03, 2163.04, 2163.05

Kropa v. Robie, 187 F.2d 150, 88 USPQ 478 (CCPA 1951) . . . . . . . . . . . . 707.07(f), 2111.02

1783 Ex Parte Conner et al 11/891,433 COLAIANNI 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER KHATRI, PRASHANT J

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Frieder et al 10/926,548 ZECHER 102(e)/103(a) Roland W. Norris Pauley Petersen & Erickson EXAMINER DANG, THANH HA T

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Gauselmann 10/458,429 ASTORINO 103(a) PATENT LAW GROUP LLP EXAMINER HSU, RYAN

3734 Ex Parte Palmer et al 10/867,498 WALSH 103(a) GORDON & JACOBSON, P.C. EXAMINER YABUT, DIANE D

3737 Ex Parte Fymat et al 11/524,866 GREEN 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) LEON D. ROSEN FREILICH, HORNBAKER & ROSEN EXAMINER HUNTLEY, DANIEL CARROLL

3782 Ex Parte Katchko et al 11/107,340 GREENHUT 103(a) MERCHANT & GOULD PC EXAMINER DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Nickerson et al 11/135,045 WINSOR 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER OBISESAN, AUGUSTINE KUNLE

In an anticipation rejection, “it is not enough that the prior art reference . . . includes multiple, distinct teachings that [an ordinary] artisan might somehow combine to achieve the claimed invention.” Net MoneyIN, Inc. v. VeriSign, Inc., 545 F.3d 1359, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2008). Rather, the reference must “‘clearly and unequivocally disclose the claimed [invention] or direct those skilled in the art to the [invention] without any need for picking, choosing, and combining various disclosures not directly related to each other by the teachings of the cited reference.’” Id. (quoting In re Arkley, 455 F.2d 586, 587 (CCPA 1972) (brackets in original)). Thus, while “[s]uch picking and choosing may be entirely proper in the making of a 103, obviousness rejection, . . . it has no place in the making of a 102, anticipation rejection.” Arkley, 455 F.2d at 587-88.
REEXAMINATION

REVERSED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2165 Ex Parte 6192347 et al Ex parte Graff/Ross Holdings LLP, Appellant and Patent Owner 90/009,556 09/134,451 TURNER 101/102(e) BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH EXAMINER RIMELL, SAMUEL G original EXAMINER ROSEN, NICHOLAS D

To incorporate material by reference, the host document must identify with detailed particularity what specific material it incorporates and clearly indicate where that material is found in the various documents.” Advanced Display Sys., Inc. v. Kent State Univ., 212 F.3d 1272, 1283 (Fed.Cir.2000), citing In re Seversky, 474 F.2d 671, 674 (CCPA 1973). A “mere reference to another application, or patent, or publication is not an incorporation of anything.” Id. at 674 (emphasis in original).
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Chinea et al 11/189,139 McKELVEY 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER SELLMAN, CACHET I

1715 Ex Parte Wojtaszek et al 12/050,709 GARRIS 103(a) ARTHUR G. SCHAIER CARMODY & TORRANCE LLP EXAMINER BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1716 Ex Parte Hughes et al 10/673,376 COLAIANNI 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER GRAMAGLIA, MAUREEN

1731 Ex Parte Shore et al 11/142,580 COLAIANNI 103(a) ENGELHARD CORPORATION EXAMINER SMITH, JENNIFER A

Citing to In re Arkley, 455 F.2d 586, 587 (CCPA 1972), Appellants’ arguments seem to take issue with the picking and choosing needed to arrive at the claimed invention (Reply Br. 3). However, this line of argument appears to improperly treat the rejection as an anticipation rejection. The rejection on appeal is under § 103 and is based on whether the claimed subject matter would have been obvious at the time the invention was made. The court in Arkley recognized that picking and choosing is entirely proper in an obviousness rejection. Arkley, 455 F.2d at 587-588.

1745 Ex Parte Hansson et al 10/580,219 KRATZ 103(a) NOVAK, DRUCE + QUIGG L.L.P. - PERGO EXAMINER TOLIN, MICHAEL A

1772 Ex Parte DiMagno et al 10/890,588 PER CURIAM 103(a) PHILIP S. JOHNSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON EXAMINER KINGAN, TIMOTHY G

1787 Ex Parte Samanta et al 12/549,780 McKELVEY 112(2)/103(a) W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN EXAMINER SHAH, SAMIR

1787 Ex Parte Samanta et al 12/549,810 McKELVEY 112(2)/103(a) W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN EXAMINER HUANG, CHENG YUAN

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Majumdar et al 11/000,695 POTHIER 103(a) MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC EXAMINER ENGLAND, DAVID E

2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Zeng et al 10/635,526 JEFFERY 103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER WANG, TED M

2617 Ex Parte Chiang et al 10/136,002 Per Curiam 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER CAI, WAYNE HUU

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3776 Ex Parte Doucette et al 11/275,747 BARRETT 103(a) WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP EXAMINER PATEL, YOGESH P