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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Iwano et al 14401233 - (D) SQUIRE 103 FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP PARVIN!, PEGAH

1731 Ex Parte Iwano et al 14401246 - (D) SQUIRE 103 FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP PARVIN!, PEGAH

1767 Ex Parte Carlise et al 12253529 - (D) HEANEY 103 STINSON LEONARD STREET LLP (Ecolab USA Inc.) BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

1788 Ex Parte Ho et al 14146753 - (D) HANLON 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY CHANG, VICTORS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Landsman 13620647 - (D) McNEILL 101/103 Keller Jolley Preece/Facebook SCHMIDT, KARIL

2484 Ex Parte Alves 13698778 - (D) BUI 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP MESA, JOSE M

2486 Ex Parte LIU et al 12479068 - (D) HOMERE 103 BakerHostetler / Apple Inc. PRINCE, JESSICA MARIE

2487 Ex Parte Lim et al 13516863 - (D) STRAUSS 102 William Park & Associates LTD. ANYIKIRE, CHIKAODILI E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Goel et al 13830075 - (D) CHUNG 101/103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A. MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

2631 Ex Parte Rolf et al 15240710 - (D) HOFF 102 HERE Global/ Alston & Bird TIMORY, KABIR A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Kar 13582425 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP WILMINGTON KWIECINSKI, RYAN D

We are guided by the principle that the claimed subject matter must be disclosed in the reference with sufficient specificity in order to constitute an anticipation. Atofina v. Great Lakes Chem. Corp, 441 F.3d 991, 999 (Fed. Cir. 2006) ("Atofina"). In the Atofina case, neither a disclosure of a broad range of 100-500° C., nor a disclosure of a narrower preferred range of 150-350° C., was found to anticipate a claimed range of 330-450° C., despite the former range fully encompassing the claimed range and the latter range having a degree of overlap with the claimed range. Id.

Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp, 441 F.3d 991 USPQ2d 1417 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2131.03

3683 Ex Parte Isom 11923291 - (D) PETRAVICK 103 41.50 101 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Ginsberg et al 14318983 - (D) MURPHY 101/OTDP CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. COBURN, CORBETT B

3716 Ex Parte Bach et al 13487575 - (D) LANEY 112(1)/112(2)/103 ALIX, YALE & RISTAS, L IANNUZZI, PETER J

3723 Ex Parte Pahl et al 13412955 - (D) REIMERS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY MORGAN, EILEEN P

3724 Ex Parte MAURER et al 12968729 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 YOUNG & THOMPSON NGUYEN, PHONG H

3746 Ex Parte Knudsen et al 12528169 - (D) WARNER 103 PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP NICHOLS, CHARLES W

3763 Ex Parte Boarman et al 13646901 - (D) LANEY 103 Whirlpool Corporation/Nyemaster Nyemaster Goode, P.C. OSWALD, KIRSTIN U

3781 Ex Parte Karimov et al 14301770 - (D) REIMERS 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL, TOUMINO L.L.P. MARCETICH, ADAM M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2193 Ex Parte Clarke 11866906 - (D) NEW 103 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. WHEATON, BRADFORD F

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte AMIT et al 13335439 - (D) STEPHENS 103 101/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC CHOUDHURY, AZIZUL Q

2483 Ex Parte Wang et al 13944177 - (D) McNEILL Dissenting-in-part MANTIS MERCADER 103 101/103 LOZA & LOZA, LLP / Conduent REN, ZHUBING

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Wheeler 12401047 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 103 The Dobrusin Law Firm P.C. GILKEY, CARRIE STRODER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Fraser et al 13950488 - (D) KOHUT 112(2) 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. FREAY, CHARLES GRANT

3753 Ex Parte Chen et al 14113388 - (D) REIMERS 103 103 41.50 103 WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION c/o Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP BALLMAN, CHRISTOPHER D

3761 Ex Parte Nashner 12895384 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 103 APPLE INC./BROWNSTEIN c/o Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP EVANS, GEOFFREY S

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1642 Ex Parte Ashdown 14063104 - (D) COTTA 112(2)/101/103 Sheridan Ross PC HALVORSON, MARK

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Woo et al 12474713 - (D) SQUIRE 112(1)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY MARKOFF, ALEXANDER

1717 Ex Parte PERVAN et al 13938589 - (D) HANLON 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC DAGENAIS-ENGLEHAR, KRISTEN A

1724 Ex Parte RADHAKRISHNAN et al 14296824 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 The Aerospace Corporation THOMAS, BRENT C

1772 Ex Parte KOSEOGLU et al 13904545 - (D) SQUIRE 103 ABELMAN, FRAYNE & SCHWAB MUELLER, DEREK N

1773 Ex Parte King et al 13815433 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(2)/102/103 JOHNSON & PHUNG STELLING, LUCAS A

1788 Ex Parte BUHLMANN 13653666 - (D) McMANUS 103 STINSON LEONARD STREET LLP GOLDEN, CHINESSA T

1788 Ex Parte Iwasaki et al 14400918 - (D) McMANUS 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP CHANG, VICTORS

1793 Ex Parte Wiens 10589135 - (D) HANLON 103 ADE & COMPANY INC. MOORE, WALTER A

1794 Ex Parte Schmidt et al 14237741 - (D) RANGE 102/103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2138 Ex Parte GRUBE et al 12850607 - (D) BRANCH 112(1)/103 41.50 112(2) Garlick & Markison (IBM) SAVLA, ARPAN P

2159 Ex Parte Hollemans et al 12095794 - (D) McMILLIN 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS BURKE, JEFF A

2167 Ex Parte BARLOW et al 13724104 - (D) EVANS 112(1) 101 HOANG, HAU HAI HOANG, HAU HAI

2169 Ex Parte Brown et al 11566734 - (D) JEFFERSON 103 TERADATA US, INC. KIM, PAUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2498 Ex Parte Singh et al 11554842 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 101 SCENERA RESEARCH, LLC KING, JOHN B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2621 Ex Parte ODAGIRI et al 14823130 - (D) BAIN 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP JOSEPH, DENNIS P

2684 Ex Parte Blair 14954129 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Covidien LP NGUYEN, NAM V

2689 Ex Parte Berry et al 12983601 - (D) EVANS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL LAU, HOI CHING

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte ELSHAER et al 14667131 - (D) SQUIRE 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL TIKU, SISAY G

2842 Ex Parte BULZACCHELLI et al 14717540 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C. TRA, ANH QUAN

2857 Ex Parte Donderici et al 14769539 - (D) CUTITTA Dissenting KRIVAK 101 Gilliam IP PLLC (Halliburton) CORDERO, LINA M

2862 Ex Parte Van Den Heuvel et al 14359381 - (D) SNAY 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LE, JOHN H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Byerley et al 11924248 - (D) KHAN 101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP GARTLAND, SCOTT D

3623 Ex Parte Chavez et al 12720869 - (D) SHAH 101 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. BOYCE, ANDRE D

3626 Ex Parte Vdovjak et al 13132951 - (D) WIEDER 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G

3626 Ex Parte PIRON et al 14855054 - (D) McNEILL 101 DOWELL & DOWELL, P.C. PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3628 Ex Parte Aharoni et al 13345639 - (D) POTHIER 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP VETTER, DANIEL

3649 Ex Parte Fisher 14098365 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(1)/103 Fogarty, L.L.C LIN, KENNY S

3655 Ex Parte TSENG et al 14255484 - (D) BROWN 101/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL BUTLER, MICHAELE

3669 Ex Parte Profitt-Brown et al 12985492 - (D) BROWNE 112(1)/103 101 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL DO, TRUC M

3672 Ex Parte Ries et al 14430001 - (D) DOUGAL 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP KRECK, JANINE MUIR

3681 Ex Parte Buset et al 13733663 - (D) McNEILL 112(1) 101 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. SHORTER, RASHIDA R

3684 Ex Parte Miller et al 13837342 - (D) McNEILL 103 101 Greenberg Traurig, LLP CIVAN, ETHAN D

3687 Ex Parte Fraser 14022568 - (D) LENTIVECH 101 Sanford Astor HAIDER,FAWAAD

3691 Ex Parte Rothschild 13340823 - (D) HOWARD 101/103 Brooks Kushman KANERVO, VIRPI H

3691 Ex Parte Kochansky et al 13888115 - (D) LENTIVECH 101 Locke Lord LLP KAZIMI, HANI M

3692 Ex Parte Roscoe et al 13623629 - (D) CHUNG 101 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. POE, KEVIN T

3693 Ex Parte Glinberg et al 13085094 - (D) HUME 112(2) 101/103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME BORLING HAUS, JASON M

3693 Ex Parte Boberski 13921776 - (D) MacDONALD 101 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC/CME WEISBERGER, RICHARD C

3696 Ex Parte Greene et al 12062785 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 PVF--PARC c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP NIQUETTE, ROBERT R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Davis 13151407 - (D) CALVE 101/103 WHITE-WELKER & WELKER, LLC BULLINGTON, ROBERT P

3761 Ex Parte VILATO et al 12554414 - (D) REIMERS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. PAIK, SANG YEOP

atofina, lizardtech

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Smith et al 11363359 - (D) HUDALLA 103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) AGHDAM, FRESHTEH N

2643 Ex Parte Hiltunen et al 11783749 - (D) DANG 102/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC GEORGEWILL, OPIRIBO

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte ALBERS et al 11874345 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC REDMAN, JERRY E

3645 Ex Parte Wong et al 12965793 - (D) BROWNE 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP PARC-XEROX/BSTZ HULKA, JAMES R

Moreover, although we appreciate the Examiner’s position that Nam’s CMOS structure is a field-effect transistor (see Ans. 3), we note that disclosure of a genus in the prior art, i.e., field-effect transistor, is not a disclosure of every species that is a member of that genus, i.e., thin film transistor. See Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp., 441 F.3d 991, 999 (Fed. Cir. 2006).

Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp, 441 F.3d 991 USPQ2d 1417 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2131.03

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte ALBERTH et al 11955786 - (D) LaVIER 103 103 Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A./Motorola LONG, ANDREA NATAE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2682 Ex Parte Queenan 10771480 - (D) HAAPALA 103 103 Barnes & Thornburg LLP (SB) NGUYEN, NAM V

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Sacks 13190685 - (D) ROESEL 103 Weiss & Arons, LLP HERNANDEZ-DIAZ, JOSE

1767 Ex Parte Null et al 11922614 - (D) McKELVEY 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY SALVITTI, MICHAEL A

1787 Ex Parte Toyama et al 11720688 - (D) KAISER 112(1)/103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP HUANG, CHENG YUAN

LizardTech, Inc. v. Earth Resource Mapping, Inc., 424 F.3d 1336, 1346 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (a description of a single embodiment "does not entitle the inventor" to broad claims).

LizardTech, Inc. v. Earth Resource Mapping, Inc., 424 F.3d 1336, 76 USPQ2d 1724 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2161.01 , 2163

1791 Ex Parte Chan et al 11949806 - (D) ROESEL 103 Ballard Spahr LLP DuPont Pioneer BADR, HAMID R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2131 Ex Parte Arimilli et al 12424444 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Russell Ng PLLC (IBM AUS) CARDWELL, ERIC

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte Han 11987109 - (D) BAER 103 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC NAWAZ, ASAD M

2473 Ex Parte BATTA 12261886 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Zebra Technologies Corporation LIU, JUNG

2486 Ex Parte Frenzel et al 10593840 - (D) BAER 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP MUNG, ON S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Walsh et al 12063643 - (D) SMITH 103 NIXON PEABODY LLP PERROMAT, CARLOS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2845 Ex Parte ZHU et al 13048202 - (D) HASTINGS 103 Guntin & Gust, PLC - BB DOCKET WIMER, MICHAEL C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Kelly et al 13177614 - (D) BROWNE 103 GIFFORD, KRASS, SPRINKLE,ANDERSON & CITKOWSKI, P.C TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S

3658 Ex Parte RICK 12487477 - (D) KINDER 112(2) 102/103 INGRASSIA FISHER & LORENZ, P.C. (GME) PRATHER, GREGORY T

atofina, harris, boesch, peterson

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte Weksler 11135781 - (D) WIEDER 103 Haynes & Boone, LLP (70481) PayPal AKINTOLA, OLABODE

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Frank et al 11302313 - (D) BAER 102 102/103 Mahamedi Paradice LLP (QCA) TALUKDAR, ARVIND

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Bowers et al 12006079 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 112(2) Dorsey & Whitney / INVENTION SCIENCE FUND KNUTSON, JACOB D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Morini et al 12448288 - (D) McKELVEY 103 LyondellBasell Industries ENG, ELIZABETH

We assume the Examiner did not reject based on anticipation because (1) no embodiment (i.e., example) described by Sacchetti falls within the scope of claim 14 and (2) ranges described by Sacchetti do not fall within the scope of claim 14, albeit the Sacchetti ranges overlap those of claim 14.

Cf. Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp., 441 F.3d 991, 999–1000 (Fed. Cir. 2006) (prior art temperature range of 100 to 500 ºC does not anticipate claimed range of 330 to 450 ºC.; prior art range of 0.001 to 1% oxygen to methylene chloride molar ratio does not anticipate range of 0.1 to 5.0%.; description of a genus in the prior art is not necessarily a disclosure of every species that is a member of that genus).

However, as is apparent from the claim chart, all the elements required by claim 14 are described by Sacchetti and the ranges of amounts of elements and property values described by Sacchetti overlap those of claim 14. Overlapping ranges establish the necessary prima facie case in the application on appeal. See In re Harris, 409 F.3d 1339, 1341 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (a prima facie case of obviousness arises when the ranges of a claimed composition overlap the ranges disclosed in the prior art); In re Boesch, 617 F.2d 272, 275 (CCPA 1980) (overlapping ranges establish a prima facie case of obviousness); In re Peterson, 315 F.3d 1325, 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (a prima facie case of obviousness typically exists when the ranges of a claimed composition overlap the ranges disclosed in the prior art).

Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp, 441 F.3d 991 USPQ2d 1417 (Fed. Cir. 2006) 2131.03

Harris, In re, 409 F.3d 1339, 74 USPQ2d 1951 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 2144.05

Boesch, In re, 617 F.2d 272, 205 USPQ 215 (CCPA 1980) 716.02(b) , 2144.05

Peterson, In re, 315 F.3d 1325, 65 USPQ2d 1379 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 716.02(d) , 2144.05

1768 Ex Parte AVTOMONOV et al 12428256 - (D) McKELVEY 103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE, PC SANDERS, KRIELLION ANTIONETTE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Gannon et al 12331085 - (D) HORVATH 102/103 Morris & Kamlay LLP/ 030120-M CASANOVA, JORGE A

2196 Ex Parte Okmianski 11264188 - (D) BAER 103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM, LLP MILLS, PAUL V

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2643 Ex Parte Cai et al 13044742 - (D) NEW 103 DUFT BORNSEN & FETTIG, LLP D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

atofina, clearvalue, intellectual pro, kelly

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Tevis et al 10528220 - (D) HASTINGS 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

1735 Ex Parte Oishi et al 10479433 - (D) KRATZ 103 Judge Patent Associates IP, SIKYIN

1787 Ex Parte Schwab et al 12288471 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 LyondellBasell Industries KRUER, KEVIN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2181 Ex Parte Rajagopalan et al 10731063 - (D) ARBES 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP/NVIDIA VIDWAN, JASJIT S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Stevens et al 11768328 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Larson & Anderson, LLC JIANG, YONG HANG

2612 Ex Parte Arteaga et al 11874554 - (D) HOFF 102/103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. YANG, JAMES J

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

3738 Ex Parte Rowe et al 11441406 - (D) BONILLA 103 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Kelley et al 11302358 - (D) BEST 102 103 LAW OFFICES OF CHARLES W. BETHARDS, LLP YANCHUK, STEPHEN J

1777 Ex Parte Moya et al 11542834 - (D) PRAISS 112(2) 102/103 EMD Millipore Corporation MENON, KRISHNAN S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Brooksby et al 11020893 - (D) DANG 102/103 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (PCPI) C/O FLETCHER YODER CUNNINGHAM, GREGORY F

2624 Ex Parte Sabol et al 10323800 - (D) HOFF 103 102/103 GE HEALTHCARE c/o FLETCHER YODER, PC CARTER, AARON W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Koellner 11126589 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 112(2) SIEMENS CORPORATION GLASS, ERICK DAVID

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3746 Ex Parte Kent 10832499 - (D) WOOD 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BERTHEAUD, PETER JOHN

3781 Ex Parte Bradford et al 11206608 - (D) CALVE 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J

3725 GENESIS ATTACHMENTS, LLC Requester, Appellant v. ALLIED ERECTING AND DISMANTLING CO., INC., et al. Respondents 95001352 7,121,489 11/240,914 SONG 103 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. ENGLISH, PETER C original SELF, SHELLEY M

The Requester cites to a footnote in Intellectual Pro. Dev., Inc. v. UA-Columbia Cablevision of Westchester, Inc. in support of its assertions, but the footnote merely states that the court "see[s] no reason why, as a matter of law, one claim limitation may not be responsive to another merely because they are located in the same physical structure" in reversing a district courts granting of summary judgment of invalidity. Intellectual Pro. Dev., 336 F.3d 1308, 1320, fn. 9 (Fed. Cir. 2003). The footnote in Intellectual Pro. Dev. does not stand for the proposition that a single structure can be read upon multiple claim limitations would be reasonable and correct irrespective of the facts of the case. In fact, In re Kelly, also relied upon by the Requester and cited as precedent in the above noted footnote of Intellectual Pro. Dev., makes clear that claim interpretation must be reasonable. In re Kelly, 305 F.2d 909, 915-16 (CCPA 1962) ("In a case such as this, where there is no ambiguity in the language of the claims, they should be carefully analyzed to see if they can be reasonably found to be supported by the disclosed structure. … Each claim in each case must be interpreted as broadly as its language will reasonably permit and each interpretation will depend upon the individual facts of each case. … The governing consideration is not double inclusion, but rather is what is a reasonable construction of the language of the claims.")(emphasis added).

Kelly, In re, 305 F.2d 909, 134 USPQ 397 (CCPA 1962). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2173.05(o)

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Ashrafzadeh et al 11605978 - (D) PRAISS 103 WHIRLPOOL PATENTS COMPANY - MD 0750 KO, JASON Y

1725 Ex Parte Ganapathiappan 11787529 - (D) TIMM 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY KOLLIAS, ALEXANDER C

1742 Ex parte AOKI LABORATORIES LTD., Patent Owner and Appellant 90011019 7,335,269 11/362,310 GUEST 103 J.C. PATENTS LOPEZ, CARLOS N original IP, SIKYIN

1761 Ex Parte Freese et al 11373252 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP SZEKELY, PETER A

1771 Ex Parte Null 11920471 - (D) PER CURIAM 102/103 SHELL OIL COMPANY STEIN, MICHELLE

Cf. ClearValue, Inc. v. Pearl River Polymers, Inc., 668 F.3d 1340, 1344-45 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (distinguishing Atofina v. Great Lakes Chem. Corp., 441 F.3d 991 (Fed. Cir. 2006)) (“[T]he disclosure that this chemical process works for systems with 150 ppm or less is what anticipates. . . . [H]ere, there is no allegation of criticality or any evidence demonstrating any difference across the range.”).

Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp, 441 F.3d 991 USPQ2d 1417 (Fed. Cir. 2006) . . . . . .2131.03

1787 Ex Parte Cho 11194916 - (D) NAGUMO 112(1)/112(2)/103 Revolution IP, PLLC JACKSON, MONIQUE R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Cardelli et al 10915645 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101/112(1)/102 LEE & HAYES, PLLC DAY, HERNG DER

2199 Ex Parte Bates et al 11290892 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 IBM (ROC-BLF) C/O BIGGERS & OHANIAN, LLP GOORAY, MARK A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2444 Ex Parte Tsai 10910928 - (D) HAHN 103 VERIZON VAUGHN JR, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Held 11741629 - (D) HOFF 102/103 Sheridan Ross PC LAU, HOI CHING

2614 Ex Parte Mommerency et al 11327936 - (D) BENOIT 103 Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/Masco Corporation SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Madhavarao et al 10882854 - (D) STRAUSS 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION KAYES, SEAN PHILLIP

2854 Ex Parte Yamamoto 11493490 - (D) BUSCH 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN HA, NGUYEN Q

2859 Ex Parte Melichar 11301750 - (D) HUGHES 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. RAMADAN, RAMY O

2859 Ex Parte Gottwick et al 10738063 - (D) MOORE 103 STRIKER, STRIKER & STENBY MURALIDAR, RICHARD V

2895 Ex Parte Hashimoto 11085201 - (D) COURTENAY 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC WOJCIECHOWICZ, EDWARD JOSEPH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3734 Ex Parte Chopra 11872555 - (D) GRIMES 103 VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP HOLLM, JONATHAN A

3763 Ex Parte Khan 10604469 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 IFTIKHAR KHAN STIGELL, THEODORE J

3768 Ex Parte Wilk 11386504 - (D) REIMERS 112(1)/102/103 COLEMAN SUDOL SAPONE, P.C. LE, LONG V  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Johannes 11725938 - (D) KRIVAK 103 Harrington & Smith HAMMOND, BRIGGITTE R

innovatit, atofina

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte HENRY et al 11278656 - (D) KIMLIN 103 Sheridan Ross PC XU, XIAOYUN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2168 Ex Parte Vinci 11149829 - (D) BARRY 103 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP MOBIN, HASANUL

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Corson 09765593 - (D) BARRY 103 Carr & Ferrell LLP (SCEA) RAMAN, USHA

2437 Ex Parte Smith 12965459 - (D) 7,571,315 JEFFERY 251/112(2) SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. FIELDS, COURTNEY D

2443 Ex Parte Dilman et al 09813415 - (D) KOHUT 103 WALL & TONG, LLP/ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. BILGRAMI, ASGHAR H

2444 Ex Parte Santos et al 11047254 - (D) EVANS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BENGZON, GREG C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Libbus et al 10992319 - (D) ADAMS 102/103 Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A. ALTER, ALYSSA MARGO

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Boucher et al 11229902 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND

Thus, the Examiner's finding of a very sight overlap between the claimed and prior art ranges for height of the replicated structures is insufficient to support an anticipation rejection. Innovatit Seafood Systems, LLC, et al. v. Commissioner for Patents 573 F.Supp. 2d 96, 99 (D.D.C. 2008) ("The Federal Circuit has declined to find anticipation inccases of slight overlap") (citing Atofina, 441 F.3d at 1000).

Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp, 441 F.3d 991 USPQ2d 1417 (Fed. Cir. 2006) . . . . . . 2131.03

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Fosbinder 11742399 - (D) FITZPATRICK 102 102/103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) MAYE, AYUB A

3766 Ex Parte Sliepen et al 11231116 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC BEHRINGER, LUTHER G

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Sun et al 10535501 - (D) KIMLIN 103 American Air Liquide, Inc. STALDER, MELISSA A

1741 Ex Parte Matsufuji et al 11248274 - (D) GARRIS 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN

1763 Ex Parte Wade et al 11274534 - (D) McKELVEY 103 Lewis Rice USELDING, JOHN E

1771 Ex Parte Haigh et al 11717343 - (D) KIMLIN 103 ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company WEISS, PAMELA HL

1774 Ex Parte Adams et al 10583758 - (D) KIMLIN 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY MCCAIG, BRIAN A

1798 Ex Parte Creux et al 10560068 - (D) KIMLIN 112(1)/112(2) 103/double patenting Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP COLE, ELIZABETH M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2167 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 11380772 - (D) DANG 103 IBM CORPORATION RICHARDSON, JAMES E

2187 Ex Parte Kinnan 10999178 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CYGIEL, GARY W

2195 Ex Parte Ishwar et al 10431556 - (D) DANG 102/103 Wilson Ham & Holman WAI, ERIC CHARLES

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Hamedi 10870724 - (D) WEINBERG 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY BELANI, KISHIN G

2451 Ex Parte Patterson et al 10896101 - (D) COURTENAY 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DAFTUAR, SAKET K

2478 Ex Parte Netravali et al 10953551 - (D) McNAMARA 102/103 CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Tran 11323789 - (D) DILLON 102/103 CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC VIANA DI PRISCO, GERMAN

atofina, schauman, costello

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Price 10/627,166 GAUDETTE 102(b)/103(a) MOORE & VAN ALLEN PLLC EXAMINER MARCANTONI, PAUL D

The Examiner is also directed to Atofina v. Great Lakes Chem. Corp., 441 F.3d 991, 999-1000 (Fed. Cir. 2006), wherein the Federal Circuit explained that a finding of overlapping ranges alone is insufficient to establish a prima facie case of anticipation. In order to anticipate, a reference must identify something falling within the claimed subject matter with sufficient specificity to constitute a description thereof within the purview of § 102. In re Schaumann, 572 F.2d 312, 317 (CCPA 1978).

Atofina v. Great Lakes Chemical Corp, 441 F.3d 991 USPQ2d 1417 (Fed. Cir. 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2131.03

Schauman, In re, 572 F.2d 312, 197 USPQ 5 (CCPA 1978) . . . 706.02(m), 2131.02, 2144.08

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Si et al 11/231,312 SIU 103(a) Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. EXAMINER CHU, GABRIEL L

2177 Ex Parte Fernstrom 11/013,368 DIXON 103(a) Xerox Corporation EXAMINER FABER, DAVID

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Haller 11/824,929 HORNER 103(a) Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC EXAMINER SWINEHART, EDWIN L
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER REVERSED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2624 Ex Parte 7424133 et al PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Patent Owner, Appellant v. GEOSPAN CORPORATION Requester, Respondent 95/001,110 SIU 103(a) PATENT OWNER DUNLAP CODDING, P.C. THIRD PARTY REQUESTER SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. EXAMINER BROWNE, LYNNE HAMBLETON original EXAMINER CARTER, AARON W

“[I]n order to overcome a prior art reference . . . appellants must either satisfy the substantive requirements of Rule 131 or establish that the relevant disclosure describes their own invention.” In re Costello, 717 F.2d 1346, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 1983).

Costello, In re, 717 F.2d 1346, 219 USPQ 389 (Fed. Cir. 1983) . . . . . . 716.10, 2136.05, 2137, 2138, 2138.04, 2138.05
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Fidelis et al 10/378,492 ADAMS 112(2)/102(b) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory EXAMINER DEJONG, ERIC S

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte JANG et al 11/758,754 HORNER 103(a) HOSOON LEE EXAMINER ADAMS, GREGORY W
REHEARING

DENIED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2155 Ex Parte 6601104 et al Ex parte REALTIME DATA LLC. 90/009,428 09/266,394 SIU 102(b) For Patent Owner STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX PLLC For Third Party Requester MCDERMOTT, WILL, & EMERY LLP EXAMINER HENEGHAN, MATTHEW E original EXAMINER ENG, DAVID Y