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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1627 BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 15301347 COTTA OTDP McBee Moore & Vanik, IP, LLC CHONG, YONG SOO

The fact that the pending claims recite compounds encompassed within the genus disclosed in the prior art is not, by itself, sufficient to establish a prima facie case of obviousness. In re Baird, 16 F.3d 380, 382 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (“The fact that a claimed compound may be encompassed by a disclosed generic formula does not by itself render that compound obvious.”); In re Jones, 958 F.2d 347, 350 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (The Federal Circuit has “decline[d] to extract from Merck [& Co. v. Biocraft Laboratories Inc., 874 F.2d 804 (Fed. Cir. 1989)] the rule that . . . regardless of how broad, a disclosure of a chemical genus renders obvious any species that happens to fall within it.”)); see also MPEP § 2144.08 II. 

Baird, In re, 16 F.3d 380, 29 USPQ2d 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2144.05 , 2144.08 , 2163

Jones, In re, 958 F.2d 347, 21 USPQ2d 1941 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 707.07(f) , 2143.01 , 2144 , 2144.05 , 2144.08

Merck & Co. v. Biocraft Laboratories, 874 F.2d 804, 10 USPQ2d 1843 (Fed. Cir. 1989)  716.02(a) ,  2123 ,  2144.05 ,  2144.08

1631 Hiroshi Izumi et al. 12385856 MAJORS 101 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. DEJONG, ERIC S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1711 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 14620781 CASHION 103 Moser Taboada / Applied Materials, Inc. ADHLAKHA, RITA P

1715 DÜRR SYSTEMS GMBH 14766459 OWENS 103 Bejin Bieneman PLC LEONG, NATHAN T

1729 Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH 14260686 DENNETT 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP KOROVINA, ANNA

1742 THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD. 15038021 COLAIANNI dissenting HOUSEL 103 41.50 112(1) THORPE NORTH & WESTERN/YOKOHAMA KIM, YUNJU

1783 Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC 16136728 TIMM 103 Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP The Calfee Building JOHNSON, NANCY ROSENBERG

1785 University of Massachusetts 13900248 OWENS 112(1)/103 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. REDDY, SATHAVARAM I

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2117 Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. 14736817 PINKERTON Dissenting BUSCH 103 PEARNE & GORDON LLP CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W

2121 DeepMind Technologies Limited 15016160 FRAHM 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. COUGHLAN, PETER D

2132 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 15143248 McNEILL 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP AHMED, ZUBAIR

2159 International Business Machines Corporation 14929356 MacDONALD 103 Nelson and Nelson MINCEY, JERMAINE A

2162 Microsoft Corporation 14258308 ENGLE 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION LE, UYEN T

2176 SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 14420952 FRAHM 103 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP EL-BKAILY, AHMAD M

2198 Amazon Technologies, Inc. 14828176 AMUNDSON 103 Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - AMZ RIFKIN, BEN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2411 INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC. 14441237 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 VOLPE KOENIG DEPT. ICC NGUYEN, CHUONG M

2439 NXP B.V. 14724748 AMUNDSON 103 Intellectual Property and Licensing NXP B.V. WILCOX, JAMES J

2454 Ciambella Ltd. 15163280 FRAHM 103 MOSER TABOADA SPRINGER, JAMES E

2466 Wi-LAN Inc. 15666387 STRAUSS 103 Volpe Koenig - Wi-lan PHAM, TITO Q

2487 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14724633 McNEILL 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION CHANG, DANIEL

2488 General Electric Company 14565675 SZPONDOWSKI 103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD DOBBS, KRISTIN SENSMEIER

2497 The Boeing Company 15043623 SZPONDOWSKI 103 DUKE W. YEE YEE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. TAYLOR, SAKINAH W

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2647 T-Mobile USA, Inc. 15393500 BENNETT 103 Lee & Hayes, P.C. MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY

2653 Intel Corporation 14546010 DEJMEK 102 Jordan IP Law, LLC LE, HUYEN D

2677 Plantronics, Inc. 15231228 MacDONALD 103 PLANTRONICS, INC. IP DEPARTMENT/LEGAL LELAND III, EDWIN S

2852 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 15492041 TIMM 102/103 SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA C/O KEATING & BENNETT, LLP YI, ROY Y

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

3618 NTN CORPORATION 15565787 HILL 103 WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P. SHRIVER II, JAMES A

3629 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15660779 LEBOVITZ 103 41.50 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER / LINKEDLN/MICROSFT WHITAKER, ANDREW B

3662 AUDI AG 15736145 SCHOPFER 103 41.50 112(2) MAIER & MAIER, PLLC KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M

3664 Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Inc. 15588329 CRAIG 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. HOLWERDA, STEPHEN

3668 Robert Bosch GmbH 15558292 GREENHUT 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

3677 Jose Manuel SEPTIEN ROJAS et al. 14045887 GREENHUT 103 McCarter & English LLP ACCOUNT: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. UPCHURCH, DAVID M

3685 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 14158307 COURTENAY 101/103 Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC CHOO, JOHANN Y

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

3715 Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC 14805419 SILVERMAN 103 PENILLA IP and SONY ZHANG, YINGCHUAN

3731 Ranpak Corp. 15526180 SCHOPFER 103 RENNER OTTO BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP TAWFIK, SAMEH

3746 Matthias Mayr et al. 13321797 HORNER 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW

3761 MELITTA EUROPA GMBH & CO. KG 15469528 CURCURI 103 FisherBroyles, LLP - MAIN CN TRAN, TIFFANY T

3763 ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB 14400759 ASTORINO 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC ATTEY, JOEL M

3763 Hirokazu Takayama et al. 12153849 BROWNE 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) MENGESHA, WEBESHET

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1717 Xerox Corporation 15944883 BEST 103 103 MARYLOU J. LAVOIE, ESQ. LLC DAGENAIS-ENGLEHA, KRISTEN A

1741 SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER 15324022 INGLESE 103 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S

1786 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC 15441146 COLAIANNI 112(1)/103 103 LLNL/Zilka-Kotab Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory MATZEK, MATTHEW D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2142 GAMBRO LUNDIA AB 14652228 MANTIS MERCADER 103 103 41.50 103 MUETING RAASCH GROUP NGUYEN, NHAT HUY T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2424 McCarthy, Bernard Anthony. 12857727 KHAN 103 103 Seed IP Law Group/DISH Technologies (290110) SHANG, ANNAN Q

2425 Optimized Markets, Inc. 15814630 McNEILL 103 101/103 Fox Rothschild LLP GEE, ALEXANDER

2426 Sony Corporation et al. 15352447 MacDONALD 103 103 41.50 112(2) Procopio - SPE ALAM, MUSHFIKH I

2433 Nicira, Inc. 15421285 THOMAS 103 103 ADELI LLP TRAN, ELLEN C

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2613 MAGIC LEAP, INC. 14707513 BAER 103 OTDP Vista IP Law Group, LLP (Magic Leap, Inc.) MARTELLO, EDWARD

2625 Hotelling, Steven P. 11367749 SILVERMAN 103 103 Apple c/o Kubota & Basol LLP GYAWALI, BIPIN

2661 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 15520094 CURCURI 103 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HAUSMANN, MICHELLE M

2689 Drone Delivery Canada Corp. 15796214 FRAHM 112(1)/103 103 BERESKIN & PARR LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. TERRELL, EMILY C

2864 Stefan Wessling et al. 14031877 HOWARD 103 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC HAGOS, EYOB

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

3668 ZONAR SYSTEMS, INC. 15679064 CURCURI 103 103 Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. Patents & Licenses MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

3678 Michael Masula et al. 15274922 ASTORINO 103 112(2)/103 C. Allen Black Law Office LAWSON, STACY N

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

3761 HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION 15217340 WOOD 103 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Power Controls, Sensing Systems TRAN, THIEN S

Affirmed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1611 United Therapeutics Corporation 15316914 KATZ 103 Foley & Lardner LLP FISHER, MELISSA L

1612 Fixed Focus LLC 16405419 KATZ 103 103 VANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PC WEBB, WALTER E

1618 GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED 15102511 PRATS 103 Culhane Meadows PLLC Jeff B. Vockrodt DONOHUE, SEAN R

1619 JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC. 14858164 HARDMAN 103 JOSEPH F. SHIRTZ JOHNSON & JOHNSON MATTISON, LORI K

1628 Japan Tobacco Inc. 14749966 PRATS OTDP FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (NY) CORNET, JEAN P

1631 Vinay Varadan et al. 13983651 CHANG 112(1)/112(2) 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DEJONG, ERIC S

1655 Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 15238014 ADAMS 102 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS) BARKER, MICHAEL P

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1711 JOHN CANTRELL et al. 13021682 GUPTA 112(2) 112(2)/102 Kutak Rock LLP MARKOFF, ALEXANDER

1712 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 15022680 INGLESE 112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY HORNING, JOEL G

1713 Cabot Microelectronics Corporation 15252567 SQUIRE 102/103 Thomas Omholt Patent Prosecution Agent CMC MATERIALS, INC. PHAM, THOMAS T

1714 Applied Materials, Inc. 15494835 REN 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC/AMT KUNEMUND, ROBERT M

1721 The Regents of the University of California et al. 14954131 SQUIRE 103 GATES & COOPER LLP (General) CHERN, CHRISTINA

1727 SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD. 16143981 OWENS 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. MCDERMOTT, HELEN M

1732 ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL A/S 15502836 SAADAT 103/OTDP Abel Schillinger, LLP COHEN, STEFANIE J

1761 Milliken & Company 14937914 RANGE 103 Legal Department (M-495) DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

1771 Ranjit Kumar 12502865 MCGEE 103 W.R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. BOYER, RANDY

1771 Infineum International Limited 14800791 PRAISS 103 ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP IP PROSECUTION DEPARTMENT OLADAPO, TAIWO

1771 Applied Research Associates, Inc. 14060225 DENNETT 103 THE WEBB LAW FIRM, P.C. STEIN, MICHELLE

1772 FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 14205759 CASHION 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC FADHEL, ALI Z

1777 Genzyme Corporation 14627674 GUPTA 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SANOFI-AVENTIS) MENON, KRISHNAN S

1778 CARRIER CORPORATION 15443098 KENNEDY 112(2)/101 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier DRODGE, JOSEPH W

1783 KURARAY EUROPE GMBH 15092808 SQUIRE 103 Brooks Kushman KHATRI, PRASHANT J

1783 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 13745170 MCGEE 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM YORKTOWN GUO, TONG

1787 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 14764711 PRAISS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY STACHEL, KENNETH J

1794 RENISHAW PLC 14399754 DENNETT 103 OLIFF PLC SMITH, NICHOLAS A

1795 Matthew Suss et al. 13405088 MCGEE 103 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY FRIDAY, STEVEN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2115 NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY 15110832 HOMERE 102/103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP CASSITY, ROBERT A

2127 Roger Persson et al. 14407623 ENGLE 101 Bejin Bieneman PLC GKN Aerospace COOK, BRIAN S

2158 Callidus Software Incorporated 13672401 MCKEOWN 101/103 SAP SE c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC HEFFERN, JAMES E

2163 International Business Machines Corporation 14738783 CHUNG 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- IBM GOFMAN, ALEX N

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2421 Teleste Oyj 14934461 DROESCH 103 Mueting Raasch Group PARRA, OMAR S

2433 SAP SE 14754578 CRAIG 103 Mintz Levin/SAP Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. NIPA, WASIKA

2454 International Business Machines Corporation 14792950 CRAIG 103 Walder Intellectual Property Law PC HOLLISTER, JAMES ROSS

2459 Fitbit, Inc. 15826650 SILVERMAN 103 Jason Lohr-Fitbit Hogan Lovells US LLP TIV, BACKHEAN

2465 MERU NETWORKS 15088066 SHIANG 112(2)/103 Law Office of Dorian Cartwright LAM, YEE F

2471 Lenovo (Singapore) Pte, Ltd. 14854734 JURGOVAN 103 Kunzler Bean & Adamson - Lenovo PHAM, CHI H

2481 VID SCALE INC. 13745580 McNEILL 103 Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP BENNETT, STUART D

2482 Yang Cai 12669685 NAPPI 103 Reed Smith LLP VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E

2483 AUTODESK, Inc 14622770 BRANCH 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP John Carey NASRI, MARYAM A

2485 Motorola Mobility LLC 14597239 DIXON 112(2)/103 Motorola/ McKinney Phillips LLC CARTER, RICHARD BRUCE

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2485 Motorola Mobility LLC 15396546 DIXON OTDP 103 Motorola/ McKinney Phillips LLC CARTER, RICHARD BRUCE

2613 AirStrip IP Holdings, LLC 13863840 GALLIGAN 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (AU) ELBINGER, STEVEN Z

2613 Wilkinson, James 13174642 DEJMEK 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP - Disney (DSN) ELBINGER, STEVEN Z

2625 NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY 14899814 KUMAR 103 Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP HARRIS, DOROTHY H

2654 Avaya Inc. 15243624 NAPPI 103 101/OTDP SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. MAUNG, THOMAS H

2654 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14802088 POTHIER 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED MCCORD, PAUL C

2661 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14438229 AMUNDSON 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CHOI, TIMOTHY WING HO

2664 AeroVironment, Inc. 16258034 KUMAR 103 Concept IP LLP GRANT II, JEROME

2672 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 15154409 HUME 103 Comcast c/o Ballard Spahr LLP HANG, VU B

2683 Universal Electronics Inc. 15864339 DROESCH 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP BROWN, VERNAL U

2694 Sony Corporation 15386065 PYONIN 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (SONY) WILSON, DOUGLAS M

2839 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 15912241 HOWARD 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TIKU, SISAY G

2848 Texas Instruments Incorporated 15926312 REN 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED CHEN, XIAOLIANG

2872 USHIO DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15124616 INGLESE 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC KING, GEORGE G

2894 SMARTRAC TECHNOLOGY GmbH 14952958 REN 102/103 patent2ip LLC FAN, SU JYA

2899 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 15954353 RANGE 102/103 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC (AS) YEUNG LOPEZ, FEIFEI

2919 WEISS UMWELTTECHNIK GMBH 35502286 HOSKINS 112(1) 112(2) QUARLES & BRADY LLP ATTN: IP DOCKET WEILAND, DANA K

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

3623 Honeywell International Inc. 15189912 COURTENAY 103 HONEYWELL/STW Intellectual Property Services Group STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R

3625 Kevin Wang 14967301 BAYAT 101 Sheridan Ross PC FADOK, MARK A

3626 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 15199631 BUSCH 103 101 DEAN D. SMALL THE SMALL PATENT LAW GROUP LLC SASS, KIMBERLY A.

3626 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 14551167 MEDLOCK 103 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D

3626 Dimitri Betses et al. 13090946 MacDONALD 103 101 Patent Law Works LLP/CVS Pharmacy, Inc. PORTER, RACHEL L

3626 Gregory Stayton et al. 12775321 LEBOVITZ 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3643 THIRSTYPET LLC 15820618 FITZPATRICK 112(2)/103 The Roy Gross Law Firm, LLC LARSEN, JEFFREY R

3681 RetailMeNot, Inc. 14749855 PLENZLER 101 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP REFAI, SAM M

3686 Marc Willard et al. 12893384 BUSCH 103 STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP LAM, ELIZA ANNE

3686 Robert Arling et al. 13990831 KHAN 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LAM, ELIZA ANNE

3688 Facebook, Inc. 14581562 SHAW 103 Facebook/Fenwick Silicon Valley Center LONG, MEREDITH A

3688 Yahoo!, Inc. 14857297 MURPHY 101 Cooper Legal Group LLC STROUD, CHRISTOPHER

3688 Oracle International Corporation 14516280 COURTENAY 103 101 Oracle / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP FRUNZI, VICTORIA E.

3692 MasterCard International Incorporated 14043339 SHAW 102 DANIEL M. FITZGERALD (21652) ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP WONG, ERIC TAK WAI

3696 MasterCard International Incorporated 14884151 MEDLOCK 112(1) 103 Mastercard International Incorporated c/o Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC JACOB, WILLIAM J

3697 e2interactive, Inc. d/b/a e2Interactive, Inc. 14276543 CUTITTA 101 Landmark Intellectual Property Law, PLLC GREGG, MARY M

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

3745 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14912187 SAINDON 112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN

3753 FILLON TECHNOLOGIES 14357609 CAPP 103 IPSILON USA HAKOMAKI, JAMES R

3791 Welch Allyn, Inc. 14450510 CAPP 103 Merchant & Gould- Welch Allyn PORTILLO, JAIRO H

3792 Valencell, Inc. 14511692 HOELTER 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. BALDWIN, NATHAN AARON

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1626 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 15634114 GRIMES 103/OTDP HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP HUSCH BLACKWELL SANDERS LLP WELSH & KATZ RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, VALERIE

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

3793 Gynesonics, Inc. 15597511 HOELTER 103 WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI MEHL, PATRICK M

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Gibson et al 15418304 - (D) GRIMES 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago DICKINSON, PAUL W

We agree with Appellants that In re Baird, 16 F.3d 380 (Fed. Cir. 1994), is instructive here. In Baird, the claim was directed to a composition comprising a bisphenol A polyester containing an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid selected from succinic acid, glutaric acid, or adipic acid. Id. at 381. The cited reference disclosed esters of a dicarboxylic acid and any one of a genus of diphenols corresponding to a particular formula. Id. 

The prior art formula encompassed bisphenol A. Id. at 382. However, "[t]he fact that a claimed compound may be encompassed by a disclosed generic formula does not by itself render that compound obvious." Id. The court concluded that, " [ w ]hile the [prior art] formula unquestionably encompasses bisphenol A when specific variables are chosen, there is nothing in the disclosure of [ the prior art] suggesting that one should select such variables." Id. 

Baird, In re, 16 F.3d 380, 29 USPQ2d 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2144.05 , 2144.08 , 2163

1619 Ex Parte HARADA et al 15216224 - (D) PRATS 103 Foley & Lardner LLP KASSA, TIGABU

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 Ex Parte UMANESAN 13890030 - (D) PINKERTON 101/102/103 Hollingsworth Davis CHANNAVAJJALA, SRIRAMA T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Breitner et al 13132700 - (D) TURNER 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP MUSTAFA, IFTEKHAR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3669 Ex Parte Korneluk et al 14987928 - (D) PLENZLER 102/103 RIDOUT & MAYBEE LLP (BlackBerry) JHA, ABDHESH K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Herrmann et al 12523964 - (D) NEW 103 Winston & Strawn LLP BASQUILL, SEAN M

1618 Ex Parte Daniel et al 14639883 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP CABRAL, ROBERTS

1619 Ex Parte CETTI et al 14105549 - (D) LAVIER 112(2)/103 112(1) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHICKOS, SARAH J

1633 Ex Parte Yla-Herttuala 14787887 - (D) KATZ 103 Pharmaceutical Patent Attorneys, LLC ARON, KIMBERLY A

1643 Ex Parte Comb et al 15011913 - (D) GRIMES 103/OTDP MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP ROARK, JESSICA HOPE

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1774 Ex Parte Wang et al 14095885 - (D) TIMM 103/OTDP Mintz Levin/San Diego Office SORKIN, DAVID L

1783 Ex Parte Kim et al 13582058 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(1)/112(2)/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY JOHNSON, NANCY ROSENBERG

1783 Ex Parte SARTINI et al 14084717 - (D) KENNEDY 103/OTDP THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY JOHNSON, NANCY ROSENBERG

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2187 Ex Parte Hong et al 14595780 - (D) JIVANI 103 DOCKET CLERK REHMAN, MOHAMMED H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2687 Ex Parte VanBlon et al 14276614 - (D) JIVANI 102/103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC HUBER, PAUL W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2863 Ex Parte Aume et al 13596374 - (D) INGLESE 112(1) 112(1)/101 Thomas E. Lees LLC CASEY, LIAM R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Seetharama et al 14788600 - (D) CUTITTA 103 101 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner/ Linkedln/Microsoft KIM, PATRICK

3649 Ex Parte Fujiwara 13640870 - (D) STEPHENS 103 KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP KRUER, KEVIN R

3682 Ex Parte Gross-Baser et al 13751801 - (D) SHAH 103 101/103 Facebook/Fenwick ANSARI, AZAM A

3682 Ex Parte Liu et al 14083882 - (D) HOMERE 101/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL REINHARDT, RICHARD G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Suzuki 14113981 - (D) SONG 103 Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP SMALLEY, JAMES N

3775 Ex Parte Hawkins et al 14943262 - (D) HOELTER 103 Baker Hostetler LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES

3791 Ex Parte Garudadri et al 12547982 - (D) BAHR 101 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY

REHEARING

DENIED
3686 Ex Parte Henderson et al 13246060 - (D) SHAH 101 LEYDIG VOIT & MA YER, LTD TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Runge et al 14009987 - (D) ADAMS 103 QUARLES & BRADYLLP FALKOWITZ, ANNA R

"The fact that a claimed compound may be encompassed by a disclosed generic formula does not by itself render that compound obvious." In re Baird, 16 F.3d 380, 382 (Fed. Cir. 1994). 

Baird, In re, 16 F.3d 380, 29 USPQ2d 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1994)   2144.05 ,   2144.08 ,   2163

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte XIONG et al 12986477 - (D) RANGE 103 K&L GATES LLP-New York PEO, KARAM

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Shergill et al 14572765 - (D) BELISLE 101/102/103 HICKMAN PALERMO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE PENG, HUAWEN A

2171 Ex Parte Korosec et al 13622251 - (D) DIXON 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA LUU, DAVID V

2171 Ex Parte Pastor et al 13983985 - (D) DIXON 103 FAY SHARPE/NOKIA LUU, DAVID V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Vargas et al 13787150 - (D) PESLAK 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner/ Zimmer CALVETTI, FREDERICK F

3771 Ex Parte GARDESKI et al 14293382 - (D) HILL 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CVG) ORKIN, ALEXANDER J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2145 Ex Parte Linietsky et al 13050490 - (D) BISK 103 103 Garlick & Markison (IH) BELOUSOV, ANDREY

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3792 Ex Parte Maile et al 14953987 - (D) CALVE 103 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP GETZOW, SCOTT M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Zickerman et al 14940813 - (D) ADAMS 103 Harness Dickey (Troy) SONG, JIANFENG

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1745 Ex Parte Hodgkinson 13955631 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Covidien LP TOLIN, MICHAEL A

1788 Ex Parte Wong et al 12729139 - (D) SNAY 103 OTDP MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC CHANG, VICTORS

1793 Ex Parte von Hasseln et al 14151672 - (D) INGLESE 103 3D Systems, Inc. TRAN, LIEN THUY

2173 Ex Parte Shima et al 12844669 - (D) GALLIGAN 103/OTDP ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES ULRICH, NICHOLAS S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Mian et al 14272816 - (D) JEFFERY 103 LaBatt, LLC TRUONG, NGUYEN T

2645 Ex Parte Balasubramanian 12788495 - (D) NAPPI 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM NGUYEN, DINH

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3791 Ex Parte Mauri et al 14389168 - (D) FLAX 112(1)/112/(2)/103 YOUNG & THOMPSON MCCROSKY, DAVID J

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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3721 Ex parte SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8665073 et al 08/665,073 90013908 - (D) JEFFERY 112(1)/112(2) 103 41.77 103 Zebra Technologies Corporation FOSTER, ROLAND G original KIM, EUGENE LEE

baird, jones, merck2, williamson

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1625 Ex Parte WATANABE et al 13081353 - (D) MILLS 103 ANTONELLI, TERRY, STOUT & KRAUS, LLP O DELL, DAVID K

1648 Ex Parte Saffran 11052204 - (D) ADAMS 103 DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP FOLEY, SHANON A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Liu et al 11567525 - (D) HANLON 103 SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP IP, SIKYIN

see also In re Baird, 16 F.3d 380, 382 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (“The fact that a claimed compound may be encompassed by a disclosed generic formula does not by itself render that compound obvious.”); In re Jones, 958 F.2d 347, 350 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (declining to extract from Merck & Co. v. Biocraft Labs., Inc., 874 F.2d 804, 806-09 (Fed. Cir. 1989), the rule that “regardless of how broad, a disclosure of a chemical genus renders obvious any species that happens to fall within it”).

Baird, In re, 16 F.3d 380, 29 USPQ2d 1550 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2144.05 , 2144.08 , 2163

Jones, In re, 958 F.2d 347, 21 USPQ2d 1941 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 707.07(f) , 2143.01 , 2144 , 2144.05 , 2144.08

Merck & Co. v. Biocraft Laboratories, 874 F.2d 804, 10 USPQ2d 1843 (Fed. Cir. 1989)  716.02(a) ,  2123 ,  2144.05 ,  2144.08

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Wong et al 11957084 - (D) KRATZ 102/103 VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP MCCORMACK, JASON L

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3676 Ex Parte LOWDON et al 12570030 - (D) GOODSON 102/103 SCHLUMBERGER OILFIELD SERVICES BOMAR, THOMAS S

This claim interpretation is consistent with a recent decision from the Federal Circuit concerning a “module” claim term. See Williamson v. Citrix Online, LLC, 770 F.3d 1371, 1377–80 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 5, 2014) (holding that district court erred in concluding that “distributed learning control module” is a means-plus-function claim term).

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1671 Ex Parte Hansen et al 12471528 - (D) POLLOCK 103 BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC SAWYER, JENNIFER C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1744 Ex Parte Liu et al 12043850 - (D) DERRICK 103 Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Inc. GRUN, ROBERT J

1787 Ex Parte Sano et al 12083525 - (D) ANKENBRAND 112(1)/103 BGL/Ann Arbor SHOSHO, CALLIE E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte Zeller et al 10315264 - (D) FISHMAN 112(1)/103 HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC CASANOVA, JORGE A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Mulligan et al 10043936 - (D) FETTING 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. DOAN, DUYEN MY

2468 Ex Parte Ben-Ezra et al 11972650 - (D) SAADAT 103 SUGHRUE MION PLLC USPTO CUSTOMER NO WITH IBM/SVL WAQAS, SAAD A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Syrbe 10539170 - (D) MORGAN 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. CASCA, FRED A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Stahl et al 12001531 - (D) McGRAW 102 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 KENYON & KENYON LLP WEBB, VERNON P

2812 Ex Parte Liu et al 11036081 - (D) HOUSEL 103 THE ECLIPSE GROUP LLP ISAAC, STANETTA D

2842 Ex Parte KNOBLINGER et al 12543637 - (D) NAGUMO 103 SpryIP, LLC IFX CHANG, JOSEPH

2842 Ex Parte KNOBLINGER et al 12543629 - (D) NAGUMO 103 SpryIP, LLC IFX CHANG, JOSEPH

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3647 Ex Parte Frederickson 12123420 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 Carlson, Gaskey, & Olds, P.C./Sikorsky BENEDIK, JUSTIN M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Endo et al 11172793 - (D) JESCHKE 103 Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP GORDEN, RAEANN

3723 Ex Parte Liu 12002436 - (D) MAYBERRY 112(2)/103 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP MORGAN, EILEEN P

3731 Ex Parte Tsai 12258339 - (D) POLLOCK 103 Knobbe, Martson, Olson & Bear LLP ALEMAN, SARAH WEBB

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
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3632 JAC-RACK, INC. Requester v. UNIRAC, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte Liebendorfer et al 7,260,918 10/116,384 95001727 - (D) SONG 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP Third Party Requester: HARNESS DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. CLARKE, SARA SACHIE original KING, ANITA M