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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1647 Ex Parte Salfeld et al 13965152 - (D) FLAX 112(1) STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. ROMEO, DAVID S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Morgan et al 13281627 - (D) STEPINA 103 Eversheds Sutherland GE WOLCOTT, BRIAN P

2617 Ex Parte Sorgard et al 11987265 - (D) DEJMEK 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC AMINI, JAVID A

2617 Ex Parte Van Meel 14421721 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LE, MICHAEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Kutluhan 11720719 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 VENJURIS, P.C. BACHMAN, LINDSEY MICHELE

3742 Ex Parte Barhorst et al 13418148 - (D) STEPINA 103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) DANG, KET D

3788 Ex Parte Decker 12827393 - (D) BAHR 103 GP-Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP DESAI, KAUSHIKKUMAR A

It is impermissible within the framework of section 103 to pick and choose from any one reference only so much of it as will support a given position, to the exclusion of other parts necessary to the full appreciation of what such reference fairly suggests to one of ordinary skill in the art. 

In re Wesslau, 353 F.2d 238, 241 (CCPA 1965) (cited with approval in Bausch & Lomb, Inc. v. Barnes Hind/Hydrocurve, Inc., 796 F.2d 443, 448 (Fed. Cir. 1986)).

Bausch & Lomb v. Barnes-Hind/Hydrocurve, Inc., 796 F.2d 443, 230 USPQ 416 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2141.02

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Yang et al 11032487 - (D) NEW 103 COOLEY LLP POPA, ILEANA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Wyatt et al 13954919 - (D) DENNETT 103 Fletcher Yoder PC Johnson Controls, Inc. OHARA, BRIAN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Bansal et al 12832642 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Rolnik Law Firm, P.C. IBM Corp. (END/RCR) BADAWI, ANGIE M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Kohler et al 13408793 - (D) MEDLOCK 101/103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAM S

3625 Ex Parte Varadarajan et al 14040149 - (D) MOORE 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY AIRAPETIAN, MILA

3629 Ex Parte Ramalingamoorthy et al 13151580 - (D) BUSCH 101/103 HONEYWELL/HUSCH JASMIN, LYNDA C

3634 Ex Parte Carter et al 14507528 - (D) COURTENAY 103 MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION KELLY, CATHERINE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte BRÜCK 13155426 - (D) DOUGAL 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP SHEPPARD, JASON A

3777 Ex Parte Brown et al 13636613 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS IP, JASON M

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2483 Ex Parte Sengupta 13920613 - (D) HOWARD 103 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Lesch et al 12522646 - (D) GRIMES 112(1) PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT ATTORNEYS, LLC NGUYEN, QUANG

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte MCCOY 12341094 - (D) JESCHKE 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 EVANS, KIMBERLY L

3675 Ex Parte Takeuchi et al 12624902 - (D) HOSKINS 102 HONEYWELL/IFL FOSTER, NICHOLAS L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Bonde et al 11740049 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A HOUSTON, ELIZABETH

3738 Ex Parte Thornton et al 11466322 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Medtronic Vascular - APV Division STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN

The Examiner's reasoning in proposing to modify Rioux to have a uniform natural diameter lacks rational underpinnings because it fails to consider the teachings of the prior art as a whole.

It is impermissible within the framework of section 103 to pick and choose from any one reference only so much of it as will support a given position, to the exclusion of other parts necessary to the full appreciation of what such reference fairly suggests to one of ordinary skill in the art.

In re Wesslau, 353 F.2d 238, 241 (CCPA 1965) (cited with approval in Bausch & Lomb, Inc. v. BarnesHind/Hydrocurve, Inc., 796 F.2d 443, 448 (Fed. Cir. 1986)).

Bausch & Lomb v. Barnes-Hind/Hydrocurve, Inc., 796 F.2d 443, 230 USPQ 416 (Fed. Cir. 1986) 2141.02

3763 Ex Parte Nelson 13247203 - (D) SCHOPFER 102/103 MEDTRONIC, INC. (NEURO/MRG) VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Kalyankar et al 13072860 - (D) DELMENDO 102/103 102/103 Legal Department HEINCER, LIAM J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Boscher et al 11793673 - (D) KENNY 112(1)/103 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON WANG, HARRIS C

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Quincy et al 13336168 - (D) NEW 102 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. CABRAL, ROBERT S

1662 Ex Parte Albertsen et al 12400175 - (D) FLAX 112(1)/102 103/double patenting PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. KUBELIK, ANNE R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Jambunathan et al 12031256 - (D) KENNEDY 103/double patenting AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. ARCIERO, ADAM A

1766 Ex Parte Bai et al 13027747 - (D) ROSS 103 Henkel Corporation DOLLINGER, MICHAEL M

1772 Ex Parte Van Den Berg et al 12988918 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY LOUIE, PHILIP Y

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2144 Ex Parte Petri 11681926 - (D) KUMAR 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP SMITH, BENJAMIN J

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Vandivier et al 12776632 - (D) KHAN 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HOLLOWAY III, EDWIN C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Blomberg et al 12611407 - (D) BAYAT 103 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (LICENSING) SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N

3693 Ex Parte Bouchard 12298720 - (D) KIM 103 Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP BORLINGHAUS, JASON M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte Thomas et al 12604084 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 ALLERGAN, INC. HENSON, DEVIN B

3737 Ex Parte Sorensen 11969478 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP SIRIPURAPU, RAJEEV P

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2471 Ex Parte Burckart et al 13407653 - (D) TROCK 103 CRGO LAW CHOU, ALBERT T