merck2, unigene, bayer4

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Zerbe et al 13848325 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 BGL RICCI, CRAIG D

1617 Ex Parte Busch 14993588 - (D) LAVIER 103 Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP BROWN, COURTNEY A

Although the sheer number of options taught in the prior art is not a barrier to obviousness per se, see Merck & Co. v. Biocraft Labs., Inc., 874 F.2d 804, 807 (Fed. Cir. 1989) ("[A] multitude of effective combinations does not render any particular formulation less obvious."), the "prior art cannot be 'vague' and must collectively, although not explicitly, guide an artisan of ordinary skill towards a particular solution," Unigene Labs., Inc. v. Apotex, Inc., 655 F.3d 1352, 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (quoting Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Barr Labs., Inc., 575 F.3d 1341, 1347 (Fed. Cir. 2009)). 

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

1632 Ex Parte West et al 14257299 - (D) TOWNSEND 102/103 BROWN RUDNICK LLP TON, THAIAN N

1636 Ex Parte Barros Olmedo et al 14394018 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. BROWN, MINDY G

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte De Lima Figueiredo 13130688 - (D) NAGUMO dissenting GUPTA 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. KIECHLE, CAITLIN ANNE

1768 Ex Parte KOCH et al 14568230 - (D) INGLESE 103 Avery Dennison Corporation CHANG, JOSEPHINE L

1794 Ex Parte Morita et al 13636255 - (D) NAGUMO 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2112 Ex Parte Tai et al 14973603 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER Concurring BEAMER 101 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (PH)(SanDisk) VALLECILLO, KYLE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte MATLOW 14889864 - (D) HOMERE 103 Dr. Mark M. Friedman DSOUZA, JOSEPH FRANCIS A

2668 Ex Parte Carter et al 15014698 - (D) BELISLE 112(1)/101 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. YANG, QIAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Bendix et al 14190627 - (D) DELMENDO 103 QUINN IP Law MILLISER, THERON S

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3674 Ex Parte Shen et al 14015660 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 JONES DELFLACHE LLP SUE-AKO, ANDREW B.

3685 Ex Parte Bruchlos et al 10876023 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101/103 Greg Goshorn, P.C. WINTER, JOHN M

3687 Ex Parte Thue et al 13621097 - (D) SHIANG 101 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP FRENEL, VANEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Goodwin et al 13410276 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. SZAFRAN, BRIEANNA TARAH LARELL

3772 Ex Parte Clark et al 13160297 - (D) STAICOVICI Concurring CAPP 103 41.50 112(2) ICE MILLER LLP NELSON, MATTHEW M

3793 Ex Parte Tan et al 14561416 - (D) BROWN 103 Covidien LP LAMPRECHT, JOEL

3794 Ex Parte Sinelnikov 12074559 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 41.50 112(1) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS GOOD, SAMANTHA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Wilson et al 14703253 - (D) VALEK 103 103 Klarquist Sparkman, LLP (Triad) DONOHUE, SEAN R

1623 Ex Parte Padmanabhan et al 14437434 - (D) MILLS 103 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP CRAIGO, BAHAR ALA WI

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte Boons 14534444 - (D) BEST 103 103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP VASISTH, VISHAL V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Nadalin et al 14816892 - (D) BUI 103 103 FisherBroyles, LLP - Vonage CHANG, TIJLIAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Elangovan et al 14637351 - (D) FISHMAN 103 103 PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP (SV) LU, WILLIAM

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte LALLORET et al 12173126 - (D) FREDMAN OTDP OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA


1623 Ex Parte Seeberger et al 14385948 - (D) VALEK OTDP 103 MAIER & MAIER, PLLC KRISHNAN, GANAPATHY

1632 Ex Parte Nejadnik et al 14210752 - (D) LEBOVITZ 112(1) 103 THOMAS I HORSTEMEYER, LLP WILSON, MICHAEL C

1634 Ex Parte Donner et al 13182691 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL, LLP POHNERT, STEVEN C

1643 Ex Parte Giaccia et al 14712731 - (D) HARDMAN OTDP 112(1)/OTDP Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP ROARK, JESSICA HOPE

1646 Ex Parte Raibekas et al 11097993 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103/OTDP FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP XIE, XIAOZHEN

1654 Ex Parte Bonny 14035450 - (D) COTTA 103 HAUG PARTNERS LLP LIEB, JEANETTE M

1658 Ex Parte Fein 13141590 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103/OTDP GOODWIN PROCTER LLP NIEBAUER, RONALD T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Fink et al 13976105 - (D) CASHION 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP LLP KEKIA, OMAR M

1729 Ex Parte INOUE 14294488 - (D) REN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC AMPONSAH, OSEI K

1745 Ex Parte Riley 13443316 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 The Dobrusin Law Firm, P.C. TOLIN, MICHAEL A.

1791 Ex Parte Oki et al 14241357 - (D) OBERMANN 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) DEES, NIKKI H

2478 Ex Parte Ponnuswamy 14755583 - (D) PYONIN 101/103 Invoke RENNER, BRANDON M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Bolz et al 14627496 - (D) DIXON 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia LIU, GORDON G

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte FAFARA 14686430 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP BURGESS, JOSEPH D

3685 Ex Parte Chang et al 12512859 - (D) BISK 101/103 MERCHANT & GOULD (MICROSOFT) OBEID, MAMON A

3693 Ex Parte Wender 14618067 - (D) SHIANG 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) LEMIEUX, JESSICA

3694 Ex Parte MURGAI et al 14132900 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 101 Finnegan/Capital One CRANFORD, MICHAEL D

3696 Ex Parte Carrington et al 14076036 - (D) DEJMEK 103 101 MasterCard c/o Ballard Spahr LLP NGUYEN, LIZ P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Deese 14192940 - (D) CAPP 112(2) 103 Global Intellectual Property Agency, LLC KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE

3732 Ex Parte Doumit 14979813 - (D) HORNER 103 Kaufhold Dix Patent Law SPATZ, ABBY M

3747 Ex Parte POHLMANN et al 14397383 - (D) WIEDER 112(2) 102/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP TRAN, LONG T

bayer4, o'farrell, ksr

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Ex Parte Deighton et al 13054593 - (D) SMITH 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J

2859 Ex Parte Brandt et al 12785285 - (D) DENNETT 102/103 Toler Law Group Boeing (TLG) OMAR, AHMED H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Rubens et al 13431312 - (D) BROWNE 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

3726 Ex Parte Lambert 13946133 - (D) DOUGAL 102/103 Scott P. Zimmerman, PLLC - Others AVERICK, LAWRENCE

3727 Ex Parte Samuels et al 13608640 - (D) OSINSKI 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP BERRY, STEPHANIE R

3744 Ex Parte Chamorro et al 12694447 - (D) GUIJT 102/103 Hubbard Johnston, PLLC Lennox International Inc. COMINGS, DANIEL C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Orr et al 13455925 - (D) CASHION 102/103 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY UTT, ETHAN A

1791 Ex Parte Scholz et al 12937536 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 double patenting Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP DICUS, TAMRA

1791 Ex Parte Schwaier et al 13577373 - (D) INGLESE 103 103/double patenting Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) BEKKER, KELLY JO

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Buehrle et al 13451576 - (D) CAPP 103 112(2) BSH Home Appliances Corporation ARANT, HARRY E

[A]n invention is not obvious to try where vague prior art does not guide an inventor toward a particular solution. A finding of obviousness would not obtain where “what was ‘obvious to try’ was to explore a new technology or general approach that seemed to be a promising field of experimentation, where the prior art gave only general guidance as to the particular form of the claimed invention or how to achieve it.” [cit. omitted]. This expresses the same idea as the KSR requirement that the identified solutions be “predictable.”

Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., 575 F.3d 1341, 1347 (2009) (citing In re O’Farrell, 853 F.2d 894, 903 (Fed. Cir. 1988), and KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 421 (2007)).

O’Farrell, In re, 853 F.2d 894, 7 USPQ2d 1673 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 2143.01 , 2143.02 , 2144.08 , 2145

KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 82 USPQ2d 1385 (2007)  2141 ,   2144.05 ,   2145 ,   2216 ,   2242 ,   2286 ,   2616 ,   2642 ,   2686.04

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte DEURA et al 12345100 - (D) HEANEY 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. POLYANSKY, ALEXANDER

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Hamilton et al 13893129 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Novel IP FILIPCZYK, MARCIN R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Ratica et al 13298811 - (D) HUME 103 FAY SHARPE LLP TRAN, TONGOC

2449 Ex Parte Newton et al 12773086 - (D) SAADAT 101 103 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC CELANI, NICHOLAS P

2476 Ex Parte KIM et al 14587487 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. GHAFOERKHAN, FAIYAZKHAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Agin 10504082 - (D) HUME 112(1)/103 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC (ALU) CAI, WAYNE HUU

2685 Ex Parte Kildal 13090382 - (D) DEJMEK 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation YU, ROYIT

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 Ex Parte TAKEMURA 14552556 - (D) CASHION 103/double patenting FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (DC) ALROBAIE, KHAMDAN N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Ito 11401950 - (D) YAP 102 101 Foley & Lardner LLP VAN BRAMER, JOHN W

3629 Ex Parte Karabulut et al 11872330 - (D) SILVERMAN 102 101/double patenting FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P

3651 Ex Parte Benedetti et al 13379716 - (D) MELVIN 103 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC SCA Hygiene Products AB RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L

3656 Ex Parte Perry et al 13469656 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 BrooksGroup YABUT, DANIEL D

3662 Ex Parte Barker et al 13852097 - (D) WINSOR 103 HONEYWELL/ADDITON WILLIAMS, KELLY D

3673 Ex Parte Lee 12927654 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. Concurring-In-Part Dissenting-In-Part BAUMEISTER 102 103 IMPERIUM PATENT WORKS ADEBOYEJO, IFEOLU A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte BLUM et al 12969902 - (D) MURPHY 103 112(2)/103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP LONG, ROBERT FRANKLIN

3731 Ex Parte Slazas et al 13076474 - (D) FLAX 103/double patenting JOHNSON & JOHNSON YABUT, DIANE D

3732 Ex Parte Walanski et al 12434785 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY NELSON, MATTHEW M

3779 Ex Parte GAVRIELY 13902888 - (D) SCHNEIDER 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP LEUBECKER, JOHN P

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2824 INPHI CORPORATION Requester v. NETLIST, INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 7636274 et al 12408652 95001337 - (R) JEFFERY 103 MASCHOFF BRENNAN Third Party Requester: PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP PEIKARI, BEHZAD original SOFOCLEOUS, ALEXANDER

bayer4

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Munro et al 11325998 - (D) WARNER 103 PPG Industries, Inc. LEWIS, JUSTIN V

AFFIRMED
2892 Ex Parte Belek 11666471 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP IDA, GEOFFREY H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3773 Ex Parte Connors et al 10831813 - (D) WOODS 103 BRINKS GILSON & LIONE HOUSTON, ELIZABETH

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 BUTAMAX™ ADVANCED BIOFUELS LLC Requester and Respondent v. GEVO, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8241878 et al 13/296,944 95002167 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 41.77 102 EI DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: COOLEY, LLP Railey, Johnny F. original ROBINSON, HOPE A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 CONSTELLIUM FRANCE Requester v. ALCOA INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8118950 et al 10/173,999 95002150 - (D) GUEST 103 ALCOA TECHNICAL CENTER THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: Susan E. Shaw McBee DIAMOND, ALAN D original MARTINELL, JAMES

(citing Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Barr Laboratories, 575 F. 3d 1341, 1347 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (“[W]here the prior art gave either no indication of which parameters were critical or no direction as to which of many possible choices is likely to be successful an invention would not have been obvious.”).

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex parte Personal Web Technologies, LLC and LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC Appellant Ex Parte 5,978,791 et al 08/960,079 90012931 - (D) BRANCH 102 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Haynes and Boone, LLP REICHLE, KARIN M original MOFIZ, APU M

2162 MICROSTRATEGY INC. Requester v. VASUDEVAN SOFTWARE INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7720861 et al 11/592,447 95000697 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. Third Party Requester: Fish & Richardson, PC LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original FLEURANTIN, JEAN B

2162 MICROSTRATEGY INC. Requester v. VASUDEVAN SOFTWARE INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8082268 et al 12/781,347 95000699 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. Third Party Requester: Fish & Richardson, PC LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original FLEURANTIN, JEAN B

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 HULU, LLC. Requester, v. INTERTAINER, INC., Owner Ex Parte 7870592 et al 09/921,097 95002358 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP CAMPBELL, JOSHUA D original CHOWDHURY, SUMAIYA A

2453 APPLE, INC. Requester, v. VIRNETX INC., Owner Ex Parte 8051181 et al 11/679,416 95001949 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTERS: SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP BONSHOCK, DENNIS G original LIM, KRISNA

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2685 FEDEX CORPORATION, Requester v. IPVENTURE INC., Patent Owner Ex Parte 7212829 et al 09/547,901 95001896 - (D) HOFF 102/103 IPVENTURE, INC. Third Party Requester: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP NGUYEN, MINH DIEU T original NGUYEN, THUAN T

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 Ex parte AXCESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 6,294,953 B1 et al 09/258,974 90012363 - (D) HOFF FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP HENEGHAN, MATTHEW E original KINKEAD, ARNOLD M

fallaux, richardson-vicks, bayer4

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte Boehm 12/026,567 ADAMS 103(a) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. EXAMINER KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Yadav et al 11/808,766 WALSH 112(1)/112(2)/102(b)/102(e)/103(a) PPG INDUSTRIES INC EXAMINER YOON, TAE H

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2474 Ex Parte Buda et al 10/359,218 KRIVAK 103(a) HARRITY & HARRITY, LLP EXAMINER HAILE, FEBEN

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 Ex Parte Chamberlain et al 11/349,019 CLARKE 103(a) W. ALLEN MARCONTELL EXAMINER RAMSEY, JEREMY C

3641 Ex Parte Rednikov 10/544,358 SPAHN 102(b) Valeriy Rednikov EXAMINER LEE, BENJAMIN P

3665 Ex Parte Dwyer et al 11/112,796 O’NEILL 103(a) HONEYWELL/IFL EXAMINER NGUYEN, CHUONG P

3682 Ex Parte Koether et al 11/156,862 CRAWFORD 103(a) EDWARDS ANGELL PALMER & DODGE LLP EXAMINER ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Koch 10/477,301 HORNER 103(a) COLLARD & ROE, P.C. EXAMINER PAIK, SANG YEOP

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Kostansek et al 11/131,615 McCOLLUM 103(a) CHUI, MEI PING ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY EXAMINER CHUI, MEI PING

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Lester et al 11/197,010 RUGGIERO 102(b)/102(e)/103(a) Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited EXAMINER TAYLOR, EARL N

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Hasse 10/987,654 BAHR 102(b)/103(a) NGUYEN, CHI Q Hasse & Nesbitt LLC EXAMINER NGUYEN, CHI Q

REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
Ex parte MacDERMID PRINTING SOLUTIONS, LLC Appellant 90/008,004 6,966,259 ROBERTSON 102(b)/103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: JOHN L. CORDANI CARMODY & TORRANCE, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: MICHAEL S. MARCUS, ESQ. DICKSTEIN SHARPIRO LLP EXAMINER PEIKARI, BEHZAD
REISSUE

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3676 Ex Parte Goode 10/345,836 6,173,769 BAHR 251 GARDERE WYNNE SEWELL LLP EXAMINER BATES, ZAKIYA W
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Hong 10/038,312 LUCAS 103(a) THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. EXAMINER LEE, TING ZHOU

1618 Ex Parte Bolle et al 10/515,698 SCHEINER 103(a)/nonstatutory double patenting NATH & ASSOCIATES PLLC EXAMINER DICKINSON, PAUL W

Nevertheless, as the Examiner correctly points out, the fact “[t]hat both applications share a common filing date is not a grounds for withdrawing a provisional nonstatutory double patenting rejection” (Ans. 9). See 37 C.F.R. § 1.321(c)(3). Even if patents granted on the two applications were set to expire on the same date, unjustified timewise extension is not the only concern addressed by the judicially created doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting. “[T]here is a second justification for obviousness-type double patenting - harassment by multiple assignees.” In re Fallaux, 564 F.3d 1313, 1319, (Fed. Cir. 2009).

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Li et al 11/690,713 MILLS 112(1)/103(a) Matheson Keys Garsson & Kordzik PLLC EXAMINER LEE, DORIS L

1796 Ex Parte Gronsveld et al 11/041,554 WALSH 103(a) ROBERT A. KENT EXAMINER TOSCANO, ALICIA

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Tanner 11/120,027 FREDMAN 103(a)/nonstatutory obviousness type double patenting THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER FISHER, ABIGAIL L

2173 Ex Parte Ubillos 11/652,277 DESHPANDE 102(e) APPLE INC./BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER PILLAI, NAMITHA

2196 Ex Parte Kataoka 10/632,178 MACDONALD 103(a) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER CAO, DIEM K

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Jordan 10/337,137 GONSALVES 103(a) AT&T Legal Department - PIP Law LLC EXAMINER NGUYEN, PHUOC H

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3653 Ex Parte Jordan et al 11/372,312 GREENHUT 103(a) KLEIN, O'NEILL & SINGH, LLP EXAMINER BUTLER, MICHAEL E

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3776 Ex Parte Polesuk 10/072,528 LEBOVITZ 103(a) Philip M. Weiss, Esq. Weiss & Weiss EXAMINER DOAN, ROBYN KIEU

The ultimate determination of whether an invention is obvious is a legal question based on the totality of the evidence. Richardson-Vicks, Inc. v. The Upjohn Co., 122 F.3d 1476, 1483 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

Richardson-Vicks, Inc. v. The Upjohn Co., 122 F.3d 1476, 44 USPQ2d 1181 (Fed. Cir. 1997). . . . . . 716.01(d)
3782 Ex Parte Chertkow et al 11/063,058 HOELTER 103(a)/112(1) FULWIDER PATTON LLP EXAMINER PASCUA, JES F

Further, Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Barr Laboratories, Inc., 575 F.3d 1341, 1347 (Fed. Cir. 2009) provides that it is obvious to try a compound from a finite and easily traversed number of options that were narrowed down from a larger set of possibilities by the prior art.

REHEARING

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Bedoukian 10/949,129 PRATS 103(a) George W. Rauchfuss, Jr. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P. EXAMINER BARHAM, BETHANY P

NEW

REVERSED

2183 Ex Parte Alsup et al 10/726,902 HUGHES 103(a) MHKKG / GLOBALFOUNDRIES EXAMINER FENNEMA, ROBERT E

2442 Ex Parte Kamdar et al 10/690,125 GONSALVES 103(a) General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. EXAMINER HAMZA, FARUK

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3621 Ex Parte Burkholder 11/437,111 FISCHETTI 103(a) TI Law Group EXAMINER OBEID, MAMON A

1763 Ex Parte Durrant 11/188,066 MILLS 103(a) Kunzler Needham Massey & Thorpe EXAMINER ASDJODI, MOHAMMAD REZA

2443 Ex Parte Henrie 11/546,488 POTHIER 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER COONEY, ADAM A

3716 Ex Parte Leen et al 11/335,210 BARRETT 103(a) CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. EXAMINER DUFFY, DAVID W

AFFIRMED

2492 Ex Parte Brabson et al 10/007,582 ZECHER 102(e) Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC EXAMINER PAN, JOSEPH T

1616 Ex Parte Edwards et al 11/523,914 WALSH 102(e)/obviousness-type double patenting Elmore Patent Law Group EXAMINER HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA


1626 Ex Parte Fischer et al 11/789,737 ADAMS 103(a) BASF Corporation EXAMINER STOCKTON, LAURA LYNNE

2179 Ex Parte Fu 10/644,948 POTHIER 112(2)/102(b) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER TRAN, TUYETLIEN T

1628 Ex Parte Holen et al 11/169,512 MILLS 102(b)/103(a) FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P. EXAMINER GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V

2628 Ex Parte Kujawa et al 11/132,124 RUGGIERO 103(a) MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. EXAMINER HARRISON, CHANTE E

3716 Ex Parte Leen et al 11/335,253 BARRETT obviousness-type double patenting/101/103(a) CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. EXAMINER DUFFY, DAVID W

1772 Ex Parte Suganuma et al 10/138,559 PAK 102(b)/103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA

3724 Ex Parte Sussmeier et al 11/286,036 MOHANTY 103(a) PITNEY BOWES INC. EXAMINER PRONE, JASON D

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