baxter intern.2, beattie, hyon

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1785 Ex Parte KNIPP et al 14175446 - (D) NAGUMO 102/103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. POWERS, LAURA C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Bells et al 11616309 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 PERRY+ CURRIER INC. (BlackBerry) TILLERY, RASHAWN N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Hosey et al 14100363 - (D) PINKERTON 103 General Motors Corporation c/o REISING ETHINGTON P.C. ORANGE, DAVID BENJAMIN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1787 Ex Parte Chasser et al 14158882 - (D) CASHION 102 102 PPG Industries, Inc. AHMED, SHEEBA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Novak et al 13248847 - (D) OSINSKI 103 102 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP RUSHING-TUCKER, CHINYERE J

3781 Ex Parte Hawkes et al 14445561 - (D) CALVE 103 103 HAYES SOLOWAY P.C. ALLEN, JEFFREY R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte Heinrich et al 13737149 - (D) ROSS 112(2)/103 The Linde Group BAREFORD, KATHERINE A

1736 Ex Parte Coffin et al 14730306 - (D) CASHION 103 ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED WALCK, BRIAN D

1766 Ex Parte MACKULIN et al 13804193 - (D) INGLESE 103 112(1)/102 SWIMC, LLC NGUYEN, HAS

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2126 Ex Parte BOWEN et al 12628302 - (D) DEJMEK 101 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT-TREK DUNN, DARRIN D

2169 Ex Parte Musuluri 12897500 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 Aravind Musuluri SAEED, USMAAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Wong et al 13232598 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 MAYER & WILLIAMS PC TELAN, MICHAEL R

2431 Ex Parte Chinnapathlolla et al 14502408 - (D) BUI 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-IBM POUGHKEEPSIE SU, SARAH

Obviousness is a question of law based on underlying factual findings, In re Baxter, 678 F.3d 1357, 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2012), including what a reference teaches, In re Beattie, 974 F.2d 1309, 1311 (Fed. Cir. 1992), and the existence of a reason to combine references, In re Hyon, 679 F.3d 1363, 1365-66 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

Beattie, In re, 974 F.2d 1309, 24 USPQ2d 1040 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 716.01(c) , 2145

2467 Ex Parte Mika et al 14419582 - (D) JEFFERY 103 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP Nokia Technologies Oy WEI, SIREN

2488 Ex Parte Kim et al 13728296 - (D) FRAHM 103 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C./Nvidia LUO, KATE H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Kar 13166098 - (D) DENNETT 101 HONEYWELL/MUNCK CHARI OU!, MOHAMED

2899 Ex Parte Naasani et al 13900388 - (D) GUPTA 102 Nanoco c/o Blank Rome LLP SNOW, COLLEEN ERIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3691 Ex Parte Leonardo et al 12826504 - (D) WIEDER 101 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/EBAY VYAS, ABHISHEK

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Hargrove et al 13942246 - (D) JENKS 103 REISING ETHINGTON P.C. BERHANU, ETSUB D

beattie

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Ramer et al 11271164 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. AOL Inc. POUNCIL, DARNELL A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Gady et al 12578899 - (D) LANEY 102 Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (GM) TRAN, DIEM T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 12081124 - (D) HEANEY 103 The Marbury Law Group, PLLC RUDDOCK, ULA CORINNA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Ji et al 14028753 - (D) KUMAR 101/102 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC NAM, HYUN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Molteni 13381801 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 Steinfl & Bruno LLP TALPALATSKI, ALEXANDER

2863 Ex Parte MEYER et al 13215922 - (D) HASTINGS 112(1)/112(2)/103 SCHLUMBERGER ROSHARON CAMPUS BETSCH, REGIS J

In re Beattie, 974 F.2d 1309, 1312 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (“[T]he law does not require that the references be combined for the reasons contemplated by the inventor.”).

Beattie, In re, 974 F.2d 1309, 24 USPQ2d 1040 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 716.01(c) , 2145

depuy spine, fulton, beattie

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Newton et al 12166582 - (D) GAUDETTE 102(a)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY c/o CPA Global KERNS, KEVIN P

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Ashton et al 11618289 - (D) SHIANG 102(b)/103 Roy Roberts LE, MICHAEL

2185 Ex Parte Chatterjee et al 11041935 - (D) JEFFERY 112(2)/103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC DOAN, DUC T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Duggan et al 10809042 - (D) OSINSKI 102(e)/103 MOSER, PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. SULLIVAN, DEBRA M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Englman 10077667 - (D) SCANLON 103 112(2)/103 NIXON PEABODY LLP HSU, RYAN

See DePuy Spine, Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc., 567 F.3d 1314, 1327 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (“A reference does not teach away, however, if it merely expresses a general preference for an alternative invention but does not ‘criticize, discredit, or otherwise discourage’ investigation into the invention claimed. In re Fulton, 391 F.3d 1195, 1201 (Fed. Cir. 2004).”).

Fulton, In re, 391 F.3d 1195, 73 USPQ2d 1141 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2123, 2141.02, 2143.01, 2145
Donner 8: 364-70, 626-33

depuy HARMON 4: 185, 284, 308; 7: 56a, 62; 8: 107a-b, 108, 113; 13: 88; 15: 78a, 81, 89, 95, 130, 214, 217a; 17: 85a-b; 20: 208, 353

...

Merely establishing that there are differences between the two references is not sufficient to establish that one or both of the references “teaches away” from their combination. See In re Beattie, 974 F.2d 1309, 1312-13 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (determining that two prior art references having different theories of musical notation systems does not make a sound prima facie case of obviousness impossible).

Beattie, In re, 974 F.2d 1309, 24 USPQ2d 1040 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 716.01(c), 2145
Donner 8: 438
Harmon 4: 175, 361; 20: 164


AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Jansen et al 12307481 - (D) METZ 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC JONES JR., ROBERT STOCKTON

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Thoma 11386250 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP HINZE, LEO T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Geiger 10915917 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Alexander J. Burke HUNTER, SEAN KRISTOPHER

3631 Ex Parte Peota et al 11690921 - (D) BAHR 102(b)/103 TARGET BRANDS, INC. CHIBOGU, CHIEDU A

3637 Ex Parte Laible 12085809 - (D) ASTORINO 102(b)/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J

3687 Ex Parte Kirkley 10668395 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 NCR Corporation AN, IG TAI

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 GOOGLE, INC. Requester and Appellant v. ONE NUMBER CORPORATION Patent Owner and Respondent 95001409 7680256 11/206,689 SIU 102(b)/103 37 C.F.R. 41.77 102(b)/103 Krieg DeVault THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: Barnes & Thornburg LLP; original KRIEG DEVAULT LLP RAMAKRISHNAIAH, MELUR

beattie, perreira, genentech2, koito

custom search

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Senn et al 11221648 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 102/103 Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP COTRONEO, STEVEN J

3775 Ex Parte Richelsoph et al 10730210 - (D) BONILLA 102/103 obviousness-type double patenting RATNERPRESTIA NELSON, CHRISTINE L

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte SenGupta et al 11345064 - (D) WALSH 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP KARPINSKI, LUKE E

1627 Ex Parte Harbige et al 10756761 - (D) JENKS 103 BROWN RUDNICK LLP KANTAMNENI, SHOBHA

“An expert opinion is no better than the soundness of the reasons supporting it.” Perreira v. Secretary of the Dept. of HHS, 33 F.3d 1375, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 1994); In re Beattie, 974 F.2d 1309, 1313 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (opinion evidence in declarations has little value without factual support).

Beattie, In re, 974 F.2d 1309, 24 USPQ2d 1040 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 716.01(c), 2145

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Peidous 11781664 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 102 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Aylor 11706676 - (D) RICE 112(1)/102/103 ROBERT B. AYLOR ABDOSH, SAMIR

“Section 112 requires that the patent specification enable ‘those skilled in the art to make and use the full scope of the claimed invention without ‘undue experimentation”’ in order to extract meaningful disclosure of the invention and, by this disclosure, advance the technical arts. Koito Mfg. Co., Ltd. v. Turn-Key-Tech, LLC, 381 F.3d 1142, 1155 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (quoting Genentech, Inc. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, 108 F.3d 1361, 1365 (Fed.Cir.1997) (citation omitted)).

Genentech, Inc. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, 108 F.3d 1361, 42 USPQ2d 1001 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2161.01

beattie, fulton, winner int'l

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1637 Ex Parte Hofmann et al 10558966 - (D) WALSH 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP BABIC, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1728 Ex Parte Pang 11953027 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 LOUIS VENTRE, JR MARTIN, MATTHEW T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2445 Ex Parte Aschoff et al 10929081 - (D) WINSOR 103 QUARLES & BRADY DALE F. REGELMAN JAKOVAC, RYAN J

2445 Ex Parte Hundscheidt et al 10725714 - (D) BAUMEISTER 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 ERICSSON INC. LIU, LIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Luo et al 11312410 - (D) HORNER 102 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY BONZELL, PHILIP J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3729 Ex Parte Whitworth et al 11564241 - (D) FITZPATRICK 112(1) PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP (SV) KIM, PAUL D

3731 Ex Parte Trabada et al 11644384 - (D) JENKS 103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP HUGHES, SAMUEL T

3742 Ex Parte Cates et al 11389941 - (D) SCANLON 103 Legal Department (M-495) PATEL, VINOD D

3761 Ex Parte Popp et al 12102680 - (D) LEBOVITZ 102 ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP SU, SUSAN SHAN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte DiPietro et al 12051128 - (D) HASTINGS 103 103 SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS HEINCER, LIAM J

1774 Ex Parte Delopst et al 11660685 - (D) SMITH 102 103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION SORKIN, DAVID L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Gabriel et al 10674680 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP MYINT, DENNIS Y

2164 Ex Parte Morris 11046118 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 SCENERA RESEARCH, LLC KHOSHNOODI, FARIBORZ

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Williamson et al 11033182 - (D) COURTENAY 102 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MORAN, RANDAL D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Johnson et al 10568644 - (D) FRAHM 102/103 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP CRAWLEY, KEITH L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Ogawa et al 10564761 - (D) CALVE 112(2)/102 102 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) LOW, LINDSAY M

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Ren et al 11352307 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC GRAMAGLIA, MAUREEN

1716 Ex Parte Suzuki et al 11377237 - (D) SCHAFER 103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP (TOKYO ELECTRON) CHANDRA, SATISH

1742 Ex Parte Roberts et al 12284510 - (D) SMITH 103 Sealed Air Corporation SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A

1759 Ex Parte Inoue et al 11042089 - (D) KIMLIN 103 SUGHRUE-265550 BALL, JOHN C

1761 Ex Parte Wiedemann et al 10505565 - (D) DELMENDO 103/obviousness-type double patenting NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS PA PARFOMAK, ANDREW N. DOUYON, LORNA M

1762 Ex Parte Rengaswamy et al 11830317 - (D) MCKELVEY 112(2)/102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY NGUYEN, VU ANH

1762 Ex Parte Koller et al 12157046 - (D) OBERMANN 103 Ronald Bakule - The Dow Chemical Company SASTRI, SATYA B

1766 Ex Parte Liu et al 11606151 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 CORNING INCORPORATED DOLLINGER, MICHAEL M

1767 Ex Parte MATSUOKA et al 12577785 - (D) GARRIS 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. BUIE-HATCHER, NICOLE M

1777 Ex Parte Bowman et al 09737185 - (D) TIMM 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 MACCORD MASON PLLC GAKH, YELENA G

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Snyder et al 10431576 - (D) THOMAS 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC Robert D. Shedd, Patent Operations ROSWELL, MICHAEL

2141 Ex Parte Stienstra 10477492 - (D) BUI 103 Philips Electronics North America Corporation ROSWELL, MICHAEL

2164 Ex Parte Leurs 10533753 - (D) WINSOR 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LEWIS, ALICIA M

2167 Ex Parte day et al 10754010 - (D) SIU 103 IBM CORPORATION WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

2179 Ex Parte Holtz et al 10200776 - (D) THOMAS 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC Robert D. Shedd, Patent Operations HUYNH, BA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Rashkovskiy et al 10848931 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. SALTARELLI, DOMINIC D

2434 Ex Parte Rhoads 10861317 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 DIGIMARC CORPORATION KAPLAN, BENJAMIN A

2434 Ex Parte Goodman et al 09931550 - (D) GONSALVES 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES LIPMAN, JACOB

2461 Ex Parte Shankar et al 10247299 - (D) NEW 103 BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP c/o CPA Global MATTIS, JASON E

2464 Ex Parte Del Prado Pavon et al 10559840 - (D) COURTENAY 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS LIU, BEN H

2476 Ex Parte Herrero-Veron et al 11265906 - (D) ZECHER 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC AGA, SORI A

2495 Ex Parte Rose et al 10407783 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 CAMPBELL STEPHENSON LLP HOMAYOUNMEHR, FARID

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Creamer et al 10852910 - (D) DESHPANDE 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O''KEEFE, LLP NGUYEN, KHAI N

2629 Ex Parte Tu et al 10540189 - (D) CALDWELL 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WALTHALL, ALLISON N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Lakin et al 11741550 - (D) GONSALVES 102/103 LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, LTD. CHERVINSKY, BORIS LEO

2857 Ex Parte Miguelanez et al 11134843 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 THE NOBLITT GROUP, PLLC BHAT, ADITYA S

2857 Ex Parte Stevenson et al 12265116 - (D) GONSALVES 112(2)/102/103 Schneider Electric USA, Inc. SUGLO, JANET L

3404 Ex parte SPX CORPORATION Patent Owner and Appellant 90009867 5335512 07/987,352 GUEST 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP GELLNER, JEFFREY L original DOERRLER, WILLIAM CHARLES

“[T]he question is whether there is something in the prior art as a whole to suggest the desirability, and thus the obviousness, of making the combination,’ not whether there is something in the prior art as a whole to suggest that the combination is the most desirable combination available.” In re Fulton, 391 F.3d 1195, 1200 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (quoting In re Beattie, 974 F.2d 1309, 1311 (Fed. Cir. 1992)); see also Winner Int'l Royalty Corp. v. Wang, 202 F.3d 1340, 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (“Tradeoffs often concern what is feasible, not what is, on balance, desirable. Motivation to combine requires the latter.”).

Fulton, In re, 391 F.3d 1195, 73 USPQ2d 1141 (Fed. Cir. 2004) . . . . 2123, 2141.02, 2143.01, 2145

Beattie, In re, 974 F.2d 1309, 24 USPQ2d 1040 (Fed. Cir. 1992) . . . . . . . . . . . 716.01(c), 2145

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Walsh 10797572 - (D) KAMHOLZ 103 Liniak, Berenato & White, LLC LAUX, JESSICA L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Knopp et al 11871394 - (D) GREEN 103 RATNERPRESTIA EIDE, HEIDI MARIE

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Matsuda 11084024 - (D) CHEN OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. STARK, JARRETT J

2856 Ex Parte Oppermann et al 10207170 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102/103 BACON & THOMAS, PLLC RAEVIS, ROBERT R

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Freedman 11220300 - (D) KERINS 103/251/112(1) Philip D. Freedman PC YAO, SAMCHUAN CUA

beattie

REVERSED

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Eisert et al 11/154,292 CHEN 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(e) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) EXAMINER LIN, JOHN

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Jacob et al 10/884,205 BARRY 102(e)/103(a) 103(a) Scott A. McCollister, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & McKee, LLP EXAMINER NADAV, ORI

2856 Ex Parte Stumpf 11/270,052 HOFF 103(a) 103(a)
LANIER FORD SHAVER & PAYNE P.C. EXAMINER KWOK, HELEN C
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte Jones et al 10/430,742 SAINDON 103(a) 102(b)/103(a) 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER GALL, LLOYD A

Simply that there are differences between references is insufficient to establish that such references teach away from any combination thereof. See In re Beattie, 974 F.2d 1309, 1312-13 (Fed. Cir. 1992)

Beattie, In re, 974 F.2d 1309, 24 USPQ2d 1040 (Fed. Cir. 1992) . . . . . . . . . . . 716.01(c), 2145

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1763 Ex Parte Yang et al 10/925,097 PRAISS 103(a) GAF MATERIALS CORPORATION Attn: William J. Davis, Esq. EXAMINER MESH, GENNADIY

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Bodin et al 10/733,947 COURTENAY III 103(a) IBM AUSTIN IPLAW (DG) C/O DELIZIO GILLIAM, PLLC EXAMINER HUTTON JR, WILLIAM D

2178 Ex Parte Cherkasov 11/783,911 HOMERE 102(b) Lawrence Harbin EXAMINER STORK, KYLE R

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Vaha-Sipila 10/328,858 BISK 103(a) Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC EXAMINER BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2854 Ex Parte Hieronymus et al 11/526,449 McNAMARA 103(a) LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP EXAMINER CULLER, JILL E

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte Sibley et al 11/369,496 HORNER 103(a) PRICE HENEVELD LLP EXAMINER BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M

3633 Ex Parte Smythe 11/387,106 SAINDON 103(a) Clifford Kraft EXAMINER GLESSNER, BRIAN E

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Digiacomantonio et al 10/795,371 GREEN 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER MARCETICH, ADAM M

3762 Ex Parte Torgerson et al 11/184,550 FREDMAN 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting IPLM GROUP, P.A. EXAMINER Dietrich, Joseph

hafner, rasmusson, beattie, gershon, kubin

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1778 Ex Parte Maurer et al 11/629,751 SMITH 103(a) ROYLANCE, ABRAMS, BERDO & GOODMAN, L.L.P. EXAMINER ANDERSON, DENISE R

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Johnston et al 10/877,903 COURTENAY 102(b) CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & PAUL, LLP STEVEN M. GREENBERG EXAMINER HICKS, MICHAEL J

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Poyhonen et al 10/898,726 DIXON 103(a) Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, THUONG

2486 Ex Parte Banerji et al 10/074,765 HOFF 102(b)/103(a) THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. EXAMINER VO, TUNG T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Cogar et al 11/152,884 PETRAVICK 103(a) MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP EXAMINER DENISSE ORTIZ ROMAN

3632 Ex Parte Wagner et al 10/532,370 BROWN 102(b)/103(a) TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. EXAMINER DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Wallace et al 10/744,853 BAHR 103(a) VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP/BSC - NEUROMODULATION EXAMINER BERTRAM, ERIC D
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Morsa 09/832,440 CRAWFORD 102(b)/103(a) Steve Morsa EXAMINER OUELLETTE, JONATHAN P

Initially, we note that the standard for what constitutes proper enablement of a prior art reference for purposes of anticipation under section 102 differs from the enablement standard under section 112. In In re Hafner, 410 F.2d 1403, 1405 (CCPA 1969). A disclosure lacking a teaching of how to use a fully disclosed invention for a specific, substantial utility is, under the present state of the law, entirely adequate to anticipate a claim. See Rasmusson v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 413 F.3d 1318, 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2005).

Hafner, In re, 410 F.2d 1403, 161 USPQ 783 (CCPA 1969) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201.11

Rasmussen, In re, 650 F.2d 1212, 211 USPQ 323 (CCPA 1981) . . 706.03(o), 1504.04, 2163, 2163.01, 2163.04, 2163.05, 2163.06
3695 Ex Parte Nalbandian et al 10/206,894 LORIN 103(a) FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) EXAMINER BAIRD, EDWARD J

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte Lauterjung 10/832,159 STAICOVICI 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER PREBILIC, PAUL B
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Warmerdam et al 10/516,663 PAK 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER WONG, LESLIE A

See also In re Beattie, 974 F.2d 1309, 1312 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (“As long as some [reason,] motivation or suggestion to combine the references is provided by the prior art taken as a whole, the law does not require that the references be combined for the reasons contemplated by the inventor.”)

Ex parte Obiaya, 227 USPQ 58, 60 (BPAI 1985) (“The fact that appellant has recognized another advantage which would flow naturally from following the suggestion of the prior art cannot be the basis for patentability when the differences would otherwise be obvious.”); In re Gershon, 372 F.2d 535, 539 (CCPA 1967) (“We think it is sufficient that the prior art clearly suggests doing what appellants have done, although an underlying explanation of exactly why this should be done, other than to obtain the expected superior beneficial results, is not taught or suggested in the cited references.”); In re Kubin, 561 F.3d 1351, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (“Even if no prior art of record explicitly discusses the [limitation], [applicant’s] application itself instructs that [the limitation] is not an additional requirement imposed by the claims on the [claimed invention], but rather a property necessarily present in [the claimed invention]”).

Beattie, In re, 974 F.2d 1309, 24 USPQ2d 1040 (Fed. Cir. 1992) . . . . . . . . . . . 716.01(c), 2145

Obiaya, Ex parte, 227 USPQ 58 (Bd. Pat. App. & Inter. 1985) 707.07(f), 2145, 2258

Gershon, In re, 372 F.2d 535, 152 USPQ 602 (CCPA 1967) . . . . . . . . . . . . .716.02(c), 716.04

(appealed) Kubin, Ex parte, 83 USPQ2d 1410 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int. 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2143.01
REHEARING

DENIED

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1798 Ex Parte Monnerie et al 11/285,454 FRANKLIN 102(b)/103(a) FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG EXAMINER PIZIALI, ANDREW T

NEW

REVERSED

1712 Ex Parte Blonigan et al 11/425,679 OWENS 102(e)/103(a) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX EXAMINER MILLER, MICHAEL G

2437 Ex Parte Carroll 10/710,491 HAHN 102(e)/112(2)/101 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Patent Venture Group EXAMINER WILLIAMS, JEFFERY L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2457 Ex Parte Krawetz 10/159,093 BAUMEISTER 102(e)/103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER DALENCOURT, YVES

AFFIRMED

3627 Ex Parte Buckman et al 09/875,639 CRAWFORD 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER REFAI, RAMSEY

1776 Ex Parte DE BUSSY et al 11/959,734 SMITH 102(b) American Air Liquide, Inc. EXAMINER JONES, CHRISTOPHER P

1736 Ex Parte Hilgendorff et al 11/564,494 GARRIS 103(a) BASF CATALYSTS LLC EXAMINER ZIMMER, ANTHONY J

REHEARING

DENIED

1627 Ex Parte Smith 10/294,509 WALSH HISCOCK & BARCLAY, LLP EXAMINER FAY, ZOHREH A