reading and bates, beckman

custom search

Reversed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 L'ORÉAL 16228996 NEW 103 Meagher Emanuel Laks Goldberg & Liao, LLP LIU, TRACY

1634 BIOMERIEUX 14367608 FREDMAN 112(a)/112(b)/103 OLIFF PLC POHNERT, STEVEN C

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1716 LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 16114497 BEST 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. (Lam) KACKAR, RAM N

1741 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 15777266 COLAIANNI 103 Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (Vestas Wind Systems) LIANG, SHIBIN

1785 AGFA GRAPHICS NV 14370977 KENNEDY 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD (AGFA) REDDY, SATHAVARAM I

1791 NISSHIN FOODS INC. 15750409 REN 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. COX, STEPHANIE A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2165 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15612242 HUGHES 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION PEACH, POLINA G

2175 SAP SE 15609978 FENICK 103 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) HO, RUAY L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2412 VONAGE NETWORK LLC 14609654 HUME 103 MOSER TABOADA / VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP. LIN, WILL W

2419 Gentex Corporation 15072775 DEJMEK 103 GENTEX CORPORATION ABAZA, AYMAN A

2421 GAJ HOLDING 15506272 CURCURI 103 Melcher Patent Law PLLC SALCE, JASON P

2424 IMDb.com, Inc. 15898103 VALEK 102/103 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP HICKS, CHARLES N

2448 VMware, Inc. 16391668 SILVERMAN 103 Olympic Patent Works PLLC VU, VIET D

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2687 Universal Electronics Inc. 16595974 DIXON 103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP UN, NAY L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2866 Infineon Technologies AG 16023306 COLAIANNI 102(a)(1) Eschweiler & Potashnik, LLC. MONSUR, NASIMA

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

3624 Unify GmbH & Co. KG 16073108 FETTING 103 Unify c/o Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (SEN) GUNN, JEREMY L

3665 SRI International 16222623 O’HANLON 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A./SRI International REDA, MATTHEW J

3669 Wirtgen GmbH 16568694 HILL 103 PATTERSON Intellectual Property Law, P.C. WHITTINGTON, JESS G

3683 VITEC VIDEOCOM INC. 15489477 FETTING 112(b)/102(a)(1)/103 GABLEGOTWALS WHITE, DYLAN C

3687 SATO HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA 15748855 SHAH 102(a)(1) 41.50 101 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP SULLIVAN, JESSICA E

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

3722 Sandvik Intellectual Property AB 16220770 SCHOPFER 102(a)(1)/103 Sandvik Intellectual Property RUFO, RYAN C

3731 CURT G. JOA, INC. 14919332 WOOD 103 Klintworth & Rozenblat IP LLP TAWFIK, SAMEH

3753 B. Braun Medical Inc. 15655321 WARNER 103 KENEALY VAIDYA LLP MACKAY-SMITH, SETH WENTWORTH

 Affirmed-in-Part

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Nathalie Geffroy et al. 13824533 TOWNSEND 103 112(4)/103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE

1616 BEIERSDORF AG 15772846 LEBOVITZ 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP SCHLIENTZ, NATHAN W

1631 David KRAVITZ et al. 13490852 ADAMS 112(1)/101 112(1) OLIFF PLC BORIN, MICHAEL L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2485 FotoNation Limited 15591406 PRAISS Dissenting WHITEHEAD JR. 103 103 Accel IP Law Firm KIR, ALBERT

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2616 ADOBE INC. 16376905 FRAHM 103 Adobe Inc. Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. GOOD JOHNSON, MOTILEWA

2646 STAR CO Scientific Technologies Advanced Research Co, LLC d/b/a STAR CO 16884663 BEAMER 103 102 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD SAMS, MATTHEW C

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

3631 Thomas Moses et al. 15927564 PLENZLER 103 103 Southeast IP Group, LLC. MORRIS, TAYLOR L

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

3711 John Schaffer 12684968 OSINSKI 112(2)/103 112(2)/103/OTDP Paul T Dietz Dietz Law Office LLC KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE

While a reference must enable someone to practice the invention in order to anticipate under § 102(b), a non-enabling reference may qualify as prior art for the purpose of determining obviousness under § 103. Reading & Bates Constr. Co. v. Baker Energy Resources Corp., 748 F.2d 645, 652, (Fed. Cir. 1984) (reference that lacks enabling disclosure is not anticipating, but “itself may qualify as a prior art reference under § 103, but only for what is disclosed in it” (emphasis in original)); see Beckman Instruments, Inc. v. LKB Produkter AB, 892 F.2d 1547, 1551, (Fed. Cir. 1989) (“[e]ven if a reference discloses an inoperative device, it is prior art for all that it teaches”).

Reading & Bates Construction Co. v. Baker Energy, 748 F.2d 645, 223 USPQ 1168 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 2129

Beckman Instruments v. LKB Produkter AB, 892 F.2d 1547, 13 USPQ2d 1301 (Fed. Cir. 1989) 2121.01 , 2158

3735 BioFlex Solutions, LLC 16537853 SCHOPFER 102(a)(1)/103 103 KDB Firm PLLC (1580) IMPINK, MOLLIE LLEWELLYN

3774 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. 15842628 CAPP 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D

3785 SMITHS MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 15109559 SILVERMAN 103 103 LAW OFFICE OF LOUIS WOO KHONG, BRIAN THAI-BINH

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Sven Dobler et al. 14999688 CHANG 103 Paul M. Denk PATENT LAW OFFICE, LC CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA

1612 THE INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE 14229624 LEBOVITZ OTDP 102(b)/103 PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP (CV) PACKARD, BENJAMIN J

1617 Woodstream Corporation 15294869 ADAMS 103 JACOBSON HOLMAN PLLC BROWN, COURTNEY A

1619 Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 14841898 GRIMES 103 112(1)/103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP GOTFREDSON, GAREN

1619 L'OREAL 14415894 TOWNSEND 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MATTISON, LORI K

1649 UNM Rainforest Innovations 15561130 SCHNEIDER 112(a) 103 MUETING RAASCH GROUP WEIDNER, ADAM M

1649 Electrophoretics Limited et al. 15104149 MORGAN markush 112(1) ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York CHERNYSHEV, OLGA N

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1716 Applied Materials, Inc. 15167480 KENNEDY 103 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPLIED MATERIALS CHEN, KEATH T

1726 SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 14912618 ROBERTSON 103 Cozen O'Connor PILLAY, DEVINA

1759 MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC. 16200337 SHAH 103 Gates & Cooper LLP - Minimed KAUR, GURPREET

1761 The Procter & Gamble Company 15869113 SHAH 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS

1773 ASK Chemicals LLC 15823729 RANGE 103 STANDLEY LAW GROUP LLP MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J.

1791 Gregory Stokes et al. 12051056 OWENS 103 SCOTT R. COX LYNCH, COX, GILMAN & GOODMAN, P.S.C. STULII, VERA

1793 Ohayo Dairy Products Co., Ltd. 16468099 MCGEE 112(b)/102(a)(1)/103 Katherine Koenig Koenig IP Works, PLLC MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L.

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2113 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 16166006 JEFFERY 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC DUNCAN, MARC M

2147 LG CHEM, LTD. 15311335 PRAISS 103 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA LGC) COCCHI, MICHAEL EDWARD

2153 Gabara, Thaddeus John 16248967 CRAIG 112(a)/103 Thaddeus Gabara HTAY, LIN LIN M

2161 International Business Machines Corporation 14871040 DEJMEK 101/103 SEED IP LAW GROUP LLP

 
2178 Apple Inc. 14609006 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (PA)(Apple) TAN, ALVIN H

2179 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. 15336717 BENNETT 103/OTDP Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP-Microsoft DUCKWORTH, JIANMEI F

2179 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. 15336699 BENNETT 103/OTDP Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP-Microsoft DUCKWORTH, JIANMEI F

2198 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 14651281 CHUNG 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY RIFKIN, BEN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2425 VISLAB S.R.L. 14452804 BUI 103/112(1) MAIORANA, PC - AMBARELLA LOTFI, KYLE M

2436 GOOGLE LLC 16122294 CHUNG 103 BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP KHAN, MOEEN

2445 Oracle America, Inc. 14482429 MORGAN 103 Oracle / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP HABTEMARIAM, MELAKU Y

2447 THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC 15943393 DEJMEK 103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) JOSHI, SURAJ M

2454 May Patents Ltd. 16053836 JEFFERY 103 May Patents Ltd. c/o Dorit Shem-Tov LEE, PHILIP C

2454 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 13659472 ARPIN 112(1)/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC CHANG, JULIAN

2461 BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 15740835 McNEILL 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC CUNNINGHAM, KEVIN M

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2621 Apple Inc. 16267966 PRAISS 103 Apple c/o Kubota & Basol LLP BUKOWSKI, KENNETH

2645 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 16367447 HOMERE 103 MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC - FORD HEIBER, SHANTELL LAKETA

2645 Keysight Technologies, Inc. 16141444 PYONIN 103 Keysight Technologies, Inc. CHEN, JUNPENG

2655 SoundHound, Inc. 15853780 BUI 102/103 Dana Legal Services - SoundHound Inc. LE, THUYKHANH

2659 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC 15621387 KUMAR 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. ARMSTRONG, ANGELA  A

2683 Ronald Taylor et al. 12796425 ENGLE 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP

 
2685 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16378219 DIXON 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION RUSHING, MARK S

2699 iControl Networks, Inc. 16396368 MCKEOWN 102/103 BakerHostetler / Comcast BEE, ANDREW W.

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2857 Hexagon Metrology, Inc. 15887514 KENNEDY 103 Hexagon/Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG

2863 Ciambella Ltd. 15683078 HASTINGS 103 MOSER TABOADA SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER

2884 Cytiva Sweden AB 16316276 HASTINGS 103 EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP KIM, KIHO

2887 Mastercard International Incorporated 15882277 GUPTA 103 MASTERCARD C/O Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC MAI, THIEN T

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

3622 Kemal Leslie 15850021 CALVE 102/103 112(a) 41.50 112(b) ADE & COMPANY INC. KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE

3626 International Business Machines Corporation 15283477 FETTING 101 Walder Intellectual Property Law PC REYES, REGINALD R

3629 BlackBook Media Inc. 16269174 FETTING 103 101 Mintz Levin/Boston Office WHITAKER, ANDREW B

3631 Ryan Teasdale 16154857 STAICOVICI 102(a)(1) 102(a)(1)/103 41.50 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. BARNETT, DEVIN K

3646 Dynac Systems, LLC 14697469 CAPP 103 Intellectual Innovations Legal Advisors WASIL, DANIEL D

3683 Esurance Insurance Services, Inc. 15853007 WIEDER 101 Polsinelli - Allstate RINES, ROBERT D

3683 ADP, LLC 14878463 FETTING 103 101 Duke W. Yee – ADP Yee & Associates, P.C. KARMIS, ALISSA D

3693 Nasdaq, Inc. 16522316 MEDLOCK 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC SHAH, BHAVIN D

3698 BGC Partners, Inc. 13958935 ENGLE 101/OTDP CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. APPLE, KIRSTEN SACHWITZ

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

3724 SHAVELOGIC, INC. 16547170 SONG 103 Leber IP Law AYALA, FERNANDO A

3763 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 16089651 CAPP 103 POSZ LAW GROUP, PLC ARANT, HARRY E

Reissue

Affirmed-in-Part

3673 Patricia Long 16514940 10,149,551 17/482414 HILL 251 251/102(a)(1) Guy Cumberbatch REIP, DAVID OWEN

syntex, beckman, chapman

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Fodor et al 13074060 - (D) McCARTNEY 102 ERICSSON INC. LY, NGHI H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2848 Ex Parte De Abreu et al 12528524 - (D) BEST 103 LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP GONZALEZ, HIRAM E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Vlazny et al 11001578 - (D) SMEGAL 102/103 TRASKBRITT, P.C. MCCLELLAN, JAMES S

3762 Ex Parte Thacker et al 11553447 - (D) REIMERS 112(1)/112(2)/103 SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/BSC LEVICKY, WILLIAM J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1792 Ex Parte JOHNCOCK et al 12638448 - (D) SQUIRE 103 103 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION - MD 3601 SMITH, PRESTON

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Ex Parte PALAKODETY et al 12979413 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 103 KRAGULJAC LAW GROUP, LLC / ORACLE SPIELER, WILLIAM

2184 Ex Parte Waites 12075921 - (D) WARD 103 103 Beck Tysver Evans , PLLC SHYU, JING-YIH

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2433 Ex Parte Hamilton 12691247 - (D) SMITH 103 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Fox Entertainment Group WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte Toyota et al 12743348 - (D) HASTINGS 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY VAN SELL, NATHAN L

1784 Ex Parte Kaneko et al 13422861 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LANGMAN, JONATHAN C

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2136 Ex Parte Sheffield et al 12760434 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Avago Technologies Limited VERDERAMO III, RALPH A

2172 Ex Parte FRANK et al 11834594 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation YI, RINNA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Koszeghy 11903939 - (D) GUIJT 103 OKTAY ENTERPRISES INTERNATIONAL, LLC GARFT, CHRISTOPHER

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Bucks et al 12261186 - (D) BROWN 103 THE BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION CHOI, STEPHEN

3738 Ex Parte Jahnke et al 11624435 - (D) REIMERS 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLP STEWART, JASON-DENNIS NEILKEN

What a reference teaches a person of ordinary skill is not "limited to what a reference specifically 'talks about' or what is specifically 'mentioned' or 'written' in the reference." Syntex (U.S.A.) LLC v. Apotex, Inc., 407 F.3d 1371, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2005). In short, one skilled in the art is able to read a reference for all that it teaches and not limit a reference to its explicit text or a preferred embodiment. See Beckman Instruments, Inc. v. LKB  AB, 892 F.2d 1547, 1551 (Fed. Cir. 1989); see also In re Chapman, 357 F.2d 418, 424 (CCPA 1966) ("A reference can be used for all it realistically teaches, and is not limited to the disclosures in its specific illustrative examples.").

Beckman Instruments v. LKB Produkter AB, 892 F.2d 1547, 13 USPQ2d 1301 (Fed. Cir. 1989) 2121.01 , 2158

Chapman, In re, 357 F.2d 418, 148 USPQ 711 (CCPA 1966) 716.02(e)

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 COOL OPTIONS, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent v. SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS US LLC Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant Ex Parte 6487073 et al 09/726,141 95002328 - (D) JEFFERY 103 103 41.77 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. Requester: BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP NGUYEN, MINH T oroginal CHANG, YEAN HSI

AFFIRMED
2507 POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. Requester v. FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Patent Owner Ex Parte 7259972 et al 95002009 - (D) HOFF 102/103 MILES & STOCKBRIDGE PC Third Party: FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (SD) MENEFEE, JAMES A

reading and bates, beckman, symbol tech.

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3775 Ex Parte Beaurain et al 10498234 - (D) SHAH 102/103 Denko Coburn Lauff LLP BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 Ex Parte Roth 12004172 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 103 THE LAW OFFICES OF DONNA L. ANGOTTI EBNER, KATY MEYER

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed the issue of whether enablement is a requirement for a reference cited in an obviousness rejection and determined the following: 

While a reference must enable someone to practice the invention in order to anticipate under §102(b), a non-enabling reference may qualify as prior art for the purpose of determining obviousness under § 103. Reading & Bates Constr. Co. v. Baker Energy Resources Corp., 748 F.2d 645, 652, 223 USPQ 1168, 1173 (Fed.Cir. 1984) (reference that lacks enabling disclosure is not anticipating, but “itself may qualify as a prior art reference under § 103, but only for what is disclosed in it” (emphasis in original)); see Beckman Instruments, Inc. v. LKB Produkter AB, 892 F.2d 1547, 1551, 13 USPQ2d 1301, 1304 (Fed.Cir. 1989) (“[e]ven if a reference discloses an inoperative device, it is prior art for all that it teaches”). 

Symbol Technologies, Inc. v. Opticon, Inc., 935 F.2d 1569, 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1991).

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Atala et al 11083602 - (D) MILLS 103 41.50 103 PEPPER HAMILTON LLP SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H

1618 Ex Parte Draper 11684666 - (D) FREDMAN 102/103 Blue Filament Law VU, JAKE MINH

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Tienor 12032868 - (D) SMITH 103 PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, P.A. WOODALL, MARK

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3647 Ex Parte Glomset et al 12639435 - (D) SMEGAL 103 The BOC Group, Inc. EVANS, EBONY E

elan pharm., beckman, symbol tech.

REVERSED

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Liu et al 11/343,012 ZECHER 102(b) EMC CORPORATION c/o DALY, CROWLEY, MOFFORD & DURKEE, LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, KIM T

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Petersen 10/762,643 BONILLA 103(a) SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC EXAMINER SEVERSON, RYAN J
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Berson et al 12/420,117 HOMERE Concurring JEFFERY 102(b)/103(a) POLSINELLI SHUGHART PC EXAMINER WILENSKY, MOSHE K
AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1775 Ex Parte Dzenitis et al 11/000,491 LANE 103(a) Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY EXAMINER EDWARDS, LYDIA E

A reference that is not enabled may not act as anticipatory prior art. Elan Pharm., Inc. v. Mayo Found. For Med. Educ. & Research, 346 F.3d 1051, 1054 (Fed. Cir 2003). However, “[e]ven if a reference discloses an inoperative device, it is prior art for all that it teaches.” Beckman Instruments, Inc. v. LKB Produckter AB, 892 F.2d 1547, 1551 (Fed. Cir. 1989). "While a reference must enable someone to practice the invention in order to anticipate under §102(b), a non-enabling reference may qualify as prior art for the purpose of determining obviousness under § 103." Symbol Tech. v. Opticon, Inc., 935 F.2d 1569, 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1991).

Elan Pharm., Inc. v. Mayo Foundation For Medical and Education Research, 346 F.3d 1051, 68 USPQ2d 1373
(Fed. Cir. 2003). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2121.01

Beckman Instruments v. LKB Produkter AB, 892 F.2d 1547, 13 USPQ2d 1301 (Fed. Cir. 1989). . . . . . . .2121.01

Symbol Techs., Inc. v. Opticon, Inc., 935 F.2d 1569, 19 USPQ2d 1241 (Fed. Cir. 1991).. . . . . 804.01, 2121.01
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Seifert et al 10/357,940 FRANKLIN 103(a) VISTA IP LAW GROUP LLP EXAMINER NGUYEN, TUAN VAN

symbol tech., beckman, festo, lockwood

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
07/18/2011 1618 Ex Parte Inosaka et al 11/113,969 FREDMAN 103(a) SUGHRUE-265550 EXAMINER YOUNG, MICAH PAUL

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
07/16/2011 1724 Ex Parte Peragine et al 10/519,691 OWENS 103(a) Charles Muserlain EXAMINER PHASGE, ARUN S

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
07/19/2011 2173 Ex Parte Ackley 10/960,385 DILLON 102(b) DISNEY ENTERPRISES C/O FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP EXAMINER HAILU, TADESSE

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
07/18/2011 2816 Ex Parte Krug et al 11/286,562 KRIVAK 103(a) ESCHWEILER & ASSOCIATES LLC EXAMINER LAM, TUAN THIEU

07/19/2011 2823 Ex Parte Shiraiwa et al 11/469,164 KRIVAK 102(b)/103(a) LAW OFFICES OF MIKIO ISHIMARU EXAMINER NGUYEN, KHIEM D

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
07/18/2011 3654 Ex Parte Fargo et al 10/564,873 BAHR 102(b)/103(a) CARLSON GASKEY & OLDS EXAMINER KRUER, STEFAN

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
07/18/2011 3742 Ex Parte Newman et al 10/842,788 O’NEILL 103(a) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. EXAMINER ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA

07/18/2011 3761 Ex Parte Ellingboe et al 11/333,671 HORNER 103(a) FAEGRE & BENSON LLP EXAMINER DEAK, LESLIE R
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
07/18/2011 3685 Ex Parte Koppen et al 10/868,299 MOHANTY 103(a) AlbertDhand LLP EXAMINER WINTER, JOHN M
REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART; 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
07/18/2011 3714 BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Third Party Requestor, Appellant v. IGT Patent Owner, Respondent, Appellant 95/000,277 6,431,983 TURNER 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103(a) PATENT OWNER: WEAVER AUSTIN VILLENEUVE & SAMPSON LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER ROBERT L. KOVELMAN STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP EXAMINER MENEFEE, JAMES A original EXAMINER WHITE, CARMEN D

REHEARING DENIED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
07/18/2011 3749 TECPHARMA LICENSING AG Requester, Cross-Appellant, Respondent v. Patent of NOVO NORDISK A/S Patent Owner, Appellant, Respondent 95/000,288 6,547,764 SONG 103(a) cc Patent Owner: Marc A. Began, Esq. Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. cc Third Party Requester: Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLPEXAMINER CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original EXAMINER NGUYEN, CAMTU TRAN

In particular, "a non-enabling reference may qualify as prior art for the purposed of determining obviousness under § 103." Symbol Techs. v. Opticon, Inc., 935 F.2d 1569, 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1991). In this regard, "[e]ven if a reference discloses an inoperative device, it is prior art for all that it teaches." Beckman Instruments, Inc. v. LKB Produkter AB, 892 F.2d 1547, 1551 (Fed.Cir.1989).

Symbol Techs., Inc. v. Opticon, Inc., 935 F.2d 1569, 19 USPQ2d 1241 (Fed. Cir. 1991).. . . . . 804.01, 2121.01

Beckman Instruments v. LKB Produkter AB, 892 F.2d 1547, 13 USPQ2d 1301 (Fed. Cir. 1989). . . . . . . 2121.01
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
07/18/2011 1616 Ex Parte Volgas et al 09/916,611 McCOLLUM 103(a) CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP EXAMINER PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL

07/18/2011 1628 Ex Parte Meythaler 10/885,175 FREDMAN 103(a) Patent Procurement Services EXAMINER KIM, JENNIFER M

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
07/18/2011 1767 Ex Parte Dallavia 11/701,217 WALSH 103(a) Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. EXAMINER HEINCER, LIAM J

2600 Communications
07/18/2011 2624 Ex Parte Albertelli et al 11/685,338 KRIVAK 101 BURNS & LEVINSON, LLP EXAMINER SETH, MANAV

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
07/18/2011 3682 Ex Parte Minifie et al 11/352,895 LORIN 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER BOVEJA, NAMRATA

“What is claimed by the patent application must be the same as what is disclosed in the specification; otherwise the patent should not issue.” Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., 535 U.S. 722, 736 (2002). Here the claimed “kit” is not the same as the co-package disclosed in the specification. At best, the disclosed co-package renders the “kit” obvious. But “[o]ne shows that one is “in possession” of the invention by describing the invention, with all its claimed limitations, not that which makes it obvious.” Lockwood v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1565, 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1997). (Emphasis original).

Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Co., 535 U.S. 722, 122 S.Ct. 1831, 62 USPQ2d 1705 (2002) . . 1302.14, 2173.02

Lockwood v. American Airlines, Inc., 107 F.3d 1505, 41 USPQ2d 1961 (Fed. Cir. 1997) . . . . . . . 2133.03(a), 2163, 2163.02
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
07/18/2011 3742 Ex Parte Toida 10/853,116 O’NEILL 103(a) SUGHRUE MION, PLLC EXAMINER HEINRICH, SAMUEL M
REHEARING

GRANTED AFFIRMED; 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
07/18/2011 2857 Ex Parte Moessner et al 11/021,591 JEFFERY 101/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) SAP/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP EXAMINER SUGLO, JANET L

See Supp. Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance With 35 U.S.C. 112 and for Treatment of Related Issues in Patent Applications, 76 Fed. Reg. 7,162, 7,168 (Feb. 9, 2011) (noting that Examiners should not construe means-plus-function limitations as covering pure software implementations when the supporting disclosure discusses implementing the invention via hardware and software).