BSG, berkheimer

custom search

Reversed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 14897584 CASHION 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP / Waters PEO, KARA M

1779 MCGOLDEN, Michael 14356977 BEST 103 Advent, LLP ORME, PATRICK JAMES

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2159 Informatica LLC 15288023 McNEILL 103 Reed Smith LLP (358838) IP Docketing Dept. MARI VALCARCEL, FERNANDO MARIANO

2177 International Business Machines Corporation 15438833 SILVERMAN 103 41.50 101 Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC IBM ¡V Austin HEFFINGTON, JOHN M

On the other hand, “[i]f a claim’s only ‘inventive concept’ is the application of an abstract idea using conventional and well-understood techniques, the claim has not been transformed into a patent-eligible application of an abstract idea.” BSG Tech, 899 F.3d at 1290–91 (citing Berkheimer v. HP Inc., 881 F.3d 1360, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2018)). “[I]t is irrelevant whether [the claimed abstract idea] may have been non-routine or unconventional as a factual matter . . . narrowing or reformulating an abstract idea does not add ‘significantly more’ to it.” BSG Tech, 899 F.3d at 1291.

BSG Tech. LLC v. Buyseasons, Inc., 899 F.3d 1281, 127 USPQ2d 1688 (Fed. Cir. 2018) 2106.04(a)(2)

2184 Dell Products L.P. 15707670 MORGAN 102/103 McDermott Will & Emery LLP (Dell) HASSAN, AURANGZEB

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2439 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 16165730 SAADAT 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION SCOTT, RANDY A

2467 Apple Inc. 16012935 CRAIG 103 Kowert Hood Munyon Rankin & Goetzel (Apple) CHOWDHURY, MOHAMMED SHAMSUL

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2622 6DEGREES LTD. 15551898 DIXON 103 M&B IP Analysts, LLC LEIBY, CHRISTOPHER E

2677 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 16615183 ZADO 103 HP Inc. DOTTIN, DARRYL V

2689 iControl Networks, Inc. 15669847 HOMERE 103 BakerHostetler / Comcast JIANG, YONG HANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2875 SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V. 16741802 OWENS 103 112(1) Signify Holding B.V. ZIMMERMAN, GLENN D

2875 Gregory Piccionelli et al. 16690087 INGLESE 103 Gregory B. Gulliver LEE, NATHANIEL J.

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

3633 Norwood Architecture, Inc. 15912116 KORNICZKY 102/103 LATHROP GPM LLP A, PHI DIEU TRAN

3642 Globeride, Inc. 15058441 SCHOPFER 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago WANG, MICHAEL H

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

3753 BLACK & DECKER INC. 16130383 COLAIANNI 103 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. HICKS, ANGELISA

3783 Encompass Group, LLC 16391364 SHAH 102/103 Atlanta Baker Donelson Intellectual Property Department REDDINGTON, JOSHUA PARKER

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1737 Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Korea Ltd. 14980222 SNAY 103 112(b) Cantor Colburn LLP ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J

1788 DENKI KAGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 14824434 ROBERTSON 103 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD MANGOHIG, THOMAS A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2136 Micron Technology, Inc. 15812932 MCKEOWN 102/103 103 FLETCHER YODER (MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.) TSAI, SHENG JEN

2136 VMware, Inc. 16377517 JEFFERY 103 103 Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP (VMW) ALSIP, MICHAEL

2192 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15846748 HOWARD 112(1)/103 103 Calderon Safran & Cole, P.C. WEI, ZENGPU

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2454 ServiceNow, Inc. 16163204 DEJMEK 103 103 ServiceNow c/o Fletcher Yoder PC HANG, JULIAN

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2674 Valve Corporation 16389499 MacDONALD 103 103 Lee & Hayes P.C./Valve DEMETER, HILINA K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2868 Texas Instruments Incorporated 15836534 MCGEE 103 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED RODAK, LEE E

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

3663 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15636409 SCHOPFER 103 103 Polsinelli/Qualcomm SHAFI, MUHAMMAD

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

3792 Medtronic, Inc. 16369948 SONG 103 112(b) Medtronic Inc. (CRDM/MRG) MOSS, JAMES R

3799 THE BOEING COMPANY 15586344 MARTIN 103 102/103 41.50 112(b)/102/103 The Small Patent Law Group LLC STCLAIR, ANDREW D

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1651 XY, LLC 13764548 HARDMAN 103 XY, LLC GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN

1658 THE UNITED STATES GOVERMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY-U.S. ARMY RESEARCH LABORATOR 15173753 GRIMES 103 U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY REYNOLDS, FRED H

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1716 Entegris, Inc. 15951030 HASTINGS 103 Entegris, Inc. OLSEN, ALLAN W

1759 CORNING INCORPORATED 15610048 HASTINGS 103 CORNING INCORPORATED HIGGINS, GERARD T

1771 IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES 15558846 CASHION 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. BOYER, RANDY

1771 Evonik Operations GmbH 16814663 HASTINGS 103 Gruneberg and Myers PLLC OLADAPO, TAIWO

1777 Romas Skudas 14349387 HOUSEL 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. PEO, KARA M

1782 Dow Global Technologies LLC 15522853 DENNETT 103 The Dow Chemical Company/Brooks Cameron & Huebsch HOCK, ELLEN SUZANNE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2164 VMware, Inc. 14709402 COURTENAY 103 Novum Patent Services DAUD, ABDULLAH AHMED

2192 International Business Machines Corporation 16240956 WHITEHEAD JR. 103 IBM Corporation - Patent Center LUU, CUONG V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2422 INTERDIGITAL MADISON PATENT HOLDINGS SAS 16311426 KENNY 103 Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP NATNAEL, PAULOS M

2439 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. 15273594 DIXON 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION SCOTT, RANDY A

2473 Intel IP Corporation 15392382 BEAMER 103 PATENT CAPITAL GROUP Attn: Roseanne Cisneros de Chairez, CLP NGO, NGUYEN HOANG

2487 MediaTek Inc. 15676668 DEJMEK 103 Oblon/MediaTek SULLIVAN, TYLER

2488 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft 15994174 DIXON 103 Slayden Grubert Beard PLLC HILAIRE, CLIFFORD

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2619 SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GMBH 15300114 McNEILL 112(a) 103 DENTSPLY SIRONA INC. BADER, ROBERT N.

2619 Cinova Media 16027966 PER CURIAM 103 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP BADER, ROBERT N.

2689 Amtech Systems, LLC 15384453 BAUMEISTER 103 103 SNYDER, CLARK, LESCH & CHUNG, LLP TRANSCORE, LP JIANG, YONG HANG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2812 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 15124513 COLAIANNI 112(b)/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY PATERSON, BRIGITTE A

2824 Guobiao ZHANG 15452728 BEST 103 GUOBIAO ZHANG OJHA, AJAY

2829 Infineon Technologies AG 14207685 HOUSEL 112(a) 102/103 Viering, Jentschura & Partner STOWE, SCOTT C

2876 Marc Elkowitz 15977515 TIMM 103 LOCKE LORD LLP HESS, DANIEL A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Lauren Bellon et al. 13269386 BROWN 101/103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP WINSTON III, EDWARD B

3641 Eric Tonkin 16158768 WOOD 103 Lewis & Reese, PLLC WEBER, JONATHAN C

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

3736 Andax Industries LLC 16026942 OSINSKI 112(2) 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 Hovey Williams LLP ACKUN, JACOB K

3791 Neuro Kinetics, Inc. 15050119 GUIJT 103 BLYNN L. SHIDELER THE BLK LAW GROUP NGUYEN, HUONG Q

3791 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16061015 KAUFFMAN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS XU, JUSTIN

Rehearing

Granted 

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

3792 Cochlear Limited 15248001 STAICOVICI OTDP 102 Pilloff Passino & Cosenza LLP FLORY, CHRISTOPHER A

berkheimer

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1642 Ex Parte LASKEY 14489207 - (D) FLAX 101 Quine IP Law Group REDDIG, PETER J

Regarding a determination that, e.g., non natural-phenomenon, claim elements are merely routine and conventional, the Federal Circuit has explained that 

Whether something is well-understood, routine, and conventional to a skilled artisan at the time of the patent is a factual determination. Whether a particular technology is well understood, routine, and conventional goes beyond what was simply known in the prior art. The mere fact that something is disclosed in a piece of prior art, for example, does not mean it was well-understood, routine, and conventional. 

Berkheimer v. HP Inc., 881 F.3d 1360, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2018). 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Ex Parte PAWLIK et al 13649616 - (D) GUPTA 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MARTIN, BETHANY LAMBRIGHT

1729 Ex Parte McKenzie et al 13629084 - (D) DENNETT 103 Foley & Lardner LLP KOROVINA, ANNA

1741 Ex Parte Peterson et al 10813107 - (D) GAUDETTE 112(1) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. LAZORCIK, JASON L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2425 Ex Parte CEDERVALL et al 14606072 - (D) STRAUSS 112(1)/112(2) Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC LUONG, ALAN H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Fu et al 13597103 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 Facebook/Fenwick VAN BRAMER, JOHN W

3622 Ex Parte Jain et al 10824178 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP/CAPITAL ONE DURAN, ARTHUR D

3681 Ex Parte Thomas et al 13072556 - (D) FRAHM 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. NGUYEN, THUY N

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3688 Ex Parte Ionescu et al 13547819 - (D) WIEDER 103 103 Baker Botts LLP/CA Technologies FRUNZI, VICTORIA E.

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Ex Parte Windbergs 14236521 - (D) CAPP 103 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP MORALES, OMAR

3794 Ex Parte Wallace et al 13051738 - (D) COTTA 103 112(1) Covidien LP FOWLER, DANIEL WAYNE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Siepmann et al 13478668 - (D) FREDMAN 103 FMC CORPORATION RIDER, LANCE W

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Takano et al 12992961 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP HORNING, JOEL G

1783 Ex Parte Westwood et al 12726642 - (D) INGLESE 103 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY JOHNSON, NANCY ROSENBERG

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Rafizadeh et al 12746719 - (D) PINKERTON 103 112(1)/112(2) HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. SCHNEE, HAL W

2136 Ex Parte Kim et al 13870165 - (D) ELLURU 101 FAY SHARPE LLP / CONDUENT LI, SIDNEY

2171 Ex Parte WEHRMAN et al 14264733 - (D) BEAMER 112(1) 102 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L PITARO, RYAN F

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Knibbeler et al 14346765 - (D) BEAMER 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS BADER, ROBERT N.

2662 Ex Parte Schrader 14432891 - (D) CUTITTA 101 103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC FOSSELMAN, JOEL W

2685 Ex Parte GAJJI et al 14437011 - (D) CUTITTA 103 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. C/0 PARKER JUSTISS, P.C. TANG, SON M

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2871 Ex Parte LEE et al 13865326 - (D) REN 103 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA) TEETS, MARK D

2899 Ex Parte LIN et al 13312395 - (D) KENNEDY Concurring REN 103 Hauptman Ham, LLP (TSMC) JEAN BAPTISTE, WILNER

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Zuchoski et al 14688842 - (D) OSINSKI 103 AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP KOTTER, KIP T

3647 Ex Parte Floyd et al 14686213 - (D) PLENZLER 112(1)/112(2)/103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC FABULA, MICHAEL A

3683 Ex Parte HADAR et al 13472857 - (D) POTHIER 101/103 Baker Botts LLP/CA Technologies TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN

3684 Ex Parte Drake et al 13457057 - (D) CHUNG 112(1)/112(2)/101/102/103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC. c/o Patent Ingenuity, P.C. BARGEON, BRITTANY E

3684 Ex Parte Dubey et al 14960412 - (D) SAADAT 101/103 FISHMAN STEW ART PLLC DUNHAM, JASON B

3685 Ex Parte DALO et al 14601060 - (D) HUGHES 101 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. HUANG, TSAN-YU J

3689 Ex Parte Montano 14061745 - (D) MEDLOCK 101/102/103 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP GLENNIE, DEBRA L

3696 Ex Parte Haller 14548908 - (D) BEAMER 101 IP GROUP OF DLA PIPER LLP (US) BOVEJA, NAMRATA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Sharma et al 14428021 - (D) BAHR 112(1)/102 112(2)/101 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY KIM, SANG K

berkheimer

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Mateu et al 13144900 - (D) COTTA 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner/ Coty GOTFREDSON, GAREN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte SHEPELEV et al 14581683 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - Synaptics NGUYEN, KEVIN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Shah et al 12641896 - (D) NAPPI 101/103 41.50 112(1)/112(2)/101 AT & T Legal Department - FKM SWARTZ, STEPHEN S

3646 Ex Parte Hamill et al 12887933 - (D) WIEDER 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION BURKE, SEAN P

3679 Ex Parte Strutt 13632188 - (D) HUTCHINGS 102/103 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, LLC HEWITT, JAMES M

3681 Ex Parte Griffith et al 12435926 - (D) JEFFERY 101/102 Wood Herron & Evans LLP SORKOWITZ, DANIEL M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Lu et al 14211884 - (D) ADAMS 101/102/103 Medtronic, Inc. (CRDM) HOLMES, REX R

See Berkheimer v. HP Inc., 881 F.3d 1360, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2018) ("[w]hether something is well-understood, routine, and conventional to a skilled artisan at the time of the patent is a factual determination"). 

3782 Ex Parte SEPTIEN ROJAS et al 13973312 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 McCarter & English LLP ACCOUNT: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. HELVEY, PETER N.

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte ZHOU et al 14573918 - (D) COTTA 112(4)/103 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. HELM, CARALYNNE E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte Pacetti et al 14053000 - (D) KENNEDY 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 SQUIRE PB (Abbott) EDWARDS, LAURA ESTELLE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Henry et al 12998262 - (D) MacDONALD 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC WU, TSUNG YIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Negron 12567315 - (D) KHAN 102 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (United Parcel Service, Inc.) REFAI, RAMSEY

3628 Ex Parte Wronski et al 12332101 - (D) BAIN 101/103 PITNEY BOWES INC. ERB, NATHAN

3683 Ex Parte Vakhutinsky 13101539 - (D) FINAMORE 101 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) AUSTIN, JAMIE H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte DAVIS 14269923 - (D) PLENZLER 101 MUNCK WILSON MANDALA L.L.P CHAN, ALLEN

3753 Ex Parte Adler et al 13696327 - (D) SCHOPPER 102/103 The Linde Group PAQUETTE, IAN G

mortgage, berkheimer

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Anderson et al 14059040 - (D) OWENS 103 41.50 112(2) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY VONCH, JEFFREY A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2449 Ex Parte Anantharaju 14231823 - (D) DEJMEK 103 MHKKG (CA Technologies) NGUYEN, TRUONG

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Blechman 14588304 - (D) COURTENAY 101 HolzerIPLaw, PC dba Holzer Patel Drennan BURGESS, JOSEPH D

The patent eligibility inquiry may contain underlying issues of fact. Mortg. Grader, Inc. v. First Choice Loan Servs. Inc., 811 F.3d 1314, 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2016). In particular, "[t]he question of whether a claim element or combination of elements is well-understood, routine and conventional to a skilled artisan in the relevant field is a question of fact." Berkheimer v. HP Inc., 881 F.3d 1360, 1368 (Fed. Cir. 2018). 
...
As additional support for their argument, Appellant (Reply Br. 5) also cites to the new examination procedure published online by the USPTO on April 19, 2018, entitled "Changes in Examination Procedure Pertaining to Subject Matter Eligibility, Recent Subject Matter Eligibility Decision (Berkheimer v. HP, Inc.)" (hereinafter "USPTO Memorandum").

Mortgage Grader, Inc. v. First Choice Loan Servs., 811 F.3d. 1314, 117 USPQ2d 1693 (Fed. Cir. 2015) 2106.04(a)(2)

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Stallings et al 11500208 - (D) CHUNG 103 103 VERIZON LANGHNOJA, KUNAL N

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2633 Ex Parte Henry et al 14695092 - (D) BENNETT 103 103 AT&T Legal Department - G&G FOTAKIS, ARISTOCRATIS

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Kim et al 13629641 - (D) HASTINGS 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY SNELTING, ERIN LYNN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Berg et al 14448863 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Google Technology Holdings LLC (32367) SEYEDVOSOGHI, FARID

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Forman et al 12623221 - (D) POTHIER 103 101 HP Inc. KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE

3627 Ex Parte Fox 11139875 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 Garlick & Markison (IH) REFAI, RAMSEY

3681 Ex Parte Moshfeghi 13484259 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 Makoui Law, PC REFAI, SAM M

3683 Ex Parte Amento et al 13751722 - (D) CHUNG 101 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT-Toler MILLER, ALAN S

3686 Ex Parte Mun et al 14016650 - (D) WIEDER 101 James M Smedley LLC TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL

3692 Ex Parte Thomas et al 12917396 - (D) CLEMENTS 101 Vista IP Law Group LLP / Intuit Inc. MADAMBA, CLIFFORD B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 Ex Parte AMOS 13559229 - (D) GRIMES 103 KACVINSKY DAISAK BLUNI PLLC IWAMAYE, ANDREW MICHAEL

berkheimer

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Cade et al 13979087 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Klarquist Sparkman, LLP (Capsugel) BROWE, DAVID

1618 Ex Parte Shuba 13761206 - (D) GRIMES 112(1)/112(2)/102 YAROSLAV M. SHUBA SAMALA, JAGADISHW AR RAO

1633 Ex Parte Guild et al 13800501 - (D) TOWNSEND 102/103 Translate Bio, Inc. c/o Proskauer Rose LLP POPA, ILEANA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Langensiepen et al 13605439 - (D) GUPTA 112(1) CORNING INCORPORATED HOFFMANN, JOHN M

1768 Ex Parte LIN et al 14060749 - (D) OWENS 103 Boulware & Valoir BLAND, ALICIA

1787 Ex Parte Feng 13709190 - (D) WILSON 103 Dority & Manning, P.A. and Ticona LLC SHUKLA, KRUPA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Deen et al 14388984 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 102 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson THIEU, BENJAMIN M

2476 Ex Parte Cheng et al 13927975 - (D) DIXON 103 ERICSSON INC. SLOMS, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Centen 12841952 - (D) FLAX 101 Lane Powell, PC TRAN, THO Q

Regarding the Examiner's determination that the non-abstract-idea claim elements are merely routine and conventional, 

Whether something is well-understood, routine, and conventional to a skilled artisan at the time of the patent is a factual determination. Whether a particular technology is well-understood, routine, and conventional goes beyond what was simply known in the prior art. The mere fact that something is disclosed in a piece of prior art, for example, does not mean it was well-understood, routine, and conventional. 

Berkheimer v. HP Inc., 881 F.3d 1360, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2018).

3741 Ex Parte FUCHS et al 13031918 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Studio Torta (RINGFENCE) c/o BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC SUNG, GERALD LUTHER

3743 Ex Parte Bierl et al 13133019 - (D) HILL 103 Cozen O'Connor ANDERSON II, STEVENS

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2178 Ex Parte Kellner et al 14341913 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 112(1)/102 102 41.50 102 MHKKG (CA Technologies) NAZAR, AHAMED I

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex Parte Stites 13763719 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 103 MARTINS. HIGH LUTZ, JESSICA H

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Mangat et al 12063349 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 103 41.50 103 Novadaq Technologies Inc. BRUTUS, JOEL F

3779 Ex Parte Gunday et al 13837970 - (D) PRATS 102/103 103 Forge IP, PLLC NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Chiou 13669318 - (D) FREDMAN 103/OTDP McDermott Will & Emery LLP HUANG, GIGI GEORGIANA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte BALDWIN et al 14031078 - (D) TIMM dissenting NAGUMO 103 Whirlpool Corporation/ McGarry Bair PC AYALEW, TINSAEB

1726 Ex Parte Cornelissen et al 13698714 - (D) McGEE 103 PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V. PILLAY, DEVINA

1726 Ex Parte Tajima 13580559 - (D) HASTINGS 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. TRAN, UYEN M

1736 Ex Parte Nishiyama et al 14129137 - (D) REN 103 CLARK & BRODY WALCK, BRIAN D

1744 Ex Parte Rogaczewski 14164353 - (D) DELMENDO 103 Stradley Ronan Stevens & Young, LLP for Graham Packaging LEYSON, JOSEPH S

1767 Ex Parte Aoki et al 14386224 - (D) CASHION 103 KANESAKA BERNER AND PARTNERS LLP ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 Ex Parte Herzberg et al 14262746 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 YEE & ASSOCIA TES, P.C. HO, RUAY L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2435 Ex Parte Zhang 14559255 - (D) POTHIER 103 HAMILTON DESANCTIS & CHA LLP NGUY, CHI D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2647 Ex Parte Zhang et al 14239834 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 Harrington & Smith, Attorneys At Law, LLC YANG, JIANXUN

2657 Ex Parte LEWIS et al 14337332 - (D) SHIANG 101 Polsinelli PC_Nuance Communications, Inc. JACKSON, JAKIEDA R

2659 Ex Parte Borodin et al 13458961 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 112(1) Keohane & D'Alessandro HAN, QI

2692 Ex Parte Dorsch et al 14962881 - (D) KUMAR 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP LEE, GENE W

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2886 Ex Parte Childers et al 14525341 - (D) GARRIS 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP-BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC HANSEN, JONATHAN M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Bak et al 12822772 - (D) HOFFMANN 101 J.B. KRAFT ATTORNEY CHONG CRUZ, NADJA N

3626 Ex Parte BRUSH 13803459 - (D) BUI 101/103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Cerner Corporation) RAPILLO, KRISTINE K

3627 Ex Parte Buer et al 12748106 - (D) WIEDER 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. ROJAS, HAJIME S

3646 Ex Parte Kuran et al 13885582 - (D) HOELTER 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP BURKE, SEAN P

3668 Ex Parte Cervenka et al 14577261 - (D) WOOD 101 The Webb Law Firm/ Visa International CHEUNG, CAL VINK

3676 Ex Parte Joseph 13211515 - (D) HORNER 103 Law Offices of Mark L. Berrier SEBESTA, CHRISTOPHER J

3693 Ex Parte HSU et al 14212149 - (D) WIEDER 101 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI LEMIEUX, JESSICA

3696 Ex Parte Kennedy et al 13608194 - (D) WIEDER 101 Altisource Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC BOVEJA, NAMRATA

3697 Ex Parte Kothandaraman et al 12827882 - (D) COURTENAY 101 Haynes & Boone, LLP (70481) TRAN, HAI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Burnside 13952318 - (D) STEPINA 101 SLATER MATSIL, LLP RADA, ALEX P

3744 Ex Parte Everett et al 13099975 - (D) O'HANLON 112(2) 103 Christopher M. Goff SULLENS, TA VIAL

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 SNF SAS. Requester and Appellant v. CIBA SPECIALITY CHEMICALS WATER TREATMENTS LTD. Patent Owner and Cross-Appellant Ex Parte 6,454,902 et al 09704350 95002397 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 41.77 103 Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: MINTZ LEVIN/SPECIAL GROUP LOPEZ, CARLOS N HUG, JOHN ERIC

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2488 Ex parte TRUE VOYAGER, LLC ]Appellant and Patent Owner Ex Parte 8624958 et al 12778657 96000129 - (D) CHEN 112(1)/112(2) 103 BOOTH ALBANESI SCHROEDER PLLC WEAVER, SCOTT LOUIS original WONG, ALLEN C

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Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1676 Ex Parte Mulugeta et al 11766012 - (D) SMITH 103 RIVERSIDE LAW LLP NIEBAUER, RONALD T

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Hashim et al 13959242 - (D) HANLON 102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL CONLEY, OIK

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2194 Ex Parte Kishan et al 12716381 - (D) JEFFERY 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION YUN, CARINA

2197 Ex Parte Geheb et al 14611587 - (D) SHIANG 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC SOLTANZADEH, AMIR

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte Gopalan et al 14176446 - (D) PINKERTON Dissenting-in-part BUSCH 103 Riverbed Technology Inc. - PVFD c/o PARK, VAUGHAN, FLEMING & DOWLER LLP PATEL, HITESHKUMARR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2686 Ex Parte Kruest et al 12982398 - (D) McMILLIN 103 PROCOPIO, CORY, HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP ADNAN, MUHAMMAD

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte LIN et al 12904506 - (D) SNAY 103 Hauptman Ham, LLP (TSMC) GUPTA, RAJ R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Fansler et al 13538742 - (D) BUSCH 103 Hollingsworth Davis, LLC CHAMPAGNE, LUNA

3633 Ex Parte Bunting et al 14200649 - (D) CAPP 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY HERRING, BRENT W

3691 Ex Parte Teuwen et al 13720848 - (D) SHIANG 102 Intellectual Property and Licensing HAMILTON, LALITA M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte KAESTLE et al 14093566 - (D) ADAMS 112(2)/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS SUNWOO, NATE S

3737 Ex Parte Keupp 14009551 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE

3737 Ex Parte Slayton et al 13136541 - (D) SCHNEIDER 112(1)/103 Quarles & Brady LLP/Guided Therapy Systems, LLC NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

3742 Ex Parte McIver et al 12996550 - (D) CALVE 102/103 Clocktower Law LLC DUNNER, DIALLO IGWE

3762 Ex Parte Chen et al 14209799 - (D) SMITH 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P.A LEVICKY, WILLIAM J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2165 Ex Parte Benson et al 12685614 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 103/double patenting KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP CHBOUKI, TAREK

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Lucas-Woodley et al 13900987 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 103 LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG, KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK LIU, GORDON G

2624 Ex Parte Yang et al 13752154 - (D) BEAMER 103 112(2) KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP BIBBEE, CHAYCE R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Ouradnik et al 14226214 - (D) BROWNE 103 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) ARANT, HARRY E

3749 Ex Parte Toy 14556575 - (D) BROWNE 103 103 41.50 112(2) KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC KOSANOVIC, HELENA

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte THOMPSON et al 15047960 - (D) SMITH 103 Hasse & Nesbitt LLC KIM, JENNIFER M

1631 Ex Parte Stenger et al 13211382 - (D) ADAMS 101 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY DEJONG, ERIC S

1651 Ex Parte Albano et al 12544999 - (D) FREDMAN 103 K&L Gates LLP-Orange County GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1736 Ex Parte Coffin et al 14730311 - (D) CASHION 103 ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED WALCK, BRIAND

1737 Ex Parte Callant et al 14433084 - (D) NAGUMO 103 AGFA c/o KEATING & BENNETT, LLP ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J

1737 Ex Parte WADA 14017796 - (D) HASTINGS 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. LE, HOA VAN

1744 Ex Parte Kerr et al 11655348 - (D) TIMM 112(2)/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY MACKEY, JAMES P

1782 Ex Parte Mulet et al 13520454 - (D) REN 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. HON, SOW FUN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Phelan et al 14288506 - (D) NAPPI 101 103 Setter Roche LLP LE, MICHAEL

2184 Ex Parte Diestelhorst et al 14160552 - (D) HAGY 103 Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP SNYDER, STEVEN G

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Ashbrook et al 14924583 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R

2487 Ex Parte WEGENER et al 14162075 - (D) HAGY 103 Compass IP Law PC SLATER, ALISON T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Kayama 13961273 - (D) CUTITTA 103 HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C. LIU, ZHENGXI

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2857 Ex Parte Basu et al 14015426 - (D) DELMENDO 101 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG

2865 Ex Parte Olsson et al 13189844 - (D) HOUSEL 101/102/103 Steven C. Tietsworth QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT

2891 Ex Parte ZAUMSEIL et al 14616803 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC TORNOW, MARK W

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte TATO et al 12396297 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 NXP B.V. ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E

3626 Ex Parte Bechtold et al 13754786 - (D) CRAIG 101 WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C. SEREBOFF, NEAL

3626 Ex Parte JASKELA et al 13901504 - (D) LENTIVECH 101 McDermott Will & Emery LLP PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3643 Ex Parte ARA et al 14651268 - (D) HORNER 103 IPUSA, P.L.L.C TOPOLSKI, MAGDALENA

3644 Ex Parte Vitale 13549583 - (D) HOSKINS 103 HAMMER & ASSOCIATES, P.C. DAVIS, RICHARD G

3684 Ex Parte ABUELSAAD et al 13276929 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. MILLER, BRITTNEY N

3685 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 12086373 - (D) KUMAR 112(1) 101 Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C. NIGH, JAMES D

3691 Ex Parte Capparell et al 13343140 - (D) MEDLOCK 101 Baker Botts LLP/Bank of America Corporation SHRESTHA, BIJENDRA K

3695 Ex Parte Papadimitriou 11544859 - (D) STRAUSS 101 MOAZZAM & ASSOCIATES, LLC SUBRAMANIAN, NARAYANSWAMY

3696 Ex Parte ELLIS et al 12250838 - (D) COURTENAY 101/103 Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP OJIAKU, CHIKAODINAKA

"The question of whether a claim element or combination of elements is well-understood, routine and conventional to a skilled artisan in the relevant field is a question of fact." Berkheimer v. HP Inc., 881 F.3d 1360, 1368 (Fed. Cir. 2018).