best

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Wang et al 13121742 - (D) FLAX 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO, LLP DONOHUE, SEAN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Grant 13044397 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Blank Rome LLP Apple - Blank Rome CHUNG, ANDREW

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte Kurzweil 10734616 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) NOLAN, PETER D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Reo et al 12434515 - (D) NEW 103 SPINAL KINETICS, Inc. JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T

3741 Ex Parte McCune et al 13428491 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY GOYAL, ARUN

3745 Ex Parte Enevoldsen et al 13352627 - (D) JESCHKE 112(2)/103 SIEMENS CORPORATION CHRISTENSEN, DANIELLE M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Roberson et al 13278710 - (D) KENNEDY 103 103 NASA JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TALBOT, BRIAN K

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2489 Ex Parte Liu et al 13320910 - (D) WINSOR 103 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CHANG, DANIEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte MALIN 12689701 - (D) YAP 103 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. TIGHE, BRENDAN P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3735 Ex Parte Verard et al 13519201 - (D) CHANG 102/103 103 41.50 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS DORNA, CARRIE R

3744 Ex Parte Army et al 13186577 - (D) BROWNE 103 112(2) Cantor Colburn LLP - Hamilton Sundstrand MA, KUN KAI

3786 Ex Parte Carp et al 11766444 - (D) JENKS 103 103 QUARLES & BRADY LLP GUPTA, VANI

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Lindemann et al 11079855 - (D) SCHEINER 103 Abel Law Group, LLP KARPINSKI, LUKE E

1651 Ex Parte Bayer et al 13492230 - (D) SCHNEIDER 101/112(1)/103 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO MARX, IRENE

In order to be limiting, the intended use must create a structural difference between the claimed composition and the prior art composition. In the instant case, the intended use does not create a structural difference, thus, the intended use is not limiting.  “The claiming of a new use . . . which is inherently present in the prior art does not necessarily make the claim patentable.”  In re Best, 195 USPQ 430, 433 (CCPA 1977).

Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112, 2112.01, 2112.02, 2114

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Jonza et al 14363123 - (D) DERRICK 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY ZHANG, MICHAEL N

1791 Ex Parte Prakash et al 14050840 - (D) PRAISS 103 King & Spalding DEES, NIKKI H

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2196 Ex Parte Serghi et al 11274302 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Kramer & Amado, P.C. MILLS, PAUL V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 Ex Parte Kluesing et al 14109733 - (D) HUME 112(1)/103 Polsinelli PC Dropbox NAGHDALI, KHALIL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Fakhrai et al 13346702 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 101 ADELI LLP PALAVECINO, KATHLEEN GAGE

3626 Ex Parte Apshago et al 13356329 - (D) MOORE 101 Conley Rose, P.C. Conduent PAULS, JOHN A

3626 Ex Parte Liao et al 12858494 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G

3631 Ex Parte Paton-Ash et al 13065152 - (D) BARRETT 112(2) 112(2)/103 Ansel M. Schwartz SAFAVI, MICHAEL

3689 Ex Parte Lundberg 11098761 - (D) BUSCH 112(2) 101/103 FIALA & WEAVER P.L.L.C. WEISENFELD, ARYAN E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Barker 13040760 - (D) SCANLON 103 Lowe Graham Jones Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp TON, MARTIN TRUYEN

3731 Ex Parte Carrillo et al 13033027 - (D) NEWMAN 102/103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP DAVID, SHAUN L

3731 Ex Parte Gerber et al 11679446 - (D) ENGELS 103 Whitmyer IP Group LLC TEMPLETON, CHRISTOPHER L

3741 Ex Parte Davis et al 13368677 - (D) STAICOVICI 112(2) 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SUTHERLAND, STEVEN M

3744 Ex Parte Hart et al 11992068 - (D) KINDER 102/103 SHELL OIL COMPANY ALOSH, TAREQ M

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2157 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Requester v. Patent of VIRNETX INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 6839759 et al 10/702,522 95001746 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP POKRZYWA, JOSEPH R original ETIENNE, ARIO

atlas powder, best

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2473 Ex Parte Oprescu-Surcobe et al 12981985 - (D) DIXON 103 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. HUQ, OBAIDUL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3687 Ex Parte Stowe 10860670 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP REFAI, RAMSEY

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Wainer et al 12740397 - (D) GARRIS 103 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MAUPIN, HUGH H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3689 Ex Parte Kurzweil et al 11097959 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 103 WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON, LLP MOONEYHAM, JANICE A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1648 Ex Parte Raney et al 12291473 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MCTAVISH PATENT FIRM KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN

Appellants have merely discovered a previously unappreciated property of a prior art composition, and this does not render the old composition patentably new to the discoverers. See Atlas Powder Co. v. Ireco, Inc., 190 F.3d 1342, 1347 (Fed. Cir. 1999). The claiming of an unknown property that is inherently present in the prior art does not make the present claims patentable. See In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252, 1254 (CCPA 1977).

Atlas Powder Co. v. IRECO, Inc., 190 F.3d 1342, 51 USPQ2d 1943 (Fed. Cir. 1999) 2112 , 2131.01 , 2131.05

Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112 , 2112.01 , 2112.02 , 2114

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Nie 12277562 - (D) JIVANI 103 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/LANTIQ ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Ex Parte Raghavan et al 12250628 - (D) STEPHENS 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED GORDON, MATTHEW E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3661 Ex Parte Flemming 11971367 - (D) KORNICZKI 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. KONG, SZE-HON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Baynes et al 12626339 - (D) HORNER 112(1)/102/103 Patterson & Sheridan, LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. LEIVA, FRANK M

3788 Ex Parte Bacon et al 13404460 - (D) HOELTER 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. WAY, JAMES R

REEEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2622 APPLE INC. Requester, v. MOBILEMEDIA IDEAS LLC, Patent Owner. Ex Parte 7,349,012 et al 10/650,021 95001614 - (D) SIU 103 112(1) PROSKAUER ROSE LLP Third Party Requester – 90/009,870 Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. TRAN, HENRY N original HO, TUAN V

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex parte ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CORP. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7942616 et al 12/623,061 90012666 - (R) SONG 103 HAHN LOESER & PARKS, LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTOR: HAMILTON IP LAW, PC Karma, INC. FETSUGA, ROBERT M original HOWELL, DANIEL W

ahlert, best, geisler

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2642 Ex Parte Camp 11615281 - (D) HORVATH 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L

We take Official Notice that the SNR of signals transmitted in diversity mode is proportional to the total output power of the transmitters that are transmitting those signals. The Board may take Official Notice of “facts beyond the record which . . . are capable of such instant and unquestionable demonstration as to defy dispute.” In re Ahlert, 424 F.2d 1088, 1091 (CCPA 1970). Consequently, we find the invention recited in claim 1 to be obvious in view of Bird.

Ahlert, In re, 424 F.2d 1088, 165 USPQ 418 (CCPA 1970) 2144.03

2671 Ex Parte Yamaguchi et al 10662443 - (D) FREDMAN 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC VO, QUANG N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte Bacik 12354323 - (D) CALVE 102(e)/102/103 Whitley Legal Group, P.C. YIP, WINNIE S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Harrington 11304857 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP MARRERO, ZAIDA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2441 Ex Parte THOMAS et al 12169724 - (D) MOORE 102 102/103 Conley Rose, P.C. KATSIKIS, KOSTAS J

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Wright 12057288 - (D) KINDER 101/103 SoCAL IP LAW GROUP LLP GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER

3774 Ex Parte Tan 10889432 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 VIDAS, ARRETT & STEINKRAUS, P.A. IWAMAYE, ANDREW MICHAEL

[I]t is elementary that the mere recitation of a newly discovered function or property, inherently possessed by things in the prior art, does not cause a claim drawn to those things to distinguish over the prior art. Additionally, where the Patent Office has reason to believe that a functional limitation asserted to be critical for establishing novelty in the claimed subject matter may, in fact, be an inherent characteristic of the prior art, it possesses the authority to require the applicant to prove that the subject matter shown to be in the prior art does not possess the characteristic relied on.

In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252, 1254–55 (CCPA 1977). “An assertion of what seems to follow from common experience is just attorney argument and not the kind of factual evidence that is required to rebut a prima facie case of obviousness.” In re Geisler, 116 F.3d 1465, 1470 (Fed. Cir. 1997).

Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112 , 2112.01 , 2112.02 , 2114

Geisler, In re, 116 F.3d 1465, 43 USPQ2d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2144.05 , 2145

best

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AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Guzman et al 11603632 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. MENGESHA, MULUGETA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Timm et al 11574325 - (D) NAPPI 103 NXP B.V. NGUYEN, AN T

See In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252, 1255 (CCPA 1977) (“Where, as here, the claimed and prior art
products are identical or substantially identical, or are produced by identical or substantially identical processes, the PTO can require an applicant to prove that the prior art products do not necessarily or inherently possess the characteristics of his claimed product.”).

Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112, 2112.01, 2112.02, 2114

crish, spada, best

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Toland 10932481 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY LANKFORD JR, LEON B

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1777 Ex Parte Paillard et al 12424225 - (D) NAGUMO 103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC GIONTA FITZSIMMON, ALLISON

The Examiner’s attempt to shift the burden of proof regarding the obviousness of these limitations to Paillard fails for lack of the required evidentiary foundation. It is not enough to establish that a person having ordinary skill in the art would have considered the claimed invention chemically and physically reasonable: few inventions are not.

See, e.g., In re Crish, 393 F.3d 1253, 1259 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (“[W]hen the prior art evidence reasonably allows the PTO to conclude that a claimed feature is present in the prior art, the evidence ‘compels such a conclusion if the applicant produces no evidence or argument to rebut it.’” (quoting In re Spada, 911 F.2d 705, 708 n.3 (Fed. Cir. 1990)) and In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252, 1255, 195 USPQ 430, 433 (CCPA 1977) (“Where . . . the claimed and prior art products are identical or substantially identical, or are produced by identical or substantially identical processes, the PTO can require an applicant to prove that the prior art products do not necessarily or inherently possess the characteristics of his claimed product.”)

Crish, In re, 393 F.3d 1253, 73 USPQ2d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111.03, 2112

Spada, In re, 911 F.2d 705, 15 USPQ2d 1655 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 2112.01

Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112, 2112.01, 2112.02, 2114

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Park et al 11700403 - (D) DIXON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. LIAO, HSINCHUN

2694 Ex Parte Rekieta et al 11647968 - (D) BENOIT 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED STEINBERG, JEFFREY S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2833 Ex Parte Hemmi et al 12132210 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 OSHA LIANG L.L.P. FIGUEROA, FELIX O

2837 Ex Parte Shimizu et al 12032128 - (D) BEST 103 BURR & BROWN ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Charters et al 11169084 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP SWARTZ, STEPHEN S

3635 Ex Parte Lyness 12130042 - (D) HILL 102/103 GE ENERGY GENERAL ELECTRIC C/O ERNEST G. CUSICK ADAMOS, THEODORE V

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Altmann et al 11114680 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH M

3742 Ex Parte Quiles et al 10483793 - (D) BUNTING 112(1)/103 DUGAN & DUGAN, PC JENNISON, BRIAN W

3744 Ex Parte Brahmbhatt 11277996 - (D) MORRISON 103 American Air Liquide, Inc. ABDUR RAHIM, AZIM

3744 Ex Parte Zhou et al 11649388 - (D) RICE 103 Trane William O'Driscoll COX, ALEXIS K
REVERSED 3744 Ex Parte McKendry 11724815 - (D) McCARTHY 103 R. MICHAEL WEST DUKE, EMMANUEL E

3752 Ex Parte Hornby 11802209 - (D) REIMERS 103 Manelli Selter PLLC REIS, RYAN ALEXANDER

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte ESBECK et al 11969835 - (D) PRAISS 102 102/103 SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP EDWARDS, LAURA ESTELLE

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2173 Ex Parte Zhang et al 11655566 - (D) PRATS 102/103 112(1) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HOPE, DARRIN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Carlson et al 10406664 - (D) THOMAS 101/102 112(1) SCHMEISER, OLSEN & WATTS LIPMAN, JACOB

2453 Ex Parte Hamalainen et al 11368395 - (D) SHIANG 102/103 101 Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C. NAJEE-ULLAH, TARIQ S

2491 Ex Parte Gilfix et al 11553287 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 IBM CORP. (WIP) c/o WALDER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, P.C. COLLINS, JOSHUA L

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2648 Ex Parte Kyle et al 11668044 - (D) FISHMAN 102/103 103 35 CFR 41.50(b) 103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. TSVEY, GENNADIY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3622 Ex Parte Gross 10770804 - (D) LORIN 112(1)/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 PATENTBEST OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF

3625 Ex Parte Peyrelevade et al 10024355 - (D) PETRAVICK 103 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP ZURITA, JAMES H

3645 Ex Parte OCONNER 11481360 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 102/103 Wolff & Samson PC HELLNER, MARK

3672 Ex Parte Smith 11999773 - (D) WEATHERLY 112(2)/103 103 Wisner & Associates FIORELLO,BENJAMIN F

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Kashihara 12392156 - (D) BROWN 102/103 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC MUROMOTO JR,ROBERT H

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Holah et al 11879592 - (D) SCHEINER 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP PAK, JOHN D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Johansen 11747497 - (D) COLAIANNI dissenting NAGUMO 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. ZHU, WEIPING

1747 Ex Parte McCormack et al 10576659 - (D) KRATZ 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/112(2)/103 FLYNN THIEL BOUTELL & TANIS, P.C. FELTON, MICHAEL J

1777 Ex Parte Deorkar et al 11813434 - (D) PAK 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP ZALASKY, KATHERINE M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Daniels et al 11186361 - (D) THOMAS 101/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP ZHANG, SHIRLEY X

2442 Ex Parte Xue et al 10666888 - (D) DIXON 112(1) 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS LLP BLAIR, DOUGLAS B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Sylvain 10784743 - (D) CLEMENTS 102/103 WITHROW & TERRANOVA, P.L.L.C. KIM, WESLEY LEO

2646 Ex Parte Kim et al 11503710 - (D) DIXON 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. MATHARU, MANPREET S

2673 Ex Parte Nagarajan et al 11467584 - (D) MILLS 103 Basch & Nickerson LLP ZIMMERMAN, MARK K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Oezkan et al 12276680 - (D) WEATHERLY 103 HESPOS & PORCO LLP PEDDER, DENNIS H

3623 Ex Parte Boss et al 11170441 - (D) CRAWFORD 102/103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC DICKERSON, TIPHANY B

3682 Ex Parte Wiseman et al 10742791 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(1) 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. BOVEJA, NAMRATA

3693 Ex Parte Mills 10463994 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LEMIEUX, JESSICA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Heinrich 11146194 - (D) OSINSKI 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP PAGE, EVAN RANDALL

3718 Ex Parte Naicker et al 11253089 - (D) CAPP 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP ROWLAND, STEVE

3744 Ex Parte Beggs 11360783 - (D) CAPP 102 112(2)/102 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. ABDURRAHIM, AZIM

3754 Ex Parte Burkes 11040512 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KELLY, P.A. HOOK, JAMES F

3781 Ex Parte Ontjes et al 12757643 - (D) BROWN 103 Hovey Williams LLP EDWARDS,BRETT J

REHEARING

GRANTED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Smith 10701146 - (D) CRAWFORD 112(1)/103 Sue Z. Shaper COLLINS, TIMOTHY D

DENIED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Zerbe et al 11647033 - (D) SNEDDEN BUTZEL LONG KASSA, TIGABU

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
1308 Ex parte Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Patent Owner and Appellant 90010759 5645651 ROBERTSON obviousness-type double patenting BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: HUSCH BLACKWELL SANDERS, LLP JOHNSON, JERRY D original YEE, DEBORAH

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2603 2785 2663 2664 2664 2663 2665 2616 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALBERTA TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTER, (doing business as TR Labs) AND TR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendants-Appellees. 2012-1687 4,956,835 07/255,748 5,850,505 08/551,709 6,377,543 08/954,247 6,404,734 09/167,409 6,421,349 08/893,491 6,654,379 09/414,474 6,914,880 09/314,518 7,260,059 10/187,314 O’MALLEY motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP; Stadheim & Grear Ltd. original NIXON PEABODY, LLP; Lambert Intellectual Property Law; FLYNN THIEL BOUTEL & TANIS P C CHIN, WELLINGTON; LE, DIEU MINH T; HYUN, SOON D; PHAM, BRENDA H; NGUYEN, STEVEN H D; GEORGE, KEITH M; TRAN, THIEN D; TRAN, PHUC H

DISMISSED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2629 AEVOE CORP., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AE TECH CO., LTD., S&F CORPORATION (doing business as SF Planet Company and SF Planet Corporation), AND GREATSHIELD, INC., Defendants-Appellants. 2012-1422 8,044,942 13/160,404 O’MALLEY jurisdiction over contempt order Winston & Strawn LLP; Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC LIANG, REGINA

vitronics, best, crown operations, Jung, hyatt, schreiber

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Davidai 11454720 - (D) GREEN 103 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION CHONG, YONG SOO

1648 Ex Parte Doranz et al 10901399 - (D) SNEDDEN 103 Pepper/Integral Molecular, Inc. LUCAS, ZACHARIAH

1651 Ex Parte Morozov et al 11419593 - (D) FREDMAN 103 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DAVIS, RUTH A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1722 Ex Parte Fryer et al 11441767 - (D) GAUDETTE 102/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. CHU, JOHN S Y

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Atkins 11536556 - (D) DILLON 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RIES, LAURIE ANNE

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Barnett 11516600 - (D) FLOYD 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA LLP (PWC) EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT

3764 Ex Parte Grind 12317586 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 Precor Incorporated Amer Sports North America THANH, LOAN H

3767 Ex Parte McFerran 10667056 - (D) GREEN 103 SEAGER, TUFTE & WICKHEM, LLC GRAY, PHILLIP A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Chu 10933702 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP (Broadcom) TABOR, AMARE F

2444 Ex Parte Jennings et al 11049808 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 103 SCULLY, SCOTT, MURPHY & PRESSER, P.C. RICHARDSON, THOMAS W

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Norin et al 11593711 - (D) McKONE 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. SOROWAR, GOLAM

2677 Ex Parte Laksono 11285643 - (D) McKONE 103 103 VIXS Systems, Inc. c/o Davidson Sheehan LLP MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Xu 12039913 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 102/103 103 Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP ENAD, CHRISTINE A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Cieslik et al 11628727 - (D) SPAHN 103 102/103 BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION WALBERG, TERESA J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Yadav et al 10898849 - (D) GARRIS 103 PPG INDUSTRIES INC WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1741 Ex Parte Pinkham et al 11805373 - (D) METZ 103 Johns Manville LAZORCIK, JASON L

1782 Ex Parte Lovett et al 10588710 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Monro 11255090 - (D) HUGHES 102 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. JACOB, AJITH

2171 Ex Parte Torres et al 11304947 - (D) DILLON 102/103 IBM END IPLAW (GLF) c/o Garg Law Firm, PLLC NUNEZ, JORDANY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2446 Ex Parte Vellanki et al 10818227 - (D) NAPPI 102/103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP NGUYEN, DUSTIN

2448 Ex Parte Gonen et al 10941790 - (D) BENOIT 103 WONG, CABELLO, LUTSCH, RUTHERFORD & BRUCCULERI, L.L.P. BUI, JONATHAN A

2456 Ex Parte Mamas 10492095 - (D) BOUCHER 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP BARQADLE, YASIN M

Although technical treatises and dictionaries fall within the category of extrinsic evidence, as they do not form a part of an integrated patent document, they are worthy of special note. Judges are free to consult such resources at any time in order to better understand the underlying technology and may also rely on dictionary definitions when construing claim terms, so long as the dictionary definition does not contradict any definition found in or ascertained by a reading of the patent documents. Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 1584 n. 6 (Fed. Cir. 1996).

Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 39 USPQ2d 1573 (Fed. Cir. 1996) 2111.01

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2644 Ex Parte Holtschneider 10929829 - (D) WINSOR 103 COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON CASCA, FRED A

2675 Ex Parte Walmsley et al 11176372 - (D) MacDONALD 103 Memjet c/o Cooley LLP HON, MING Y

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2834 Ex Parte Miyaji et al 11772537 - (D) COURTENAY 102 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC KIM, JOHN K

The Examiner has the burden of providing reasonable proof that a claim limitation is an inherent characteristic of the prior art. In re Best, 562 F.2d 1252, 1254-55 (C.C.P.A. 1977); see also Crown Operations Int'l, LTD v. Solutia Inc., 289 F.3d 1367, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2002). The Examiner meets this "burden of production by `adequately explaining the shortcomings it perceives so that the applicant is properly notified and able to respond.'" In re Jung, 637 F.3d 1356, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (quoting Hyatt v. Dudas,492 F.3d 1365, 1370 (Fed. Cir. 2007)). The burden of proof then shifts to the applicant "to prove that the subject matter shown to be in the prior art does not possess the characteristic relied on." Best, 562 F.2d at 1254-55; In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473, 1478 (Fed. Cir. 1997) (holding that once the Examiner established a prima facie case of anticipation, the burden of proof was properly shifted to the inventor to rebut the finding of inherency).

In re MOUSA, 479 Fed. Appx. 348, 352 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (unpublished) 

Best, In re, 562 F.2d 1252, 195 USPQ 430 (CCPA 1977) 2112, 2112.01, 2112.02, 2114

Hyatt v. Dudas, 492 F.3d 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1373, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2163.04

Schreiber, In re, 128 F.3d 1473, 44 USPQ2d 1429 (Fed. Cir. 1997) 2111.02, 2112, 2114

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3654 Ex Parte White 11213603 - (D) McCARTHY 103 CORRIGAN LAW OFFICE DONDERO, WILLIAM E  

FEDERAL CIRCUIT  

AFFIRMED IN PART
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