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Reversed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1617 SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 17016528 GRIMES 103 Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP BROWE, DAVID

“We do not charge a person of ordinary skill in the art to know all arts; rather, we presume he knows the teachings of all the prior art in the field of his endeavor at the time the invention was made.” Netflix, Inc. v. DivX, LLC, 80 F.4th 1352, 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2023) (internal quotation marks omitted). “[T]he purpose of the analogous art test . . . is to examine whether a reference can be considered as prior art to the challenged patent [or application] in the first place.” Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH v. Mylan Pharms. Inc., 66 F.4th 1373, 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2023).

“Thus, for an obviousness determination, a reference may only qualify as prior art that a person of ordinary skill in the art would look to if it is ‘analogous to the claimed invention.’” Netflix, 80 F.4th at 1358 (quoting In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2004)). “This inquiry ‘is meant to defend against hindsight.’” Id. (quoting In re Kahn, 441 F.3d 977, 987 (Fed. Cir. 2006)).

Two separate tests define the scope of analogous prior art: (1) whether the art is from the same field of endeavor, regardless of the problem addressed and, (2) if the reference is not within the field of the inventor’s endeavor, whether the reference still is reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor is involved. Bigio, 381 F.3d at 1325.

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1713 DENSO CORPORATION 16813995 SCHNEIDER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC ALLEN, JOSHUA L

1761 Toyota Motor Corporation et al. 16255416 TIMM 102/103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP KUMAR, PREETI

1793 SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 15604833 HASTINGS 103 OLIFF PLC TRAN, LIEN THUY

1795 California Institute of Technology 15683587 KENNEDY 103 Joseph R. Baker, APC Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP KEELING, ALEXANDER W

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2153 Oracle International Corporation 17448489 SILVERMAN 103 Invoke / Oracle LIN, ALLEN S

2161 SAP SE 15799890 FRAHM 103 Fountainhead Law Group P.C./SAP SAMARA, HUSAM TURKI

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2421 Sky CP Limited 16240035 COURTENAY 103 KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP SALCE, JASON P

2431 VMware, Inc. 16276692 REN 103 Kim & Stewart LLP- VMware ALMAMUN, ABDULLAH

2434 VMWARE, INC. 16997084 DIXON 103 Quarles & Brady LLP/Broadcom Patents WYSZYNSKI, AUBREY H

2443 Franz-Josef Götz et al. 16259026 DIXON 102/103 Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC PENA-SANTANA, TANIA M

2465 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 15125757 SAADAT 103 ERICSSON INC. THAI, CAMQUYEN

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2612 Cerence Operating Company 17315759 HUME 112(1)/102/103 41.50 112(2)/103 OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP GE, JIN

2613 Imagination Technologies Limited 17221005 DEJMEK 103 Potomac Law Group PLLC (IMGTEC) LHYMN, SARAH

2685 BI Incorporated 16821012 OWENS 103 OSHA BERGMAN WATANABE & BURTON LLP SMALL, NAOMI J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2857 SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 16793660 GUPTA 103 onsemi (DW) QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT

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

3646 Imagination Technologies Limited 16689544 SCHOPFER 102 Potomac Law Group PLLC (IMGTEC) ISSING, GREGORY C

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1759 MARS, INCORPORATED 15520442 HOUSEL 103 112(2) Mars, Incorporated Mars Docketing Department GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A

Affirmed

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1613 L'OREAL 14900833 KATZ 112(1)/112(2)/103 POLSINELLI PC (DC OFFICE) SONG, JIANFENG

1649 Biogen MA Inc. 16095475 SCHNEIDER 103 Biogen Inc. CHOATE, HALL & STEWART LLP MACFARLANE, STACEY NEE

1653 Juliana WODA et al. 14051164 WISZ 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. LANDAU, SHARMILA GOLLAMUDI

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1712 CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 16396342 REN 103 Abel Schillinger, LLP WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P

1735 ARCELORMITTAL 16064096 HASTINGS 103 Davidson Kappel LLC SMITH, CATHERINE P

1761 Bradley University et al. 15682146 KENNEDY 103 Randall Danskin, PS KUMAR, PREETI

1778 Cytiva Sweden AB 15750227 KENNEDY 103 EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

1786 Merck Patent GmbH 16075363 COLAIANNI 103 Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) YANG, JAY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2111 Université de Bretagne Sud 17299461 JENKS 101 Conley Rose, P.C. NGUYEN, STEVE N

2119 Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. 16907464 SILVERMAN 112(1)/112(2) ROCKWELL AUTOMATION / AT&W LINDSAY, BERNARD G

2124 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15245934 NAPPI 103 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. FIGUEROA, KEVIN W

2127 Google LLC 16346313 NALVEN 103 Dority & Manning P.A. and Google LLC JABLON, ASHER H.

2179 Apple Inc. 17516495 SAADAT 103 DLA Piper LLP (US) - Apple VU, THANH T

2184 QUALCOMM Incorporated 16569816 BALTATZIS 103 W&T/Qualcomm PHAN, DEAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2416 QUALCOMM Incorporated 15713478 HUME 103 Arent Fox, LLP and Qualcomm, Incorporated PREVAL, LIONEL

2425 Edge Networks, Inc. 16578159 BAER 103 Krishna Kalidindi SCHNURR, JOHN R

2442 VMware, Inc. 17466506 HORVATH 101/103 Kim & Stewart LLP- VMware MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN

2451 Cisco Technology, Inc. 16853622 REN 103 Cisco/BIG (Behmke Innovation) WOOLCOCK, MADHU

2451 Schlumberger Technology Corporation 17310376 SHAPIRO 103 Schlumberger Technology Corporation CHOUAT, ABDERRAHMEN

2466 SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS 16343936 KOKOSKI 112(1)/103 R. Brian Drozd LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS

2473 Apple Inc. 17032641 CRAIG 103 STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. BOKHARI, SYED M

2496 eBay Inc. 16450428 HUME 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P./eBay Inc. AYALA, KEVIN ALEXIS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2896 ASM IP Holding B.V. 16105761 CASHION 103 Snell & Wilmer (ASM IP Holding B.V.) BELL, LAUREN R

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

3622 iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc. 16185656 HUME 103 HarnessIP (iHeart) POUNCIL, DARNELL A

3624 NEC Laboratories Europe GmbH 15976894 HOMERE 103 Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd. (Frankfurt office HO, THOMAS Y

3625 Oath Inc. 16286812 MEDLOCK 101 Cooper Legal Group LLC KANG, TIMOTHY J

3628 NHN PAYCO CORPORATION 15371423 MEDLOCK 101 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC KIRK, BRYAN J

3691 eBay Inc. 15590842 FRAHM 101 FIG. 1 Patents/eBay ALI, HATEM M

3696 Riv Data Corp. 16252093 RAEVSKY 103 101 NIXON PEABODY LLP JACOB, WILLIAM J

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

3761 Bystronic Laser AG 16757913 PER CURIUM 102/103 112(1)/112(2) Jacob Eisenberg BelayIP DODSON, JUSTIN C

Rehearing

Denied

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

1615 Zoono Group Ltd 17180161 GRIMES 112(2) 112(2)/103 LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD L. HOFFENBERG, ESQ. HELM, CARALYNNE E

Reexamination

Affirmed

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1793 General Mills, Inc. 16613685 REN 103 DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC TRAN, LIEN THUY

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2454 WAG ACQUISITION, LLC et al. 90014833 8,327,011 13/374,942 CHEN 102 ERNEST D. BUFF & ASSOCIATES, LLC THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: VANABLE LLP WASSUM, LUKE S

k-tec, bigio

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Reversed
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Thompson, Brent Merrik. et al. 14138325 CASHION 112(1)/103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. YAGER, JAMES C

1789 Robert A. Hansen et al. 12345215 SQUIRE 102/103 McCarter & English, LLP / Albany International PIZIALI, ANDREW T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Theresa M. Brown et al. 14071529 KUMAR 103 KONRAD, RAYNES, DAVDA & VICTOR LLP ATTN: IBMTUC FAYE, HANNAH A

2176 ADOBE INC. 14107153 QUINN 103 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (Adobe Inc.) CAMPBELL, JR., WARREN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 David R. Richardson et al. 13973883 KUMAR 102 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. HARRELL, ROBERT B

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Kyle K. Kirby et al. 15133121 NAGUMO 103 41.50 103 PERKINS COIE LLP - Micron YUSHINA, GALINA G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3793 John Robert. Terry et al. 14406452 HOFFMANN 112(1) KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC HOFFA, ANGELA MARIE

3793 Sean T. Dycus et al. 14719564 KERINS 103 Covidien LP BEHRINGER, LUTHER G

Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 ARTHREX, INC. 14515879 HORNER 103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. STEWART, ALVIN J

3775 Matthias E. Schuele 14566800 HOELTER 102 103 FROST BROWN TODD LLC HANNA, SAMUEL SALEEB

 “To qualify as prior art for an obviousness analysis, a reference must qualify as ‘analogous art,’ i.e., it must satisfy one of the following conditions: (1) the reference must be from the same field of endeavor; or (2) the reference must be reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor is involved.”  K-TEC, Inc. v. Vita-Mix Corp., 696 F.3d 1364, 1375 (Fed. Cir. 2012)

We are further guided by In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320 (Fed. Cir. 2004) in which our reviewing court stated that the analogous art “test does not make the assessment of the field of endeavor a wholly subjective call for the examiner.”  Bigio, 381 F.3d at 1326

Bigio, In re, 381 F.3d 1320, 72 USPQ2d 1209 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2141.01(a) , 2173.01

Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Karim Amighi et al. 13122134 NEW 103 DILWORTH IP, LLC BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE

1631 Andrew Smellie et al. 13714312 SCHNEIDER 112(1)/112(2)/101 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. DEJONG, ERIC S

1644 Staley A. Brod 15063822 GRIMES 102 103 41.50 103 BENJAMIN A. ADLER WEN, SHARON X

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1794 Lawrence Ralph. Swonger 14328613 HASTINGS 103 K&L Gates LLP-Chicago WILKINS III, HARRY D

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2159 Martin B. Scholz et al. 12533763 GALLIGAN 101 103 MICRO FOCUS LLC ALMANI, MOHSEN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 Earley, Matthew 12925235 DELMENDO 103 Matthew Earley CUEVAS, PEDRO J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Vijay Royyuru 12641239 MEDLOCK 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E

3622 Duy Nguyen et al. 15186421 MEDLOCK 112(1)/103 101 Rhema Law Group, P.C. CHOI, PETER H

3624 Invensys Systems, Inc. 14664511 QUINN 101 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, IP DEPARTMENT BEHNCKE, CHRISTINE M

3694 Harvey, Gregory W. et al. 14299653 WIEDER 101 112(2) FROST BROWN TODD LLC SIGMOND, BENNETT M

3694 Benjamin T. Wallach 12437205 HUME 112(1) 112(2)/101 STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP RANKINS, WILLIAM E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3747 Thomas Breitbach et al. 13417762 SCHOPFER 112(1)/112(2)/101/102/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) STAUBACH, CARL C

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1721 Ex Parte YORDEM et al 13875505 - (D) BEST 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY TRIVISONNO, ANGELO

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte HAGERSTEN et al 14549065 - (D) CHUNG 103 41.50 112(2) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. THOMAS, JAMES JORDAN

As an initial matter, although the Examiner did not proffer a claim construction, claim construction is an issue of law that is left for a court or a tribunal. "[W]hen the district court reviews only evidence intrinsic to the patent (the patent claims and specifications, along with the patent's prosecution history), the judge's determination will amount solely to a determination of law." Teva Pharms. USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., 135 S. Ct. 831, 841 (2015). "[T]he ultimate issue of the proper construction of a claim should be treated as a question of law." Id. at 838.

We construe claim terms according to their broadest reasonable construction in light of the specification of the patent or application in which they appear. In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1324 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Bigio, In re, 381 F.3d 1320, 72 USPQ2d 1209 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2141.01(a) , 2173.01

2141 Ex Parte Nama et al 13932666 - (D) HOMERE 103 HONEYWELL/LKGLOBAL NG, AMY

2177 Ex Parte Shuler et al 14067331 - (D) BARRY 103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC/ SR FABER, DAVID

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2455 Ex Parte Borges et al 13282275 - (D) STRAUSS 103 41.50 102/103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) HUQ, FARZANA B

2495 Ex Parte Khazan et al 14733325 - (D) MacDONALD 101/103 OCCHIUTI & ROHLICEK LLP TSANG, HENRY

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte ARGENTO 14068451 - (D) PRAISS 103 NXP USA, Inc. HAN, JONATHAN

2862 Ex Parte Bye et al 13464298 - (D) PRAISS 101 HONEYWELL/FOGG NGON, RICKY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3655 Ex Parte ORTMANN et al 14503610 - (D) DOUGAL 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL DANG, TINH

3668 Ex Parte Wagger 13512714 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, LLP - Studio Torta KLEINMAN, LAIL A

3674 Ex Parte Machado et al 14179266 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 Rockwell Automation, Inc./FY WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte HONG 14611798 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 Studebaker & Brackett PC VANDERVEEN, JEFFREYS

3732 Ex Parte Bye et al 14266130 - (D) BAYAT 103 MRG/University of Minnesota c/o Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A. COLLIER, JAMESON D

3746 Ex Parte Lifson et al 13382379 - (D) BAYAT 103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Carrier BERTHEAUD,PETERJOHN

3747 Ex Parte Gentry et al 14742901 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP SCHARPF, SUSAN E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte SHAFFER et al 14316094 - (D) BAHR 103 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HAGEMAN, MARK C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Rankin et al 14193145 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 102/103 41.50 102/103 Cantor Colburn LLP - Power Controls, Sensing Systems TIETJEN, MARINA ANNETTE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1643 Ex Parte Lejeune et al 13130867 - (D) MAJORS 103/OTDP Sanofi/Genzyme c/o Morrison & Foerster LLP DUFFY, BRADLEY

1656 Ex Parte Miller 13380329 - (D) FLAX 103 Parker Highlander PLLC STEADMAN, DAVID J

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Lionheart 13910051 - (D) HEANEY 103 Klauber & Jackson LLC CARRILLO, BIBI SHARIDAN

1713 Ex Parte Sanghera et al 13559936 - (D) REN 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY PHAM, THOMAS T

1766 Ex Parte Gabriel et al 14359355 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP RODD, CHRISTOPHER M

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2121 Ex Parte Pope 14840150 - (D) BUI 101 THOMAS HORSTEMEYER, LLP COUGHLAN, PETER D

2174 Ex Parte OSULLIVAN et al 14024709 - (D) JEFFERY 101 103/OTDP Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC CHOI, DAVID E

2174 Ex Parte OSULLIVAN et al 14036139 - (D) JEFFERY 103/OTDP Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC CHOI, DAVID E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte Obeid 13659791 - (D) McNEILL 101/103 Kenneth P. Waszkiewicz DENNISON, JERRY B

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2651 Ex Parte Truon et al 14304903 - (D) KUMAR 103 Polycom c/o Blank Rome LLP PATEL, YOGESHKUMAR G

2654 Ex Parte King et al 13675844 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 Wolfe-SBMC JEREZ LORA, WILLIAM A

2696 Ex Parte Aono 13392858 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 102 Studebaker & Brackett PC JANSEN II, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Kadaba 14035723 - (D) COURTENAY 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. KONERU, SUJAY

3681 Ex Parte Goyal et al 11828789 - (D) CLEMENTS 101 BGL/Excalibur BRANDENBURG, WILLIAM A

3683 Ex Parte Ritter et al 13239223 - (D) JEFFERY 112(1)/112(2) 101 VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M

3686 Ex Parte JOHNSON et al 13905943 - (D) STRAUSS 101/103 Covidien LP GO, JOHN P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3785 Ex Parte Choi et al 13087629 - (D) HILL 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY TSAI, MICHAEL JASPER

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2471 Ex parte CHRIMAR SYSTEMS, INC. Appellant and Patent Owner Ex Parte 8155012 et al 12239001 90013740 - (D) CHEN 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. CRAVER, CHARLES R original HYUN, SOON D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2656 Ex parte ANOVA HEARING LABS, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 8477978 et al 13101296 96000138 - (D) SIU 103 CLARK & BRODY GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original JOSHI, SUNITA

bigio, clay

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte ITO 14548727 - (D) KRIVAK 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2456 Ex Parte KIM et al 14329539 - (D) KRIVAK 101/102/103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. CHANG, TOM Y

2465 Ex Parte Centonza et al 14385784 - (D) KHAN 103 Murphy, Bilak & Homiller/Ericsson WILLIAMS, ELTON S

2483 Ex Parte Chen et al 13812187 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL

2493 Ex Parte GROCUTT et al 13735350 - (D) BUSCH 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. LAYELLE, GARY E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Kohn et al 13991520 - (D) BARRY 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP YANG, JAMES J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Ex Parte Cases et al 12628245 - (D) HANLON 103 LENOVO COMPANY (LENOVO-KLS) c/o Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP MAYO III, WILLIAM H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Vallone 13730075 - (D) BUI 101 Anthony J. Vallone WINSTON III, EDWARD B

3634 Ex Parte Teichert 13001119 - (D) CAPP 102 MCCORMICK, PAULDING & HUBER LLP BRADFORD, CANDACE L

3674 Ex Parte Santa et al 13914061 - (D) ASTORINO 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) SKAIST, AVI T.

At the outset, we note that: 

[ t ]wo separate tests define the scope of analogous prior art: (1) whether the art is from the same field of endeavor, regardless of the problem addressed and, (2) if the reference is not within the field of the inventor's endeavor, whether the reference still is reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which the inventor is involved. 

In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (citations omitted). As for the first test, "[ t ]h[ e field of endeavor] test for analogous art requires the PTO to determine the appropriate field of endeavor by reference to explanations of the invention's subject matter in the patent application,  including the embodiments, function, and structure of the claimed invention." Bigio at 1325-26 (emphasis added). As for the second test, "a reference is reasonably pertinent if, ... it is one which, because of the matter with which it deals, logically would have commended itself to an inventor's attention in considering his problem." In re Clay, 966 F.2d 656, 659 (Fed. Cir. 1992). 

Bigio, In re, 381 F.3d 1320, 72 USPQ2d 1209 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2141.01(a) , 2173.01

Clay, In re, 966 F.2d 656, 23 USPQ2d 1058 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 2144.08

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Högnason et al 13266287 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 Workman Nydegger STAPLETON, ERIC S

3745 Ex Parte Houston 13660455 - (D) PESLAK 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY FLORES, JUAN G

3747 Ex Parte Jade et al 13621433 - (D) STEPINA 102 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Bosch) VILAKAZI, SIZO BINDA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2454 Ex Parte Horiuchi et al 13304290 - (D) BUSCH 103 103 GRASSO PLLC WU, TSUNG YIN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2684 Ex Parte Peterson et al 14585224 - (D) WINSOR 103 103 41.50 103 Morris & Kamlay LLP / 030120 FOXX, CHICO A

2697 Ex Parte Osborn et al 12906025 - (D) PINKERTON 103 112(1) APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA MANDEVILLE, JASON M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte INABA 14228834 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 103 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP MILLS JR., JOE E

3762 Ex Parte Stobrawa et al 13145759 - (D) McCARTHY 101/103 101 PATTERSON THUENTE PEDERSEN, P.A. JENNESS, NATHAN JAY

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1629 Ex Parte Aberg et al 13744807 - (D) McGEE 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP STRONG, TORI

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1712 Ex Parte Cremer et al 14095217 - (D) RANGE 103 CORNING INCORPORATED EMPIE, NATHAN H

1727 Ex Parte Jeoung et al 14024545 - (D) ROSS 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP MCCONNELL, WYATTP

1733 Ex Parte Larsson 13132974 - (D) OWENS 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC WU, JENNY R

1742 Ex Parte Hada et al 14130222 - (D) HANLON 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP VARGOT, MATHIEU D

1789 Ex Parte Sadato 12441024 - (D) McMANUS 103 W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH

1797 Ex Parte Kanai et al 14088226 - (D) INGLESE Dissenting OWENS 103 Cheng Law Group, PLLC HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2123 Ex Parte Chen et al 13381555 - (D) BUI 101 Howard L. Speight CRAIG, DWIN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2477 Ex Parte JEONG et al 14449617 - (D) CHUNG 103 Jefferson IP Law, LLP REDDIVALAM, SRINIVASA R

2484 Ex Parte Murphy 10522146 - (D) MacDONALD 112(1) 103 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP SHIBRU, HELEN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2645 Ex Parte Huque et al 13583166 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 112(2)/103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/ST (EP ORIGINATING) DU, HUNG K

2666 Ex Parte Misra et al 15040718 - (D) MORGAN 102/OTDP FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (Dolby) LIU, LI

2666 Ex Parte Misra et al 14305787 - (D) MORGAN 102/OTDP FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (Dolby) LIU, LI

2692 Ex Parte Gates et al 15349668 - (D) KUMAR 102/103 Greenberg Traurig, LLP DINH, DUC Q

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2858 Ex Parte Krapf et al 13819048 - (D) PRAISS 102/103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP MCANDREW, CHRISTOPHER P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte GU et al 13667084 - (D) BEAMER 103 101 PITNEY BOWES INC. TSUI, ALFRED H

3624 Ex Parte David et al 11971668 - (D) MORGAN 112(2)/101/103 TERRILE, CANNATTI & CHAMBERS, LLP YESILDAG, MEHMET

3625 Ex Parte Novak et al 13828481 - (D) CHEN 101/103 Mahamedi IP Law LLP (Uber) RAMPHAL, LATASHA DEVI

3628 Ex Parte Irby et al 11226653 - (D) LORIN 103 101 Zilka-Kotab, PC - AMDC CAMPBELL, SHANNON S

3628 Ex Parte LeCompte et al 13531669 - (D) McCARTNEY 101 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. VETTER, DANIEL

3629 Ex Parte Bhasin et al 13931471 - (D) DEJMEK 112(1)/103 101/OTDP Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner I Linkedln/Microsoft WHITAKER, ANDREW B

3682 Ex Parte Spooner et al 13090997 - (D) WIEDER 101/103 103 Gates & Cooper LLP - Fox STOLTENBERG, DAVID J

3683 Ex Parte Wu et al 14549329 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 101 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC) PADOT, TIMOTHY

3688 Ex Parte GLASER 13275108 - (D) BAUMEISTER 101 Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt/SFC-FC RETTA, YEHDEGA

3689 Ex Parte Bhagat et al 11081898 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 101 IBM CORPORATION C/O: Fabian Vancott NGUYEN, TAND

3696 Ex Parte Driscoll 13613446 - (D) THOMAS 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. BOVEJA, NAMRATA

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Patterson 12945946 - (D) STEPINA 101 The Law Office of Robert E. Purcell, PLLC GARNER, WERNER G

3715 Ex Parte Lynam 11623379 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 101 Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP/TAF BULLINGTON, ROBERT P

3737 Ex Parte Zhu et al 13904940 - (D) PRATS 103 Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. c/o Lowe Graham Jones CWERN, JONATHAN

bigio, ellis

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3736 Ex Parte CHAN 12244802 - (D) MURPHY 103 Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, McNett & Henry LLP Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. (PD) TOWA, RENE T

Two separate tests define the scope of analogous art: (1) the reference is from the same field of endeavor as the claimed invention (even if it addresses a different problem); or (2) the reference is reasonably pertinent to the problem faced by the inventor (even if it is not in the same field of endeavor as the claimed invention). See In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1325 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Bigio, In re, 381 F.3d 1320, 72 USPQ2d 1209 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2141.01(a) , 2173.01

"[S]tructural similarities" and "functional overlap" can show that the art to which a prior art reference belongs "is reasonably pertinent to the art with which [A]ppellant's invention dealt with." In re Ellis, 476 F.2d 1370, 1372 (CCPA 1973).

Ellis, In re, 476 F.2d 1370, 177 USPQ 526 (CCPA 1973) 2141.01(a)

3738 Ex Parte Michelson 13027019 - (D) SCHOPFER 102 MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP WILLSE, DAVID H

3762 Ex Parte Donofrio et al 12362781 - (D) BAHR 102/103 Medtronic, Inc. VOORHEES, CATHERINE M

3763 Ex Parte Beyar et al 11335317 - (D) MELVIN 112(2)/102/103 MARTIN D. MOYNIHAN d/b/a PRTSI, INC. VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG

3788 Ex Parte Jongsma et al 12162923 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(1)/103 HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP STASHICK, ANTHONY D

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Carlson et al 12694042 - (D) ADAMS 112(2)/103 double patenting SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT , P.A HARWARD, SOREN T

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte Khoo 11617801 - (D) FREDMAN 103 41.50 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY MACAULEY, SHERIDAN R

1673 Ex Parte Massonne et al 12307336 - (D) POLLOCK 112(2)/103 SENNIGER POWERS LLP JIANG, SHAOJIA A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Weiter 12506790 - (D) BEST 102/103 JOHNS MANVILLE PIERCE, JEREMY R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2172 Ex Parte Schirmer et al 11966124 - (D) LaVIER 102 BAINWOOD HUANG & ASSOCIATES LLC c/o LOTUS AND RATIONAL SOFTWARE GREENE, SABRINA LETICIA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte VITALE et al 12349336 - (D) DELMENDO 103 INGRASSIA FISHER & LORENZ, P.C. (GM) GRANT, ROBERT J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte He et al 12361742 - (D) BAHR 103 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP SIRIPURAPU, RAJEEV P

3762 Ex Parte Shuros et al 12430211 - (D) BAHR 112(1) SCHWEGMAN LUNDBERG & WOESSNER/BSC VOORHEES, CATHERINE M

bigio, bigio, hyatt2

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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Aitken et al 11560930 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 CONLEY ROSE, P.C. POUNCIL, DARNELL A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1782 Ex Parte Knoerzer et al 12716033 - (D) GARRIS 103 102 Carstens & Cahoon, LLP AUGHENBAUGH, WALTER

We agree with Appellants that Melican is not analogous art. The Examiner’s opposing view apparently is based on the proposition that the inventions of Melican and claim 1 are in the same field of endeavor because they are both directed to composites. However, such a proposition so broadly characterizes the field of Appellants’ endeavor as to render meaningless this aspect of the test for non-analogous art. Here, the Examiner has failed to “correctly set the field of the invention by consulting the structure and function of the claimed invention as perceived by one of ordinary skill in the art.” In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1326 (Fed. Cir. 2004).

Bigio, In re, 381 F.3d 1320, 72 USPQ2d 1209 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2141.01(a)

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Carbone et al 12022184 - (D) HUME 102 102/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP ALHIJA, SAIF A

We note, "[d]uring prosecution . . . the PTO gives claims their 'broadest reasonable interpretation.'" In re Bigio, 381 F.3d 1320, 1324 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (quoting In re Hyatt, 211 F.3d 1367, 1372 (Fed. Cir. 2000)). We find the broadest reasonable interpretation of common claim element "hardware" does not exclude such hardware disclosed in Fig. 8 of the cited reference, nor does the broadest reasonable interpretation of "virtualization layer" preclude the inclusion of hardware device drivers in such a layer.

Bigio, In re, 381 F.3d 1320, 72 USPQ2d 1209 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2141.01(a)

Hyatt, In re, 211 F.3d 1367, 54 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2000) 2111