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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Lee et al 12601518 - (D) GRIMES 103 LADAS & PARRY LLP PYLA, EVELYN Y

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2113 Ex Parte Lim et al 14396324 - (D) CYGAN 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise GIBSON, JONATHAN D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2688 Ex Parte BRAND et al 15433829 - (D) MEDLEY 112(1) Rimon Law - SEAGATE EVANS, JEFFERSON A

 It is not necessary, however, for the Specification to disclose an example of the lubricant material. See, e.g., In re Borkowski, 422 F .2d 904, 908 (CCPA 1970) (the Specification need not contain an example if the invention is otherwise disclosed in such a manner that one of ordinary skill in the art will be able to practice it without an undue amount of experimentation). 

Borkowski, In re, 422 F.2d 904, 164 USPQ 642 (CCPA 1970) 707.07(l) , 2164.02 , 2174

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Tapily et al 14635806 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 WOOD, HERRON & EV ANS, LLP (TOKYO ELECTRON) TRAN, DZUNG

2857 Ex Parte Li et al 14381400 - (D) NAPPI 101 Gilliam IP PLLC (Halliburton) DELOZIER, JEREMY A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Mithal et al 12497687 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP MPAMUGO, CHINYERE

3637 Ex Parte Balk 15152615 - (D) HOELTER 103 Kaufhold Dix Patent Law ING, MATTHEW W

3685 Ex Parte Shintani 14015409 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIA TES WINTER, JOHN M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1658 Ex Parte Clarke et al 13907090 - (D) LAVIER 102 102 Kane Kessler P.C. CORDERO GARCIA, MARCELA M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2646 Ex Parte Almeda et al 14465025 - (D) BUSCH 103 103 41.50 112(1) Morris & Kamlay LLP LAM, DUNG LE

2684 Ex Parte Ljung et al 13818479 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 MYERS BIGEL, P.A. PREVIL, DANIEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Westgarth 14830176 - (D) WOODS 102 103 Florek & Endres PLLC LYNCH, MEGAN E

3741 Ex Parte Ackermann et al 13366445 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY NGUYEN, ANDREW H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte KOO et al 14425443 - (D) JENKS 103 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY ROSENTHAL, ANDREWS

1629 Ex Parte Walsh et al 14790404 - (D) HARDMAN 103 OLYMPIC PATENT WORKS PLLC SIMMONS, CHRIS E

1644 Ex Parte Banchereau et al 14264967 - (D) GRIMES 112(1)/OTDP NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP JUEDES, AMY E

1644 Ex Parte Oh et al 14484599 - (D) GRIMES 112(1)/OTDP NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP JUEDES, AMY E

1647 Ex Parte Simard 15235263 - (D) ADAMS 102/103 XBiotech, Inc. ALLEN, MARIANNE P

1653 Ex Parte Owens et al 13671729 - (D) NEW 103 McCarter & English, LLP/LifeCell PYLA, PAUL D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte WECKESSER 14899143 - (D) HASTINGS 112(2) BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL NGUYEN, NGOC YEN M

1787 Ex Parte Deaner et al 13049222 - (D) McMANUS 103 PAULY, DEVRIES SMITH & DEFFNER, L.L.C. CHEN, VIVIAN

1799 Ex Parte Wonnacott et al 15035259 - (D) SQUIRE 102/103 Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP JOYNER, KEVIN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte WON 14196135 - (D) CYGAN 103 Jefferson IP Law, LLP PACK, CONRAD R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Jaganjac 13813983 - (D) SQUIRE 103 The Mason Group Patent Specialists LLC MATES, ROBERT E

2895 Ex Parte TU 13914442 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 Innovation Counsel LLP NARAGHI, ALI

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Drew et al 13803462 - (D) CHUNG 101 103 Medtronic - WK HOLCOMB, MARK

3627 Ex Parte Tomlinson 13492558 - (D) FRAHM 101/103 JENSEN & PUNTIGAM, P.S. CHAMPAGNE, LUNA

3663 Ex Parte SHAH et al 14804067 - (D) STEPHENS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL NGUYEN, CUONG H

3689 Ex Parte Walker 11846149 - (D) GALLIGAN 101/103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Mke) MINCARELLI, JAN P

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Marino 12497071 - (D) BROWN 103 FisherBroyles, LLP - MAIN CN MOSSER, ROBERT E

3715 Ex Parte Jenkins et al 13660711 - (D) BAHR 101 Walder Intellectual Property Law (END) ZAMAN, SADARUZ

3715 Ex Parte Kelly 14600700 - (D) FINAMORE 102/103 41.50 103 KING & SCHICKLI, PLLC GARNER, WERNER G

3771 Ex Parte DIVINO et al 14079590 - (D) OSINSKI 103 Medtronic DORNBUSCH, DIANNE

3793 Ex Parte Forthmann et al 14123535 - (D) OSINSKI 103 112(1)/112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS CWERN, JONATHAN

3793 Ex Parte Liang et al 14384636 - (D) FITZPATRICK 101/103 HologicNista IP Law Group ROZANSKI, MICHAEL T

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Capanema et al 14213680 - (D) SMITH 103 Ballard Spahr LLP Renmatix HEINCER, LIAM J

1786 Ex Parte Amla et al 14512815 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP THOMPSON, CAMIE S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2132 Ex Parte Eckert et al 14012475 - (D) REPKO 103 Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP RANKIN, CANDICE A

2176 Ex Parte Kumar et al 13841148 - (D) FRAHM 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP CHU, JENQ-KANG

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2443 Ex Parte VENKATA NAGA RAVI 14053287 - (D) HOMERE 102/103 Vista IP Law Group, LLP (Oracle) BELANI, KISHIN G

2485 Ex Parte Burgett et al 13399058 - (D) EVANS 112(1)/103 Brooks Kushman P.C./Harman CARTER, RICHARD BRUCE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2655 Ex Parte Shen 14270296 - (D) HOWARD 102/103 Jackson Walker, L.L.P. Cirrus Logic c/o Jackson Walker LLP PAUL, DISLER

2672 Ex Parte Fukushima et al 14456918 - (D) HOMERE 103 KEATING & BENNETT, LLP SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA PACHOL, NICHOLAS C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Kohlenberg et al 13486596 - (D) BAHR 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY BRADLEY, AUDREY KLASTERKA

3764 Ex Parte Smith 13624258 - (D) SHAH 103 DERGOSITS & NOAH LLP LEE, JOSHUA S

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex Parte GALBAS et al 13591395 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1)/112(2)/103 103 GRAMLING, SEAN P GRAMLING, SEAN P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3626 Ex Parte Leichner 12091100 - (D) CRAWFORD 101 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS PAULS, JOHN A

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Galley et al 13593557 - (D) WORTH 101 Harness Dickey & Pierce (Roche) RIGGS II, LARRY D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Bonnefois et al 13386141 - (D) McMANUS 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S

1754 Ex Parte England 13247769 - (D) SMITH 103 Wells St. John P.S. CHUNG, HO-SUNG

1761 Ex Parte Abbas et al 13122890 - (D) HOUSEL 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC HARDEE, JOHN R

1767 Ex Parte Muller-Frischinger 12305039 - (D) OWENS 103/OTDP HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC KARST, DAVID THOMAS

1787 Ex Parte Benkoski et al 13593047 - (D) COLAIANNI 112(2)/103 THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LAB. NELSON, MICHAEL B

1789 Ex Parte Smith et al 11748941 - (D) GARRIS 103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P.A. PIZIALI, ANDREW T

1789 Ex Parte Crown et al 13817262 - (D) SMITH 103 Duane Morris LLP (Braskem) PIERCE, JEREMY R

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Michel 11880677 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 112(2) 112(1)/103 FARJAMI & FARJAMI LLP DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. SALCE, JASON P

Appellant argues that "[i]f a description or the enabling disclosure of a specification is not commensurate in scope with the subject matter encompassed by a claim," then "that fact alone" does not render the claim indefinite. App. Br. 11, citing In re Borkowski, 422 F.2d 904, 909 (CCPA 1970). We agree with Appellant, as here the language of the claim is not indefinite. The Examiner identifies a problem in what the Specification teaches, which is separate from whether the claim is indefinite.

Borkowski, In re, 422 F.2d 904, 164 USPQ 642 (CCPA 1970) 707.07(l) , 2164.02 , 2174

2421 Ex Parte Wirick et al 13857519 - (D) CURCURI 103 ARRIS Enterprises, LLC MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

2423 Ex Parte Badros et al 13689355 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Baker Botts L.L.P./Facebook Inc. HANCE, ROBERT J

2426 Ex Parte Riley et al 11782579 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 AT&T Legal Dept. - [HDP] TELAN, MICHAEL R

2434 Ex Parte Thibadeau et al 14330986 - (D) GALLIGAN 103/OTDP WT & Antique Books, Inc POWERS, WILLIAMS

2449 Ex Parte ANDERSON et al 14066150 - (D) BRANCH 103 Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP IBM (END-KLS) CELANI, NICHOLAS P

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2619 Ex Parte Peterson et al 14936986 - (D) ENGELS 102/103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (ImgTec) BROOME, SAID A

2649 Ex Parte Michaelis 13490702 - (D) BAIN 103 SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. TRAN, PABLO N

2657 Ex Parte Ivanov et al 13955186 - (D) BUI 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. NGUYEN, TIMOTHY

2663 Ex Parte Timm et al 13696197 - (D) BENNETT 102/103 Maschoff Brennan/Hexagon TEJANO, DWIGHT ALEX C

2674 Ex Parte D' ANNUNZIO et al 13985610 - (D) KHAN 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. ZHANG, FAN

2696 Ex Parte Hillis 14207201 - (D) EV ANS 112(1)/112(2) OTDP Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM NGUYEN, JIMMY H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2847 Ex Parte ADACHI et al 14247780 - (D) McMANUS 103 SUGHRUE-265550 EGOAVIL, GUILLERMO J

2872 Ex Parte Sanghera et al 13629648 - (D) McMANUS 103 NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY MADONNA, JEFFREY E

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3673 Ex Parte HEEKE et al 14163497 - (D) MURPHY 103 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP KURILLA, ERIC J

3683 Ex Parte Braun et al 11763547 - (D) WORTH 101 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC WALKER III, GEORGE H

3686 Ex Parte Brown 10818879 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 101 Robert Bosch LLC SEOH, MINNAH L

3688 Ex Parte Straus 12222785 - (D) DEJMEK 101/103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC ALVAREZ, RAQUEL

3689 Ex Parte Lappin et al 12125005 - (D) HUTCHINGS 101 BGL/ Ann Arbor MCATEE, PATRICK

3689 Ex Parte Savage et al 11771215 - (D) PETRAVICK 112(1) 112(1)/112(2)/101/103 TERRILE, CANNATTI, CHAMBERS & HOLLAND, LLP RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM

3693 Ex Parte Rakhamimov et al 12210980 - (D) SHIANG 101 Hickman Palermo Becker Bingham I Palantir KHATTAR, RAJESH

3696 Ex Parte Pradeep et al 13730550 - (D) THOMAS 101 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) TROTTER, SCOTTS

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Li et al 14318283 - (D) PRATS 103 BROOKS, CAMERON & HUEBSCH , PLLC EIDE, HEIDI MARIE

3786 Ex Parte Vitek et al 13222086 - (D) SAWERT 112(1)/112(2)/102/103 112(2) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (BO) KINNARD, LISA M

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1634 Ex Parte Terbrueggen et al 13474596 - (D) CHANG 112(1)/112(2) MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (SF) SISSON, BRADLEY L

 “[T]here is no magical relation between the number of representative examples and the breadth of the claims; the number and variety of examples are irrelevant if the disclosure is ‘enabling.’” In re Borkowski, 422 F.2d 904, 910 (CCPA 1970).  The Examiner has emphasized the large number of known virus types and bacteria, fungi, plant, and mammal species (Ans. 7—8); however, the Examiner has neither provided evidence regarding the level of unpredictability in the art relevant to the breadth of the claimed invention, nor, as we discuss below, persuasively explained how such breadth renders the claims non-enabled.

Borkowski, In re, 422 F.2d 904, 164 USPQ 642 (CCPA 1970) 707.07(l) , 2164.02 , 2174

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1789 Ex Parte Hansen et al 12479258 - (D) SQUIRE 103 McCarter & English, LLP / Albany International PIZIALI, ANDREW T

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Bateman et al 13960202 - (D) DIXON 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP MAMO, ELIAS

2184 Ex Parte Schwägerl 13399202 - (D) DIXON 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP MAMO, ELIAS

2193 Ex Parte Schulze 13285101 - (D) HOMERE 103 LESLIE A. VAN LEEUWEN IBM CORPORATION- AUSTIN (JVL) VU, TUAN A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte LEE 14495552 - (D) BENNETT 103 LG Display/FENWICK NGUYEN, KEVIN M

2628 Ex Parte Muchnick et al 14026766 - (D) BARRY 103 Wolfe-SBMC CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2828 Ex Parte Li et al 14514158 - (D) OGDEN 103 Law Office of Zheng Jin CARTER, MICHAEL W

2853 Ex Parte SUZUKI 14619192 - (D) INGLESE 103 Maschoff Brennan ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P

2858 Ex Parte Hibbs et al 12000234 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(2)/103 DIEDERIKS & WHITELAW, PLC SCHINDLER, DAVID M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte Gruber et al 13251088 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 DENTONS US LLP - Apple SWARTZ, STEPHEN S

3663 Ex Parte Crombez et al 13602370 - (D) HILL 112(2)/102/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL EVANS, GARRETT F

3677 Ex Parte Bowers et al 14256436 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 Beusse, Wolter, Sanks & Maire PLLC SAETHER, FLEMMING

3685 Ex Parte EHBAUER et al 12896511 - (D) FISCHETTI 103 41.50 101 FISH & RICHARDSON, P.C. (SAP) AGWUMEZIE, CHINEDU CHARLES

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3744 Ex Parte Brouqueyre 13498383 - (D) LANEY 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MENGESHA, WEBESHET

3745 Ex Parte Grubel 13468640 - (D) BROWNE 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP WIBLIN, MATTHEW

3752 Ex Parte Pattom et al 12772577 - (D) STEPINA 103 DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP KIM, CHRISTOPHER S

3752 Ex Parte Williams 12451687 - (D) O’HANLON 112(2)/103 Brinks Gilson & Lione Brinks /WILLFIRE/TFSG BOECKMANN, JASON J

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1651 Ex Parte Rudolph et al 11597514 - (D) FLAX 103 103 41.50 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. DAVIS, RUTH A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Tabatowski-Bush et al 14694175 - (D) MacDONALD 103 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C./Ford EUSTAQUIO, CAL J

2694 Ex Parte Huang et al 14094916 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION YEUNG, MATTHEW

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 Ex Parte GRAETZ 13972964 - (D) SNAY 103 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP/Infineon HOANG, QUOC DINH

3741 Ex Parte Cuva 13482992 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 112(1)/102 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY FORD, RENE D

3777 Ex Parte Chen et al 14234449 - (D) GRIMES 102 112(2) PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Chen et al 13738001 - (D) NEWMAN 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON LAZARO, DOMINIC

1617 Ex Parte Baschong et al 13603807 - (D) CHANG 103 41.50 103 MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP FALKOWITZ, ANNA R

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1714 Ex Parte Johnson 13464203 - (D) McGEE 103 PARKER IBRAHIM & BERG LLC QI, HUA

1715 Ex Parte Pitcher et al 14013320 - (D) INGLESE 103 Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A. MRG/Seagate BURKHART, ELIZABETH A

1734 Ex Parte Samuel et al 14085129 - (D) KENNEDY 103/OTDP DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP JOHNSON, JONATHAN J

1744 Ex Parte Jacob et al 12227679 - (D) PRAISS 103 Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A. LE, NINH V

1761 Ex Parte Nicolas et al 14359159 - (D) CASHION 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D

1761 Ex Parte Rached et al 13386701 - (D) HOUSEL 103/OTDP BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC HARDEE, JOHN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2114 Ex Parte Gamoneda et al 14066437 - (D) BUSCH 103 NXP-Yudell Isidore PLLC KO, CHAE M

2125 Ex Parte Ahangar et al 13489852 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC / SR VON BUHR, MARIA N

2168 Ex Parte Needham et al 10880301 - (D) CHEN 103 HICKMAN PALERNO BECKER BINGHAM/ORACLE GORTAYO, DANGELINO N

2195 Ex Parte Daly et al 13848355 - (D) CHUNG 103 PATENT PORTFOLIO BUILDERS, PLLC WU, BENJAMIN C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Candelore 14461385 - (D) PYONIN 112(1) 103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES ASANBAYEV, OLEG

2423 Ex Parte Lee 11715185 - (D) MacDONALD 103 AT&T Legal Dept. - [HDP] BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R

2426 Ex Parte PRESTON et al 13651248 - (D) McCARTNEY 112(1) 103 Haley Guiliano LLP HUYNH, AN SON PHI

2438 Ex Parte Gearhart et al 11626458 - (D) SAADAT 101 102/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC HERZOG, MADHURI R

2474 Ex Parte Wong et al 14296733 - (D) McNEILL 103 GARLICK & MARKISON (BRCM) ZHANG, ZHENSHENG

2477 Ex Parte Salamon et al 14483718 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 Active Knowledge Ltd. ULYSSE, JAEL M

2494 Ex Parte Essary et al 13716887 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION PARSONS, THEODORE C

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Luomala et al 13250286 - (D) STRAUSS 103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP TSENG, CHARLES

2619 Ex Parte Shaffer et al 13610749 - (D) MacDONALD 103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/ APPLE INC. TSWEI, YU-JANG

2622 Ex Parte BOKMA 12950693 - (D) JEFFERY 103 APPLE c/o MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LA TRUONG, NGUYEN H

2647 Ex Parte Narasimha et al 12976117 - (D) BARRY 103 Faegre Baker Daniels LLP GOOGLE RIVERO, ALEJANDRO

2683 Ex Parte Vandivier et al 12776632 - (D) KHAN 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL HOLLOWAY III, EDWIN C

2684 Ex Parte Reime 13061664 - (D) BAIN 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP PHAM, QUANG

2688 Ex Parte YEAKLEY et al 14287415 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 ORACLE (Oracle formerly d/b/a Sun Microsystems) RENNER, CRAIG A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2822 Ex Parte Lin et al 13790850 - (D) OGDEN 103 SLATER MATSIL, LLP/TSMC NGUYEN, SOPHIA T

2833 Ex Parte Srbinovski 14160475 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 BROOKS ACORDIA IP LAW, P.C. FIGUEROA, FELIX O

2857 Ex Parte Arensmeier 14705289 - (D) FRANKLIN 101/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. CROHN, MARK I

2891 Ex Parte Goto et al 13387522 - (D) Per Curiam 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. GONDARENKO, NATALIA A

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Wilson et al 13027114 - (D) BARRY 101/103 ST. ONGE STEWARD JOHNSTON & REENS, LLC LINDSEY III, JOHNATHAN J

3673 Ex Parte Sauser et al 13950399 - (D) McCARTHY 103 41.50 103 HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC. POLITO, NICHOLAS F

3693 Ex Parte Lutnick et al 12135479 - (D) HUME 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. WEISBERGER, RICHARD C

3695 Ex Parte Dunwoody et al 14301353 - (D) FISCHETTI 112(1)/112(2) 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP LIU, CHIA-YI

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Dohring et al 14704877 - (D) GREENHUT 101 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER

3726 Ex Parte Liu 12355394 - (D) STEPINA 112(2)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL CIGNA, JACOB JAMES

3728 Ex Parte Sanders et al 13537896 - (D) OSINSKI 112(1)/103 112(2) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO

3741 Ex Parte Fuller 13678974 - (D) DOUGAL 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY FORD, RENE D

3742 Ex Parte LIN et al 13558963 - (D) LANEY 103 McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC ROSS, DANA

3744 Ex Parte Ransbarger et al 11560634 - (D) ENGELS 103 ConocoPhillips Company PETTITT, JOHN F

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Kritt et al 11852309 - (R) SHIANG 103 CRGO LAW LE, CANH

comaper, clay, wyers, PPG, borkowski2, hammack, zurko

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Saigusa et al 11/581,000 GAUDETTE 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER CROWELL, ANNA M

1735 Ex Parte FOODY, Sr. 11/769,850 GAUDETTE 103(a) FITZPATRICK CELLA HARPER & SCINTO EXAMINER SAAD, ERIN BARRY

1776 Ex Parte KEE et al 11/834,803 GAUDETTE 103(a) WHIRLPOOL PATENTS COMPANY - MD 0750 EXAMINER STELLING, LUCAS A

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Caruba et al 11/165,937 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) SIEMENS CORPORATION EXAMINER LEE, SHUN K

REEXAMINATION

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

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3731 Ex Parte 6428542 et al 95/000,446 NuVASIVE, INC. Requester and Appellant v. Patent of WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent LEBOVITZ 102(e)/103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: DOROTHY P. WHELAN FISH AND RICHARDSON, P.C. EXAMINER CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original EXAMINER REIP, DAVID OWEN

Two criteria are relevant in determining whether prior art is analogous: “(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.” Comaper Corp. v. Antec, Inc., 596 F.3d 1343, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (quoting In re Clay, 966 F.2d 656, 658-59 (Fed. Cir. 1992)). Whether a reference in the prior art is “analogous” is a fact question. In re Clay, 966 F.2d at 658. Wyers et al. v. Master Lock Co., 616 F.3d 1231, 1237 (Fed. Cir. 2010).EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART; REVERSED-IN-PART; 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b)

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3731 Ex Parte 6,936,050 B2 et al 95/000,451 NuVASIVE, INC. Requester and Appellant v. Patent of WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC. Patent Owner and Respondent LEBOVITZ 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: DOROTHY P. WHELAN FISH AND RICHARDSON, P.C.EXAMINER CLARK, JEANNE MARIE original EXAMINER REIP, DAVID OWEN

The definiteness requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, ¶ 2, “is essentially a requirement for precision and definiteness of claim language.” PPG Indus., Inc. v. Guardian Indus. Corp., 75 F.3d 1558, 1562, (Fed. Cir. 1996) (quoting In re Borkowski, 422 F.2d 904, 909 (CCPA 1970). The “purpose is to provide those who would endeavor, in future enterprise, to approach the area circumscribed by the claims of a patent, with the adequate notice demanded by due process of law, so that they may more readily and accurately determine the boundaries of protection involved and evaluate the possibility of infringement and dominance.” In re Hammack, 427 F.2d 1378, 1382 (CCPA 1970).

PPG Ind. v. Guardian Ind., 75 F.3d 1558, 37 USPQ2d 1618 (Fed. Cir. 1996) . . . . . 2164.06(b)

Borkowski, In re, 422 F.2d 904, 164 USPQ 642 (CCPA 1970) . . 707.07(l), 2164.02, 2174

Hammack, In re, 427 F.2d 1378, 166 USPQ 204 (CCPA 1970). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2173.03
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1627 Ex Parte Ho et al 10/757,775 FREDMAN 103(a) OLYMPIC PATENT WORKS PLLC EXAMINER RAMACHANDRAN, UMAMAHESWARI

1655 Ex Parte Bortlik et al 10/568,704 FREDMAN 112(2)/103(a) K&L Gates LLP EXAMINER MI, QIUWEN

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex Parte Mazur et al 11/104,120 GAUDETTE 103(a) ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY EXAMINER PHASGE, ARUN S

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2162 Ex Parte Burdick et al 10/385,897 BARRY 101/obviousness-type double patenting/103(a) TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. EXAMINER CORRIELUS, JEAN M

The question of obviousness is "based on underlying factual determinations including . . . what th[e] prior art teaches explicitly and inherently . . . ." In re Zurko, 258 F.3d 1379, 1383 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (citations omitted).

Zurko, In re, 258 F.3d 1379, 59 USPQ2d 1693 (Fed. Cir. 2001) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2144.03
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3627 Ex Parte Kumar et al 11/057,815 KIM 103(a) BEUSSE WOLTER SANKS MORA & MAIRE, P. A. EXAMINER OBEID, FAHD A
DISMISSED

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2811 Ex Parte Eisert et al 10/572,655 VIGNONE RCE Thomas Langer Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane EXAMINER LAM, CATHY N