bose

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Reversed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1617 Kang-Mieler, Jennifer J. 15273098 LEBOVITZ 103 PAULEY ERICKSON & SWANSON ALLEY, GENEVIEVE S

1631 Institute for Systems Biology 15202378 HARDMAN 101 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP DEJONG, ERIC S

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1733 United Technologies Corporation 14611580 GAUDETTE 103 LUK, VANESSA TIBAY LUK, VANESSA TIBAY

1777 ConocoPhillips Company 15585920 BEST 112(2)/102/103 Boulware & Valoir Tamsen Valoir MENON, KRISHNAN S

1784 Laurent Cretteur et al. 14235420 McMANUS 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC SCHLEIS, DANIEL J

1796 Novartis AG 14833378 BEST 103 ALCON RESEARCH, LLC ROLLAND, ALEX A

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2413 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 14992105 MORGAN 103/OTDP SUGHRUE MION, PLLC RIVAS, SALVADOR E

2472 QUALCOMM Incorporated 14489999 SHIANG 103 Patterson + Sheridan, L.L.P. Qualcomm AHMED, ABDULLAHI

2486 YOUNGQUIST, JOHN S. 13838075 PYONIN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC HANSELL JR., RICHARD A

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2625 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 14090258 DEJMEK 112(2)/103 Jefferson IP Law, LLP ELNAFIA, SAIFELDIN E

As set forth in Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (“MPEP”) § 2173.05(e) (9th ed., Rev. 10.2019, June 2020), “[i]nherent components of elements recited have antecedent basis in the recitation of the components themselves.” See Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2001).

Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 61 USPQ2d 1216 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2173.05

2625 PANASONIC CORPORATION 14209244 CUTITTA 103 McDermott Will and Emery LLP ENGLISH, ALECIA DIAN

2631 STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS 15423479 BELISLE 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/ST (EP ORIGINATING) YU, LIHONG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2894 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 15656173 BAUMEISTER 103 Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C. TRAN, TONY

2915 FLOS S.P.A. 35500409 HILL 103 THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP SHIELDS, RHEA M

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

3664 FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14831405 BAHR 102 FGTL/Burgess Law Office, PLLC HOLWERDA, STEPHEN

3665 MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC. 15076917 HOELTER 103 HONIGMAN LLP/MAGNA BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M

3674 THRU TUBING SOLUTIONS, INC. 15837502 STAICOVICI 103 SMITH IP SERVICES, P.C. AHUJA, ANURADHA

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

3731 COVIDIEN LP 15033667 HOFFMANN 112(2)/103 Covidien LP IMAM, TANZIM

3747 NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. 14433388 PLENZLER 103 41.50 112(1)/112(2) FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP (DC) KESSLER, MICHAEL A

3762 Steven Michalski 14887392 FETTING 103 Lawrence D. Cutter SCHULT, ALLEN

3772 Mike Zacher 13199536 HOFFMANN 103 VENJURIS, P.C. MORAN, EDWARD JOHN

Affirmed-in-Part 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 GRÜNENTHAL GMBH 13645595 SHAH 103 OTDP Briscoe, Kurt G. Norris McLaughlin, PA YU, HONG

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2832 United Technologies Corporation 15410113 GAUDETTE 103 112(2)/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY GUGGER, SEAN A

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

3662 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 15276096 SCHOPFER 103 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP TO, TUAN C

3662 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 15275624 SCHOPFER 103 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP TO, TUAN C

Affirmed 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1612 CUPRON INC. 14894083 LEBOVITZ 112(1)/112(2)/112(4)/103 Pike IP Law, PLLC YU, HONG

1617 GAMBRO LUNDIA AB 15800719 FREDMAN 103 PALLAY, MICHAEL B PALLAY, MICHAEL B

1624 California Institute of Technology 16166893 LEBOVITZ 112(1)/112(2) FOLEY HOAG, LLP (General) PATENT GROUP, SEAPORT W KIFLE, BRUCK

1631 STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT, MORE PARTICULARLY THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE OF RADBOUD UNIVERSITY 15106064 REN 101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT

1633 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation 14563866 HARDMAN 103 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION PYLA, EVELYN Y

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

1712 PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED 14392012 BEST 103 MARSHALL & MELHORN, LLC MILLER, MICHAEL G

1723 The Procter & Gamble Company 15160287 INGLESE 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ROLDAN-RAMOS, CHRISTIAN

1735 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 15448267 HASTINGS 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY YUEN, JACKY

1772 Cytec Industries Inc. 14136660 DELMENDO 103 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC. JEONG, YOUNGSUL

1783 Romeo Ciuperca 15218729 INGLESE 103 Greencraft LLC FIGG, TRAVIS M

1796 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. 15278750 PER CURIAM 102 HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP HUSCH BLACKWELL SANDERS LLP WELSH & KATZ BOHATY, ANDREW K

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software

2125 ViralGains Inc. 16022161 SHAW 103 Patent GC LLC c/o Clarivate Analytics - IP Admin Services CHEN, YING YU

2156 Bai, Peng et al. 13408853 STRAUSS 112(1)/112(2) Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. LIAO, JASON G

2163 Facebook, Inc. 13899305 SHAW 103 OTDP VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP AND FACEBOOK, INC. GURMU, MULUEMEBET

2163 Facebook, Inc. 13899353 SHAW 103 OTDP Jordan IP Law, LLC (Facebook) GURMU, MULUEMEBET

2193 Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC 15152509 CUTITTA 103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION WOOD, WILLIAM C

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security

2497 International Business Machines Corporation 14956573 FRAHM 103 Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC IBM - Austin HUANG, CHENG-FENG

Tech Center 2600 Communications

2698 Spartan Precision Equipment Ltd. 14419258 MORGAN 102/103 Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP SPINKS, ANTOINETTE T

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components

2871 Japan Display Inc. 14992662 INGLESE 103 K&L Gates LLP-Sony CROCKETT, RYAN M

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

3619 Google Inc. 15236968 MEDLOCK 101 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP ALLEN, WILLIAM J

3624 Emerson Electric Co. 14208105 ADAMS 101 HARNESS DICKEY (TROY) RINES, ROBERT D

3625 Lawrence AUSUBEL et al. 14311341 WIEDER 101 ROTHWELL, FIGG, ERNST & MANBECK, P.C. HAQ, NAEEM U

3626 CareFusion 303, Inc. 13931282 BUSCH 103 101 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (OC)(BD) KOPPIKAR, VIVEK D

3627 Stafanpolus KG, Limited Liability Company 14085800 FETTING 101 Laurence & Phillips IP Law ADE, OGER GARCIA

3628 LUFTHANSA TECHNIK AG 14432395 VALEK, 103 41.50 103 SALIWANCHIK, LLOYD & EISENSCHENK ELCHANTI, ZEINA

3629 Tomer, Clint et al. 14067687 TOWNSEND 101 Armstrong Teasdale LLP LINDSEY III, JOHNATHAN J

3631 John Nagy 14213468 STAICOVICI 103 KLARQUIST SPARKMAN, LLP SILBERMANN, JOANNE

3648 MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 14803201 STAICOVICI 112(2)/102/103 MITEL NETWORKS CORP. c/o MICHELLE WHITTINGTON PERRY + CURRIER INC. (FOR MITEL) GALT, CASSI J

3649 Steven Tedjamulia et al. 12951592 MEDLOCK 101 Terrile, Cannatti & Chambers, LLP - Dell ZARE, SCOTT A

3649 Emmitt J. Smith 14823850 DOUGAL 112(1)/112(2) 112(1)/101 Mr. Christopher John Rourk Jackson Walker LLP ZARE, SCOTT A

3661 Bruce Macmillan 13035746 MEDLOCK 101 Law Office of J. Steven Svoboda REFAI, RAMSEY

3686 CERNER INNOVATION, INC. 14302836 LEBOVITZ 101 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (CERNER CORPORATION) NG, JONATHAN K

3689 Khusial, Darshanand et al. 10908121 FETTING 112(2)/103 101 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center NGUYEN, TAN D

3693 Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, LLC 14688254 LEBOVITZ 103 101 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP CORELOGIC (CLOGI) BARTLEY, KENNETH

3694 CFPH, LLC 14296602 FETTING 101 CANTOR FITZGERALD, L.P. NGUYEN, TIEN C

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

3741 United Technologies Corporation 15343988 BAHR 102 Bachman & LaPointe, P.C. SUTHERLAND, STEVEN M

3763 United Technologies Corporation 14616819 HOFFMANN 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY FLANIGAN, ALLEN J

Rehearing

Denied 

Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry

1633 Gavin McIntyre et al. 14510912 NEW 103 CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY & AGNELLO PYLA, EVELYN Y

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

3629 CLEARCAPITAL.COM, INC. 13653388 THOMAS 101/103 Polsinelli LLP WHITAKER, ANDREW B

3656 SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG 15035396 HOELTER 112(1)/112(2) CARTER, DELUCA & FARRELL LLP ROGERS, ADAM D

3657 Yann Simonneaux et al. 15200190 FITZPATRICK 103 RATNERPRESTIA BURCH, MELODY M

3682 Yruski, Andrey et al. 11586958 WIEDER 103 101 Polsinelli LLP - SIEA BROWN, LUIS A

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

3732 Cecelia Marco 14544733 SONG 103 Christopher John Rudy SPATZ, ABBY M

3792 West Affum Holdings Corp. 14485594 STAICOVICI 112(1) COJK - Kestra Medical STICE, PAULA J

bose

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Ruckart 13158749 - (D) MILLS 103 CROSE LAW LLC BROWN, COURTNEY A

1631 Ex Parte Zidan et al 13185849 - (D) LEBOVITZ 101 THOMAS I HORSTEMEYER, LLP SKIBINSKY, ANNA

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1758 Ex Parte Foss 12403339 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED DANICIC, CHRISTOPHER

1777 Ex Parte TERANISHI et al 13735233 - (D) SQUIRE 102/103 BURR & BROWN, PLLC PATEL, PRANAV N

1787 Ex Parte Ryuzaki et al 13255776 - (D) DENNETT 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC HUANG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2122 Ex Parte Jackson 11668564 - (D) MORGAN 102 41.50 101 HOFFMAN WARNTOK T T C STARKS, WILBERT L

2175 Ex Parte Lettau 11893638 - (D) STEPHENS 102 Wolfe-SBMC HO, RUAY L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2423 Ex Parte Bae et al 10658545 - (D) HUGHES 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. MENDOZA, JUNIOR O

2424 Ex Parte Ling et al 13687676 - (D) CHEN 103 MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD TILAHUN, ALAZAR

2451 Ex Parte Xiong et al 13433827 - (D) HAMANN 103 MAYER & WILLIAMS PC HLAING, SOE MIN

2457 Ex Parte Jones et al 12523450 - (D) CURCURI 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC SHIU, HO T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2658 Ex Parte Roux et al 11756756 - (D) REPKO 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER VILLENA, MARK

2683 Ex Parte Van Veghel 12532647 - (D) LENTIVECH 102 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MCCORMACK, THOMAS S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 Ex Parte Bayerer et al 13048501 - (D) OWENS 102/103 DICKE, BILLIG & CZAJA O TOOLE, COLLEEN J

2859 Ex Parte Seethaler et al 12539348 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC WILLIAMS, ARUN C

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3685 Ex Parte Hutchison et al 12795249 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 CHRISTENSEN O'CONNER JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC OBEID, MAMON A

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3777 Ex Parte Tosaya et al 12807965 - (D) REIMERS 103 41.50 112(b) Carol A. Tosaya NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC

We acknowledge that the lack of an antecedent basis for a claim term does not always render a claim indefinite.  Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2001). In this case, however, the term is unclear because the waveguide of claim 1 is not clearly limited to any particular geometry.

Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 61 USPQ2d 1216 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2173.05

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 Ex Parte HIRATA et al 13969928 - (D) CALVE 103 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC ALLRED, DAVID E

3669 Ex Parte Wilson et al 13608844 - (D) KORNICZKY 103 103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Trimble Navigation Limited CASS, JEAN PAUL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3749 Ex Parte RAINEY et al 12028799 - (D) KNIGHT 112(1)/103 103 Fletcher Yoder PC Johnson Controls, Inc. DECKER, PHILLIP

3753 Ex Parte Zhang et al 13153585 - (D) MARSCHALL 103 103 Dority & Manning, PA and General Electric Company CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Molenda et al 13061999 - (D) MILLS 103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA MATTISON, LORI K

1626 Ex Parte Ansmann et al 12518208 - (D) COTTA 103 SERVILLA WHITNEY LLC/BASF OTTON, ALICIA L

1626 Ex Parte Ooms et al 13280423 - (D) MILLS 103 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) OTTON, ALICIA L

1644 Ex Parte Saus et al 13400831 - (D) NEW 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP HADDAD, MAHER M

1648 Ex Parte Rice et al 12581597 - (D) LaVIER 112(1) THOMPSON OORT TRN T T HORNING, MICHELLE S

1649 Ex Parte Pradeep et al 12122253 - (D) TOWNSEND 101/112(1)/103 Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC (Nielsen) WEIDNER, ADAM M

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1713 Ex Parte Quinton et al 13305803 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION TRAN, BINH X

1722 Ex Parte Hagen et al 13121967 - (D) KRATZ 102/103/double patenting Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (WM) ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J

1766 Ex Parte Iwa et al 12376341 - (D) BEST 103 MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC DOLLINGER, MICHAEL M

1783 Ex Parte Thrush 11105182 - (D) KRATZ 112(1) 103 FISH & TSANG LLP LONEY, DONALD J

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte BHOGAL et al 13249476 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 101/103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC GLASSER, DARA J

2172 Ex Parte Tapiola et al 13614699 - (D) HUGHES 101 103 BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD LEE, JUSTIN S

2176 Ex Parte CHOI et al 13110501 - (D) FENICK 103/double patenting SUGHRUE MION, PLLC JOSEPH, SHAWN S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2414 Ex Parte Ma et al 13673289 - (D) STEPHENS 103 Apple Inc. — FKM KO, SITHU

2485 Ex Parte Bulan et al 13441269 - (D) LENTIVECH 103 FAY SHARPE / XEROX - ROCHESTER HAGHANI, SHADAN E

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2618 Ex Parte Uusitalo et al 13849208 - (D) HUME 102/103 Alston & Bird LLP Nokia Corporation CRADDOCK, ROBERT J

2619 Ex Parte Zhao et al 13580283 - (D) STEPHENS 103 YEE AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. DOAN, PHUC N

2626 Ex Parte Kim et al 13607966 - (D) WINSOR 103 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) TAYLOR JR, DUANE N

2641 Ex Parte Basir 12701817 - (D) STEPHENS 103/double patenting CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS, P.C. DOAN, KIET M

2649 Ex Parte Horihan et al 13467073 - (D) HUME 103 BAE SYSTEMS NGUYEN, SIMON

2667 Ex Parte Abraham et al 13814199 - (D) DANG 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP YANG, WEI WEN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Ex Parte BERKOWITZ 12253439 - (D) HUTCHINGS 112(1)/112(2) 103 BLANK ROME LLP MILEF, ELDA G

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3716 Ex Parte Os et al 12886510 - (D) FINAMORE 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP APPLE INC./BSTZ LIDDLE, JAY TRENT

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2668 Ex Parte Ruijters 13695641 - (R) BUI 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS RIVERA-MARTINEZ, GUILLERMO M

bose, may, nolan

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte PAI M.M et al 12627737 - (D) KRIVAK 103 BRUNDIDGE & STANGER, P.C. SOSANYA, OBAFEMI OLUDAYO

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Currier et al 12372032 - (D) NAGUMO 103 Georgia-Pacific LLC GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA

1782 Ex Parte KIM et al 12464455 - (D) ROSS 103 H.C. PARK & ASSOCIATES, PLC ZHANG, RUIYUN

1797 Ex Parte Thoes et al 12910425 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS INC. WECKER, JENNIFER

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Balasubramanian 12221515 - (D) KHAN 102/103 Haynes and Boone, LLP (47415) PARK, ILWOO

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2434 Ex Parte Whitney 13017231 - (D) Per Curiam 103 Fletcher Yoder PC GE Energy Management
 POWERS, WILLIAM S

2498 Ex Parte Golden 13080777 - (D) KUMAR 103 Alpine Technology Law Group LLC GUIRGUIS, MICHAEL M

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2683 Ex Parte Wagner et al 12807920 - (D) FRAHM 103 BAE SYSTEMS LAU, KEVIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2817 Ex Parte KIM et al 12550073 - (D) KUMAR 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP TRINH, HOA B

2817 Ex Parte Kim et al 11603839 - (D) KUMAR 103 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP TRINH, HOA B

See Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (holding that "[t]here can be no dispute that mathematically an inherent characteristic of an ellipse is a major diameter"). 

Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 61 USPQ2d 1216 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2173.05

Evidence of unexpected results must be weighed against evidence supporting prima facie obviousness in making a final determination of the obviousness of the claimed invention. In re May, 574 F.2d 1082, 1092, (citing In re Nolan, 553 F.2d 1261, 1267 (CCPA 1977))

May, In re, 574 F.2d 1082, 197 USPQ 601 (CCPA 1978) 716.02(c) , 2112.02 , 2144.08 , 2144.09

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3784 CoolIT SYSTEMS, INC., Third Party Requester, Respondent, v. ASETEK A/S, Patent Owner, Appellant. Ex Parte 8245764 et al original 13/269,234 95002386 - (D) MARTIN 102/103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP KAUFMAN, JOSEPH A original DUKE, EMMANUEL E

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 VICOR CORPORATION Requester and Respondent v. Patent of SYNQOR, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7072190 et al 10/812,314 95001702 - (D) MOORE 103 103 41.77 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. Third Party Requester: Turner Boyd LLP NGUYEN, LINH M original NGUYEN, MATTHEW VAN

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 VICOR CORPORATION, Requester, v. SYNQOR, INC., Patent Owner and Appellant. Ex Parte 8023290 et al 12/478,942 95001861 - (D) MOORE 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. Third Party Requester: Turner Boyd LLP Tom, My-Trang original NGUYEN, MATTHEW VAN

REHEARING

GRANTED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2831 CERRO WIRE, INC. Requester and Respondent v. SOUTHWIRE COMPANY Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7557301 et al 12/017,222 95000696 - (R) CHEN 103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: DLA PIPER US LLP PATEL, HETUL B original MAYO III, WILLIAM H

2838 VICOR CORPORATION Requester v. SYNQOR, Inc. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7272021 et al 11/407,699 95001637 - (D) MOORE 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. Third Party Requester: Turner Boyd LLP Nguyen, Linh original BERHANE, ADOLF D

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 VICOR CORPORATION Requester v. SYNQOR, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,564,702 et al 11/901,263 95001853 - (D) MOORE 103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. Third Party Requester: Turner Boyd LLP Menefee, James original NGUYEN, MATTHEW VAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3672 Ex parte DAVID WALTER Ex Parte 7513711 et al 11/620,000 90013165 - (R) MARTIN 112(1) MARK TERRY, ESQ. FETSUGA, ROBERT M original KRECK, JOHN J

bose

custom search

REVERSED 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2834 Ex Parte Gerster et al 11663271 - (D) KRATZ 103 DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC ANDREWS, MICHAEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Barous 10397778 - (D) ABRAMS 112(2)/103 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC HAMILTON, MATTHEW L

Inherent components of elements recited have antecedent basis in the recitation of the components themselves.  For example, retailers inherently sell goods, a number of sales inherently have an average value, goods or service inherently have values, and a number of purchases inherently have an amount.  See Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 1359, 61 USPQ2d 1216, 1218-19 (Fed. Cir 2001) (holding that recitation of "an ellipse" provided antecedent basis for "an ellipse having a major diameter" because "[t]here can be no dispute that mathematically an inherent characteristic of an ellipse is a major diameter"); see also MPEP 2173.05(e).

Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 61 USPQ2d 1216 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2173.05

REHEARING

DENIED 
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Nelson 11850951 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 SIEMENS CORPORATION BAUER, SCOTT ALLEN

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 XILINX, INC., Third Party Requester, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent v. INTELLECTUAL VENTURES MANAGEMENT, OF WHICH INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I LLC IS AN AFFILATE, Patent Owner, Cross-Appellant, and Respondent 95001899 7937081 12/720,862 MARTIN 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 103 FOLEY & LARDNER LLP AHMED, SALMAN original LY, NGHI H

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2875 Ex parte YLX LTD. Patent Owner 90011694 7,547,114 11/830,311 DANG 102 103 Chen Yoshimura LLP Third Party Requester: Adli Law Group P.C. GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J original CRANSON JR, JAMES W

bose, energizer holdings, slimfold, ormco, riverwood

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte SHINOHARA 11/682,188 HANLON 103(a) WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP EXAMINER CAMERON, ERMA C

1733 Ex Parte Asahi et al 10/410,014 HASTINGS 103(a)/112(2) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER ROE, JESSEE RANDALL

Furthermore, a lack of antecedent basis is not per se a reason for finding a claim indefinite. “In Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 1359 (Fed. Cir. 2001) the court held that despite the absence of explicit antecedent basis, ‘[i]f the scope of a claim would be reasonably ascertainable by those skilled in the art, then the claim is not indefinite.”’ Energizer Holdings Inc. v. International Trade Com’n, 435 F.3d 1366, 1370-71 (Fed. Cir. 2006). Antecedent basis can be present by implication. See Slimfold Mfg. Co. v. Kinkead Indus., Inc., 810 F.2d 1113, 1116 (Fed. Cir. 1987).

Bose Corp. v. JBL, Inc., 274 F.3d 1354, 61 USPQ2d 1216 (Fed. Cir. 2001) . . . . . . . 2173.05

Energizer Holdings Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, 435 F.3d 1366, 77 USPQ2d 1625 (Fed. Cir. 2006) . 2173.05(e)
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Freund et al 11/220,015 SILVERBERG 102(b)/37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102(b) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER PAYER, HWEI SIU CHOU

3737 Ex Parte Davis et al 10/942,115 O’NEILL 103(a) Bell & Manning, LLC EXAMINER LAURITZEN, AMANDA L
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1613 Ex Parte Buchalter 11/237,438 FREDMAN 103(a) HOFFMANN & BARON, LLP EXAMINER BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3633 Ex Parte Viviano 11/453,657 SAINDON 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) FLOYD B. CAROTHERS CAROTHERS AND CAROTHERS EXAMINER CAJILIG, CHRISTINE T

Because a dependent claim includes all of the limitations of the claim from which it depends, the Examiner’s conclusion that claim 9 is obvious is also a conclusion that claim 1 is obvious for the same reasons. See Ormco Corp. v. Align Tech., Inc., 498 F.3d 1307, 1319 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (when a dependent claim is “found to have been obvious, the broader claims . . . must also have been obvious”).

3637 Ex Parte Becke et al 10/816,371 ASTORINO 102(b)/103(a) BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION EXAMINER WILKENS, JANET MARIE

3663 Ex Parte Blaudin De The 10/583,626 BROWN 112(2)/103(a) Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC EXAMINER LEACH, ERIN MARIE BOYD

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Srinivasan 10/997,338 O’NEILL 103(a) Mark D. Sarallno Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP EXAMINER LAURITZEN, AMANDA L
REEXAMINATION

REHEARING DENIED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2656; 3711 ACUSHNET COMPANY Requester and Respondent v. Patents of CALLAWAY GOLF COMPANY Patent Owner and Appellant 95/000,122; 95/000,120; 95/000,121; & 95/000,123 6,506,130 B2; 6,210,293 B1; 6,503,156 B1; & 6,595,873 B2 DELMENDO 103(a) Patent Owner: DOROTHY P. WHELAN FISH & RICHARDSON PC Third-Party Requester: CLINTON H. BRANNON MAYER BROWN LLP EXAMINER GELLNER, JEFFREY L original EXAMINER GORDEN, RAEANN EXAMINER GRAHAM, MARK S

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2301 Ex parte Clear With Computers, LLC Appellant and Patent Owner 90/010,185 5,367,627 TURNER 102(b) Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC EXAMINER BROWNE, LYNNE HAMBLETON original EXAMINER BAYERL, RAYMOND J
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1657 Ex Parte Ikawa et al 10/377,799 WALSH 103(a)/non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. EXAMINER NAFF, DAVID M

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1772 Ex Parte Hargett 10/249,011 GARRIS 103(a) SUMMA, ADDITON & ASHE, P.A. EXAMINER HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA

1796 Ex Parte CREWS et al 12/039,205 MILLS 102(b)/103(a) Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC EXAMINER FIGUEROA, JOHN J

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2178 Ex Parte Shear 10/042,260 DESHPANDE 103(a) FOLEY AND LARDNER LLP EXAMINER STORK, KYLE R

2185 Ex Parte Brown et al 11/002,560 DANG 103(a) DILLON & YUDELL LLP EXAMINER AYASH, MARWAN

2600 Communications
2629 Ex Parte Hatin et al 11/225,558 SAADAT 103(a) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY EXAMINER LIANG, REGINA

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3726 Ex Parte Imundo et al 09/853,945 CHEN 103(a) BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE EXAMINER COZART, JERMIE E

[A]n admission of prior art can be relied upon for an obviousness determination, regardless of whether the admitted prior art would otherwise qualify as prior art under the statutory categories of 35 U.S.C. § 102. Riverwood Int’l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., 324 F.3d 1346, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2003).

Riverwood Int’l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., 324 F.3d 1346, 66 USPQ2d 1331 (Fed. Cir. 2003) . . . .706.02, 2129, 2141.01
3769 Ex Parte Knopp et al 10/124,891 CHEN 103(a)/judicially created doctrine of obviousness-type double patenting KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP EXAMINER SHAY, DAVID M
REHEARING

DENIED

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte DelRegno et al 10/860,803 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b)/103(a) VERIZON EXAMINER AHMED, SALMAN

NEW

REVERSED

3753 Ex Parte Lang et al 10/487,330 STAICOVICI 103(a) American Air Liquide, Inc. EXAMINER RIVELL, JOHN A

3744 Ex Parte Mayer et al 11/074,682 STAICOVICI 102(b)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 102(b) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. EXAMINER GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3765 Ex Parte Franke et al 10/954,656 SILVERBERG 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP EXAMINER TOMPKINS, ALISSA JILL

3735 Ex Parte Guenst et al 10/804,391 SILVERBERG 103(a) Medtronic CardioVascular EXAMINER LACYK, JOHN P

AFFIRMED

1628 Ex Parte Arduini 10/343,626 FREDMAN 102(b) LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP EXAMINER STONE, CHRISTOPHER R

1628 Ex Parte Liversidge et al 11/376,553 GREEN 103(a) Fox Rothschild, LLP EXAMINER SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L

3652 Ex Parte Weiss 10/610,545 STAICOVICI 103(a) GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. EXAMINER FOX, CHARLES A