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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Pamarthy et al 11381523 - (D) COLAIANNI 103/obviousness-type double patenting PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX CHANDRA, SATISH
1716 Ex Parte Benzing et al 12121047 - (D) KIMLIN 102/103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE CROWELL, ANNA M
1756 Ex Parte Charton et al 10597625 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN
1779 Ex Parte Roger et al 11422267 - (D) OWENS 103 K&L Gates LLP BASS, DIRK R
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Clow et al 10436232 - (D) KRIVAK 102/103 MICROSOFT CORPORATION SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. PHAM, LINH K
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2861 Ex Parte Kubo 11028897 - (D) POTHIER 103 FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG LEGESSE, HENOK D
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Karst et al 11541302 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Covidien LP MEDWAY, SCOTT J
3767 Ex Parte Akiyama et al 11508732 - (D) McCOLLUM 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte KAMPSCHREUR et al 12506065 - (D) KIMLIN 102/103 103 TESSERA LERNER DAVID et al. SAAD, ERIN BARRY
It is well settled that it is not necessary for a finding of obviousness under § 103 that all the elements or teachings of one reference be fully combined with those of another reference. In Re Griver 354 F.2d 377, 381 (CCPA 1966)
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2181 Ex Parte Hiipakka et al 11321796 - (D) ARPIN 103 103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP LEE, CHUN KUAN
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte Chaudry 10657550 - (D) FREDMAN 103 ALSTON & BIRD LLP ALSTRUM ACEVEDO, JAMES HENRY
1648 Ex Parte Fehre et al 12203268 - (D) FRANKLIN 102 SCHIFF HARDIN, LLP LI, BAO Q
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1765 Ex Parte Beckers et al 10961271 - (D) DELMENDO 103/obviousness-type double patenting SHELL OIL COMPANY COONEY, JOHN M
1789 Ex Parte Aseere 11475309 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 JOHNS MANVILLE JUSKA, CHERYL ANN
1791 Ex Parte Qvyjt 10996713 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY SAYALA, CHHAYA D
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Wroblewski 11505207 - (D) JEFFERY 102/103 POTOMAC PATENT GROUP PLLC KUMAR, ANIL N
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2451 Ex Parte Hochmuth et al 09941254 - (D) THOMAS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY TIV, BACKHEAN
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2853 Ex Parte Nishiguchi 10769865 - (D) HOFF 103 FITZPATRICK CELLA HARPER & SCINTO MARTIN, LAURA E
Tech Center 3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2601 Ex parte RONALD A. KATZ TECHNOLOGY LICENSING L.P., Appellant and Patent Owner 90008325 5128984 07/425,779 TURNER 102/103 COOLEY LLP KIELIN, ERIK J original WOO, STELLA L
The Board held:
[I]n reexamination proceedings in which the PTO is considering the patentability of claims of an expired patent which are not subject to amendment, a policy of liberal claim construction may properly and should be applied. Such a policy favors a construction of a patent claim that will render it valid, i.e., a narrow construction, over a broad construction that would render it invalid. Papst-Motoren, 1 USPQ2d at 1656; Ex parte Bowles, 23 USPQ2d 1015, 1017 (BPAI 1991) (both nonprecedential 4). The Board also held in both Papst-Motoren and Bowles that it would be error to read “inferential limitations” into the claims. Papst-Motoren, 1 USPQ2d at 1657; Bowles, 23 USPQ2d at 1017.
Papst-Motoren’s holding that “claims should be so construed, if possible, as to sustain their validity” is another way of saying that the USPTO does not apply the “broadest reasonable interpretation” in construing the claims of an expired patent in a reexamination proceeding.
4 Although Papst-Motoren is not designated as precedential, it was decided by an expanded panel of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, including the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the Chairman of the Board, and an Examiner-in-Chief.
from patents post-grant:
CAFC Applies The Wrong Claim Interpretation Standard in Patent Reexamination
2643 Ex parte RONALD A. KATZ TECHNOLOGY LICENSING L.P., Appellant and Patent Owner 90008051 6434223 09/313,120 TURNER 103 COOLEY LLP KIELIN, ERIK J original WOO, STELLA L
2743 Ex parte RONALD A. KATZ TECHNOLOGY LICENSING L.P., Appellant and Patent Owner 90008155 5828734 08/132,062 TURNER 103 COOLEY LLP KIELIN, ERIK J original WOO, STELLA L
2782 Ex parte APPLE, INC. 90011311 5,915,131 08/435,677 LEBOVITZ 102 APPLE INC./BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP CHOI, WOO H original PERVEEN, REHANA
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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte BAEK et al 11678092 - (D) ADAMS 103 Kile Park Goekjian Reed & McManus PLLC KEYS, ROSALYND ANN
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Brown et al 09967553 - (D) SMITH 102 IBM54 KONRAD RAYNES & VICTOR, LLP CHOJNACKI, MELLISSA M
2194 Ex Parte Sreejith 10431771 - (D) BENOIT 102 DOCKET CLERK HOANG, PHUONG N
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte McMurry et al 11277201 - (D) ZECHER 102/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. PHUNG, LUAT
2486 Ex Parte Fernandez et al 09823509 - (D) HUME 103 BRUNDIDGE & STANGER, P.C. VO, TUNG T
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Karabinis 11036230 - (D) McNAMARA 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC KARIKARI, KWASI
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Field 11535092 - (D) GRIMES 103 Bard Biopsy Systems C. R. Bard, Inc. HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT
3731 Ex Parte Frion et al 11943289 - (D) WALSH 103 SHAY GLENN LLP MILES, JONATHAN WADE
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte King et al 12180262 - (D) GREEN 103 103 BARNES & THORNBURG LLP LOVE, TREVOR M
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2188 Ex Parte Steely et al 10760659 - (D) COURTENAY Dissenting HOMERE 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CHERY, MARDOCHEE
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Hoornaert et al 09789197 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 RATNERPRESTIA SHAW, YIN CHEN
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 ELESYS NORTH AMERICA, INC. Requester, Cross-Appellant v. AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95001002 6422595 09/639,299 FITZPATRICK 102/103 102/103 BRIAN ROFFE, ESQ GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original SLITERIS, JOSELYNN Y
The Broadest Reasonable Interpretation of Claims in Reexamination: A Standard Making It Easier to Invalidate Patent Claims
CAFC Applies The Wrong Claim Interpretation Standard in Patent Reexamination
“During reexamination, as with original examination, the PTO must give claims their broadest reasonable construction consistent with the specification.” In re Suitco Surface, Inc., 603 F.3d 1255, 1259 (Fed. Cir. 2010). “Construing claims broadly during prosecution is not unfair to the applicant (or, in this case, the patentee), because the applicant has the opportunity to amend the claims to obtain more precise claim coverage.” In re American Academy Of Science Tech Center, 367 F.3d 1359, 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (appeal from reexamination proceeding).4
Suitco Surface, Inc., In re, 603 F.3d 1255, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2010) 2111
American Academy of Science Tech. Center, In re, 367 F.3d 1359, 70 USPQ2d 1827 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111, 2111.01
...
fn4 We observe that although not pointed out or argued by the Patent Owner in its brief, the ‘595 patent expired in 2010 for failure to pay a maintenance fee. (See Notification of Expiration of Patent Under Reexamination filed Aug. 10, 2010). “[I]n reexaminations proceedings in which the PTO is considering the patentability of claims of an expired patent which are not subject to amendment, a policy of liberal claim construction may properly and should be applied. Such a policy favors a construction of a patent claim that will render it valid, i.e., a narrow construction, over a broad construction that would render it invalid.” Ex parte Bowles, 23 USPQ2d 1015, 1017 (BPAI 1991) (quoting Ex parte Papst-Motoren, 1 USPQ2d 1655, 1656 (BPAI 1986)) (both nonprecedential). However, we decline to apply this policy to the present case. Such policy is premised on an inability to amend the claim, but the policy is not applicable in the present case wherein the Patent Owner had ample opportunity to amend the claims of the ‘595 patent prior to its expiration and the expiration of the ‘595 patent was volitional by the Patent Owner’s intentional failure to pay the required maintenance fee.
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Nakayoshi et al 10598967 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC LAM, CATHY FONG FONG
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Butler et al 11261752 - (D) JEFFERY 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MCCUE, BRITTANY N
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Davis et al 10123383 - (D) ARPIN 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. RAMAN, USHA
2432 Ex Parte Alone et al 10898634 - (D) KUMAR 103 LENOVO (US) IP Law LANIER, BENJAMIN E
2448 Ex Parte Brownholtz et al 10894526 - (D) DROESCH 102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP WHIPPLE, BRIAN P
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Marston 11094851 - (D) FETTING 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP MILLER, ALAN S
3632 Ex Parte Raby 11963828 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 Schramm-Personal-ACT KING, ANITA M
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Tsukamoto et al 10730095 - (D) SAINDON 101/102 VOLENTINE & WHITT PLLC HU, KANG
3731 Ex Parte Moser et al 11576376 - (D) GREEN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS TANNER, JOCELIN C
REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1621 Ex Parte BAEK et al 11678092 - (D) ADAMS 103 Kile Park Goekjian Reed & McManus PLLC KEYS, ROSALYND ANN
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Brown et al 09967553 - (D) SMITH 102 IBM54 KONRAD RAYNES & VICTOR, LLP CHOJNACKI, MELLISSA M
2194 Ex Parte Sreejith 10431771 - (D) BENOIT 102 DOCKET CLERK HOANG, PHUONG N
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2468 Ex Parte McMurry et al 11277201 - (D) ZECHER 102/103 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. PHUNG, LUAT
2486 Ex Parte Fernandez et al 09823509 - (D) HUME 103 BRUNDIDGE & STANGER, P.C. VO, TUNG T
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2641 Ex Parte Karabinis 11036230 - (D) McNAMARA 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC KARIKARI, KWASI
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Field 11535092 - (D) GRIMES 103 Bard Biopsy Systems C. R. Bard, Inc. HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT
3731 Ex Parte Frion et al 11943289 - (D) WALSH 103 SHAY GLENN LLP MILES, JONATHAN WADE
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte King et al 12180262 - (D) GREEN 103 103 BARNES & THORNBURG LLP LOVE, TREVOR M
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2188 Ex Parte Steely et al 10760659 - (D) COURTENAY Dissenting HOMERE 103 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CHERY, MARDOCHEE
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 Ex Parte Hoornaert et al 09789197 - (D) POTHIER 103 103 RATNERPRESTIA SHAW, YIN CHEN
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3618 ELESYS NORTH AMERICA, INC. Requester, Cross-Appellant v. AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95001002 6422595 09/639,299 FITZPATRICK 102/103 102/103 BRIAN ROFFE, ESQ GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original SLITERIS, JOSELYNN Y
The Broadest Reasonable Interpretation of Claims in Reexamination: A Standard Making It Easier to Invalidate Patent Claims
CAFC Applies The Wrong Claim Interpretation Standard in Patent Reexamination
“During reexamination, as with original examination, the PTO must give claims their broadest reasonable construction consistent with the specification.” In re Suitco Surface, Inc., 603 F.3d 1255, 1259 (Fed. Cir. 2010). “Construing claims broadly during prosecution is not unfair to the applicant (or, in this case, the patentee), because the applicant has the opportunity to amend the claims to obtain more precise claim coverage.” In re American Academy Of Science Tech Center, 367 F.3d 1359, 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (appeal from reexamination proceeding).4
Suitco Surface, Inc., In re, 603 F.3d 1255, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2010) 2111
American Academy of Science Tech. Center, In re, 367 F.3d 1359, 70 USPQ2d 1827 (Fed. Cir. 2004) 2111, 2111.01
...
fn4 We observe that although not pointed out or argued by the Patent Owner in its brief, the ‘595 patent expired in 2010 for failure to pay a maintenance fee. (See Notification of Expiration of Patent Under Reexamination filed Aug. 10, 2010). “[I]n reexaminations proceedings in which the PTO is considering the patentability of claims of an expired patent which are not subject to amendment, a policy of liberal claim construction may properly and should be applied. Such a policy favors a construction of a patent claim that will render it valid, i.e., a narrow construction, over a broad construction that would render it invalid.” Ex parte Bowles, 23 USPQ2d 1015, 1017 (BPAI 1991) (quoting Ex parte Papst-Motoren, 1 USPQ2d 1655, 1656 (BPAI 1986)) (both nonprecedential). However, we decline to apply this policy to the present case. Such policy is premised on an inability to amend the claim, but the policy is not applicable in the present case wherein the Patent Owner had ample opportunity to amend the claims of the ‘595 patent prior to its expiration and the expiration of the ‘595 patent was volitional by the Patent Owner’s intentional failure to pay the required maintenance fee.
AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Nakayoshi et al 10598967 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC LAM, CATHY FONG FONG
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Butler et al 11261752 - (D) JEFFERY 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MCCUE, BRITTANY N
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Davis et al 10123383 - (D) ARPIN 103 THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. RAMAN, USHA
2432 Ex Parte Alone et al 10898634 - (D) KUMAR 103 LENOVO (US) IP Law LANIER, BENJAMIN E
2448 Ex Parte Brownholtz et al 10894526 - (D) DROESCH 102 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP WHIPPLE, BRIAN P
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Marston 11094851 - (D) FETTING 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP MILLER, ALAN S
3632 Ex Parte Raby 11963828 - (D) KAUFFMAN 103 Schramm-Personal-ACT KING, ANITA M
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3715 Ex Parte Tsukamoto et al 10730095 - (D) SAINDON 101/102 VOLENTINE & WHITT PLLC HU, KANG
3731 Ex Parte Moser et al 11576376 - (D) GREEN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS TANNER, JOCELIN C
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