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Reversed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1612 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION 16302022 LEBOVITZ 103 VIKSNINS HARRIS PADYS MALEN LLP PETRITSCH, AMANDA MICHELLE
1616 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 16690956 FREDMAN 103 Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP SAEED, ALI S
1622 European Molecular Biology Laboratory 16069824 GRIMES 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. HAVLIN, ROBERT H
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED 16065980 GRIMES 112(1)/102/103 Dority & Manning, P.A. and Techtronic Cordless GP MARKOFF, ALEXANDER
1735 ArcelorMittal 15560468 REN Concurring OWENS 103 Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC SMITH, CATHERINE P
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2116 Johnson Controls Technology Company 16833000 MURPHY Concurring SHIANG 103 Johnson Controls, Inc./Fletcher c/o Fletcher Yoder PC SIDDIQUEE, TAMEEM
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2438 International Business Machines Corporation 17016843 MCKEOWN 103 IBM CORPORATION WHITE, JOSHUA RAYMOND
Tech Center 2600 Communications
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2895 Infineon Technologies AG 16909575 TIMM 102/103 MURPHY, BILAK & HOMILLER/INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES CHANG, JAY C
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3774 C LindheXtend AB 16627853 SCHOPFER 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE
3797 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16963869 WOODS 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS ALDARRAJI, ZAINAB MOHAMMED
Affirmed-in-Part
Affirmed-in-Part
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Samuel Moss 16136432 THOMAS 112(1)/112(2)/101 112(1)/112(2) Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC RITCHIE, DARLENE M
Additionally, as the Federal Circuit has stated, “[t]o violate [35 U.S.C. §] 101 [,] the claimed device must be totally incapable of achieving a useful result.” Brooktree Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 977 F.2d 1555, 1571 (Fed. Cir. 1992). See also E.I. du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Berkley & Co., 620 F.2d 1247, 1260 n.17 (8th Cir. 1980) (“A small degree of utility is sufficient . . . . The claimed invention must only be capable of performing some beneficial function . . . . In short, the defense of non-utility cannot be sustained without proof of total incapacity.”). Even if an invention is only partially successful in achieving a useful result, a rejection of the claimed invention as a whole based on a lack of utility is not appropriate. See In re Brana, 51 F.3d 1560 (Fed. Cir. 1995); see also In re Gardner, 475 F.2d 1389 (CCPA 1973), reh’g denied, 480 F.2d 879 (CCPA 1973); see also In re Marzocchi, 439 F.2d 220 (CCPA 1971).
Brooktree Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 977 F.2d 1555, 24 USPQ2d 1401 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 2107.01
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Berkley and Co., 620 F.2d 1247, 205 USPQ 1 (8th Cir. 1980) 2107.01
Brana, In re, 51 F.3d 1560, 34 USPQ2d 1436 (Fed. Cir. 1995) 2107.01 , 2107.03 , 2164.01(c) , 2107.02 , 2164.02 , 2164.04 , 2164.07
Gardner, In re, 475 F.2d 1389, 177 USPQ 396 (CCPA 1973) 601.01(d) , 2107.01 , 2107.03 , 2163
Marzocchi, In re, 439 F.2d 220, 169 USPQ 367 (CCPA 1971) 2107.01 , 2107.02 , 2124 , 2163 , 2163.04 , 2164.03 , 2164.04 , 2164.08
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3655 BEL USA LLC 16412088 STEPINA 103 103 Mayback IP Law, P.A. RANDAZZO, THOMAS
Affirmed
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 The Procter & Gamble Company 16000290 SCHNEIDER 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHICKOS, SARAH J
1631 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 15147563 NEW 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P. SCHUBERG, LAURA J
1653 Wouter Van't Hof 14070075 WISZ 103 TAROLLI, SUNDHEIM, COVELL & TUMMINO L.L.P LANDAU, SHARMILA GOLLAMUDI
1678 Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. 14938307 FREDMAN 102/103 Roche RMS / Charney IP Law NGUYEN, NAM P
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2116 PicoBrew, LLC 16449422 ZADO 112(2)/101/103 PicoBrew, Inc. Krajec Patent Offices, LLC SKRZYCKI, JONATHAN MICHAEL
2171 Apple Inc. 17240485 CRAIG 103 DLA Piper LLP (US) – Apple SHEN, SAMUEL
Affirmed 2414 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16047448 DEJMEK 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M
Affirmed 2414 Comcast Cable Communications, LLC 16047448 DEJMEK 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2896 Texas Instruments Incorporated 15463246 ROBERTSON 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED PATERSON, BRIGITTE A
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3694 Hartford Fire Insurance Company 16214460 BUI 101 BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC YONO, RAVEN E
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3796 HeartWare, Inc. 16296510 STAICOVICI 101 Medtronic, Inc/ Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A PORTER, JR, GARY A
3798 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 16471165 HILL 102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L
Reexamination
Affirmed
Affirmed
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2842 RFMICRON INC. et al. 90019057 9,825,608 14/150,392 ENGLE 102/103 103 GARLICK & MARKISON (RFM) For Third Party Requester: PERKINS COIE-LLP -SEA GENERAL TON, MY TRANG
Reissue
Granted
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2439 McAfee, LLC 16264667 HOMERE 103 HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN, LLC (McAfee) LE, CANH
Denied
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. et al. 15449502 HASTINGS 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2175 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 17357480 CRAIG 103 Cuenot, Forsythe & Kim, LLC LU, HWEI-MIN