caveney, bosies, winship

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Gobbi et al 12811515 - (D) FLAX 102/103 41.50 112(1)/112(2)/103 ARENT FOX LLP LOVE, TREVOR M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte Yang et al 13333256 - (D) CHUNG 103 GARLICK & MARKISON (BRCM) MUNG, ON S

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte WIEMKER et al 15304932 - (D) BUI 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS WILLS, DIANE M

2677 Ex Parte Ogino et al 14553054 - (D) DEJMEK 103 SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA C/O KEATING & BENNETT, LLP BATAILLE, FRANTZ

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3611 Ex Parte HUEBEL 14792322 - (D) SONG 103 CROWELL & MORING LLP KNUTSON, JACOB D

3626 Ex Parte Heinze et al 14271719 - (D) LORIN 101 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - MINNEAPOLIS SOREY, ROBERT A

3626 Ex Parte PU et al 12186524 - (D) COURTENAY 101/103 LogicPatents, LLC MORGAN, ROBERT W

3656 Ex Parte MIKI et al 13195050 - (D) CALVE 103 GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS, LLP LUONG, VIN H

3662 Ex Parte Skaff et al 12985470 - (D) LORIN 103 41.50 101 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FG1L HILGENDORF, DALE W

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3722 Ex Parte Luescher 14383584 - (D) BAYAT 102 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP SU, CHWEN-WEI

3742 Ex Parte KAMIJO et al 13079307 - (D) KNIGHT 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. WARD, THOMAS JOHN

3742 Ex Parte SCHWARZ 13525066 - (D) KNIGHT 112(1)/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. TRAN, THIEN S

As an initial matter, we note that an Examiner's burden of proving unpatentability when rejecting claims in a patent application is by a preponderance of the evidence. In re Caveney, 761 F.2d 671, 674 (Fed. Cir. 1985). In order to satisfy this standard, the evidence must demonstrate that it is more likely than not that the alleged facts are actually true. See Bosies v. Benedict, 27 F.3d 539, 542 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (noting that the preponderance of the evidence standard "only requires the fact finder 'to believe that the existence of a fact is more probable than its nonexistence"' (quoting In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358, 371 (1970)). 

Caveney, In re, 761 F.2d 671, 226 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985)   2133.03(b)

Bosies v. Benedict, 27 F.3d 539, 30 USPQ2d 1862 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2138.04

3744 Ex Parte Kondo et al 14002608 - (D) HORNER 103 WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP ROJOHN III, CLAIRE E

3753 Ex Parte Saito et al 10579327 - (D) McCARTHY 103 STETINA BRUNDA GARRED & BRUCKER MURPHY, KEVIN F

3762 Ex Parte Bornhoft et al 13016793 - (D) NEW 101 Medtronic - WK D ABREU, MICHAEL JOSEPH

3775 Ex Parte Bittenson 13435644 - (D) MILLS 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON SIPP,AMYR.

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1767 Ex Parte Rached 13146721 - (D) OWENS 102 103 41.50 103 BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC STANLEY, JANEL

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3732 Ex Parte Stewart 11708742 - (D) PLENZLER 103 103 41.50 103 MARK P. STONE KALACH, BRIANNE E

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Hales et al 13513980 - (D) TOWNSEND 103 Avon Products, Inc. WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL

1674 Ex Parte Farokhzad et al 12376005 - (D) KATZ 112(1)/103 Pabst Patent Group LLP SHIN, DANA H

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1768 Ex Parte Hofmann et al 14122723 - (D) RANGE 112(4)/103 112(2) Covestro LLC RIOJA, MELISSA A

1793 Ex Parte Nir et al 12735880 - (D) NAGUMO 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC GEORGE, PATRICIA ANN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Kyösti et al 13121208 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 BROCK, ROBERTS BROCK, ROBERTS

2141 Ex Parte Wang et al 14364975 - (D) ENGLE 102/103 112(1) Nokia Corporation and Alston & Bird LLP c/o Alston & Bird LLP DRAGOESCU, CLAUDIA B

2144 Ex Parte Hall et al 13657835 - (D) SHAW 112(1)/103 APPLE INC. - Fletcher c/o Fletcher Yoder, PC LEVEL, BARBARA M

2163 Ex Parte ABUELSAAD et al 14076673 - (D) WINSOR 102/103 IBM END IPLA W (GLF) c/o Garg Law Firm, PLLC BLACK, LINH

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2412 Ex Parte Ekpenyong et al 13752863 - (D) McNEILL 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IN CORPORA TED ATKINS JR, GEORGE CAL VIN

2414 Ex Parte Alisawi 14050211 - (D) CURCURI 102/103 NK Patent Law- Seven Networks NGUYEN, STEVEN HD

2424 Ex Parte Humes 14318694 - (D) McNEILL 112(2)/101/102 41.50 101 Christopher R. Humes SHANG, ANNAN Q

2462 Ex Parte Hamzeh et al 14510881 - (D) PYONIN 103 Duft Bornsen & Fettig, LLP DAVENPORT, MON CHERI S

2466 Ex Parte Hagendorf et al 12761885 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 Setter Roche LLP TRAN, THINH D

2497 Ex Parte Petrov et al 14665362 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 SAP SE c/o BUCKLEY, MASCHOFF & TALWALKAR LLC RASHID, HARUNUR

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2628 Ex Parte Stewart et al 14565945 - (D) STRAUSS 103 FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC NGUYEN, KEVIN M

2687 Ex Parte Xiao 13355567 - (D) CHUNG 103 Weihao Xiao WANG, JACK K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2864 Ex Parte Cartier et al 13734075 - (D) McMANUS 101 101 41.50 101 Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C. ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K

2872 Ex Parte KITAGAWA et al 14448313 - (D) DELMENDO 103 HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP DUNNING, RYANS

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte VAKHUTINSKY et al 13101604 - (D) McNEILL 101/103 Potomac Law Group, PLLC (Oracle International) BROCKINGTON III, WILLIAMS

3626 Ex Parte Nikolova-Simons et al 13983643 - (D) WIEDER 103 101 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS REYES, REGINALD R

3627 Ex Parte McGreal 12172028 - (D) COURTENAY 102/103 101 Billion & Armitage - Digital River REFAI, RAMSEY

3629 Ex Parte Bhasin et al 13932748 - (D) DEJMEK 112(1)/103 101/OTDP Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner I Linkedln/Microsoft WHITAKER, ANDREW B

3649 Ex Parte Gray 13776066 - (D) LEE 103 Harter Secrest & Emery LLP HARMON, CHRISTOPHER R

3682 Ex Parte Lyren 13736960 - (D) WINSOR 112(1)/103 101/103 41.50 103 PHILIP S. LYREN, PC SPAR, ILANA L

3683 Ex Parte Farahat et al 13678149 - (D) MORGAN 101 Wolfe-SBMC PADOT, TIMOTHY

3686 Ex Parte Pan 12285839 - (D) WIEDER 103 101 ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE NG, JONATHAN K

3687 Ex Parte Norman et al 13799851 - (D) WIEDER 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP LUDWIG, PETER L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Miller et al 14033688 - (D) PESLAK 103 Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. c/o Frost Brown Todd LLC SEIF, DARIUSH

3724 Ex Parte Kicinski et al 12769485 - (D) BROWN 112(2)/103 103 KLEMCHUK LLP NGUYEN, PHONG H

3737 Ex Parte Masumura 14708062 - (D) JENKS 103/OTDP CANON U.S.A. INC. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DIVISION KISH, JAMES M

3741 Ex Parte Gregg et al 13626511 - (D) HORNER 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. BURKE, THOMAS P

caveney, bosies

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3649 Ex Parte NOMURA et al 13720853 - (D) McCARTHY 103 MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC KRUER, KEVIN R

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3763 Ex Parte Clark 13827417 - (D) OSINSKI 102/103 LAW OFFICE OF LOUIS WOO SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE

An Examiner’s factual finding regarding what a reference discloses must be supported by a preponderance of the evidence.  See In re Caveney, 761 F.2d 671, 674 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (“preponderance of the evidence is the standard that must be met by the PTO in making rejections”).  In order to satisfy this standard, the evidence must demonstrate that it is more likely than not that the alleged facts are actually true.  See Bosies v. Benedict, 27 F.3d 539, 542 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (the preponderance of the evidence standard requires the finder of fact to believe that the existence of a fact is more probable than its nonexistence).

Caveney, In re, 761 F.2d 671, 226 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985)   2133.03(b)

Bosies v. Benedict, 27 F.3d 539, 30 USPQ2d 1862 (Fed. Cir. 1994) 2138.04

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2856 Ex Parte Bedrio 13921934 - (D) McMANUS 102/103 102 MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP FRANK, RODNEY T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3752 Ex Parte Ahearn et al 12398783 - (D) STEPINA 102/103 112(2) 41.50 103 BARLOW, JOSEPHS & HOLMES, LTD. LEE, CHEE-CHONG

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Ex Parte Kopf et al 12470243 - (D) SQUIRE 103 NORRIS MCLAUGHLIN & MARCUS, PA GOLDEN, CHINESSA T

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3688 Ex Parte Theophilis 13599485 - (D) STRAUSS 103 FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP MACASIANO, MARILYN G

3689 Ex Parte Morinville 11003557 - (D) BAYAT 101 LAW OFFICES OF MARK L. BERRIER NGUYEN, TAN D

3696 Ex Parte Blewett et al 12646419 - (D) SHIANG 112(1)/103 101 AT & T Legal Department - FKM DEGA, MURALI K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Farb 13057767 - (D) BAHR 112(1) 102/103 41.50 112(2) M. Daniel Farb ADJAGBE, MAXIME M

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1725 Ex Parte Venkatachalam et al 13755263 - (D) SQUIRE 103 CHRISTENSEN, FONDER, DARDI & HERBERT PLLC BUCHANAN, JACOB

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2812 Ex Parte Xu et al 14373628 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Christensen, Fonder, Dardi & Herbert PLLC GARBER, CHARLES D

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2463 Ex parte INTELLECTUAL VENTURES I, LLC, Appellant and Patent Owner Ex Parte 5790793 et al 90013677 - (D) McKEOWN 102 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: JAMES W. MILLER, ATTORNEY DESAI, RACHNA SINGH original RINEHART, MARK H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2693 Ex parte HAN DINGNAN Ex Parte 8976127 et al 13202574 90013699 - (D) HOFF 103 HAN DINGNAN BONSHOCK, DENNIS G original NGUYEN, KIMNHUNG T

caveney

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2169 Ex Parte Kosuru 13460072 - (D) HOWARD 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise ALLEN, BRITTANY N

See In re Caveney, 761 F.2d 671, 674 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (Examiner’s burden of proving non-patentability is by a preponderance of the evidence)

Caveney, In re, 761 F.2d 671, 226 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985)   2133.03(b)

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2859 Ex Parte SADAYUKI et al 13297551 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 McDermott Will and Emery LLP PELTON, NATHANIEL R

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 Ex Parte Aadal et al 13387094 - (D) FREDMAN 103 MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. EPPS -SMITH, JANET L

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2141 Ex Parte Baron et al 13436099 - (D) SILVERMAN 103 Bejin Bieneman PLC Ford Global Technologies, LLC CASILLAS, ROLAND J

2177 Ex Parte Pokala et al 11775617 - (D) BUI 103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (Ca. Inc.) FABER, DAVID

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Daly 12491876 - (D) BUI 103 Seed IP Law Group LLP/EchoStar (290110) CORBO, NICHOLAS T

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 Ex Parte MIYAZAKI 12755946 - (D) FENICK 103 41.50 103 Paratus Law Group, PLLC TAYLOR JR, DUANE N

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Kneisl 11308515 - (D) HOELTER 103 SCHLUMBERGER ROSHARON CAMPUS PARSLEY, DAVID J

3654 Ex Parte Furukawa et al 12449447 - (D) HOFFMANN 103 GATES CORPORATION TRUONG, MINH D

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Bouvier et al 13639434 - (D) CALVE 103 NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL

porter, caveney

custom search

REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Nagano et al 10488804 - (D) HASTINGS 103 FASSE PATENT ATTORNEYS, P.A. FELTON, AILEEN BAKER

1756 Ex Parte BOITNOTT et al 11669763 - (D) DELMENDO 103 LAW OFFICES OF CHARLES GUENZER ATTN: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte VENKATESWARAN et al 11559470 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102 McDermott Will & Emery LLP (GTH) BROWN, SHEREE N

2167 Ex Parte Jung et al 11487595 - (D) LEE 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC UDDIN, MOHAMMED R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Mazzochette 11445611 - (D) BUI 103 Cantor Colburn LLP-LSG SAYADIAN, HRAYR

2837 Ex Parte Aas et al 12234345 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY RO, BENTSU

2881 Ex Parte Hyde et al 12384478 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE

2884 Ex Parte Kalveram et al 11838950 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103 KRIEG DEVAULT/ROCHE IGYARTO, CAROLYN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Daimer 12202957 - (D) GREENHUT 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP NGUYEN, HUNG D

“Of course, the absence of evidence is not the same as evidence of absence.” Porter v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 663 F. 3d 1242, 1264 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (O’Malley, J., concurring-in-part, dissenting-in-part)(internal quotations and citations omitted). The Examiner’s rejections, being unsupported by a preponderance of the evidence, cannot be sustained. In re Caveney, 761 F.2d 671, 674, (Fed.Cir.1985) (A preponderance of the evidence must show nonpatentability before the PTO may reject the claims of a patent application).

Caveney, In re, 761 F.2d 671, 226 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 2133.03(b)

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2166 Ex Parte Maghoul et al 11838850 - (D) COURTENAY 103 103 HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG BECKER BINGHAM WONG/Yahoo! HOSSEINI, REZA

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2838 Ex Parte Falk et al 12322897 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 102 ESCHWEILER & ASSOCIATES, LLC GBLENDE, JEFFREY A

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Jung et al 11241868 - (D) GRIMES 103 Constellation Law Group, PLLC CLOW, LORI A

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1741 Ex Parte Danielson et al 11652964 - (D) WARREN 103 CORNING INCORPORATED SNELTING, ERIN LYNN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2155 Ex Parte Boydstun et al 11673982 - (D) DIXON 102(e)/103 Siemens Corporation WONG, HUEN

2163 Ex Parte Chang et al 12132783 - (D) COURTENAY 102(e)/103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. VY, HUNG T

2185 Ex Parte Berger et al 11861814 - (D) FINK 102/103 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION DILLON, SAMUEL A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2624 Ex Parte Ha et al 11411915 - (D) DIXON 103 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP (WA) MOORAD, WASEEM

2646 Ex Parte Trujillo 11272291 - (D) WEINSCHENK 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP AJAYI, JOEL

2657 Ex Parte Bennett et al 11932250 - (D) HUGHES 112(1)/112(2) 103 Holland & Knight LLP LERNER, MARTIN

2673 Ex Parte Li et al 12151803 - (D) POLLOCK 103 InfoPrint Solutions/ Blakely ZIMMERMAN, MARK K

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 Ex Parte Kim et al 12212021 - (D) OWENS 102(e)/103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL CHAN, KAWING

2883 Ex Parte Minkovich et al 11989289 - (D) GARRIS 103 ROSENBERG, KLEIN & LEE TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH

2899 Ex Parte Di Cioccio et al 10519406 - (D) HANLON 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. SNOW, COLLEEN ERIN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Munn et al 12482097 - (D) GREENHUT 103 ULMER & BERNE, LLP DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED 
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1724 Ex parte MATRIX ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC, Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 5874001 et al 08/710,091 90009965 - (D) PAK 102/103 Harter Secrest & Emery LLP JOHNSON, JERRY D original HOEY, BETSEY MORRISON

aslanian, baum, caveney

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1758 Ex Parte Peterman et al 10711327 - (D) HASTINGS 102 NUPAT, LLC DAM, DUSTIN Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Rothermel et al 11027578 - (D) MEDLOCK 102 FOUNTAINHEAD LAW GROUP, PC ABDELSALAM, FATHI K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Kaneko 11167222 - (D) GROSSMAN 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. LIM, SENG HENG

A drawing or illustration “can be cited against the claims of a utility patent application even though the feature shown in the drawing was unintended or unexplained.” In re Aslanian, 590 F.2d 911, 914 (CCPA 1979). However, like all references, a drawing or illustration is evaluated and applied on the basis of what it reasonably discloses and suggests to a person having ordinary skill in the relevant technology. In re Baum, 374 F.2d 1004, 1009 (CCPA 1967). An Examiner’s factual finding regarding what any reference discloses must be supported by a preponderance of the evidence. In re Caveney, 761 F.2d 671, 674 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (“preponderance of the evidence is the standard that must be met by the PTO in making rejections”). A preponderance of the evidence is evidence that is more convincing than the opposing evidence. See, C. McCormick, McCormick on Evidence § 339 (2d ed. 1972) ("[E]vidence preponderates when it is more convincing to the trier than the opposing evidence." McCormick, supra, at 793).

Aslanian, In re, 590 F.2d 911, 200 USPQ 500 (CCPA 1979) 2125

Caveney, In re, 761 F.2d 671, 226 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 2133.03(b)

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3718 Ex Parte Smith 11207194 - (D) HILL 103 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. PIERCE, DAMON JOSEPH

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Gosselin 11478372 - (D) McKELVEY 103 Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS

1785 Ex Parte Haese et al 11312162 - (D) OBERMANN 103 NOVAK DRUCE CONNOLLY BOVE + QUIGG LLP HIGGINS, GERARD T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3723 Ex Parte Grez et al 11022910 - (D) HILL 103 Philips Electronics KARLS, SHAY LYNN

FEDERAL CIRCUIT

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3695 IN RE ANTHONY JEREMIAH BAYNE 2012-1640 11/871,I12 PER CURIAM 103 ANTHONY JEREMIAH BAYNE DASS, HARISH T

caveney, oetiker

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2413 Ex Parte Kowalski 11893578 - (D) DROESCH 103 SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. C/O LAW OFFICE OF GERALD MALISZEWSKI GREY, CHRISTOPHER P

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3651 Ex Parte Herzog 11181287 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 OSTROLENK FABER LLP SINGH, KAVEL

An Examiner’s factual finding regarding what a reference discloses must be supported by a preponderance of the evidence. See In re Caveney, 761 F.2d 671, 674 (Fed. Cir. 1985) (“preponderance of the evidence is the standard that must be met by the PTO in making rejections”); see also In re Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443, 1449 (Fed. Cir. 1992) (Plager, J., concurring) (“In rejecting an application, factual determinations by the PTO must be based on a preponderance of the evidence, and legal conclusions must be correct.”)

Caveney, In re, 761 F.2d 671, 226 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985) 2133.03(b)

Oetiker, In re, 977 F.2d 1443, 24 USPQ2d 1443 (Fed. Cir. 1992) 707.07(f) , 716.01(d) , 1504.01(a) , , 2107.02, 2142, 2145, 2164.07

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2176 Ex Parte Parasu 11251767 - (D) MacDONALD 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Cisco c/o Leon R Turkevich SMITH, BENJAMIN J

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Gertzmann et al 11407818 - (D) OBERMANN 103 CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ, LLP NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS

1787 Ex Parte Smith 11223127 - (D) FRANKLIN 112(1)/112(2)/103 NOVAK, DRUCE + QUIGG L.L.P. - PERGO HUANG, CHENG YUAN

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Sundaram et al 11644474 - (D) GONSALVES 102/103 Mission/BSTZ BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN WONG, TITUS

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Covell et al 10698812 - (D) CALDWELL 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HOANG, HIEU T

2465 Ex Parte Fairhurst et al 11634572 - (D) EVANS 103 NET NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, LLC HSU, ALPUS

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2662 Ex Parte Lin et al 11320656 - (D) GONSALVES 102/103 RABIN & Berdo, PC OSINSKI, MICHAEL S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Ahuja et al 11054546 - (D) KUMAR 103 Baker & Hostetler LLP MAI, TIEN HUNG

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 3726 Ex Parte Anzini et al 11147559 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 102/103 McCarter & English LLP OMGBA, ESSAMA  

REHEARING  

DENIED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte Daniels et al 11179950 - (D) NEW 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP KUMAR, ANIL N

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3634 TITAN MARKETING, LLC Requester, Respondent v. TC DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant 95001438 6575310 09/780,553 SONG 103 Husch Blackwell LLP Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP Welsh & Katz ENGLISH, PETER C original GIBSON, ROBERT W

GRANTED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 CNH AMERICA LLC Requester, Cross-Appellant, Respondent v. LEO A. METZGER Patent Owner, Appellant, Respondent 95000115 6523333 09/731,145 SONG 103 ICE MILLER LLP ROGER A. GILCREST CLARKE, SARA SACHIE original FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD

spada, corkill, caveney, johnson, leshin, agilent

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Lin et al 10/800,622 PRATS 103(a) BACON & THOMAS, PLLC EXAMINER EBRAHIM, NABILA G
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1726 Ex Parte Dewey 10/864,716 GARRIS 103(a) MILLER IP GROUP, PLC EXAMINER APICELLA, KARIE O

1776 Ex Parte Ostein et al 10/480,946 FRANKLIN 103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. EXAMINER WU, IVES J

Under such circumstances, we are persuaded by Appellants of error in the Examiner’s rejections for lacking sufficient motivation to combine. After evidence or argument is submitted by the applicant in response
to the Examiner’s case, patentability is determined on the totality of the record, by a preponderance of evidence with due consideration to persuasiveness of argument. In re Spada, 911 F.2d 705, 707 n.3 (Fed. Cir. 1990); In re Corkill, 771 F.2d 1496, 1500 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Caveny, 761 F.2d 671, 674 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Johnson, 747 F.2d 1456, 1460 (Fed. Cir. 1984).
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3677 Ex Parte Suh 11/684,026 LEE 103(a) COATS & BENNETT/SONY ERICSSON EXAMINER SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte Sawano et al 11/011,492 HORNER 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, P.C. EXAMINER AHMED, MASUD
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Liversidge et al 11/377,650 GRIMES 103(a) Elan Drug Delivery, Inc. c/o Foley & Lardner EXAMINER SAMALA, JAGADISHWAR RAO
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Bailey et al 10/943,688 HASTINGS 103(a) MICHAEL C. POPHAL EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY INC EXAMINER CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 11/191,415 DANG 102(b)/103(a) IBM CORPORATION EXAMINER CHOI, YUK TING
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Lamstein 11/024,398 SAINDON 102(b)/103(a) Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC EXAMINER PRICE JR, RICHARD THOMAS

Cf. In re Leshin, 277 F.2d 197, 199 (CCPA 1960) (the selection of a known material based upon its suitability for the intended use is a design consideration within the skill of the art).
AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1645 Ex Parte Turkel et al 11/039,506 PRATS obviousness-type double patenting/102(b)/103(a) Stephen Donovan Allergan, Inc. EXAMINER FORD, VANESSA L

It is well settled that the “very essence of inherency is that one of ordinary skill in the art would recognize that a reference unavoidably teaches the property in question.” Agilent Technologies, Inc. v. Affymetrix, Inc., 567 F.3d 1366, 1383 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (emphasis added).
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Ueberschar et al 10/783,864 NAGUMO 103(a) Todd T. Taylor Taylor & Aust, P.C. EXAMINER BAREFORD, KATHERINE A
2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Gambino et al 10/163,884 HORNER 101/103(a) Thomas M. Galgano EXAMINER SHEPARD, JUSTIN E

2456 Ex Parte Ball et al 10/677,797 ROBERTSON 103(a) CESARI AND MCKENNA, LLP EXAMINER BATES, KEVIN T
2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Huckins 11/481,319 BAUMEISTER 103(a) TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. EXAMINER SANTIAGO CORDERO, MARIVELISSE
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Moses 11/113,425 KIM 112(2)/103(a) Manuel Brad Moses EXAMINER JOHNS, CHRISTOPHER C

3682 Ex Parte Adams et al 10/865,998 MOHANTY 102(b)/103(a) SAP / FINNEGAN, HENDERSON LLP EXAMINER HOAR, COLLEEN A
REHEARING

DENIED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1762 Ex Parte Kesavan et al 11/243,144 WALSH 103(a) Kevin E Mcveigh RHODIA INC. EXAMINER METZMAIER, DANIEL S

caveney, bosies, papesch

REVERSED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1716 Ex Parte Keum et al 10/619,512 TIMM 103(a) CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP EXAMINER KACKAR, RAM N

1727 Ex Parte Vyas et al 11/068,489 GARRIS 103(a) MILLER IP GROUP, PLC GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION EXAMINER LAIOS, MARIA J

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2832 Ex Parte Ludwig 10/703,023 JEFFERY 102(e) Lester F. Ludwig EXAMINER FLETCHER, MARLON T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Vanderhye 10/970,991 SPAHN 112(2)/103(a) ROBERT A. VANDERHYE EXAMINER PARSLEY, DAVID J

3655 Ex Parte Gmirya 10/621,129 SILVERBERG 102(b)/103(a) Carlson, Gaskey, & Olds, P.C./Sikorsky EXAMINER PANG, ROGER L

An examiner's burden of proving unpatentability when rejecting claims in a patent application is by a preponderance of the evidence. In re Caveney, 761 F.2d 671, 674 (Fed. Cir. 1985). In order to satisfy this standard, the evidence must demonstrate that it is more likely than not that the alleged facts are actually true. See Bosies v. Benedict, 27 F.3d 539, 541-42 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (the preponderance of the evidence standard requires the finder of fact to believe that the existence of a fact is more probable than its nonexistence).

Caveney, In re, 761 F.2d 671, 226 USPQ 1 (Fed. Cir. 1985) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2133.03(b)

Bosies v. Benedict, 27 F.3d 539, 30 USPQ2d 1862 (Fed. Cir. 1994) . . . . . . . 2138.04

3682 Ex Parte Levy et al 10/028,751 FETTING 102(b)/103(a) Foley & Lardner LLP EXAMINER BROWN, ALVIN L

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Johnson et al 10/969,392 SPAHN 103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER NGUYEN, PHONG H

3743 Ex Parte Srinivasachar et al 10/961,697 BAHR 103(a) MICHAUD-KINNEY GROUP LLP EXAMINER RINEHART, KENNETH

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Stumvoll et al 10/027,625 GRIMES 102(b)/103(a) PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR, LLP EXAMINER ROONEY, NORA MAUREEN

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3643 Ex Parte Yoneda et al 10/203,620 FETTING 103(a) KRATZ, QUINTOS & HANSON, LLP EXAMINER VALENTI, ANDREA M

3682 Ex Parte Hind et al 09/859,359 FETTING 103(a) MOORE & VAN ALLEN, PLLC For IBM EXAMINER BOVEJA, NAMRATA

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Everett 10/932,523 SPAHN 103(a) Christopher M. Goff EXAMINER PAYER, HWEI SIU CHOU

3727 Ex Parte Nouvel 11/785,758 BAHR 103(a) PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN, LLP EXAMINER SHAKERI, HADI

REEXAMINATION

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

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3672 TESCO CORPORATION Requester and Cross-Appellant v. Patent of WEATHERFORD/LAMB, INC. Patent Owner and Appellant 95/001,117 7,213,656 LEBOVITZ 103(a) FOR PATENT OWNER: MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: BRACEWELL & GIULIANI EXAMINER ENGLISH, PETER C original EXAMINER STEPHENSON, DANIEL P

AFFIRMED

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1743 Ex Parte Fregonese et al 11/233,638 GARRIS 103(a) Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus P.A. EXAMINER HEITBRINK, JILL LYNNE

1761 Ex Parte Shoaf et al 10/738,960 GUEST 103(a) DORITY & MANNING, P.A. EXAMINER DELCOTTO, GREGORY R

See In re Papesch, 315 F.2d 381, 391 (CCPA 1963) (“a compound and all of its properties are inseparable”).

Papesch, In re, 315 F.2d 381, 137 USPQ 43 (CCPA 1963) . . . . .716.02(a), 2141.02, 2144.08, 2144.09

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2478 Ex Parte Ortiz et al 10/174,597 LUCAS 103(a) Milton S. Sales Eastman Kodak Company EXAMINER BRUCKART, BENJAMIN R

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2823 Ex Parte Ahn et al 11/372,597 RUGGIERO 103(a) STETINA BRUNDA GARRED & BRUCKER EXAMINER CLARK, SHEILA V

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3625 Ex Parte Costa 10/420,350 FETTING 112(1) AT&T Legal Department - GMG EXAMINER SHAH, AMEE A

3626 Ex Parte Vonk et al 09/881,041 FETTING 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) David W. Highet, VP & Chief IP Counsel Becton, Dickinson and Company EXAMINER SEREBOFF, NEAL

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3761 Ex Parte Pesce et al 11/106,402 SILVERBERG 102(e)/103(a) THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY EXAMINER ZALUKAEVA, TATYANA

3764 Ex Parte Datta 10/836,489 BAHR 103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. EXAMINER ANDERSON, CATHARINE L

REHEARING

DENIED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1615 Ex Parte Bubnis et al 11/090,486 PRATS 102 WYETH LLC EXAMINER WAX, ROBERT A

NEW

REVERSED

2629 Ex Parte Aufranc et al 10/693,287 NAPPI 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER SIM, YONG H

3742 Ex Parte Haas et al 11/162,615 SILVERBERG 103(a) BARNES & THORNBURG LLP EXAMINER PAIK, SANG YEOP

3685 Ex Parte Lundvik et al 11/220,380 FETTING 112(1)/103(a) ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. EXAMINER QAYYUM, ZESHAN

3762 Ex Parte Phillips et al 10/693,001 SILVERBERG 103(a) SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A. EXAMINER MANUEL, GEORGE C

3627 Ex Parte Todd et al 09/962,408 FETTING 112(2)/103(a) EMC CORPORATION c/o DALY, CROWLEY, MOFFORD & DURKEE, LLP EXAMINER SHAAWAT, MUSSA A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3691 Ex Parte Karaoguz et al 10/667,036 FETTING 103(a) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD EXAMINER HAMILTON, LALITA M

AFFIRMED

3691 Ex Parte Gilbert 09/728,152 FETTING 103(a) PITNEY BOWES INC. EXAMINER KAZIMI, HANI M

2193 Ex Parte Nanja et al 10/327,848 BARRY 103(a) Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC EXAMINER VU, TUAN A

3684 Ex Parte Phelan et al 10/112,208 FETTING 102(b)/103(a) CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP EXAMINER VIZVARY, GERALD C

3628 Ex Parte Ryan et al 10/707,509 FETTING 103(a) PITNEY BOWES INC. EXAMINER VETTER, DANIEL

3686 Ex Parte Vanderveen et al 10/361,704 FETTING 102(b) McDermott Will & Emery LLP EXAMINER RANGREJ, SHEETAL