REVERSED
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1714 Ex Parte Schauer et al 12386220 - (D) KENNEDY 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. SONG, MATTHEW J
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2828 Ex Parte FORREST et al 12511797 - (D) WILSON 103 Morgan Lewis & Bockuis, LLP - UDC HAGAN, SEAN P
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3742 Ex Parte Ertmer 12403240 - (D) KERINS 103 FLETCHER YODER (ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.) TRAN, THIEN S
3748 Ex Parte Donaldson et al 11589822 - (D) REIMERS 102/103 CATERPILLAR/FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, L.L.P. TRAN, BINH Q
AFFIRMED-IN-PART
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1733 Ex Parte Helmick et al 13226126 - (D) HASTINGS 103 103 General Electric Company KIECHLE, CAITLIN ANNE
1755 Ex Parte MURATA et al 12270978 - (D) NAGUMO 112(2)/103 112(1)/103 MOTS LAW, PLLC TRINH, THANH TRUC
The Federal Circuit has explained that, on appeal, the appellant must not only show the existence of error, but also that the error was harmful because it affected the decision below. In re Chapman, 595 F.3d 1330, 1338 (Fed. Cir. 2010), quoting Shinseki v. Sanders, 556 U.S. 396, 409 (2009) (“the burden of showing that an error is harmful normally falls upon the party attacking the agency’s determination.”).
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The Examiner’s reliance on the case Gardner v. TEC Systems, Inc., 725 F2d 1338 (Fed. Cir. 1984) is unavailing. Obviousness is a legal conclusion based on the facts of each case. As the Federal Circuit explained, “[p]recedent cannot establish facts.” Case v. CPC Int’l, Inc., 730 F.2d 745, 750 (Fed. Cir. 1984). Gardner, which addressed the obviousness of an apparatus for drying printed materials on glossy papers (as in many periodicals), does not concern the materials and dimensions of solar cells relevant to the present appeal.
Gardner v. TEC Systems, Inc., 725 F.2d 1338, 220 USPQ 777 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 2144.04
Case v. CPC Int’l Inc., 730 F.2d 745, 221 USPQ 196 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 2301.03
1764 Ex Parte Fuhry et al 12963045 - (D) SMITH 102 102 PPG Industries, Inc. REDDY, KARUNA P
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2185 Ex Parte Sun et al 12521987 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 112(2)/103 NXP B.V. MYERS, PAUL R
2191 Ex Parte Song et al 12488905 - (D) HOMERE 103 103 41.50 103 MARSH FISCHMANN & BREYFOGLE LLP Oracle formerly d/b/a Sun Microsystems ZHEN, WEI Y
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2673 Ex Parte Silverbrook et al 12954900 - (D) ZADO 103 103 SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD PHAM, THIERRY L
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3646 Ex Parte Ahlfeld et al 12215671 - (D) BROWN 103 102 TerraPower, LLC O'CONNOR, MARSHALL P
3663 Ex Parte He et al 12182904 - (D) BAHR 103 102 HONEYWELL/IFL TISSOT, ADAM D
3691 Ex Parte Dawson et al 11755800 - (D) FISCHETTI 112(2)/103 103 ROBERTS MLOTKOWSKI SAFRAN & COLE, P.C. POINVIL, FRANTZY
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3781 Ex Parte MITCHELL et al 12642978 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 103 ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT MATHEW, FENN C
AFFIRMED
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1633 Ex Parte Tanaka et al 11303082 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP HIRIYANNA, KELAGINAMANE T
1633 Ex Parte Yu et al 11526927 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103/double patenting KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP POPA, ILEANA
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1743 Ex Parte Neter et al 12085793 - (D) FRANKLIN 102 SIMPSON & SIMPSON, PLLC SULTANA, NAHIDA
1761 Ex Parte Fruge et al 12743719 - (D) HASTINGS 102/103 W.R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. DIGGS, TANISHA
1772 Ex Parte Van Westrenen et al 12743280 - (D) NAGUMO 103 SHELL OIL COMPANY NGUYEN, TAM M
1784 Ex Parte Creech et al 13295900 - (D) McSHANE 103 Krieg DeVault LLP ZIMMERMAN, JOHN J
1787 Ex Parte SALNIKOV et al 12611374 - (D) TIMM 102 112(1) 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY JACKSON, MONIQUE R
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2172 Ex Parte OSULLIVAN et al 12015270 - (D) COURTENAY 101/102/103/double patenting CRGO LAW STEVEN M. GREENBERG THATCHER, PAUL A
2181 Ex Parte Gao et al 11935429 - (D) DROESCH 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A.
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2642 Ex Parte Lee 12455049 - (D) DIXON 103 DOCKET CLERK FANG, PAKEE
2699 Ex Parte Espelien 11973477 - (D) NEW 103 PacketVideo Corp. JOHNSON, GERALD
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2876 Ex Parte Pasik et al 11584239 - (D) PAK 103 HONEYWELL/ADDITON ELLIS, SUEZU Y
2886 Ex Parte Kare 12074247 - (D) OWENS 101 112(1) INTELLECTUAL VENTURES - ISF HANSEN, JONATHAN M
REEXAMINATION
AFFIRMED
2742 Ex parte RONALD A. KATZ TECHNOLOGY LICENSING L.P. Appellant Ex Parte 5,684,863 et al 08/476,662 90012407 - (D) CHEN 103 COOLEY LLP Third Party Requester: NDQ SPECIAL REEXAM GROUP MCNEIL, JENNIFER C original BROWN, THOMAS
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3626 Ex Parte AMERITOX, LTD. Appellant Ex Parte 8359207 et al 11/949,407 90012861 - (D) CHEN 102/103 FOR PATENT OWNER: Perkins Coie LLP - CHI General THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: SHEPPERD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP TARAE, CATHERINE MICHELLE original COBANOGLU, DILEK B
