chester

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1798 Ex Parte Kressirer et al 14031090 - (D) INGLESE 103 Dugan and Dugan PC GORDON, BRIAN R

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Somasundaran et al 13214291 - (D) SAADAT 103 RAAB, CHRISTOPHER J

2182 Ex Parte Moskovich et al 13979859 - (D) BUSCH 103 NXP USA, Inc. CALDWELL, ANDREW T

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2486 Ex Parte COBB et al 13839587 - (D) BUSCH 103 COOLEY LLP BILLAH, MASUM

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Fursund et al 14644830 - (D) BARRY 103 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP LHYMN, SARAH

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2868 Ex Parte Evans et al 12833500 - (D) OGDEN 103 MENDELSOHN DUNLEAVY, P.C. ZAKARIA, AKM

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 Ex Parte Hoff 11830911 - (D) SILVERMAN 101/103 BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP CHOY, PAN G

Chester v. Miller, 906 F.2d 1574, 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (Section 132 “is violated when the rejection is so uninformative that it prevents the applicant from recognizing and seeking to counter the grounds for rejection.”) 

3685 Ex Parte HWANG et al samsung 13216771 - (D) KHAN 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. NIGH, JAMES D 

3685 Ex Parte Matsushima et al 10048546 - (D) INGLESE 112(1)/112(2) WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK L.L.P. SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3739 Ex Parte Sharp et al 13028810 - (D) FREDMAN 103 Covidien LP VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A

3744 Ex Parte Bulja et al 14272190 - (D) BROWN 103 ConocoPhillips Company SHAIKH, MERAJ A

3748 Ex Parte Nielsen et al 13994640 - (D) STAICOVICI 102/103 Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (Vestas Wind Systems) STANEK, KELSEY L

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2477 Ex Parte Jeong et al 13946825 - (D) STRAUSS 103 103 DOCKET CLERK REDDIVALAM, SRINIVASA R

2491 Ex Parte Harkins 13783001 - (D) CUTITTA dissenting-in-part THOMAS 103 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise FAROOQUI, QUAZI

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2634 Ex Parte BURR 14567034 - (D) SHIANG 103 103 Jordan IP Law, LLC HAILEGIORGIS, FITWI Y

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3745 Ex Parte Malmborg et al 13248350 - (D) HOFFMANN 102/103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY MIKUS, JASON

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1616 Ex Parte TANNER 13781896 - (D) JENKS 103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY CHUI, MEI PING

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Koenigsmann 12737905 - (D) TIMM 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP ARCIERO, ADAM A

1773 Ex Parte Montemurro 13498869 - (D) HANLON 103 Silvia Salvadori, P.C. STELLING, LUCAS A

1778 Ex Parte Johnson et al 13655179 - (D) OWENS 103 Merchant Rr &Gold Donaldson KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2482 Ex Parte WYATT et al 13025082 - (D) BUSCH 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP/NVIDIA VAZQUEZ COLON, MARIA E

 2491 Ex Parte Carter 13479539 - (D) GALLIGAN 102/103 WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP/ APPLE INC. POPHAM, JEFFREY D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2623 Ex Parte Malhotra et al 13232429 - (D) SHAW 103 41.50 103 VERIZON PATEL, PREMAL R 
2654 Ex Parte Gautama 14520090 - (D) KRIVAK 112(6)/103 NXP B.V. SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN

2663 Ex Parte Lin et al 13435649 - (D) MORGAN 103 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. KURTZ, BENJAMIN M

2694 Ex Parte Yamamoto et al 14066742 - (D) PINKERTON 103 MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (DC) MARINELLI, PATRICK

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2825 Ex Parte SONG et al 14499149 - (D) OGDEN 102/103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C./QUALCOMM BUI, THA-O H

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Toomer et al 11925181 - (D) MEDLOCK 103 101 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP POUNCIL, DARNELL A

3626 Ex Parte Aspen et al 12359079 - (D) POTHIER 112(1)/102/103 112(1)/101 Patterson & Sheridan - The Boeing Company PAULSON, SHEETAL R.

3643 Ex Parte Harwood 13683700 - (D) DOUGAL dissenting McCARTHY 103 MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP STAMFORD NGUYEN, SON T

3649 Ex Parte Hearnes et al 13737489 - (D) HOELTER 101 Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (United Parcel Service, Inc.) BORISSOV, IGORN

3683 Ex Parte Carlson et al 13274231 - (D) CRAWFORD 101/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP/VISA AUSTIN, JAMIE H

3688 Ex Parte Biswas et al 12273925 - (D) BUSCH 103 101/103 Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Adobe Systems, Inc. 58083 REAGAN, JAMES A

3691 Ex Parte Lindelsee et al 13009177 - (D) KHAN 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTONLLP/VISA  PRESTON, JOHN 0

3693 Ex Parte Cunningham et al 14012997 - (D) CUTITTA Dissenting MOORE 101 WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI WEISBERGER, RICHARD C

3696 Ex Parte Shirey et al 13271122 - (D) HOFFMANN 101 Jackson Walker LLP PATEL, JAGDISH

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 3748 Ex Parte Cohen-Solal et al 13580387 - (D) Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 101 WILLIAMS, TERESA S

Jung, chester, jung

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Maguire 12731554 - (D) WARREN 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL LAIOS, MARIA J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2447 Ex Parte Haruna et al 12418383 - (D) GUIJT 103 Ditthavong & Steiner, P.C. JOSHI, SURAJ M

The Examiner’s notice requirement “is violated when a rejection is so uninformative that it prevents the applicant from recognizing and seeking to counter the grounds for rejection.” In re Jung, 637 F.3d 1356, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (citing Chester v. Miller, 906 F.2d 1574, 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1990)).

Jung, In re, 637 F.3d 1356, 98 USPQ2d 1174 (Fed. Cir. 2011) 1205.02

2482 Ex Parte Kitahara et al 10586235 - (D) SAADAT 103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. KIM, HEE-YONG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2631 Ex Parte Julian 11020342 - (D) DIXON 103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED PATEL, DHAVAL V

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Lownds et al 11354928 - (D) PLENZLER 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC WEBER, JONATHAN C

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte Albin 12948167 - (D) OWENS 103 103 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP STEIN, MICHELLE

1782 Ex Parte Pokusa et al 12435768 - (D) OWENS 103 103 Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP LAN, YAN

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2466 Ex Parte Sung et al 11603856 - (D) DIXON 102 102 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. GUADALUPE CRUZ, AIXA AMYR

See In re Jung, 637 F3d 1356, 1363 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (“[A]ll that is required of the office to meet its prima facie burden of production is to set forth the statutory basis of the rejection and the reference or references relied upon in a sufficiently articulate and informative manner as to meet the notice requirement of § 132.”).

Jung, In re, 637 F.3d 1356, 98 USPQ2d 1174 (Fed. Cir. 2011) 1205.02

2492 Ex Parte Shinde et al 11606225 - (D) SAADAT 103 102/103 Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri, LLP. C/O CPA Global MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2615 Ex Parte Carlucci 12154018 - (D) PINKERTON 103 103 LERNER GREENBERG STEMER LLP COLAN, GIOVANNA B

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 Ex Parte Lesk et al 10725857 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 112(1) 103 FELDMAN GALE, P.A. GEHMAN, BRYON P

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1788 Ex Parte KONSTI et al 12617852 - (D) DELMENDO 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY CHANG, VICTOR S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte Cowham et al 11590142 - (D) DIXON 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY FORMAN, JAMES Q

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2611 Ex Parte Wagoner 11740518 - (D) DIXON 103 LEE & HAYES, PLLC PERROMAT, CARLOS

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Vorderbruck et al 11571557 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 102/103 PROSKAUER ROSE LLP SMITH, JASON C

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3725 Ex Parte Mason 11977985 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 102/103 VINCENT L. CARNEY LAW OFFICE SELF, SHELLEY M

3744 Ex Parte Howe et al 11017614 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 BSH Home Appliances Corporation COMINGS, DANIEL C

chester

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2183 Ex Parte Poff et al 11152544 - (D) EVANS 103 ZILKA-KOTAB, PC- NVID HUISMAN, DAVID J

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2452 Ex Parte Ochi et al 11090222 - (D) DANG 103 WHITHAM, CURTIS & CHRISTOFFERSON & COOK, P.C. GREENE, JOSEPH L

2457 Ex Parte Baker et al 12645941 - (D) DANG 102 LAW OFFICE OF IDO TUCHMAN (AUS) RUBIN, BLAKE J

However, the prima facie burden had not been met and the rejection does not adhere to the minimal requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 132 "when a rejection is so uninformative that it prevents the applicant from recognizing and seeking to counter the grounds for rejection." Chester v. Miller, 906 F.2d 1574, 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1990)

2457 Ex Parte Goh et al 11127980 - (D) DIXON 103 TUTUNJIAN & BITETTO, P.C. TAYLOR, NICHOLAS R

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2829 Ex Parte Edmond et al 11611600 - (D) TIMM 103 MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. CHI, SUBERR L

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Fourney et al 12132748 - (D) CALVE 102/103 LAITRAM, L.L.C. BERRY JR, WILLIE WENDELL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Purcell 11999145 - (D) POLLOCK 102/103 103 WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE, LLP STONE, CHRISTOPHER R

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Lemons 11506377 - (D) STEPINA 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) BERKELEY LAW & TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLP AKBASLI, ALP A

3654 Ex Parte Hada et al 12606515 - (D) WOODS 103 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. KIM, SANG K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Snyder et al 12204272 - (D) SMEGAL 103 102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY MEADE, LORNE EDWARD

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2184 Ex Parte Takaya 12379726 - (D) BRANCH 103 HAVERSTOCK & OWENS, LLP SNYDER, STEVEN G

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2815 Ex Parte Kamikawa et al 12382530 - (D) HOUSEL 103 Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C. KIM, JAY C

2829 Ex Parte Harle et al 11904203 - (D) McGRAW 103 Cozen O'Connor KLEIN, JORDAN M

2891 Ex Parte Nnebe 12543864 - (D) WHITEHEAD JR. 103 Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP SLUTSKER, JULIA

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1633 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED and ABBOTT LABORATORIES v. Patent of CORDIS CORP., A JOHNSON & JOHNSON CO., and WYETH, A PFIZER CO. Patent Owner and Appellant Requester and Respondent Ex Parte 7591844 et al 11/941,351 95000552 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 Baker & Hostetler LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: FROMMER LAWRENCE & HAUG FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P. HUANG, EVELYN MEI original KELLY, ROBERT M

therasense, schering, continental can, chester bancorp

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Curtis et al 12050233 - (D) CHUNG 103 LOTUS AND RATIONAL SOFTWARE David A. Dagg, Esq. OBISESAN, AUGUSTINE KUNLE

2156 Ex Parte Carter et al 12125485 - (D) FRAHM 102 IBM RALEIGH IPLAW (DG) C/O DELIZIO GILLIAM, PLLC LIAO, JASON G

2161 Ex Parte Hamada et al 10543565 - (D) HUME 102 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP ACOB, AJITH

Anticipation of a claim under 35 U.S.C. § 102 occurs when each claimed element and the claimed arrangement or combination of those elements is disclosed, inherently or expressly, by a single prior art reference. Therasense, Inc. v. Becton, Dickinson & Co., 593 F.3d 1325, 1332 (Fed. Cir. 2010). A reference inherently discloses an element of a claim “if that missing characteristic is necessarily present, or inherent, in the single anticipating reference.” Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharms., 339 F.3d 1373,
1377 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (citation omitted) (emphasis added). “Inherency, however, may not be established by probabilities or possibilities. The mere fact that a certain thing may result from a given set of circumstances is not sufficient.” Therasense, 593 F.3d at 1332 (citing Cont'l Can Co. USA, Inc. v. Monsanto Co., 948 F.2d 1264,1269 (Fed. Cir. 1991)).

Schering Corp. v. Geneva Pharm. Inc., 339 F.3d 1373, 67 USPQ2d 1664 (Fed. Cir. 2003) 2112 , 2152.02(b)

Continental Can Co. v. Monsanto Co., 948 F.2d 1264, 20 USPQ2d 1746 (Fed. Cir. 1991) 2131.01

2169 Ex Parte Kar et al 11675392 - (D) BRANCH 112(1)/102(e) RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP ROBINSON, GRETA LEE

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2442 Ex Parte Boleyn et al 10211047 - (D) DANG 103 Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt ZHANG, SHIRLEY X

The prima facie burden has not been met and the rejection does not adhere to the minimal requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 132 “when a rejection is so uninformative that it prevents the applicant from recognizing and seeking to counter the grounds for rejection.” Chester v. Miller, 906 F.2d 1574, 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1990).

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3683 Ex Parte Schoen et al 10784719 - (D) CRAWFORD 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 PETER K. TRZYNA, ESQ. MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M

In regard to the claims that recite the additional steps of computing, monitoring, signaling, notifying, etc., these steps relate to only ordinary functions of a computer and do not confer patent eligibility to the claims.
See Bancorp Servs., L.L.C. v. Sun Life Assurance Co., 687 F.3d 1266, 1278–79 (Fed. Cir. 2012).

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1631 Ex Parte Jung et al 11471289 - (D) GRIMES 103 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 112(2) Constellation Law Group, PLLC CLOW, LORI A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12133766 - (D) HOFF 112(2)/103 112(2)/103 RYAN, MASON & LEWIS, LLP CHOI, YUK TING

2166 Ex Parte Peskin 11668368 - (D) WORMMEESTER 112(2)/101 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY LIN, SHEW FEN

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2649 Ex Parte Dominique et al 11139693 - (D) FRAHM 102(e) 102(e)/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. NGUYEN, HAI V

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Hilger et al 10415201 - (D) TIMM 103 Quinn Law Group, PLLC LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Dettinger et al 11272583 - (D) Per Curiam 103 IBM CORPORATION ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2465 Ex Parte LEIGH 11554294 - (D) BRANCH 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY WYLLIE, CHRISTOPHER T

2468 Ex Parte Flanagan et al 11445103 - (D) HUGHES 103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED CHU, WUTCHUNG

2492 Ex Parte Schiller 11799217 - (D) DANG 102(e)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MOORTHY, ARAVIND K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2612 Ex Parte Hunt et al 11570080 - (D) DANG 103 RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP CASCHERA, ANTONIO A

2643 Ex Parte Ahn 11773192 - (D) STRAUSS 103 THE FARRELL LAW FIRM, P.C. HTUN, SAN A

2646 Ex Parte Yang et al 11789446 - (D) DANG 103 Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP - Ruckus IQBAL, KHAWAR

2651 Ex Parte Self 11332581 - (D) KINDER 103 ROBERT M. SCHWARTZ, P.A. GAY, SONIA L

2657 Ex Parte Bangalore et al 11646983 - (D) DIXON 102 AT & T LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Slusky ROBERTS, SHAUN A

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2814 Ex Parte Wong et al 11185031 - (D) COLAIANNI 102/103 HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP SAYADIAN, HRAYR

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3638 Ex Parte Maier-Hunke 11992443 - (D) ASTORINO 102/103 Mark P. Stone KIM, SHIN H

3695 Ex Parte Lundquist 11989449 - (D) CHERRY 103 Hemingway & Hansen, LLP OYEBISI, OJO O

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3671 Ex parte EXMARK MFG. CO., INC. Patent Owner Ex Parte 5987863 et al 09/135,926 90012406 - (D) BROWN 103 JAMES W. MILLER, ATTORNEY Arnold & Porter LLP FETSUGA, ROBERT M original BATSON, VICTOR D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3738 MEDTRONIC, INC. Requester, Respondent v. EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG Patent Owner, Appellant Ex Parte 7789909 et al 12/557,458 95001615 - (D) SONG 112(1) EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE original WILLSE, DAVID H

crown packaging, lampi, hyatt, chester, interconnect

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REVERSED
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Zhou 11/478,095 JENKS 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. (BO) ALAWADI, SARAH

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1772 Ex Parte Padmanabhan et al 10/932,662 COLAIANNI 103 HONEYWELL/STW KINGAN, TIMOTHY G

1778 Ex Parte Kung et al 12038879 - (D) FRANKLIN 102/103/obviousness-type double patenting SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. DRODGE, JOSEPH W

2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Petronelli 11/182,895 RUGGIERO 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 AT&T Legal Department - JW D AGOSTA, STEPHEN M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3731 Ex Parte Novak et al 11/196,607 SCHEINER 103 COLEMAN SUDOL SAPONE, P.C. SEVERSON, RYAN J

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2763 Ex parte VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. 90/010,173 6,002,854 08/815,399 COCKS 102 HAMILTON & TERRILE, LLP WOOD, WILLIAM H original BRODA, SAMUEL

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1781 Ex Parte Domingues 11/614,215 COLAIANNI 102/103 103 General Mills BADR, HAMID R

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3753 Ex Parte Willats et al 11/491,836 BAUMEISTER 103 102/103 PAMELA A. KACHUR FRISTOE JR, JOHN K

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3763 NEXUS MEDICAL LLC Requester v. Patent of VENETEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. (a subsidiary of C.R. BARD, INC.) Patent Owner and Appellant 95/000,271 6,447,485 09/797,341 ROBERTSON 112(1)/102/103 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.77(b) 102 KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL original MENDEZ, MANUEL A

However, consistent with the ‘390 Decision, we do not impart any specific structure from Figures 10A-12 as being required for the claimed channel or portion of the medical line to be “irregularly shaped.” See Crown Packaging Tech., Inc. v. Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp., 635 F.3d 1373, 1381 (Fed. Cir. April 1, 2011) (citing Lampi Corp. v. Am. Power Prods., 228 F.3d 1365, 1378 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (concluding that the embodiment drawings did not compel a conclusion that the written description is so narrowly tailored to be limited to the embodiments depicted in the drawings).

Lampi Corp. v. American Power Products Inc., 228 F.3d 1365, 56 USPQ2d 1445 (Fed. Cir. 2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2111.03

AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1734 Ex Parte Zhamu et al 11/879,680 COLAIANNI 103/obviousness-type double patenting Bor Z. Jang LEE, REBECCA Y

1772 Ex Parte Butler et al 11/515,679 COLAIANNI 103 FINA TECHNOLOGY INC DANG, THUAN D

1775 Ex Parte Jung et al 11/442,688 COLAIANNI 102/103 THE INVENTION SCIENCE FUND CLARENCE T. TEGREENE YOO, REGINA M

1785 Ex Parte Chen et al 10/613,495 PAK 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HESS, BRUCE H

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2163 Ex Parte Feeney et al 11/473,617 HUME 102/103 MUIRHEAD AND SATURNELLI, LLC PHAN, TUANKHANH D

The Federal Circuit has outlined how the prima facie case burden for anticipation is met, and its purpose. Specifically, “the prima facie case is merely a procedural device that enables an appropriate shift of the burden of production.” Hyatt v. Dudas, 492 F.3d 1365, 1369 (Fed. Cir. 2007). This burden is met by “adequately explain[ing] the shortcomings it perceives so that the applicant is properly notified and able to respond.” Id, at 1370. It is only “when a rejection is so uninformative that it prevents the applicant from recognizing and seeking to counter the grounds for rejection” that the prima facie burden has not been met and the rejection violates the minimal requirements of 35 U.S.C. §132. Chester v. Miller, 906 F.2d 1574, 1578 (Fed. Cir. 1990).

Hyatt v. Dudas, 492 F.3d 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1373, 1376 (Fed. Cir. 2007) 2163.04

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
2421 Ex Parte Swart et al 09/973,081 NEW 103 BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD SALTARELLI, DOMINIC D

2421 Ex Parte Boykin et al 09/907,471 DILLON 102/103 W. Edward Johansen MONTOYA, OSCHTA I

2455 Ex Parte Jablow 09/835,376 HUME 103 CAPITOL PATENT & TRADEMARK LAW FIRM, PLLC LAZARO, DAVID R

When it is necessary to select elements of various teachings in order to form the claimed invention, we ascertain whether there is any suggestion or motivation in the prior art to make the selection made by applicant. Interconnect Planning Corp. v. Feil, 774 F.2d 1132, 1143 (Fed. Cir. 1985).

2600 Communications
2614 Ex Parte Kovales et al 09/782,772 KUMAR 103 IBM CORPORATION C/O: VanCott Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy PHAN, JOSEPH T

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3628 Ex Parte Martin et al 11/416,668 TURNER 103 PITNEY BOWES INC. JABR, FADEY S

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3769 Ex Parte Steinke et al 11/122,263 HORNER 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP SHAY, DAVID M

transco, waldemar, lukach, gosteli, chester,

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1652 Ex Parte Zhang et al 10/340,288 MILLS 103(a) AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP EXAMINER SWOPE, SHERIDAN

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Nilsson et al 10/584,246 GARRIS 103(a) DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH (DC) EXAMINER YEE, DEBORAH

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Kaminkow 10/231,653 HORNER 101/103(a) K&L Gates LLP EXAMINER HOEL, MATTHEW D
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1644 Ex Parte Lahn et al 09/826,319 GRIMES 112(1)/103(a) SHERIDAN ROSS PC EXAMINER SCHWADRON, RONALD B
REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2875 Ex Parte 6719434 et al MOLE-RICHARDSON CO. Requestor, Appellant v. BRUCE L. FINN Patent Owner, Respondent 95/000,383 09/704,639 EASTHOM 103(a)/102(b) Fellers Snider Blankenship Baily & Tippens Third Party Requester: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP EXAMINER HUGHES, DEANDRA M original EXAMINER NEGRON, ISMAEL

“[T]he bottom line is that, no matter what term is used to describe a continuing application, that application is entitled to the benefit of the filing date of an earlier application only as to common subject matter.” Transco Products Inc. v. Performance Contracting, Inc., 38 F.3d 551, 556(Fed. Cir. 1994). “A CIP application can be entitled to different priority dates for different claims. Claims containing any matter introduced in the CIP are accorded the filing date of the CIP application. However, matter disclosed in the parent application is entitled to the benefit of the filing date of the parent application.” Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. v. Osteonics Corp., 32 F.3d 556, 558 (Fed. Cir. 1994).

Transco Products, Inc. v. Performance Contracting, Inc., 38 F.3d 551, 32 USPQ2d 1077 (Fed. Cir. 1994) . . . . . . . .201.11, 2107.01, 2165.01

Waldemar Link, GmbH & Co. v. Osteonics Corp., 32 F.3d 556, 31 USPQ2d 1855 (Fed. Cir. 1994) . . . 706.03(o)
See Application of Lukach, 442 F.2d 967, 969-70 (CCPA 1971) (later-filed broad range claim not supported by earlier grandparent disclosure of point in the range and anticipated by a similar disclosure in a related British patent); In re Gosteli, 872 F.2d 1008 (Fed. Cir. 1989) (later-filed claims containing subject matter, a genus, not disclosed in foreign priority application, disclosing a subgenus of the genus claimed, not entitled to foreign priority); Chester v. Miller, 906 F.2d 1574, 1577-78 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (citing Lukach, holding that broader CIP claims in child were anticipated by the parent, which did not support the broader CIP claims).

Lukach, In re, 442 F.2d 967, 169 USPQ 795 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . .201.11, 2163, 2163.05

Gosteli, In re, 872 F.2d 1008, 10 USPQ2d 1614 (Fed. Cir. 1989) . . . . . . . . . 608.01(p), 715.03,
2131.02, 2136.05, 2163.02, 2163.03, 2163.05
AFFIRMED

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3682 Ex Parte Rizzi et al 09/876,173 FETTING 102(e) BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. EXAMINER JANVIER, JEAN D