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REVERSED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3617 Ex Parte Murray et al 12979440 - (D) KERINS 102 PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, L.L.P. OLSON, LARS A

3627 Ex Parte Casey 12909580 - (D) MOHANTY 103 LEWIS RICE LLC HAIDER, FAWAAD

3644 Ex Parte Sainct et al 12809115 - (D) JESCHKE 103 41.50 112(2) BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP O'HARA, BRIAN M

3654 Ex Parte Hodjat 12928537 - (D) BROWNE 103 GATES CORPORATION TRAN, DIEM M

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3748 Ex Parte Kumar et al 12727473 - (D) HOSKINS 103 BASF CORPORATION SHANSKE, JASON D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1619 Ex Parte Sowden et al 10484485 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COUGHLIN, DANIEL F

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1731 Ex Parte Brusic et al 11591730 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 103 CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION ABU ALI, SHUANGYI

1746 Ex Parte Whitworth et al 13433106 - (D) HASTINGS 103 KLEMCHUK LLP LEE, JAEYUN

1772 Ex Parte Nguyen et al 13008615 - (D) LEBOVITZ 103 41.50 102/103 Mossman, Kumar and Tyler, PC ROBINSON, RENEE E

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2174 Ex Parte CARMEL et al 12788459 - (D) GALLIGAN 103 Hewlett Packard Enterprise NGUYEN, LE V

2193 Ex Parte ARPANA et al 11689276 - (D) ENGELS 101/103 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (CA, Inc.) LOUIE, JUE WANG

see also Chore-Time Equipment, Inc. v. Cumberland Corp., 713 F.2d 774, 779 n.2 (Fed. Cir. 1983) ("an invention may be held to have been either obvious (or nonobvious) without a specific finding of a particular level of skill or the reception of expert testimony on the level of skill where, as here, the prior art itself reflects an appropriate level"); Okajima v. Bourdeau, 261 F.3d 1350, 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2001) ( [T]he absence of specific findings on the level of skill in the art does not give rise to reversible error 'where the prior art itself reflects an appropriate level and a need for testimony is not shown'") (quoting Litton Indus. Prods., Inc. v. Solid State Sys. Corp., 755 F.2d 158, 163 (Fed. Cir. 1985)).

Chore-Time Equipment, Inc. v. Cumberland Corp., 713 F.2d 774, 218 USPQ 673 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 2141.03

Okajima v. Bourdeau, 261 F.3d 1350, 59 USPQ2d 1795 (Fed. Cir. 2001) 2141.03

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2627 Ex Parte TSAI et al 12235098 - (D) KUMAR 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP GUPTA, PARUL H

REEXAMINATION

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2892 ANALOG DEVICES, INC. Requester v. KNOWLES ELECTRONICS LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte Minervini et al 8,018,049 11,741,881 95001850 - (D) CHEN 102/103 LATHROP & GAGE LLP THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: SUNSTEIN KANN MURPHY & TIMBERS LLP ANDUJAR, LEONARDO original CHAMBLISS, ALONZO

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REVERSED 
Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2179 Ex Parte Nissen et al 11790869 - (D) ADAMS 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY CHUONG, TRUC T

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Zhang et al 12391666 - (D) LaVIER 102 SIEMENS CORPORATION LAVERT, NICOLE F

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1628 Ex Parte Chan et al 12340376 - (D) FREDMAN 103 SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP CORNET, JEAN P

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2471 Ex Parte Vanzante et al 12262490 - (D) NAPPI 102(e)/103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY ADHAMI, MOHAMMAD SAJID

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Kramer 11425608 - (D) TROCK 103 ALCATEL-LUCENT HITT GAINES, PC STEVENS, BRIAN J

In cases where the patents and prior art are "easily understandable, a factual determination of the level of skill in the art was unnecessary.... [one] cannot, argue that an unnecessary fact is material. It makes only a naked allegation that some unspecified higher level of skill should have been applied." Chore-time Equipment, Inc. v. Cumberland Corp., 713 F.2d 774, 779 (Fed. Cir 1983).

Chore-Time Equipment, Inc. v. Cumberland Corp., 713 F.2d 774, 218 USPQ 673 (Fed. Cir. 1983) 2141.03

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3623 Ex Parte ANDER et al 11556397 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 112(2) IBM CORPORATION RSW IP Law MILLER, ALAN S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3741 Ex Parte Roberge et al 11689651 - (D) CHERRY 103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY KIM, CRAIG SANG

REHEARING

DENIED 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3781 Ex Parte Brozell 12330163 - (D) GOODSON 103 REISING, ETHINGTON, BARNES, KISSELLE, P.C. ALLEN, JEFFREY R

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED 
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3728 AVC CORP. Respondent, Requester v. WINTERBORNE, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 7726480 et al 11/374,769 95002351 - (D) McCARTHY 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP Third Party Requester: LAUSON & TARVER LLP FETSUGA, ROBERT M original PERREAULT, ANDREW D

3788 AVC CORP. Respondent, Requester v. WINTERBORNE, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 8,205,747 B2 et al 12/790,747 95002352 - (D) McCARTHY 103 CHRISTIE, PARKER & HALE, LLP Third Party Requester: LAUSON & TARVER LLP FETSUGA, ROBERT M original PERREAULT, ANDREW D

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REVERSED 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Conrad et al 10/344,246 GRIMES 112(2)/103(a) ELI LILLY & COMPANY 

Ex Parte Schultz et al 10/022,138 GRIMES 103(a) JOHNSON & JOHNSON 

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering 

Ex Parte Balan et al 10/881,407 WARREN 102(e) GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 

Ex Parte Bries et al 09/809,805 SMITH 103(a) 3M Innovative Properties Company 

Ex Parte Roba et al 09/986,622 COLAIANNI 112(2)/103(a) FINNEGAN, HENDERSON,FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP 

2100 Computer Architecture and Software 

Ex Parte Collet et al 10/639,373 BLANKENSHIP 103(a) HOFFMAN WARNICK LLC 

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security

Ex Parte Chang et al 10/228,165 HOFF 103(a) MCANDREWS HELD & MALLOY, LTD 

Ex Parte Lockridge et al 10/223,844 HOFF 112(1)/102(b)/103(a) THOMSON MULTIMEDIA LICENSING INC.

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components 

Ex Parte Choi et al 10/874,011 RUGGIERO 103(a)/112(2) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC 

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review 

Ex Parte Broach et al 10/751,349 FISCHETTI 112(2)/103(a) Westinghouse Electric Company LLC 

Ex Parte Rusman et al 11/315,046 CRAWFORD 102(b) HAMILTON & TERRILE, LLP 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2100 Computer Architecture and Software 

Ex Parte Toyoshima 09/972,781 HAIRSTON 102(b)/103(a) ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES 

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components 

Ex Parte Park 11/327,681 HAIRSTON 102(b) MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC 

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review 

Ex Parte Mascavage et al 09/991,379 CRAWFORD 103(a) TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW, LLP 

It is well-established that an invention may be held to have been obvious without a specific finding of a particular level of skill where the prior art itself reflects an appropriate level. See Chore-Time Equip., Inc. v. Cumberland Corp., 713 F.2d 774, 779 (Fed. Cir. 1983). 

Chore-Time Equipment, Inc. v. Cumberland Corp., 713 F.2d 774, 218 USPQ 673 (Fed. Cir. 1983) . . . . . . . . . 2141.03 

Ex Parte Rosenberg 11/024,620 LEE, Dissenting SCHAFER 103(a) FRANK ROSENBERG 

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 

Ex Parte Janzig et al 10/731,699 PATE III obviousness-type double patenting/102(b) 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A.