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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1617 Ex Parte Likitlersuang et al 13812599 - (D) PRATS 103 ALLERGAN, INC. FAY, ZOHREH A

We are not persuaded. Our reviewing court has explained that, to demonstrate that a product, such as a chemical compound, has unexpected properties sufficient to overcome a prima facie showing of obviousness, a patent applicant need not "produce superior results in every environment in which the compound may be used. To be patentable, a compound need not excel over prior art compounds in all common properties." In re Chupp, 816 F.2d 643, 646 (Fed. Cir. 1987). Instead, "[e]vidence that a compound is unexpectedly superior in one of a spectrum of common properties, as here, can be enough to rebut a primafacie case of obviousness." Id.

Thus, the Examiner's position, that the undisputedly significant improvement shown by Appellants is insufficient to show nonobviousness because the improvement was not shown throughout the entire post administration period, conflicts with the holding in Chupp, 816 F .2d at 646, 647 (rejection of claims to herbicidal compound reversed over showing of unexpected properties based on single method of use).

Chupp, In re, 816 F.2d 643, 2 USPQ2d 1437 (Fed. Cir. 1987) 716.01(d) , 716.02(a) , 2145

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1711 Ex Parte Agarwal et al 12133353 - (D) RANGE 112(1)/102 Hall Estill Attorneys at Law (Seagate - MKM) MARKOFF, ALEXANDER

1723 Ex Parte Bosnyak et al 13529797 - (D) ROSS 103 ANDREWS KURTH KENYON LLP STUCKEY, PHILIP A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2164 Ex Parte Hsiao et al 10135982 - (D) MEDLOCK 102/103 ROGITZ & ASSOCIATES OHBA, MELLISSA M

2172 Ex Parte Gustafsson et al 13809602 - (D) PETTIGREW 102 COATS & BENNETT, PLLC LEE, JUSTIN S

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2422 Ex Parte Kolarov et al 15137998 - (D) BENNETT 103 Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & G (Apple) TEITELBAUM, MICHAELE

2449 Ex Parte Lowenthal et al 12372726 - (D) AMUNDSON 103 Nicholson De Vos Webster & Elliott LLP FAN, HUA

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3654 Ex Parte STROIK 13679466 - (D) KNIGHT 102/103 GORDON & REES LLP KIM, SANG K

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Pallotta et al 13776753 - (D) GREENHUT 102/103 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY TAWFIK, SAMEH

3747 Ex Parte HAGARI et al 13290437 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC LAGUARDA, GONZALO

3752 Ex Parte Harcombe 13392155 - (D) STEPINA 102 Delphi Technologies IP Limited GREENLUND, JOSEPH A

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1742 Ex Parte Miller et al 13891814 - (D) OWENS 103 103 WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KOEHLER, P.A. DANIELS, MATTHEW J

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Lin et al 14090036 - (D) HOUSEL 102/103 102/103 STATS ChipPAC/PATENT LAW GROUP: BOOKER, VICKI B

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3641 Ex Parte Kauffman 14291088 - (D) DOUGAL 103 102 CANTOR COLBURN LLP WEBER, JONATHAN C

3669 Ex Parte Olander et al 14423174 - (D) BAHR 102/103 103 AGCO Corporation, IP Legal WORDEN, THOMAS E

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Georgakis et al 14620404 - (D) STAICOVICI 103 112(2) POLSINELLI PC CROSBY JR, RICHARD D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1662 Ex Parte Narusaka et al 13056604 - (D) ADAMS 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC UYENO, STEPHEN G

1677 Ex Parte Walls et al 12161409 - (D) GRIMES 112(1)/101 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC FOSTER, CHRISTINE E

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1718 Ex Parte Hickl et al 12994941 - (D) DERRICK 103 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGH OFF LLP/ AkzoNobel TUROCY, DAVID P

1741 Ex Parte Maladen et al 14642870 - (D) SNAY 103/OTDP THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY MINSKEY, JACOB T

1747 Ex Parte Stuckey et al 13947695 - (D) TIMM 103 BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS, INC. DYE, ROBERT C

1766 Ex Parte Elgimiabi 14355052 - (D) CASHION 103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY NGUYEN, HA S

1772 Ex Parte ROLLAND 14031063 - (D) RANGE 103/OTDP MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. PIERPONT, AARON W

1785 Ex Parte Hustad et al 13397470 - (D) CASHION 103 The Dow Chemical Company/Cantor Colburn LLP RUMMEL, IAN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2122 Ex Parte Lujan et al 13839906 - (D) JEFFERY 101 Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. c/o Lowe Graham Jones SECK, ABABACAR

2141 Ex Parte Basapur et al 13457524 - (D) SZPONDOWSKI 103 ARRIS Enterprises, LLC VU, TOAN H

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2692 Ex Parte Hsieh 12717479 - (D) CRAIG 103 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. MCLOONE, PETER D

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3621 Ex Parte Yu 14839618 - (D) EVANS 101 Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner/ Linkedln/Microsoft KIM, PATRICK

3624 Ex Parte He et al 13177807 - (D) EV ANS 101 IBM Lotus & Rational SW c/o Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP KONERU, SUJAY

3638 Ex Parte Haas et al 13844629 - (D) CALVE 103 THE JANSSON FIRM LEWIS, JUSTIN V
AFFIRMED 3688 Ex Parte Bruich et al 13398714 - (D) COURTENAY 103 101 Facebook/Fenwick PATEL, DIPEN M

3689 Ex Parte Babich et al 13655004 - (D) WIEDER 102/103 101/OTDP LEE LAW, PLLC IBM SVLIP MCATEE, PATRICK

3689 Ex Parte Babich et al 14060091 - (D) WIEDER 102/103 101/OTDP LEE LAW, PLLC IBM SVLIP MCATEE, PATRICK

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3711 Ex Parte Allison et al 14611542 - (D) GREENHUT 112(1)/112(2)/103 ZARLEY LAW FIRM P.L.C. DAVISON, LAURAL

3744 Ex Parte Qualls et al 11426026 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 112(2)/103 ConocoPhillips Company PETTITT, JOHN F

3745 Ex Parte Neuhaeusler et al 13978641 - (D) BAHR 103 Abel Law Group, LLP BEEBE, JOSHUA R

3745 Ex Parte Perez et al 13618178 - (D) GERSTENBLITH 102/103 112(1)/102/103 CARLSON, GASKEY & OLDS/PRATT & WHITNEY SEABE, JUSTIN D

3753 Ex Parte KAHLER et al 14084383 - (D) HOELTER 103 Jordan IP Law, LLC SCHNEIDER, CRAIG M

3753 Ex Parte Knis et al 13261227 - (D) SCHOPPER 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP CHAUDRY, ATIF H

3771 Ex Parte Jeha et al 12659963 - (D) BAHR 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC SIPPEL, RACHEL T

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1653 Ex Parte McIntyre et al 13411877 - (D) GRIMES 102/103 Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody and Agnello, P.C. WHITE, DOUGLAS F

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Pirk et al 13114162 - (D) ROSS 103 Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2672 Ex Parte Rossell et al 14413615 - (D) McNEILL 103 HP Inc. VO, QUANG N

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2813 Ex Parte Cornfeld 13921756 - (D) COLAIANNI 103 SolAero Technologies Corp. LUKE, DANIEL M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3662 Ex Parte Cuddihy et al 14039219 - (D) KERINS 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL NGUYEN, NGA X

3663 Ex Parte Abel et al 12797405 - (D) KERINS 103 41.50 112(2) MCCOY RUSSELL LLP MUSTAFA, IMRAN K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3733 Ex Parte Draper 12628866 - (D) FLAX 102/103 102/103 Moximed, Inc HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1733 Ex Parte Kim et al 14235105 - (D) McGEE 103 CLARK & BRODY KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN

1759 Ex Parte Silvernail et al 13323926 - (D) McMANUS 103 PPG Industries, Inc. TAI, XIUYU

“Ordinarily, the PTO accepts statements in declarations at face value. However, like other judicial and quasi-judicial tribunals, the PTO need not accept at face value a statement in a declaration when there is objective evidence in the record for questioning the statement.”  Ex parte Daniels, 40 USPQ2d 1394, 1409 n.14 (Bd. Pat. App. Int. 1996), reversed on other grounds, see In re Daniels, 144 F.3d 1452 (Fed. Cir. 1998).  Although a declarant’s opinion on the ultimate legal issue is not evidence in the case, “some weight ought to be given to a persuasively supported statement of one skilled in the art on what was not obvious to him.”  In re Lindell, 385 F.2d 453, 456 (CCPA 1967).  The submission of objective evidence of patentability does not mandate a conclusion of patentability in and of itself. In re Chupp, 816 F.2d 643 (Fed. Cir. 1987).  Here, there is evidence in the record contrary to the McMillen Declaration. 

Daniels, In re, 144 F.3d 1452, 46 USPQ2d 1788 (Fed. Cir. 1998) 1503.02 , 1504.04

Lindell, In re, 385 F.2d 453, 155 USPQ 521 (CCPA 1967) 716.01(c)

Chupp, In re, 816 F.2d 643, 2 USPQ2d 1437 (Fed. Cir. 1987) 716.01(d) , 716.02(a) , 2145

1787 Ex Parte Mayo et al 14023972 - (D) GUEST 103 PPG Industries, Inc. NELSON, MICHAEL B

1799 Ex Parte Kshirsagar et al 13152303 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY HENKEL, DANIELLE

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2632 Ex Parte Mueller et al 14446987 - (D) McNEILL 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED NGUYEN, LEON VIET Q

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Fabricatore et al 13956613 - (D) DIXON 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL BLACK, MELISSA ANN

3625 Ex Parte Alegre et al 13489341 - (D) MOORE 112(1)/112(2)/103 101 WITHERS & KEYS, LLC SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B

3628 Ex Parte Kintner-Meyer 12466312 - (D) MOORE 103 Wells St. John P.S. CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIEH

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex parte LENNON IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Appellant Ex Parte 6624843 et al 09733197 90012669 - (D) KOHUT 112(1)/103 112(1)/103 41.50 112(1)/112(2)/103 KASHA LAW LLC GE, YUZHEN original DIEP, NHON THANH

REVERSED 

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry 

Ex Parte Aoki et al ADAMS 103(a) OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. 

"Evidence that a compound is unexpectedly superior in one of a spectrum of common properties . . . can be enough to rebut a prima facie case of obviousness." In re Chupp, 816 F.2d 643, 646 (Fed. Cir. 1987). 

Chupp, In re, 816 F.2d 643, 2 USPQ2d1437 (Fed. Cir. 1987) . . . . . . .716.01(d), 716.02(a), 2145 

Ex Parte Brahmbhatt LEBOVITZ 103(a) AIR LIQUIDE 

Ex Parte McDevitt et al LEBOVITZ 112(1) FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P. 

Ex Parte Yun et al SCHEINER 102(b) BOZICEVIC, FIELD & FRANCIS LLP 

"[T]he examiner must provide some evidence or scientific reasoning to establish the reasonableness of the examiner’s belief that the functional limitation is an inherent characteristic of the prior art" before the burden is shifted to Applicants to disprove the inherency. Ex parte Skinner, 2 USPQ2d 1788, 1789 (BPAI 1986). 

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering

Ex Parte Runge et al DELMENDO 102(b)/103(a) KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 

Ex Parte Mao et al PAK 102(b)/103(a) DUGAN & DUGAN, P.C. 

Ex Parte Champ et al NAGUMO 112(1)/103(a) MARSHALL, GERSTEIN & BORUN LLP 

Ex Parte Chen et al HANLON 103(a) PATTERSON & SHERIDAN, LLP - - APPM/TX 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review 

Ex Parte Henderson et al TURNER 102(e) CANTOR COLBURN, LLP 

Ex Parte Lahiri TURNER 103(a) Robert V. Wilder 

Ex Parte Wahlbin et al CRAWFORD 103(a) MEYERTONS, HOOD, KIVLIN, KOWERT & GOETZEL, P.C. 

AFFIRMED-IN-PART 

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design 

Ex Parte Laing SONG 102(b)/103(a) RATNERPRESTIA 

Ex Parte Schaller et al McCARTHY 103(a) GREIGG & GREIGG P.L.L.C.