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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1764 Ex Parte Ghyzel 11964987 - (D) NAGUMO 103 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY HUHN, RICHARD A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2626 Ex Parte Koll et al 11766784 - (D) ARPIN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 ROBERT PLOTKIN, PC JACKSON, JAKIEDA R

“[M]ental processes–or processes of human thinking–standing alone are not patentable even if they have practical application.” In re Comiskey, 554 F.3d 967, 979 (Fed. Cir. 2009)

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3644 Ex Parte Murrer 11709440 - (D) SAINDON 103 Bay Area Technolgy Law Group PC COLLINS, TIMOTHY D

3667 Ex Parte Bauman et al 11767036 - (D) SAINDON 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. / LEAR CORPORATION SHAFI, MUHAMMAD

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3788 Ex Parte Gray 11144498 - (D) LEE 103 Stephen B. Salai, Esq. PICKETT, JOHN G

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1624 Ex Parte Reddy et al 10601844 - (D) GRIMES 112(2) 102/103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 102 DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES, INC. WARD, PAUL V

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Chakrabarti et al 11543888 - (D) HOFF 102 102 LeClairRyan ALATA, YASSIN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2816 Ex Parte Hsieh 12207777 - (D) ZECHER 103 103 OKAMOTO & BENEDICTO, LLP COLE, BRANDON S

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3762 Ex Parte Rooney et al 11450127 - (D) WALSH 102/103 102/103 SHUMAKER & SIEFFERT, P. A. PATTON, AMANDA K

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1729 Ex Parte Bielawski et al 12182223 - (D) PER CURIAM 103 Hoffmann & Baron LLP DAVIS, PATRICIA A

1732 Ex Parte Leflaive et al 11256271 - (D) ROBERTSON 103 MILLEN, WHITE, ZELANO & BRANIGAN, P.C. JOHNSON, KEVIN M

1767 Ex Parte Wenzel et al 11863433 - (D) FRANKLIN 103 DORITY & MANNING, P.A. ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA

1786 Ex Parte Link et al 12430638 - (D) DELMENDO 103 GROSSMAN, TUCKER, PERREAULT & PFLEGER, PLLC CHOI, PETER Y

1787 Ex Parte Chen et al 11742547 - (D) WARREN 103 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103 Lewis Rice NAKARANI, DHIRAJLAL S

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2128 Ex Parte Ito 10419151 - (D) JEFFERY 103 SUGHRUE MION, PLLC PATEL, SHAMBHAVI K

2142 Ex Parte Nacey 10005985 - (D) DANG 103 METZ LEWIS, LLC STEVENS, ROBERT

2158 Ex Parte Bucher et al 11627615 - (D) STEPHENS 102/103 IBM CORPORATION PENG, HUAWEN A

2181 Ex Parte Balakrishnan et al 11319852 - (D) SIU 103 CAREY, RODRIGUEZ, GREENBERG & O'KEEFE, LLP LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A.

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2426 Ex Parte Nishikawa et al 10806832 - (D) SIU 103 FITCH EVEN TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP TAYLOR, JOSHUA D

2434 Ex Parte Keys 11067435 - (D) WHITEHEAD, JR. 103 BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LIPMAN, JACOB

2442 Ex Parte Kim et al 11932173 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 THOMAS, KAYDEN, HORSTEMEYER & RISLEY, LLP AILES, BENJAMIN A

2442 Ex Parte Woods et al 11545057 - (D) GONSALVES 103 DOUBLE FUSION INC. RECEK, JASON D

2445 Ex Parte Elfner 10791566 - (D) SIU 103 HESLIN ROTHENBERG FARLEY & MESITI P.C. POLLACK, MELVIN H

2473 Ex Parte Tong et al 10753546 - (D) GONSALVES 103 Mintz Levin/New York Office NGUYEN, HANH N

2478 Ex Parte Feng et al 11192861 - (D) SAADAT 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY KHAJURIA, SHRIPAL K

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2617 Ex Parte Graham 10256683 - (D) RUGGIERO 103 SCHWABE, WILLIAMSON & WYATT, P.C. RAMPURIA, SHARAD K

2618 Ex Parte Jiguet et al 11062031 - (D) PERRY 102/103 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED HANNON, CHRISTIAN A

2622 Ex Parte Ostromek et al 10759959 - (D) ROBERTSON 102/103 Marsteller & Associates, P.C. CUTLER, ALBERT H

2627 Ex Parte Maule 11119508 - (D) BAUMEISTER 102 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY MILLER, BRIAN E

"[A]bsent a clear disclaimer in the specification, the embodiments in the specification do not limit broader claim language." Eolas Technologies Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 399 F. 3d 1325, 1336 (Fed. Cir. 2005) 

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3766 Ex Parte Carpenter et al 11381493 - (D) HORNER 102/103 SCHWEGMAN, LUNDBERG & WOESSNER, P.A. DINGA, ROLAND

unigene, comiskey, cybersource

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1648 Ex Parte Neubardt 11/091,089 SCHEINER 103(a) LAW OFFICE OF LEO ZUCKER EXAMINER FOLEY, SHANON A

1651 Ex Parte Tyszka et al 11/009,901 PRATS 103(a) GATES & COOPER LLP EXAMINER GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN

Thus, “[o]bviousness requires more than a mere showing that the prior art includes separate references covering each separate limitation in a claim under examination.” Unigene Laboratories, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc., 655 F.3d 1352, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2011).

1656 Ex Parte Huang et al 11/187,394 SCHEINER 103(a) OCCHIUTI ROHLICEK & TSAO, LLP EXAMINER CARLSON, KAREN C

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1715 Ex Parte Linden et al 10/501,225 ROBERTSON 103(a) LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP EXAMINER LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY

1781 Ex Parte Horiuchi et al 10/537,493 PRATS 103(a) SUGHRUE-265550 EXAMINER BADR, HAMID R

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2884 Ex Parte Hamann et al 11/519,393 MANTIS MERCADER 102(b)/103(a) FLEIT GIBBONS GUTMAN BONGINI & BIANCO P.L. EXAMINER KIM, KIHO

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3742 Ex Parte Sandberg et al 10/693,700 McCARTHY 103(a)/non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting DEL CHRISTENSEN SHELL OIL COMPANY EXAMINER PAIK, SANG YEOP
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2158 Ex Parte Hodes 10/788,532 DROESCH 103(a) 103(a) 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 101 ALAN S. HODES EXAMINER HASAN, SYED HAROON

Our reviewing courts have “refused to find processes patentable when they merely claimed a mental process standing alone and untied to another category of statutory subject matter even when a practical application was claimed.” In re Comiskey, 554 F.3d 967, 979 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (en banc); accord CyberSource Corp. v. Retail Decisions, Inc., 654 F.3d 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2011).

2161 Ex Parte Rabaioli 10/381,808 COURTENAY 103(a) 103(a) STAAS & HALSEY LLP EXAMINER LU, CHARLES EDWARD

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3632 Ex Parte Sheffield et al 11/945,082 BROWN 103(a) 103(a) Parks IP Law LLC EXAMINER WOOD, KIMBERLY T

3685 Ex Parte Bly et al 09/990,911 BARRY 101/112(2) 101/103(a) MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC EXAMINER NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A

3693 Ex Parte Subbu et al 10/781,805 LORIN 103(a) 101 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY EXAMINER BORLINGHAUS, JASON M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3724 Ex Parte Jimenez 10/444,136 McCARTHY 102(b)/103(a) 102(b) WOLFF LAW OFFICE, PLLC EXAMINER LEE, LAURA MICHELLE
REEXAMINATION

EXAMINER AFFIRMED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3619 Ex Parte 6325414 et al ELESYS NORTH AMERICA, INC. Requester, Respondent v. AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant BRIAN ROFFE, ESQ 95/001,011 90/008,348 SONG 103(a) 103(a) Patent Owner: BRIAN ROFFE, ESQ Third Party Requester: BRINKS, HOFER, GILSON, & LIONE EXAMINER KAUFMAN, JOSEPH A original EXAMINER TO, TOAN C

REHEARING DENIED

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
2871 Ex Parte 6373537 et al Ex parte LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 90/008,146 SIU 103(a) Patent Owner: MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP Third Party Requester: BRUCE L. LAGERMAN EXAMINER CHOI, WOO H original EXAMINER TON, MINH TOAN T

EXAMINER AFFIRMED-IN-PART

3900 Central Reexamination Unit (CRU)
3712 Ex Parte 6,546,924 et al Ex parte ProBatter Sports, LLC, Patent Owner and Appellant 90/010,151 ROBERTSON 102(b)/103(a) 112(1) FOR PATENT OWNER: GRIMES & BATTERSBY, LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: WOODARD, EMHARDT, MORIARTY MCNETT & HENRY LLP EXAMINER DAWSON, GLENN K original EXAMINER RICCI, JOHN A

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1618 Ex Parte Abraham 10/995,061 FRANKLIN 103(a) HAMILTON, BROOK, SMITH & REYNOLDS, P.C. EXAMINER PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN

1652 Ex Parte Koeberl et al 10/761,530 ADAMS 102(b)/103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC EXAMINER RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM

1653 Ex Parte Consigny et al 11/170,750 ADAMS 112(1) SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY (US) LLP EXAMINER FORD, ALLISON M

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1735 Ex Parte Johansson 10/558,832 PAK 103(a) VENABLE LLP EXAMINER D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P

1763 Ex Parte Bernard et al 11/300,995 WARREN 103(a) PITNEY BOWES INC. EXAMINER NGUYEN, THUY-AI N

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Keohane et al 11/186,701 MANTIS MERCADER 103(a) IBM CORP (AP) C/O AMY PATTILLO EXAMINER ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S

2185 Ex Parte Gold et al 10/684,001 BLANKENSHIP 103(a)/obviousness-type double patenting 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b) 103(a) HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY EXAMINER CAMPOS, YAIMA

2186 Ex Parte Alderegula et al 11/124,745 LUCAS 103(a) IBM (RPS-BLF) c/o BIGGERS & OHANIAN, LLP EXAMINER DUDEK JR, EDWARD J

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3714 Ex Parte Renbarger 10/837,807 PETRAVICK 103(a) BARNES & THORNBURG LLP EXAMINER MOSSER, ROBERT E

diamond1, comiskey, bilski, rice, gutta, exxon research, miller,

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
07/19/2011 1627 Ex Parte Lee et al 11/724,095 WALSH 103(a) Kevin D. Erickson Pauley Petersen & Erickson EXAMINER SOROUSH, LAYLA

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
07/20/2011 3623 Ex Parte TEMPLETON 09/416,278 PETRAVICK 112(2)/102(e)/103(a) 37 C.F.R. 41.50(b) 101 PETERS VERNY , L.L.P. EXAMINER BOSWELL, BETH V

See Diamond v. Diehr, 450 U.S. 175, 188 (S. Ct. 1981); In re Comiskey, 554 F.3d 967, 973 (Fed. Cir. 2009) (declining to reach an obviousness rejection on appeal after concluding many claims were non-statutory under § 101); In re Bilski, 545 F.3d 943, 951 n.1 (noting that § 101 is a threshold requirement and that the Examiner may reject claims solely on that basis); In re Rice, 132 F.2d 140, 141 (CCPA 1942) (finding it unnecessary to reach rejection based on prior art after concluding claims were directed to nonstatutory subject matter); Ex Parte Gutta, 93 USPQ2d 1025, 1036 (BPAI 2009) (per curiam) (expanded panel) (precedential) (as the claims on appeal do not recite patent-eligible subject matter under § 101, the prior art rejections need not be considered).

Diamond v. Diehr, 450 U.S. 175, 209 USPQ 1 (1981) . . 2106, 2106.01, 2106.02, 2107.01

07/19/2011 3624 Ex Parte Troyer et al 10/652,139 CRAWFORD 102(b)/103(a) PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. EXAMINER MANSFIELD, THOMAS L

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products &1amp; Design
07/19/2011 3764 Ex Parte Carvalho et al 10/040,575 CALVE 103(a) PHILIP S. JOHNSON JOHNSON & JOHNSON EXAMINER ANDERSON, CATHARINE L
AFFIRMED-IN-PART

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
07/19/2011 2172 Ex Parte Beltran et al 10/781,307 DANG 103(a) GATES & COOPER LLP EXAMINER ABDUL-ALI, OMAR R

07/19/2011 2174 Ex Parte Law et al 10/830,926 DANG 103(a) MAYER & WILLIAMS PC EXAMINER KE, PENG

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
07/20/2011 3652 Ex Parte Gifford et al 10/908,594 COCKS 112(2)/102(e)/103(a) LAW OFFICE OF DELIO & PETERSON, LLC. EXAMINER RUDAWITZ, JOSHUA I

A claim is not indefinite under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, if a person of ordinary skill in the art would understand what is claimed when the claim is read in light of the specification. Exxon Research & Eng'g Co. v. United States, 265 F.3d 1371, 1375 (Fed.Cir. 2001). Breadth in scope does not equal indefiniteness. In re Miller, 441 F.2d 689, 693 (CCPA 1971).

Miller, In re, 441 F.2d 689, 169 USPQ 597 (CCPA 1971) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2173.04

AFFIRMED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
07/20/2011 1643 Ex Parte King et al 10/731,759 MILLS 103(a) COZEN O'CONNOR, P.C. EXAMINER SANG, HONG

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
07/20/2011 1782 Ex Parte Schryver 10/778,366 FRANKLIN 103(a) MCKELLAR IP LAW, PLLC EXAMINER AUGHENBAUGH, WALTER

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
07/20/2011 2168 Ex Parte Needham et al 10/880,301 CHEN 102(e) HICKMAN PALERMO TRUONG & BECKER/ORACLE EXAMINER GORTAYO, DANGELINO N

2600 Communications
07/19/2011 2624 Ex Parte Baker et al 10/744,879 CRAWFORD 102(b)/103(a) PITNEY BOWES INC. EXAMINER TUCKER, WESLEY J