cronyn, constant

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2453 Ex Parte NIEMELÄ 12998038 - (D) WINSOR 103 41.50 103 HARRINGTON & SMITH SCOTT, RANDY A

“The statutory phrase ‘printed publication’ has been interpreted to mean that before the critical date the reference must have been sufficiently accessible to the public interested in the art; dissemination and public accessibility are the keys to the legal determination whether a prior art reference was ‘published.’”  In re Cronyn, 890 F.2d 1158, 1160 (Fed. Cir. 1989) (quoting Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 1568 (Fed. Cir. 1988)).  

Cronyn, In re, 890 F.2d 1158, 13 USPQ2d 1070 (Fed. Cir.1989) 2128.01 , 2152.02(e)

Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 7 USPQ2d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 706.02 ,   2128.02 ,   2129 ,   2145 ,   2152.03

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3646 Ex Parte Allen et al 12458399 - (D) HOFFMANN 112(2)/103 HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. BURKE, SEAN P

3667 Ex Parte Cooper et al 13486946 - (D) COCKS 102/103 GE GPO- Transportation- The Small Patent Law Group BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M

3686 Ex Parte Reisman 11749654 - (D) FETTING 103 LEYDIG VOIT & MAYER, LTD NGUYEN, TRAN N

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2633 Ex Parte De Mey et al 11729825 - (D) FENICK 103 41.50 103 Law Office Of Edward B Weller JOSEPH, JAISON

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3717 Ex Parte NICHOLAS 14186552 - (D) BAHR 101/102 Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. SHAH, MILAP

3723 Ex Parte THYSELL 12976558 - (D) CHERRY 103 OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. MORGAN, EILEEN P

constant, nomiya

custom search

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1732 Ex Parte Zhou et al 12048907 - (D) KAISER 103 DUANE MORRIS LLP - Philadelphia SWAIN, MELISSA STALDER

1745 Ex Parte Suzuki 12327903 - (D) HASTINGS 103 DENTONS US LLP KOCH, GEORGE R

An applicant cannot defeat an obviousness rejection by asserting that the cited reference(s) fail to teach or suggest elements which the applicant has acknowledged are taught by the prior art. Constant v. Advanced Micro-Device, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 1570 (Fed. Cir. 1988) and In re Nomiya, 509 F.2d 566, 571n.5 (CCPA 1975) (A statement by an applicant that certain matter is prior art is an admission that the matter is prior art for all purposes).

Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 7 USPQ2d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 706.02 ,   2128.02 ,   2129 ,   2145 ,   2152.03

Nomiya, In re, 509 F.2d 566, 184 USPQ 607 (CCPA 1975) 2129 , 2258

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Fisher 11833949 - (D) FETTING 103 SEED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP PLLC BAHL, SANGEETA

REEXAMINATION

REVERSED
Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3784 Ex parte MORRIS & ASSOCIATES, INC. Appellant, Patent Owner Ex Parte 8146380 et al 13/158,661 90012927 - (D) SONG 103 THOMAS | HORSTEMEYER, LLP Third-Party Requester: Richard Blakely Glasgow GELLNER, JEFFREY L

constant, enhanced security

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REVERSED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2881 Ex Parte Doring et al 12252050 - (D) WILSON 103 O'Shea Getz P.C. IPPOLITO, NICOLE MARIE

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1783 Ex Parte COOPER 12458111 - (D) McSHANE 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC AUER, LAURA A

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2654 Ex Parte Blatchley et al 12208326 - (D) BEAMER 103 IBM CORPORATION GRAHAM, ANDREW R

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2600 Communications
2614 K/S HIMPP, Requester and Cross Appellant, v. AUDITORY LICENSING COMPANY, LLC, Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,751,580 et al 10/325,529 95000612 - (D) POTHIER 103 CANTOR COLBURN LLP FOR THIRD-PARTY REQUESTER: STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C. WEAVER, SCOTT LOUIS original ENSEY, BRIAN

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3636 DIS-TRAN WOOD PRODUCTS LLC Third Party Requester/Respondent v. BROOKS MANUFACTURING CO. Patent Owner/Appellant Ex Parte 7007438 et al 10/254,412 95002191 - (D) MARTIN 103 K&L GATES LLP-Pittsburgh THIRD PARTY REQUESTER: MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP GRAHAM, MATTHEW C original BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL

Contrary to the Patent Owner's argument, the Federal Circuit has held that "[i]f accessibility is proved, there is no requirement to show that particular members of the public actually received the information." Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 1569 (Fed. Cir. 1988). In applying this rule, the Federal Circuit held that, in a similar situation, a product manual bearing an inscription dating the manual to May 1996, where a declarant stated that it was publicly available to customers, was prior art "[i]n view of the Manual's inscription date, the Smaha Declaration, and evidence of NetStalker advertisements published in 1995." In re Enhanced Sec. Research, LLC 739 F.3d 1347, 1355 (Fed. Cir. 2014).

Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 7 USPQ2d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 706.02 ,   2128.02 ,   2129 ,   2145 ,   2152.03

riverwood, constant

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REVERSED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1717 Ex Parte CUVALCI et al 12255492 - (D) BEST 103 LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT M. WALLACE KITT, STEPHEN A

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2156 Ex Parte Carr 12374372 - (D) DIXON 102/103 C. DALE QUISENBERRY KIM, TAELOR

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2476 Ex Parte Akin et al 12069886 - (D) SAADAT 103 GAZDZINSKI & ASSOCIATES, PC SLOMS, NICHOLAS

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Werne et al 12633671 - (D) HANLON 103 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNL/Zilka-Kotab HUYNH, ANDY

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3638 Ex Parte Cook 11570298 - (D) BAHR 102/103 41.50 112(2) BIO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES (BIO IPS) LLC TRIGGS, ANDREW J

3665 Ex Parte Hunter et al 12249712 - (D) LORIN 103 CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC SHAAWAT, MUSSA A

3677 Ex Parte Chiproot 13116187 - (D) KERINS 102/103 DEKEL PATENT LTD. UPCHURCH, DAVID M

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1755 Ex Parte Shugar et al 12021682 - (D) HASTINGS 103 103 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP PILLAY, DEVINA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2459 Ex Parte Zlateff et al 11068731 - (D) BARRETT 103 103 LEE & HAYES, PLLC NICKERSON, JEFFREY L

2466 Ex Parte Pandit et al 12309062 - (D) DILLON 103 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC TRAN, THINH D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2686 Ex Parte Dwyer et al 12342534 - (D) McCARTNEY 103 103 HONEYWELL/IFL ALIZADA, OMEED

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3612 Ex Parte Bobba et al 12971000 - (D) BROWNE 112(2)/103 112(2) 41.50 112(2) CANTOR COLBURN LLP PEDDER, DENNIS H

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1755 Ex Parte Jacobs et al 12359978 - (D) HASTINGS 103 MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BERGHOFF LLP CHERN, CHRISTINA

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2139 Ex Parte Chang et al 12274524 - (D) COURTENAY 103 McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP SADLER, NATHAN

Because the descriptions of Appellants' figures 2 and 3A are in the "Background of the Invention" section of Appellant's Specification, and particularly because Figures 2 and 3A are expressly described with the adjective "conventional" (i.e., designating the work of another), we find this disclosed subject matter is available as prior art by admission.1

1. A statement by an applicant in the Specification or made during prosecution identifying the work of another as "prior art" is an admission which can be relied upon for both anticipation and obviousness determinations, regardless of whether the admitted prior art would otherwise qualify as prior art under the statutory categories of 35 U.S.C. 102.  Riverwood Int'l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., Inc., 324 F.3d 1346, 1354 (Fed. Cir. 2003); Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 1570 (Fed. Cir. 1988)

Riverwood Int’l Corp. v. R.A. Jones & Co., 324 F.3d 1346, 66 USPQ2d 1331 (Fed. Cir. 2003)  706.02 ,  2129 ,  2141.01 ,  2152.03

Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 7 USPQ2d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 1988)  706.02 ,   2128.02 ,   2129 ,   2145 ,   2152.03

2174 Ex Parte Grossman 11513189 - (D) KRIVAK 103 VOLPE AND KOENIG, P.C. KUMAR, ANIL N

2179 Ex Parte Kandekar et al 11831196 - (D) JURGOVAN 103 FlashPoint Technology and Withrow & Terranova LO, WEILUN

2199 Ex Parte Mensah et al 10493588 - (D) HOFF 103 FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. Accenture Global Services Limited MITCHELL, JASON D

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2613 Ex Parte Fleury et al 12155725 - (D) DILLON 103 Artegis Law Group, LLP BUTTRAM, ALAN T

2643 Ex Parte Rajasimman et al 11848729 - (D) CHEN 102/103 DOCKET CLERK HONG, DUNG

2662 Ex Parte Lee et al 11616918 - (D) MCMILLIN 102/103 PERRY + CURRIER INC. (BlackBerry) Research in Motion Limited OSINSKI, MICHAEL S

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2897 Ex Parte Nguyen Hoang 12306032 - (D) HANLON 102 NXP B.V. VU, HUNG K

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3629 Ex Parte Rincones 11442925 - (D) HUTCHINGS 103 IBM Corporation - Endicott Drafting Center BAHL, SANGEETA

3661 Ex Parte Aekka et al 12405326 - (D) HOELTER 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C./FGTL LI, CE LI

3672 Ex Parte Ocalan 12044487 - (D) ABRAMS 103/double patenting SCHLUMBERGER ROSHARON CAMPUS ANDREWS, DAVID L

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3765 Ex Parte Oates 12641719 - (D) JESCHKE 112(2)/103 Buche & Associates, P.C. SZAFRAN, BRIEANNA TARAH LARELL

3778 Ex Parte Qin et al 11542510 - (D) LaVIER 102/103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. HAND, MELANIE JO

REEXAMINATION

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2837 BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY Requester, Respondent, and Cross-Appellant v. PRIME DATUM, INC. Patent Owner, Appellant, and Cross-Respondent Ex Parte 8111028 et al 12/524,198 95002286 - (D) BRANCH 112(1)/103 Harris Beach/Syracuse Third Party Requester: ABB INC. LEGAL DEPARTMENT-4U6 MENEFEE, JAMES A original RO, BENTSU

REHEARING

DENIED
Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3624 GOOGLE INC. and MICROSOFT CORP. Requesters and Respondents v. PAID SEARCH ENGINE TOOLS, LLC Patent Owner and Appellant Ex Parte 7,043,450 et al 10/324,802 95001221 95001308 - (D) HOFF 112(2)/103 WOOD, HERRON & EVANS, LLP Third Party Requester: ROBERT WILSON, QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LEE, CHRISTOPHER E original KYLE, CHARLES R

constant, reading and bates

custom search

REVERSED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Zalit et al 11481962 - (D) FREDMAN 103 KENYON & KENYON LLP CHANNAVAJJALA, LAKSHMI SARADA

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2458 Ex Parte Pashley et al 10770959 - (D) CALDWELL 103 Cool Patent, P.C. c/o Intellevate, LLC DINH, KHANH Q

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2691 Ex Parte Olien et al 10916726 - (D) McKEOWN 102/103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP KARIMI, PEGEMAN

Tech Center 2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2835 Ex Parte Kim 12240941 - (D) MANTIS MERCADER 103 BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH CHERVINSKY, BORIS LEO

2859 Ex Parte Kumar et al 10879612 - (D) PETTIGREW 112(1)/103 TROP, PRUNER & HU, P.C. BERHANU, SAMUEL

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3652 Ex Parte Mulligan et al 11545906 - (D) KERINS 102/103 Okamoto & Benedicto LLP RUDAWITZ, JOSHUA I

3672 Ex Parte Bixenman et al 11539200 - (D) ASTORINO 102 SCHLUMBERGER RESERVOIR COMPLETIONS BAGNELL, DAVID J

Tech Center 3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3721 Ex Parte Burt et al 11471873 - (D) McCARTHY 103 HAHN LOESER / LINCOLN ELVE, MARIA ALEXANDRA

3732 Ex Parte Freilich et al 11078600 - (D) FREDMAN 103 EDWARDS WILDMAN PALMER LLP EIDE, HEIDI MARIE

3781 Ex Parte Hafellner et al 10956611 - (D) HOELTER 112(1)/112(2)/102 BACHMAN & LAPOINTE, P.C. CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J

3788 Ex Parte Fryer et al 12290586 - (D) DANIELS 103 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1727 Ex Parte Hosaka et al 10574038 - (D) KIMLIN 103 102/103 YOUNG BASILE ENIN-OKUT, EDU E

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2485 Ex Parte Kato et al 10882838 - (D) JEFFERY Dissenting-in-part MCKONE 103 103 BRINKS HOFER GILSON & LIONE PRINCE, JESSICA MARIE

To be sure, related art is not prior art if the associated subject matter is the inventor’s own work—a principle that applies even for subject matter labelled “PRIOR ART.” See MPEP § 2129(I) (citing Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 1570 (Fed. Cir. 1988); Reading & Bates Constr. Co. v. Baker Energy Res. Corp., 748 F.2d 645, 650 (Fed. Cir. 1984)).

Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 7 USPQ2d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 1988) 706.02, 2128.02, 2129, 2145

Reading & Bates Construction Co. v. Baker Energy, 748 F.2d 645, 223 USPQ 1168 (Fed. Cir. 1984) 2129

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2677 Ex Parte Clark-Lindh 11063407 - (D) POTHIER 102/103 102/103 MICROSOFT MERCHANT & GOULD CRAWFORD, JACINTA M

Tech Center 3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
3635 Ex Parte Ellison 11207073 - (D) ASTORINO 103 103 James Ray & Associates Intellectual Property, LLC KWIECINSKI, RYAN D

AFFIRMED
Tech Center 1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
1611 Ex Parte Cantor et al 09965610 - (D) GREEN 102/103 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY GHALI, ISIS A D

Tech Center 1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1771 Ex Parte Sexton et al 11541339 - (D) KIMLIN 103 EMCH, SCHAFFER, SCHAUB & PORCELLO CO SINGH, PREM C

1785 Ex Parte Kurt et al 10539362 - (D) KIMLIN 103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS MULVANEY, ELIZABETH EVANS

Tech Center 2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2161 Ex Parte Harville et al 10427647 - (D) COURTENAY 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DAYE, CHELCIE L

Tech Center 2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2427 Ex Parte Liebhold et al 10512332 - (D) ARPIN 103 THOMSON Licensing LLC LONSBERRY, HUNTER B

2434 Ex Parte Franke et al 10528312 - (D) BUI 102 Siemens Corporation HAILU, TESHOME

2437 Ex Parte Williams et al 10778770 - (D) DANG 103 Patent Capital Group GELAGAY, SHEWAYE

2442 Ex Parte Guthrie et al 10944440 - (D) STRAUSS 102/103 Jackson Walker LLP ZHANG, SHIRLEY X

Tech Center 2600 Communications
2678 Ex Parte Loo 11333495 - (D) POTHIER 103 Broadcom/BHGL MARTELLO, EDWARD

constant

custom search

REVERSED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1775 Ex Parte Meessen et al 11666650 - (D) SMITH 103 NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2836 Ex Parte Shaya et al 10907963 - (D) DIXON 103 BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C. / LEAR CORPORATION THOMAS, LUCY M

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Design
3737 Ex Parte Jackson et al 11576494 - (D) GRIMES 112(2)/102/103 PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS HUNTLEY, DANIEL CARROLL

3766 Ex Parte Medina Malaver 11214908 - (D) SPAHN 103 KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP HELLER, TAMMIE K

AFFIRMED-IN-PART
2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
2818 Ex Parte Furukawa et al 10814482 - (D) DANG 102 102 IBM CORPORATION GOODWIN, DAVID J

AFFIRMED
1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
1784 Ex Parte Labordus et al 10740429 - (D) GAUDETTE 103 YOUNG & THOMPSON ZIMMERMAN, JOHN J

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
2183 Ex Parte Plondke et al 11431732 - (D) HOMERE 101/103 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED VICARY, KEITH E

2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
2424 Ex Parte Watanabe 09950849 - (D) HOMERE 103 FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER LLP HOSSAIN, FARZANA E

2443 Ex Parte Vo 09967601 - (D) COURTENAY 103 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY DENNISON, JERRY B

see also Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 1570 (Fed. Cir. 1988) (“A statement in a patent that something is in the prior art is binding on the applicant and patentee for determinations of anticipation and obviousness.”)

Constant v. Advanced Micro-Devices, Inc., 848 F.2d 1560, 7 USPQ2d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 1988) . . . . . .706.02, 2128.02, 2129, 2145
 
2452 Ex Parte Ordille et al 10184236 - (D) GONSALVES 103 Maldjian Law Group LLC TRUONG, LAN DAI T